West Ham are back on the trail of Bordeaux defender Lamine Sane, 26, as they consider defensive targets for the summer
Barry Hearn
Leyton Orient renew request for Olympic Stadium judicial review
Leyton Orient FC have renewed an application for a judicial review into the tenancy of the Olympic Stadium.
The Os had a written request for a review rejected by a court in April, but have repeated their request for a review of the London Legacy Development Corporation’s (LLDC) decision to deny the club a chance to become a co-tenant at the Stratford site.
West Ham secured a 99-year tenancy at the stadium in March and Os chairman Barry Hearn fears the move would threaten the existence of the League One club.
The judicial review would look into his claim that the LLDC had breached its rules by failing to fully explore the possibility of a groundshare between Orient and the Hammers.
The allegation has been denied by the LLDC.
West Ham will move to the site in August 2016, at a cost of between £150 million and £190 million to adapt the stadium for football.
According to reports, the government has agreed to contribute an extra £25 million to the conversion costs – bringing its total input to £60 million.
West Ham has also agreed to increase its own funding of the project by £5million to £15million.
The club will pay around £2m a year rent.
But Hearn told the Guardian previously that he was confident of winning the review if it is granted, and believes it could result in a fresh bidding process to share the ground with the Premier League club.
Mr Hearn said: “We fear for the worst.
“West Ham have been the beneficiaries of a fabulously inexpensive deal paid by the taxpayers and all we’re saying is Orient should benefit as well from the Olympic legacy of sport.
“West Ham are already giving away 100,000 tickets to watch a Premier League side in a huge venue and I don’t think it’s much of a fair fight.
West Ham monitoring Hooper if priced out of Carroll switch
Sam Allardyce has indicated that affordability will be the key factor in West Ham’s transfer dealings this summer, with the club having some money available to strengthen a squad that is on track to finish in the top half of the Premier League standings this season.
Although a left-back and another central defender would be welcome additions at Upton Park, it is in attack where reinforcements are most required.
Andy Carroll appears to still be the number one target and there are certainly reasons to believe West Ham could have finished even higher this season if the Liverpool loanee had not missed two months of action with injury.
The Hammers have won a higher percentage and lost a lower percentage of fixtures this season with Carroll available for selection.
But it remains a somewhat mysterious subject over whether a clause is already in place to make the loan switch permanent. If not, West Ham may not be prepared to blow what could be their entire budget on the striker, when the same money could acquire up to three new faces.
Instead, a viable alternative may prove to be Celtic’s Gary Hooper, who could be available for a third of the price of Carroll.
Norwich were constantly knocked back in their chase of Hooper in January, but the 24-year-old now only has one year remaining on his Celtic contract, which may mean the Scottish champions are more willing to negotiate with interested parties.
QPR are thought to be prepared to pay £6m, but their relegation from the Premier League would surely put them at a significant disadvantage.
The one question West Ham may have to ask themselves over Hooper is whether he would be a natural fit into their current formation of a lone striker.
His ability in the air and hold-up play are two of his weaker striking characteristics and it would seem that he would be better suited to playing as part of an attacking duo on the shoulder of the last man.
Manuel Pellegrini will take Malaga midfielder Isco, 21, with him to Manchester City if he gets the job vacated by the sacked Roberto Mancini.
Metro
But Pellegrini could face a battle to keep striker Sergio Aguero, 24, who has told team-mates he wants to leave the Etihad Stadium.
Daily Mail
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer insist the Bundesliga champions have no interest in signing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27.
the Guardian
Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca has hinted that he wants to beat Tottenham to the signing of Spain forward Alvaro Negredo, 27, from Sevilla.
talkSPORT
Aston Villa are ready to make a £4m move to sign former Essex League striker Dwight Gayle, 22, from Peterborough, who are understood to want a bigger offer.
Peterborough Telegraph
Fulham have agreed a deal to sign Ghana international midfielder Derek Boateng, 29, from Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Goal.com
Tottenham and Fulham are on standby to battle it out for Udinese-owned striker Matej Vydra, 21, if Watford fail to win promotion from the Championship.
London Evening Standard
Liverpool want Spain Under-21 international striker Cristian Tello, 21, from Barcelona as part of any exchange deal involving keeper Pepe Reina, 30.
Daily Mirror
Paris St-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti - and not David Moyes - was Sir Alex Ferguson's first choice to take over at Manchester United, a French journalist has claimed on Twitter.
Metro
Midfield veteran Ryan Giggs, 39, will be offered a coaching role at Manchester United by new boss David Moyes.
Daily Mirror
Fulham are considering a bid to bring in Gus Poyet from Championship side Brighton as a replacement for boss Martin Jol.
Daily Telegraph
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan insists he has had no approach from Everton for boss Roberto Martinez.
Full story: skysports.com
Midfielder Frank Lampard has revealed that Chelsea have not practised penalties ahead of Wednesday night's Europa League final against Benfica in Amsterdam.
Full story: Daily Mirror
QPR owner Tony Fernandes is prepared for the club to spend two seasons in the Championship to correct mistakes after relegation from the Premier League.
Fulham Chronicle
GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)
Recently promoted French league side Monaco will aim to tempt striker Carlos Tevez, 29, away from Manchester City over the summer.
Sport 24 (in French)
Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Porto's Colombian forward Jackson, 26.
Bild (in German)
Interim Chelsea coach Rafael Benitez would consider a move to Napoli next season to replace Walter Mazzarri.
Corriere della Sera (in Italian)
Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery, 30, was left fuming after team-mate Jerome Boateng showered him with beer following Saturday's match against Augsburg. Ribery's Muslim beliefs forbid him from any contact with alcohol.
Marca
A group of Everton players heading to Phil Neville's leaving do were left red-faced - when they turned up at Manchester United's end-of-season squad party instead.
Manchester Evening News
Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has told striker Connor Wickham, 20, to stop acting like "a Playboy model" and has threatened to slap him to ensure he realises his potential.
Daily Mail
ARSENAL have been told they must pay around £22million for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain.
The Spanish giants have already made it known the Argentinian will be available in the summer. But Gunners manager Arsene Wenger would prefer to pay around £18m for Higuain, 25.
Arsenal have started talks for Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic but Juventus are also interested.
GLENN MURRAY, 29, could miss the WHOLE of next season with Crystal Palace after a scan revealed he tore knee cruciate ligaments in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg on Friday.
Eagles co-chairman Steve Parish said: “It’s devastating. He could be out for six months or it could be a year.”
CARDIFF want £4.5million Lyon and France ace Bafe Gomis.
The 27-year-old is also being linked to Bayer Leverkusen.Lyon president Jean-Michael Aulas said: “It now depends on what Gomis wants to do.”
WEST HAM want Bordeaux centre-back Lamine Sane.
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce had Sane watched last night.
The 26-year-old, who is rated at £4million and is under contract until 2015, admitted: “It’s my dream to play in England. I love the style of play and the atmosphere.”
MARK GOWER and Swansea have agreed to terminate the midfielder’s contract a month early.
The 34-year-old said: “I’m sad to be leaving, but it is in the best interests of both myself and the club.”
MICHAEL LAUDRUP is set to do a U-turn and hand Dwight Tiendalli a new deal.
The Dutch defender, 27, who will be a free agent in June, did not think his contract would be renewed.
But he said: “I’ve played 21 games this season. I have a feeling I did my job well and we will see what happens.”
JAMES BEATTIE admits he had not considered becoming a boss until he got the call.
The new Accrington chief, 35, said: “The first time I thought about it was when the chairman rang. I can’t wait to get started.”
PAOLO DI CANIO is lining up a summer move for Burnley hotshot Charlie Austin.
The Sunderland boss badly needs to add firepower to his squad and 23-year-old Austin (right) would be a snip at £4million.
LEEDS boss Brian McDermott is planning to swoop for Southampton’s Billy Sharp.
The Saints striker, 27 — who scored 10 Championship goals on loan at Nottingham Forest this season — also interests Reading.
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