The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
MANCHESTER CITY
Enzo Maresca is free to sign for any club this summer after resigning from Chelsea, and with a growing expectation Pep Guardiola leaves Manchester City, there have been high-level talks between the Italian and City – talkSPORT
Pep Guardiola has emerged as a candidate for the vacant head coach position of the Italian national team, following Gennaro Gattuso’s departure – Gazzetta dello Sport
PREMIER LEAGUE
Former Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas has insisted he is focused on his role at Como after the club’s owner admitted he would not stand in his way if he wanted to take charge of the Premier League giants – Daily Mail
Morgan Rogers has significant Premier League and European transfer interest – talkSPORT
Wayne Rooney helped convince a Manchester United youngster to switch to their academy from Liverpool’s earlier this season – The Sun
The Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey should have been shown a red card in their victory over Tottenham Hotspur this month, a Premier League panel has ruled – The Times
WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE
Chelsea have made a contract offer to Khadija “Bunny” Shaw worth at least £1million per year with the 29-year-old striker’s Manchester City deal set to expire this summer – The Athletic
NON LEAGUE
Macclesfield FC’s sensational FA Cup fairytale is set to be turned into a Hollywood movie – Daily Mail
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
Domestic leagues that want to take games abroad will be limited to one “out of territory” fixture per season, with a five-game cap for host nations, according to a draft proposal circulated by FIFA – The Athletic
WORLD CUP
Fifa’s resale site has listed four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for almost $2.3m (£1.7m) each – The Telegraph
BOXING
Anthony Joshua could sign his side of a deal to fight Tyson Fury by next week – The Sun
RUGBY UNION
The Rugby Football Union suffered a major blow when it failed in an attempt to remove decision-making powers from its own council, once described by Will Carling as “57 old farts” – The Telegraph
