Liverpool set to make bid for Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, Manchester United poised to reignite their interest in Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, Arsenal hold talks with Sporting forward Geovany Quenda.

Liverpool are preparing a £50m bid for Real Madrid’s 24-year-old France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Juventus are keen on Lille striker Jonathan David, but the Serie A club face competition from Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal for the 24-year-old Canada international. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external

Manchester United are set to reignite their interest in £70m-rated Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, with the Merseyside club unable to afford a new contract for the 22-year-old England international. (Mail – subscription required), external

Brighton and Bayer Leverkusen are among the clubs interested in Red Star Belgrade’s 17-year-old Serbian defender Strahinja Stojkovic. (Football Insider, external)

Arsenal have held talks with the agents of Sporting forward Geovany Quenda, with the 17-year-old also a target for Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool. (Teamtalk), external

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, 36, is prepared to take a pay cut to stay longer at Barcelona and his impressive form has seen the Catalan club cool any interest in Manchester City’s 24-year-old Norway forward Erling Haaland. (Sport – in Spanish), external

AC Milan are ready to double the wages of Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 26, to ward off interest from Manchester City and Tottenham. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external

(This story first was published at USA TODAY Sports.)

Tyson, who suffered an ulcer flareup that led to the fight being postponed for three months, offered details about the medical emergency.

It began during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26, according to Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion.

“I went to the bathroom and I threw up blood,” Tyson says on “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson.” “The next thing I know I’m on the floor. I was defecating tar.’’

The source of the trauma was a 2 1/2-inch bleeding ulcer, according to Tyson.

He was not taken by complete surprise, based on the three-part documentary. Episodes 1 and 2 premiere Thursday.

Reflecting on a week and a half before the incident, Tyson said, “I was doing great and then all of a sudden I started feeling tired and I was explaining to my trainer, I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”

Tyson, who was taken to a hospital after landing at Los Angeles International Airport, said he lost 26 pounds after the ulcer.

“Can you imagine that?” he said.

The weight loss wasn’t the only thing he said he found unsettling.

“I asked the doctor, ‘Am I going to die?’ ” Tyson recalls. “And she didn’t say no. She said we have options, though. That’s when I got nervous.”

By the end of July, Tyson was training at full throttle, his agent Andrew Ruf told USA TODAY Sports. Tyson repeatedly has said he’s in good health.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Thursday that rookie guard Bronny James has been assigned to the team’s G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.

James will remain with the Lakers through Friday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers and then debut for South Bay on Saturday. He’s also slated to only play in South Bay home games, with the Lakers expected to move James between their NBA and G League squads throughout the NBA season, according to ESPN.

James has appeared in four of the Lakers’ eight games and played roughly 13 minutes total this season. He scored his first points in the team’s Oct. 30 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where his father, now-teammate LeBron James, played a combined 11 seasons and won the 2016 NBA Finals.

Los Angeles selected Bronny James with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of USC. The Lakers are 4-4, good for the 10th seed in the Western Conference. LeBron and Bronny are the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA, let alone on the same NBA team, in league history.

As for the four-time NBA MVP, the 39-year-old James is averaging 24.0 points, 7.5 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 51.1/46.8/78.0.

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EVERTON’S new stadium is under consideration to host an Ashes Test, according to reports.

The Toffees’ new ground, located on Bramley-Moore Dock, is due to be open ready for next season.

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However, in a stunning twist, the £760million stadium could be in line to host an Ashes series, as well as football.

According to the Daily Mail, Australia’s all-conquering rugby league team are eyeing a tour of the UK for the first time in 20 years.

A three-match series is set to take place in autumn.

One of the matches will be played in London, likely at Wembley or the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Leeds and Hull will battle it out for the Yorkshire slot.

And league bosses are considering a shock placement of one game in the north-west.

That has placed Everton‘s new ground which can seat almost 53,000 in line for the hosting rights.

It would be an ambitious move, but it is believed it could prove to be popular.

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Another option is Manchester City‘s Etihad Stadium.

Meanwhile, grounds in Bolton and Wigan are also under consideration but have smaller capacities.

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If Jon Jones sticks around beyond his upcoming matchup against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, then he’s got designs on a potential fight against a reigning champion but not the one you might think.

With rumors of retirement swirling around his return on Nov. 16, the now 37-year-old heavyweight champion doesn’t have anything left to prove when it comes to his accomplishments in the sport. That’s why Jones isn’t interested in just fighting anybody at this stage of his career but there is a certain Brazilian knockout artist who’s captured his attention lately.

“If there were to be a fight of a guy that’s still on our UFC roster that would be not only financially worth it but legacy worth it, it would be Alex Pereira,” Jones told Kevin Iole ahead of UFC 309. “Alex Pereira and I, we’re both 37 years old. Right now I weigh about 235 [pounds]. I’m an incredibly light heavyweight. I think Pereira walks around at 240.

“I think that fight would go much farther on my legacy than a young man who’s cool today and maybe gone tomorrow.”

In his short time since joining the UFC roster, Pereira already claimed titles across two different weight classes and he’s scored wins over five former UFC champions. He’s currently riding a five-fight win streak with four knockouts along the way while becoming arguably one of the biggest stars in teh sport.

Meanwhile, the “young man” in question is UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, who is expected to be in attendance at Madison Square Garden in New York when Jones defends his belt against Miocic in the main event.

Aspinall has asked numerous times for the chance to face Jones since defeating Sergei Pavlovich to claim the interim title but his calls have largely fallen on deaf ears.

While he’s said recently that he hopes that the winner in the UFC 309 main event sticks around long enough to unify the titles, Aspinall probably won’t be thrilled to hear what Jones had to say about that potential matchup.

“More than likely not [fighting Tom Aspinall],” Jones revealed. “I feel like Tom Aspinall is, I don’t want to say nobody, but he just hasn’t proven anything. He hasn’t done anything. I understand that he won his belt against Sergei [Pavlovich]. Sergei just got slaughtered by [Alexander Volkov]. I’m not here to gamble someone else making a name off of me.

“I’m here to compete against the guys when we look back 10 years from now like ‘Jon Jones fought this guy and that guy and this legend and this champion and this champion.’”

As impressive as Aspinall has been during his UFC campaign with an 8-1 record overall and all of his wins coming by knockout or submission inside the first two rounds, Jones just doesn’t see a big enough body of work to make it worth his time to seek out that fight.

Throughout his 16-year UFC career, Jones has witnessed plenty of highly touted prospects come and go and he’s just not interested in sticking around to face the next big thing.

“I remember a time when the whole world thought Johnny Walker was going to be the guy to beat me,” Jones said. “No disrespect for Johnny Walker but we’ve all see the way his career has played out.

“I’ve just been here too long to get all excited about someone who’s hot today. I’m here for legacy. I’ve been gambling for too long to just take random fights.”

Majority owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan are in the process of selling their stake in Swansea City to fellow shareholders Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt and Nigel Morris as well as businessman Jason Cohen.

American duo Levien and Kaplan bought a 68% stake in the Championship club – then in the Premier League – in the summer of 2016 in a deal that valued Swansea at around £100m to £110m.

They later increased their majority stake in the club.

But they are now in the process of selling their controlling share to current chairman Coleman, Cravatt and Morris as well as Cohen, a business associate of Cravatt’s.

Coleman became Swansea’s chairman in May 2023, when he also bought a “significant shareholding” in the Welsh club.

Coleman’s fellow American businessman Cravatt and British businessman Morris both invested in the club last year.

The agreement is subject to English Football League (EFL) approval.

BBC Sport Wales understands Levien and Kaplan will make a significant loss on their initial investment in the club.

Speaking to The Athletic, external, Cravatt said he, Coleman, Morris and Cohen were buying the outstanding shares of Levien, Kaplan and their investors.

Coleman added that the move could see £20m brought into the club.

“It is critically important for Swansea City to move on from the previous owners,” Coleman said in a statement initially issued to The Athletic.

“I want to thank Brett Cravatt, Jason Cohen, Nigel Morris and our partners for coming together to make that happen.

“Together we are bringing more than £20m directly into the club. This gives us a great foundation to drive Swansea City forward.”

At present, Kaplan, Levien, Coleman and another American businessman, Jake Silverstein, own 74.95% of the club while Morris owns 12.59%.

The Swansea Supporters’ Trust hold a 9.42% stake, which includes its protected 5% share.