The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…
PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester United are expected to make a formal approach to Newcastle for Sandro Tonali after the season’s end. Tonali is set to emerge as the main target ahead of Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton – Daily Mail
Sandro Tonali expects to be able to leave Newcastle this summer – if the club don’t qualify for Europe – The Shields Gazette
Nottingham Forest are considering launching a formal complaint to the Premier League over the punishment given out to Chelsea over undisclosed payments – The Athletic
A Bayern Munich official has launched a brutal attack on Liverpool’s transfer strategy amid the Reds’ pursuit of £173m star Michael Olise – Daily Mail
Former Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer believes Pep Guardiola will step down from Manchester City this summer, after suggesting ‘something is wrong’ with the Spaniard – Daily Mail
Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool farewell risks turning ‘nasty’ like it did with Trent Alexander-Arnold last season, according to Roy Keane – Daily Mail
Keely Hodgkinson has taken a playful swipe at West Ham United over fears they will derail London’s bid for the World Athletics Championship, saying: “The GB team will bring back more medals to that stadium than West Ham have seen in their entire history.” – The Telegraph
Mikel Arteta was already taking over Arsenal’s pre-match tactics as a player, years before he became manager at the club, according to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – The Sun
EFL
The EFL is ‘broken’ – with clubs in the Championship on track to lose an average of £15m per season and those across the competition set to post annual losses of more than £600m – Daily Mail
SCOTLAND
Scotland fans going to Boston for the World Cup will be forced to dig into their pockets even further after local authorities reportedly quadrupled rail prices to and from the Gillette Stadium – Daily Record
Tony Docherty has turned down an offer to help rookie Craig McLeish boss St Mirren – The Scottish Sun
Former Celtic starlet Mitchell Frame has revealed he turned down Liverpool to play for Aberdeen – The Scottish Sun
WORLD FOOTBALL
Senegal have announced they will present the Africa Cup of Nations trophy before their friendly against Peru on Saturday despite having their title stripped – The Athletic
An England “superfan” is selling his UK home to pay for the record-high prices at this summer’s World Cup – The Telegraph
Spain are requesting two new host cities for the World Cup after late withdrawals – The Sun
