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Papers: Arsenal preparing offer for Aston Villa defender Konsa

Papers: Arsenal preparing offer for Aston Villa defender Konsa

July 17, 2026

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Plus: Crystal Palace value Chelsea target Maxence Lacroix at up to £60m with the defender wanting to leave; Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England boss did not gain the unanimous backing of FA board members; Sir Gareth Southgate will attend Sunday’s World Cup final

>The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

>Arsenal are preparing an offer for Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa, who has yet to agree a new deal with Villa - Daily Mail

>Arsenal are continuing discussions over Morgan Rogers with his representatives and Aston Villa - Daily Mail

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>Aston Villa continue to explore the market for wingers, with the likes of West Ham's Crysencio Summerville and Ibrahim Mbaye at PSG among names on their radar - Daily Mail

>Crystal Palace value Chelsea target Maxence Lacroix at up to £60m - The Sun

>Maxence Lacroix wants to leave Crystal Palace amid interest from Chelsea - The Times

>Ipswich Town have had a £2.5million bid rejected for FC Volendam goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen - Daily Mail

>Hull are set to sign Olympiacos' Konstantis Tzolakis as Ivor Pandur's replacement in goal - The Sun

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>Thomas Tuchel's appointment as England head coach in 2024 did not gain the unanimous backing of FA board members. Some strongly believed the job should go to an English candidate, rather than someone who had not previously managed an international team - The Times

>Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha is in the frame to be part of Thomas Tuchel's squad next season as the England head coach builds a team to challenge for Euro 2028 - The Telegraph

>Thomas Tuchel has privately rejected accusations that he encouraged his England team to try to hang on against Argentina in their World Cup semi-final defeat - The Telegraph

>One of the leading physiologists in sport believes England's players went into their game against Argentina burdened by severe fatigue - The Times

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>Gianni Infantino has the formal endorsement of more than 200 countries for re-election as Fifa's president despite the climate of unrest that has swirled since the scandal surrounding Folarin Balogun's reprieve from suspension - The Guardian

>The World Cup final is not under any threat despite the air quality warnings in the area - ESPN

>Sir Gareth Southgate will attend Sunday's World Cup final, a longstanding trip planned by the former England manager that would have stood even if England had won their semi-final - The Telegraph

>Celtic have missed out on bringing back Kelechi Iheanacho after refusing to match the striker's eye-watering wage demands - Daily Record

>Celtic are ready to step up their interest in Egypt's World Cup winger Haissem Hassan - The Scottish Sun

>Justin Langer is believed to have moved to the top of the ECB's shortlist of potential coaches of the men's Test team, after Andy Flower ruled himself out of the running for the position on Friday - The Guardian

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