Manchester United suffer a hammer blow after top target Lewis Hall agreed a new five-year deal at Newcastle, according to The Sun. Brentford have started negotiations with Kevin Schade over a new contract, per the Daily Star. Former Liverpool star Danny Murphy insists Manchester United's full-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are not good enough and will not improve, as reported in the Daily Mirror.

Xabi Alonso has held private talks with Estevao Willian amid speculation over Chelsea's Brazilian wonderkid's future, per the Daily Mail. Mikel Arteta convinced Miles Lewis-Skelly to remain at Arsenal by promising formation tweaks, per The Sun. Gabriel Jesus admitted he trained alone at Arsenal before his exit, per the Daily Mirror.

Arsenal's Champions League preparations against Napoli were disrupted by UK travel chaos, per The Guardian. Paul Scholes speculated about a possible issue between Declan Rice and Morgan Rogers at the World Cup following their exchange in Arsenal's win over Chelsea, per The Sun. Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay is set to return to training in two weeks after successful heart surgery, per the Daily Mail.

Arabian Falcons manager Jonjo Shelvey has offered lifelines to Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho in Dubai, per The Mirror. Over 100,000 people have signed a complaint urging FIFA to investigate Gianni Infantino over suspected ethics breaches tied to Donald Trump, per The Independent.