The majority of clubs are still far from shaking hands on deferral deals as talks between executives and their players continued on Thursday night after Saints players agreed a 10 per cent wage deferral.

The Hammers are keen to ensure staff receive '100 per cent of their salaries' while the game is suspended, with Mark Noble saying the entire squad wanted to do their bit and help out.

An ongoing stand-off between players, the PFA and the Premier League has seen an agreement still to be reached and captains were said to have gone 'ballistic' by the league's public statement.

The 56-year-old West Ham manager says the extortionate sums spent on transfers, player wages and agent fees are three areas which may require addressing.

Defender Ferdinand, who won 17 England Under 21 caps, had put himself in contention for a senior call-up after an impressive 2005-06 season for West Ham, who finished ninth.

Jesse Lingard is making sure to stay fit despite the lockdown due to coronavirus, as he was spotted out for a run with his friend and former team-mate Ravel Morrison.

Brady also confirmed that West Ham are in the first of four phases to complete the season, which has begun with individual training with a one-in-one-out policy at the club's training ground.

From James Milner playing for Swindon Town to Ashley Cole at Crystal Palace, Sportsmail brings you 10 loan spells you've almost certainly long forgotten about.

Premier League clubs are facing stiff competition for Amiens forward Serhou Guirassy after a host of European clubs joined the race for his signature.

Former striker Carlton Cole featured for the Three Lions just seven times throughout his career but that certainly didn't stop his team-mates from playing pranks on him in the cruelest of ways.

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY ARENA: The respect in which Anthony Joshua holds Wladimir Klitschko was not evident in the crowd when the former world champion held his public workout.

Behind every great man is a great woman, the saying goes. And behind Wladimir Klitschko, heading into his Wembley clash with Anthony Joshua, is actress Hayden Panettiere.

Anthony Joshua has challenged former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to step up to fight him immediately after his 11th-round stoppage victory over Wladimir Klitschko.

The Brit defended his title for a third time after he stopped the Ukrainian in the 11th round at Wembley Stadium and the grime star urged Joshua to stay hungry on 'road to greatness'.

Tributes from the sporting world have been endlessly pouring in for Anthony Joshua, following his dramatic and spectacular victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Rio Ferdinand gave his view.

Wladimir Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere stepped out for the first time after his defeat to heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LUKE AUGUSTUS: Anthony Joshua has hailed the prospect of fighting in America as 'phenomenal' should his next fight be held Stateside.

Joshua climbed off the canvas to stop Klitschko in the 11th round of their April Wembley blockbuster and send the 41-year-old into retirement. 'I have a feeling I can do it better,' the elder Klitschko said.

Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko have met for the first time since their epic showdown to discuss the fight that evolved into the sporting event of 2017.

Reports had suggested the 42-year-old was considering returning to the ring with the possibility he could be a candidate to face Joshua in his next outing at Wembley on April 13.

JORDAN SEWARD: It was in Anthony Joshua's finest moment that the penny dropped. After his win over Klitschko, the Brit decided to re-evaluate his whole training regime and preparations for a fight.

JEFF POWELL IN NEW YORK: Right on target Joshua scaled 247.8 lbs at the boisterous weigh in, more than ten pounds lighter than the rotund 258lbs challenger for his world heavyweight titles.

Fury shocked the world after he out-pointed Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg in 2015, but the super stardom took its toll on the fighter, leading to weight gain, depression and drug use.

In a new autobiography titled Behind The Mask, the 31-year-old unbeaten boxer has described the extent of the problems he faced, as a psychiatrist diagnosed him with possible psychosis.

In 2017, AJ said Fury, 'boxed 12 rounds and ran... I don't respect that,' yet himself used similar tactics in beating Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Now, Miller has had his say.

Dillian Whyte has lifted the lid on what it was like inside Wladimir Klitschko's sparring sessions with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. 

JEFF POWELL: Still the arguments rumble on. Who was the Fighter of the Decade just gone? Time to settle it before the first January of the New 20s is out.

Fury was criticised by Joshua when the Gypsy King put in a similar performance against Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 which has led to the undefeated fighter calling out his rival.

JOE CALZAGHE: This is one of those fights where you can be winning for 11½ rounds and then the other guy lands one shot. That's what makes Saturday night's fight really exciting.

The British champion will take on the Bulgarian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before a potential future date with Tyson Fury.

Klitschko used to regularly invite young heavyweights to his intense training camps in Austria. Wilder attended and Whyte described when the Ukrainian 'knocked Wilder out cold.'

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It is the clubs that make the game; they bring the people together and give that confluence meaning. The only enduring unit in team sport is a club.

MARTIN SAMUEL: It is a familiar trope that there are not many great captains in football these days. Never will that be more keenly felt than at the top of the Premier League on Friday. 

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Failure to deliver is why Arsenal are so worried about their financial future. And why they hoped Ozil could get by on just £306,250 per week.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Owners have been immersed for too long in the fight to reach the Premier League. They've lived in a world of extreme, desperate expenditure.

World XI have won the biggest charity match in the world on penalties after Joe Wicks, Mark Wright and Lee Mack all missed from 12 yards in a competitive contest at Stamford Bridge.

When Alex Morgan mercilessly lampooned tea drinkers after scoring against England, it hurt us badly. And initially, I hated her for it. But when I woke up this morning, I felt rather differently.

The retired Jamaican sprinter, 32, cut a dapper figure in a bright white ensemble as he enjoyed a sun-soaked break in Formentera, Spain with girlfriend Kasi J. Bennet on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: Christian Coleman, the world's fastest man for the last three years, is fighting for his reputation over an alleged series of missed drugs tests.

MARTIN SAMUEL: Tyson Fury is an outlier, a mould breaker, just as Usain Bolt was. And not only in terms of his antics, his charisma. And like Bolt, once he enters the vicinity it is hard to take your eyes off him.

Keita has been out of action since May 1 after he suffered an adductor injury in the Champions League semi-final first leg defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp but appears to be on the road to recovery.

Mohamed Salah has been stepping up his preparations for this summer's African Cup of Nations after cutting short his summer break to link up with the Egyptian national team.

All eyes will be on Mohamed Salah and his Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane during the biggest AFCON to date... but who could make a name for themselves in the next 29 days?

Amr Warda has been reinstated in Egypt's African Cup of Nations squad, the country's FA has confirmed. Warda had originally been dropped for after claims made by model Merhan Keller.

Bafana Bafana boss Stuart Baxter had warned his side ahead of the match not to underestimate Namibia and they did indeed prove tough opposition until Zungu's header won the game.

Mbark Boussoufa struck as Morocco clinched top spot in Group D at the African Cup of Nations with a late 1-0 win over South Africa to leave their opponents sweating on progress.

Morocco captain Medhi Benatia made a generous gesture by personally paying for a village to watch the Atlas Lions' African Cup of Nations game against South Africa. 

Christian Atsu has been ruled out of the rest of the Africa Cup of Nations with a hamstring tear, officials said on Tuesday.

Yannick Bolasie missed from the spot as Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar beat DR Congo in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals.

Ferjani Sassi struck the winning spot-kick as Tunisia beat Ghana 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to secure their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.