Papers: Man Utd contact Alvarez's representatives

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

Premier League

Manchester United have reportedly been in direct contact with Julian Alvarez's representatives - Mirror

Arsenal have held talks over a move for Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes - The Sun

Tottenham have poached Stockport County's head of academy recruitment Ryan Grocott - The Sun

William Saliba admits Arsenal told him to join Newcastle or Crystal Palace when he was out of favour - before another loan move to France changed the course of his career - Mirror

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Newcastle have rebuffed a second approach from Tottenham for Sandro Tonali, with Spurs asking the Magpies to reconsider their original £75m offer - Daily Mail

Newcastle United have been hit with a demand for £3.2m from HM Revenue and Customs over a "deliberate" failure to pay tax, according to official disclosures that relate to a near decade-long investigation into player transfers under the club's former owner, Mike Ashley - Guardian

John Terry has ruled out becoming a manager, but insisted he should've been given a chance as Chelsea's interim boss last season - talkSPORT

World Cup

Cole Palmer has broken his silence on his England World Cup snub, saying he is "not crying" over not being selected - The Sun

A self-proclaimed TikTok 'time traveller' has claimed that Mexico will win the World Cup - after beating Argentina in the final - The Sun

F1

Max Verstappen is reportedly in talks to ditch Red Bull. Preliminary discussions with the team's F1 rivals, McLaren, are understood to have centred around a sensational swap deal involving Oscar Piastri - The Sun

Tennis

Chris Evert has revealed that her ovarian cancer has returned for the third time in an emotional statement - The Sun

Wimbledon will remain on the BBC until at least 2033 in a new television deal worth more than £60m a year - Telegraph