Aston Villa are in negotiations over Zion Suzuki, boosting Juventus’ hope of signing Emiliano Martinez, while Arsenal are told price for Victor Osimhen.

Aston Villa are in negotiations to sign Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma after the 23-year-old’s proposed move to Paris St-Germain collapsed. (Talksport), external

Villa’s interest in Suzuki has boosted Juventus’ hope of signing Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, from the Premier League club. (Football Italia), external

Arsenal must offer more than £60m to stand a chance of signing Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 27, from Galatasaray this summer. (Football Insider), external

Barcelona believe their third offer of 70m euros (£59.8m) for Rodri will be enough to persuade Manchester City to sell the Spain midfielder, 30. (AS – in Spanish), external

Manchester City are in negotiations to sign Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille, who want at least £85m for the 18-year-old. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Newcastle have revived talks to sign Bayern Munich’s Joao Palhinha, 31, with Aston Villa and Benfica also interested in the Portugal midfielder. (Mail), external

Inter Milan are keen to sell Brazilian winger Luis Henrique, 24, to fund a move for Liverpool‘s England midfielder Curtis Jones, 25, who is expected to cost about 40m euros (£34m). (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external

Chelsea are demanding £60m for Nicolas Jackson, with Aston Villa, Tottenham and Atletico Madrid among the clubs interested in the Senegal striker, 25. (RMC Sport – in French), external

Chelsea‘s English forward Liam Delap, 23, wants to stay in the Premier League despite interest from Como, with Newcastle and Everton monitoring his situation. (Talksport), external

Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, has made it clear to Liverpool that he wants to leave the club and join Tottenham. (Teamtalk), external

Benfica are keen on English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 28, who has slipped down the pecking order at Chelsea. (Caught Offside), external

Betfred Super League

Bradford (0) 6

Tries: Ackers Goals: Hooley

Wigan (16) 34

Tries: Wardle 2, Keighran, French, McDermott, Kerr Goals: Smith 5

High-flying Wigan Warriors moved alongside Leeds at the top of the Super League table, putting on an outstanding defensive performance to defeat a one-dimensional Bradford Bulls at Odsal.

Following a slow start, Wigan took control of the game with scores from Jake Wardle, Adam Keighran and Bevan French before half-time, as Bradford struggled to generate opportunities.

After the break, the Warriors maintained their dominance as Wardle, Kian McDermott and Jake Kerr added further scores, with Andy Ackers claiming the sole consolation for the home side.

The result strengthens Wigan’s position in second, behind Leeds only on points difference now, while Bradford remain 13th, two points ahead of bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield.

Looking to keep their strong recent record against their hosts intact, Wigan found their rhythm after an attritional opening.

Wardle did the honours, seizing on the loose ball before fighting his way through two weak Bulls tackles to score the first try of the game.

It did not take long for the visitors to extend their lead.

Following an unsuccessful Bradford attack, the Warriors made quick ground up the field. On the final tackle, and with the try line beckoning, French found Keighran who powered over.

Bradford went close to equalising soon after, only for referee Marcus Griffiths to decide that Chris Atkin had been held up over the line after good work from Joe Mellor.

With the game broken up by stoppages and penalties, Wigan had to wait well into the second quarter for their third.

In a pre-worked move, Harry Smith sent a pinpoint kick up for French to chase. The Australian timed his jump perfectly, beating Caleb Aekins to the ball to dot down.

Immediately after the break Wigan thought they had scored again, only to have the try called back with Patrick Mago adjudged to have knocked on in the act of scoring.

Not to be denied for long, the visitors then capitalised on an error from Ackers with Wardle ultimately benefiting as the Bradford defence found itself out of shape.

McDermott then got in on the action, running in untouched as the home defence tired, after quick interplay between Smith and French.

Ackers finally got the Bulls on the board, fighting his way through a series of Wigan tackles, but it was little consolation after a frustrating afternoon.

With the clock winding down, Kerr added a sixth try for the visitors to put gloss on the 18th victory of the season for Matt Peet’s men.

Bradford: Aekins; Okunbor, Russell, Blake, Ryan; Keyes, Atkin; Sutton, Ackers, Lewis, Steinwede, Fulton, Mellor.

Interchanges: Hooley, Gardiner, Peposhi, Gill, Dean.

Wigan: Field; Eckersley, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Havard, Kerr, Thompson, McDermott, Partington, Ellis.

Interchanges: Mago, Eseh Jr, Cartwright, O’Connor, O’Loughlin.

Referee: Marcus Griffiths.

The Texas Rangers hope to end their four-game losing run versus the Athletics, on Saturday at 9:40 p.m. ET. MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.43 ERA) gets the start for the Rangers, who are 60-63 this season and second in the AL West. J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.41 ERA) is expected to start for the Athletics, who are 48-74 and fourth in the AL West.

How to watch Texas Rangers vs. Athletics

Rangers vs. Athletics odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Rangers -161
• Underdog Moneyline: Athletics +135
• Total: 9.5
• Total Over Odds: +100
• Total Under Odds: -120

Injury reports

Rangers

Kyle Higashioka: 10 Day IL (Flexor tendon), Josh Jung: 10 Day IL (Calf), Jose Corniell: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Nathan Eovaldi: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jakob Junis: 15 Day IL (Groin), Danny Jansen: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Robert Garcia: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jack Leiter: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Jalen Beeks: 60 Day IL (Back), Michael Helman: 60 Day IL (Hand), Carter Baumler: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Jacob deGrom: day-to-day (Tricep)

Athletics

Nick Kurtz: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Shea Langeliers: 10 Day IL (Knee), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10 Day IL (Testicle), Justin Sterner: 15 Day IL (Knee), José Suarez: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Hip), Denzel Clarke: 60 Day IL (Foot), Brooks Kriske: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brent Rooker: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Severino: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee), Jacob Wilson: day-to-day (Hand)

Stats to know

• Texas’ Brandon Nimmo has hit 13 home runs this season. He has also tallied 47 RBIs and has scored 50 runs. In 494 plate appearances, he has recorded a .271 BA, .338 OBP and .437 SLG with an 8.1% walk rate and a 21.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording six steals on seven attempts.
• In 435 plate appearances, Ezequiel Duran is hitting .268/.323/.441 with a .763 OPS and nine steals on 11 attempts. He has hit 13 long balls, driven in 64 runs and scored 55 times.
• Sacramento’s Tyler Soderstrom is slashing .245/.338/.472 this season with 19 home runs, 56 RBIs and an OPS of .810. He has a 20.1% strikeout rate and an 11.7% walk rate in 453 plate appearances, and he has scored 58 total runs.
• In 365 plate appearances, Jeff McNeil has slashed .263/.319/.353 this season. He has hit five long balls and driven in 39 runs with a strikeout rate of 11.8% and a walk rate of 6.8%. He has stolen six bases on eight attempts and has scored 33 runs.

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