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Liverpool and Chelsea are moving closer to a deal for Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens &, and Manchester United may have to lower the cost of Alejandro Garnacho.

Viktor Gyokeres, 27, from Sweden, has joined Liverpool in the search for Manchester United and Arsenal. (Portuguese: Correio da Manha)

Borussia Dortmund and England Under-21 winger Jamie Gittens, 20, are close to signing deals, but the Bundesliga side are holding out for a £50 million fee. (ESPN)

Alejandro Garnacho, a 20-year-old winger from Argentina, may be offered for a quick sale by Manchester United for around £45 million. (Star)

If Newcastle are unsuccessful in their pursuit of Sweden wideman Anthony Elanga, 23, and PSV Eindhoven and Belgium winger Johan Bakayoko, 22, and Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacker Karim Adeyemi, 23, they may look into pursuing them. (Teamtalk)

Tyrell Malacia, 25, who was on loan at PSV Eindhoven last season and helped them capture the Eredivisie title, is struggling for sale at Manchester United. (Athletic – A subscription required)

Sunderland and Nice have discussions regarding a deal for Poland’s 25-year-old goalkeeper Marcin Bulka. (Romano-Fabrizio)

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Hoffenheim’s £6 million bid for England Under-21 defender Callum Doyle was turned down by Manchester City. (Mail)

Despite reports that Fulham have offered the 29-year-old Netherlands right-back a new contract, Everton are still hopeful of signing Kenny Tete on a free transfer. (Independent)

Sir Andy Murray says he is attempting to prevent “damaging” social media platforms from being used against his kids as he supports calls for more action to stop abuse of sports stars.

Katie Boulter, a British tennis player, spoke to BBC Sport about the volume of offensive and hurtful online posts, including death threats, that he had received.

Despite athletes speaking out against social media abuse for a long time, three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, who retired from tennis in August 2024, said the prevalence of abuse “hasn’t really changed.”

The 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon champion added that while beginning out as a professional, he found it difficult to deal with the “hostility” he experienced at the end of his career.

“This hasn’t really changed, but athletes from all sports have been discussing it for a long time. Hopefully, soon something will be accomplished.

As a former professional football player and father-of-four, Murray was asked what he thought could be done to end toxic abuse. “If I’m being honest, I don’t know. I believe it can be very harmful for my wife and I to prevent our children from using social media until they are older.

His youngest child, aged 4, is younger than Murray’s, whose oldest child is nine. The user must be at least 13 to use many social media apps.

Under the Government’s Online Safety Act, technology companies will have to do more to protect young people from harmful content. Social media platforms are now required to shield users from illegal or harmful content, and more child safety measures will be implemented starting in September.

The government will also look into whether additional security measures can be implemented on social media platforms, according to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who quoted the BBC.

According to data science firm Signify, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), about 8, 000 abusive, violent, or threatening messages were made available to 458 tennis players on their social media accounts in 2024.

Other tennis players pressed for more action, including calls for the introduction of identity verification, after Boulter’s comments were made.

For their upcoming European Championship defense in Switzerland, several members of the England women’s football team intend to abandon social media.

Murray remarked, “I don’t know who it is, whether the government needs to do more to address it, or whether]X owner] Elon Musk and other people can do more to stop these messages from reaching people.

You get into the entire debate about free speech, which is a difficult one, but I don’t just mean athletes.

The athletes were not responsible for the issue, Murray said, but they could help themselves by “trying to avoid looking at the comments and going on our phones right away after matches.”

Murray made a statement while participating in a Surrey school event to celebrate the completion of the LTA’s Park Tennis Project. More than 50% of the courts have been renovated in areas of higher social deprivation, with more than £45 million coming from the government and the LTA Tennis Foundation.

When I was younger, many of the courts were abandoned, with the nets ejected, and it’s unfortunate, said Murray, who was raised in the area.

The LTA has invested a lot of money and renovated over 3, 000 courts across the nation, which is fantastic. More children get to play tennis in both nice surroundings and.

He anticipated that a project like this one that concentrates on covered courts would be the “next step” in the winter to keep kids playing tennis.

Murray backed British number one Jack Draper to put pressure on himself as the tournament’s fourth seed as Wimbledon draws near on Monday.

The Scot stated, “He has obviously shot up the rankings and had some amazing wins.

Coming in as the top seed this year, he’ll obviously be a little different, but he’ll handle it well. He’s previously played in challenging situations and under great pressure, and I’m confident he’ll do well.

No plans to attend Wimbledon this year, but Murray, who served as Novak Djokovic’s coach before that partnership disbanded in May, might change.

I’m not missing Tennis [just yet]… I might feel differently when Wimbledon begins, he said.

I don’t intend to leave. If a British player were playing in the final, I might watch it instead, but I don’t intend to.

Harvey Elliott paused and savored the praise with only five minutes left.

After scoring his and England Under-21s’ second goal, the Liverpool forward raised his arms in celebration and drank in the reception area, which ultimately led to the Young Lions reaching their second successive Euro final.

After Lee Carsley’s reigning champions deservedly defeated the Netherlands in Bratislava, Elliott’s double booked a showdown with Germany on Saturday.

After he smashed in a superb 62nd-minute opener, a small group of young fans chanted his name for the majority of the second half, especially after the young fans had spent the majority of the time chanting him. Elliott deserved the praise after a frustrating season.

The 22-year-old won the Premier League with Liverpool last year, but his future at Anfield is uncertain because of his two starts.

Elliott stated that he will assess his club situation this summer and does not want to spend “wasting years” on his career.

If his performances in Slovakia prove to be anything, he will have plenty of potential matchday matches and first-team opportunities.

With four Young Lions goals, Elliott is now the second-highest scorer in the competition and on pace to add to his personal double that helped England win the Euro 2023 title.

Only he and Toulouse’s former Leeds defender Charlie Cresswell are still members of the group’s leadership group and a member of the trophy-winning team from two years ago.

Elliott expressed his regret for his late and decisive winner, saying that “every goal I score is a massive moment because I enjoy scoring goals, I enjoy the feeling and buzz, and it gives me confidence.”

It definitely ranks highly both emotionally and psychologically. Nothing is better than scoring in front of your family in the stands for your country.

“The squad is incredible in terms of the quality, the way we play football as a team, and the sense of cohesion we have,” said the player.

The moment something goes wrong is when we have fear inside of us. I believe there is no longer a fear after the Spain game [in the quarter-finals]. Any team is possible to us.

However, he did acknowledge that his sliding celebration would need to be reconsidered following his opener.

When Liverpool already had the league won, Elliott made 18 league starts under Arne Slot last year. However, his only two starts came against Chelsea and Brighton.

In Jurgen Klopp’s final season, the Reds made 11 starts in 34 league games, a stark contrast to the previous year.

Since graduating from Fulham as a teenager and spending a season on loan at Blackburn in 2020-21, Elliott has made 147 appearances and scored 15 goals for Liverpool.

Carsley, the England Under-21 coach, has only seen Elliott’s ambitions this summer.

He continued, “I haven’t seen a lot of the frustration.” Someone who is determined to play and obtain the minutes is what I have seen. He desires to watch every game and watch every minute.

He has been a key component of the tournament. Due to his explosiveness and end-product, which he lacks in terms of the minutes he plays and the intensity he plays at toward the end of the season, we have to manage his minutes.

We are fortunate to have him, he said.

While Wolves have been mentioned, they have already signed Spaniard Fer Lopez, and any fee for the Molineux outfit is likely to be too high, according to reports that Brighton and former club Fulham have been linked with a move for Elliott.

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock, a member of BBC 5 Live’s Slovakia commentary team, thinks Elliott has managed to ignore speculation about his future and win the Euros.

There is a lot of rumor about whether or not he will play for Liverpool next year. Warnock, who rose through the youth ranks at Anfield, made 67 appearances.

That’s difficult, I say. I’ll be making phone calls to his agent to find out who’s speaking, where we’re headed, and what options there might be. Will I stay in Liverpool? As the tournament progresses, it becomes a rollercoaster.

“I think we all believed he would catapult and play for a long time in the first team because of the number of games he has played for Liverpool and the impact he had when he came in,” he said.

However, he has Alexis Mac Allister, the World Cup winner, in front of him, and [Ryan] Gravenberch, who had a fantastic season, and [Dominik] Szoboszlai, who was signed for a lot of money.

Elliott will now be a hot commodity, according to Joe Cole, a former England international.

Although he has two more years left on his Liverpool contract, Florian Wirtz’s playing time is likely to be even more limited with the £116m purchase from Bayer Leverkusen.

Cole told Channel 4: “I love the kid, he plays football the way he does.” His future is exciting to me. Although he has done a great job for Liverpool, there are still chances for him to leave. He can demonstrate that passion each week.

Anyone who isn’t in the top six does he enjoy entering, and after two years, he returns to his former level and competes.

He began at Fulham as a young man, but he has since expanded. Teams from all over Europe will be searching for the agent’s number of Harvey Elliott.

Cole also thinks Elliott should have given more praise for his matchwinning strike, which he fired from the box’s edge with a low shot into the corner.

If Messi had accomplished that second goal, “the world would be halting.” The frustrating part is that he could do it consistently if he played regularly, according to the former West Ham, Chelsea, and Liverpool midfielder.

In the upcoming election, rally legend Carlos Sainz has made a decision to withdraw from the race for president of the FIA.

The 63-year-old stated in May that he was considering the idea and that “the circumstances do not make it ideal to support my candidacy.”

Sainz claimed in a social media statement that he thought the FIA “still needs significant changes, which I sincerely hope will be addressed in the coming years.”

He added that a campaign would impede his Dakar Rally preparations for the following year.

Sainz will compete with Ford in the Saudi Arabia desert event in January after winning the Dakar for the fourth time in 2024.

His son, Carlos Sainz, competes for Williams in Formula 1.

Sainz Snr stated, “I do not want to sour my commitment to Ford and my team, and properly running for president would notably compromise my preparation for the Dakar.

Because of these concerns, I can no longer be realistic and withdraw from my FIA endeavor.

The current president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, whose tenure has been marred by controversy, is the only candidate to have been declared the winner.

For his involvement in a number of situations that have angered many Formula 1, from commercial rights holder Liberty Media to the drivers, the FIA statutes have been altered to appear to extend his control, along with a number of sackings of senior officials within the FIA.

Britons Oliver Tarvet, Oliver Tarvet, and Hamish Stewart are all in a position to make the Wimbledon main draw their first appearance.

In Thursday’s third and final qualifying round, Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec will face world number 403 Appleton, who won 6-2, 6-8, 7-6, and tied the match at 10-0.

To prepare for a meeting with Belgium’s Alexander Blockx, the 21-year-old Tarvet defeated Canada’s Alexis Galarneau 6-3, 6-2.

After defeating Luca van Assche in France 7-6 (7-3) 44-6 7-6 (1-11-9), Stewart, 25, will face Swiss player Leandro Riedi.

However, Roehampton on Wednesday saw the end of Amarni Banks, Paul Jubb, Oliver Bonding, and Ryan Peniston’s Wimbledon hopes.

Martin Landaluce of Spain defeated Peniston 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Giulio Zeppieri defeated Jubb, 6-3, 6-2, and Juan Pablo Ficovich, an Argentine, defeated Bonding 7-5, 6-4.

Banks defeated Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s draw.

Alize Cornet also won on Wednesday, moving on to a Wimbledon return.

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, 35, defeated the Frenchwoman with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-3 after retiring earlier this year.

After the French Open last year, Cornet called it quits on her career after posting a record-breaking 69 consecutive slams between 2007 and 2024.

She now faces compatriot Elsa Jacquemot for a spot in the main draw, having previously knocked out top seed Serena Williams in the same year.

After defeating fellow countryman and long-time friend Bianca Andreescu, Canada’s Carson Branstine defeated France’s breakout Roland Garros star Lois Boisson.

In the final qualifying round, Branstine will face Cyprus’ Raluca Serban, who was the former US Open champion, 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-1.

Britons Oliver Tarvet, Oliver Tarvet, and Hamish Stewart are all in a position to make the Wimbledon main draw their first appearance.

In Thursday’s third and final qualifying round, Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec will face world number 403 Appleton, who won 6-2, 6-8, 7-6, and tied the match at 10-0.

To prepare for a meeting with Belgium’s Alexander Blockx, the 21-year-old Tarvet defeated Canada’s Alexis Galarneau 6-3, 6-2.

After defeating Luca van Assche in France 7-6 (7-3) 44-6 7-6 (1-11-9), Stewart, 25, will face Swiss player Leandro Riedi.

However, Roehampton on Wednesday saw the end of Amarni Banks, Paul Jubb, Oliver Bonding, and Ryan Peniston’s Wimbledon hopes.

Martin Landaluce of Spain defeated Peniston 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Giulio Zeppieri defeated Jubb, 6-3, 6-2, and Juan Pablo Ficovich, an Argentine, defeated Bonding 7-5, 6-4.

Banks defeated Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s draw.

Alize Cornet also won on Wednesday, moving on to a Wimbledon return.

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, 35, defeated the Frenchwoman with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-3 after retiring earlier this year.

After the French Open last year, Cornet called it quits on her career after posting a record-breaking 69 consecutive slams between 2007 and 2024.

She now faces compatriot Elsa Jacquemot for a spot in the main draw, having previously knocked out top seed Serena Williams in the same year.

After defeating fellow countryman and long-time friend Bianca Andreescu, Canada’s Carson Branstine defeated France’s breakout Roland Garros star Lois Boisson.

In the final qualifying round, Branstine will face Cyprus’ Raluca Serban, who was the former US Open champion, 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-1.