FOOTBALL DIGEST

THOMAS FRANK has joked that Brentford would have to qualify for the Champions League to convince David Raya to stay. Raya has interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham, but Frank said: ‘We need to get the Champions League, then he’d consider staying!

‘If someone wants to buy him, he’ll be at least £40million.’

ERIK TEN HAG has blamed David de Gea’s poor kicking against Real Betis on the Europa League ball. ‘I can’t ignore it,’ said Manchester United manager Ten Hag of the Spaniard’s poor recent kicking displays, ahead of tomorrow’s match against Southampton. ‘There was a lot of wind, a different ball, and probably he had problems with that.’