Transfer news live: Liverpool’s new Wirtz bid, Arsenal’s Sesko talks and Man City near deal

Postecoglou ended Spurs’ 17-year wait for silverware with Europa League success over Manchester United in Bilbao on May 21, but it failed to earn the Australian a third season.

Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Tottenham.

Postecoglou delivered Spurs’ first trophy in 17 years with Europa League success over Manchester United in Bilbao, but it failed to stop chairman Daniel Levy dismissing the Australian.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at candidates to replace Postecoglou, who presided over a 17th-placed Premier League finish last season.

Bryan Mbeumo has already been the subject of a bid from Manchester United this summer – but could Totttenham emerge as suitors for the Brentford forward? With Thomas Frank seemingly the top choice at Spurs to succeed Ange Postecoglou, the Mirror suggest that the manager may be keen to take Mbeumo with him across London if appointed.

A second signing could soon follow with Tijjani Reijnders due to have a medical at Manchester City. The AC Milan playmaker could be a good bit of business as Pep Guardiola bids to fill the vacancy left by Kevin De Bruyne’s departure.

Manchester City are seemingly on the verge of securing a new left-back, with a deal for Rayan Ait-Nouri expected to be done in the coming days after agreement was reached with Wolves over a fee. That figure is expected to be around the £31m mark.

Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will not play at the upcoming Club World Cup after turning down offers from participating teams.

Earlier this year, FIFA president Gianni Infantino raised the prospect of Portugal captain Ronaldo joining one of the sides involved in the competition, which starts next Saturday.

But speaking ahead of his country’s Nations League final against Spain on Sunday evening in Munich, the forward said: “I will not be at the Club World Cup.

“Some teams reached out to me. Some made sense and others did not, but you can’t try and do everything. You can’t catch every ball.”

The list of clubs reportedly interested in Leroy Sane continues to swell, with Fenerbahce the latest to be linked just days after fellow Turkish club Galatasaray were mooted as suitors. There is also Premier League interest in the Bayern Munich and Germany winger.

Their pursuit of Bryan Mbeumo goes on, then, but Manchester United have already picked off one forward from another Premier League club this summer. Adam Clery explains why Matheus Cunha could be a top signing for Ruben Amorim.

However, while United are pursuing their interest and they may return with a bigger package, they are adamant they will not repeatedly increase their bid as they aim to be disciplined in the transfer market.

It remains to be seen if Crystal Palace will actually be in Europe next season, with a decision still to be made by Uefa with the club running the risk of falling foul of ownership regulations related to John Textor’s stake. The whole situation feels faintly absurd, Miguel Delaney writes, and the multi-club ownership rules need sorting.