The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
### Premier League
**Man Utd** are monitoring **Bournemouth** striker **Eli Junior Kroupi**, ahead of the summer transfer window and **Marcos Senesi**, who is poised to leave the Cherries on a free transfer - _The Mirror_
**Manchester United** will face a tough task in trying to tempt **Andoni Iraola** to become their next long-term manager this summer - _The Mirror_
**Crystal Palace** hope to lure Iraola after the Spanish manager quit **Bournemouth** _\- The Sun_
Meanwhile, the Cherries want **Ipswich** boss **Kieran McKenna** to replace Iraola when he stands down at the end of the season - _The Sun_.
**Bournemouth** are also considering **Rayo Vallecano** boss **Inigo Perez** and **Coventry City** manager **Frank Lampar**, as well as **McKenna** as they plan for life after Iraola - _The i Paper_
German manager **Marco Rose**, whose last job was at **RB Leipzig**, is thought to be the leading contender to replace Iraola at **Bournemouth** \- _The Guardian_
**Man Utd** boss **Michael Carrick** is set to be well short of centre-backs as he takes his side to Chelsea this Saturday - _The Sun_
**Jadon Sancho** will have to accept a significant drop in wages if he wants to rejoin **Borussia Dortmund** this summer - _The Mirror_
**Bayern Munich** have been monitoring **Sunderland** striker **Brian Brobbey**, with a view to a potential summer move - _The Independent_
**Aston Villa** are the latest Premier League club to show an interest in England goalkeeper **James Trafford** - _Daily Mail_
**Newcastle** have confirmed the signing of highly-regarded Ecuadorian teenager **Johan Martinez** from Independiente del Valle. The 16-year-old will officially join the Magpies following his 18th birthday and will continue with Independiente del Valle in the meantime until the summer of 2027 - _The Independent_
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### Scotland
**Robbie Keane** has insisted his focus remains on the title fight with **Ferencvaros** - despite throwing open the door to **Celtic** last week - _Daily Record_
### World football
**Xavi** lined up as replacement as **Javier Mascherano** leaves **Inter Miami** - _The Sun_.
New Jersey's NJ Transit is currently planning to charge more than $100 for return rail tickets from New York's Pennsylvania Station to MetLife Stadium for FIFA World Cup games - _The Athletic_
U.S. Soccer sporting director **Matt Crocker** is leaving his role with immediate effect, less than two months before the 2026 World Cup, the federation announced Tuesday - _The Athletic_
### Cricket
**England** Test captain **Ben Stokes** has sought to play down speculation regarding a potential rift with head coach **Brendon McCullum**, though he conceded their working relationship is set to "look a little bit different" this summer - _The Independent_
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