Football in Wednesdays Rags

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Paper Gossip & News .. (Wed July 1)


DAILY MIRROR
•Manchester United will only increase their bid for Sergio Ramos if Real Madrid agree to do the same for David De Gea.
•But Ramos will not be joining Manchester United - according to his mother.
•Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has his heart set on moving to Chelsea even if he is second choice behind Thibaut Courtois.
•Chelsea expect to confirm the loan signing of Rademel Falcao in the next week.
•Arsenal have withdrawn their interest in Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schnedierlin. Arsene Wenger was tracking the duo but now may decide against signing another midfielder.
•Rickie Lambert has accepted his Liverpool future is out of his hands as West Brom step up their pursuit of the striker.
•Manchester City face the prospect of losing out on two of their major summer transfer targets Kevin de Bruyne and Paul Pogba, who are set to reject moves to the Etihad Stadium.
•Arsenal are in talks with Galatasaray over the sale of Lukas Podolski.
•QPR's Leroy Fer is a target for Sevilla.
•Eder is poised to complete his £5m move from Sporting Braga to Swansea.
•Stoke will move for Udinese's Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu if Steven Nzonzi leaves.

DAILY MAIL
•Crystal Palace lead the chase for Yohan Cabaye after Paris Saint-Germain made it clear they are ready to sell the midfielder.
•Arda Turan wants to join Chelsea in a £29m deal this summer. The Atletico Madrid playmaker has previously admitted his agent is in talks with "three or four" clubs.
•Everton are keen on signing Xherdan Shaqiri from Inter. He only joined from Bayern Munich in January but the Switzerland playmaker is believed not be a part of their future plans as they plan a squad overhaul.
•Crystal Palace and West Ham are battling with Marseille to sign Lille midfielder Idrissa Gueye.

THE SUN
•Aston Villa have launched a shock bid to sign out-of-contract Leicester midfielder Esteban Cambiasso.
•Ashley Young has agreed a new three-year Manchester United contract worth £120,000 a week.
•Manuel Pellegrini is ready to launch a £20m bid for Napoli star Marek Hamsik.
•Watford's new manager Quique Sanchez Flores is aiming high and targeting a place in Europe.
•Steve McClaren will take his first Newcastle training session still waiting for his first new signings.

THE GUARDIAN
•Sebastian Coates is set to make his loan move from Sunderland to Liverpool a permanent deal.
•Crystal Palace are in talks with PSG about signing Yohan Cabaye.

THE TIMES
•Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey have both welcomed UEFA's decision to award the Champions League final to the Millennium Stadium.
•David de Gea wants to finalise his move to Real Madrid before Manchester United return to pre-season training next Monday.

THE TELEGRAPH
•FA Chairman Greg Dyke believes the England Women's team can leave a lasting legacy on football if they win the Women's World Cup.
•Manchester City face a battle to secure their top two midfield targets with Kevin De Bruyne set to stay at Wolfsburg and Paul Pogba wanted by Barcelona.

THE STAR
•Ronald Koeman believes Southampton can beat Tottenham to the signature of Toby Alderweireld.
•Manuel Pellegrini is on a collision course with Manchester City's owners and the club are still looking to bring in Pep Guardiola.
•Alexis Sanchez has pleaded with Arsene Wenger to sign Chile international Arturo Vidal.

THE EXPRESS
•Dundee United will hold out for £1.5m for in-demand striker Nadir Ciftci after rejecting a £900,000 bid from Celtic.
•Newcastle boss Steve McClaren has been told to bid about £30m if he wants to sign Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost this summer.
•Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is confident Toby Alderweireld will be at St Mary's next season.
•Arsenal and Chelsea have been handed a huge boost in their pursuit of Alexandre Lacazette after his agent confirmed he wants to leave Lyon.

THE INDEPENDENT
•Radamel Falcao has already agreed to join Chelsea and will complete a season-long loan from Monaco later this week.
•Chelsea have wasted little time in trying to find a replacement for Petr Cech with a £6m bid made for Asmir Begovic.