Wednesdays Football Headlines

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Wednesday's Paper Gossip - - (March 8th 2017)


THE SUN

Pep Guardiola is confident of landing Real Madrid star Isco. Manchester City are close to sealing a deal for the £30m midfield ace despite interest from Chelsea and Juventus.

Romelu Lukaku will become the highest paid star in Everton history when he signs a new five-year deal worth £135,000 a week.

Craig Shakespeare will return from Leicester's warm-weather training camp in Dubai today and take the hotseat for the rest of the season.

Lazio's Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij will snub Manchester United and Chelsea to join Inter Milan this summer.

Emre Can's Liverpool career could end this summer if he continues to stall on his new contract; he wants to double his £35,000-a-week wages.

Real Madrid star Toni Kroos would consider joining Manchester United this summer - if the Spanish giants fail to win a trophy this season.

Barcelona are set to step up their surprise interest in Southampton's Cedric Soares.

DAILY MIRROR

Torino claim England No1 keeper Joe Hart would be happy staying with them next season.

Eric Cantona has accused Leicester City of treating Claudio Ranieri like a "flea-infested dog", describing the players as "traitors" and "online brats."

Louis van Gaal's status as super coach whose final act was to lead Manchester United to FA Cup glory has been destroyed - by his own sidekick and former assistant boss Albert Stuivenberg.

Romelu Lukaku has agreed a new contract with Everton which will run until 2022 and will be worth £110,000 - but it will contain a potential exit clause for the Belgium international.

Chelsea are set to open talks with midfield enforcer Nemanja Matic over a new contract this summer.

England manager Gareth Southgate is sweating on the fitness of midfielder Jordan Henderson.

Leicester head a clutch of Premier League clubs interested in snapping up Hull's Harry Maguire on the cheap.

Nottingham Forest face mounting interest in young defender Joe Worrall after unpopular owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi refused to sell the club.

Chris Hughton has confirmed Brighton are signing Norway central defender Vegard Forren, who is available as a free agent after leaving Molde in January.

Everton have joined the race for Fulham's young left-back Ryan Sessegnon.

DAILY MAIL

Pep Guardiola is happy to blow his budget on English talent, with interest in Sunderland keeper Jordan Pickford, Bournemouth loanee Jack Wilshere, Spurs left-back Danny Rose and midfielder Dele Alli.

Bournemouth defender Steve Cook has been attracting attention from England boss Gareth Southgate and West Brom manager Tony Pulis following his recent fine displays.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he may have to prioritise Europa League glory this season in a bid to qualify for the Champions League.

THE TIMES

Wayne Rooney has been left out of Manchester United's travelling squad to face FC Rostov in the first leg of their Europa League round-of-16 tie.

INDEPENDENT

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are interested in making a move for Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez but any bid for the Chilean is expected to depend on Angel di Maria's future at the Parc des Princes.

DAILY EXPRESS

Xavi has likened Paris Saint-Germain star Marco Verratti to himself - and wants Barcelona to sign him.

DAILY STAR

Chelsea have been told they must pay at least £34m to land Atalanta star Franck Kessie this summer.

Crystal Palace misfit Lee Chung-Yong is on his way out after being axed for their training camp in Morocco.

Chelsea star Marcos Alonso has revealed he has spoken with Barcelona over a possible move to the Nou Camp before moving to London last summer.

DAILY RECORD

Craig Gordon completed the formalities of his new Celtic deal on Tuesday morning and confirmation could be announced officially by the club within the next 24 hours.

Rangers star Niko Kranjcar has revealed he won't be back this season. The former Spurs ace suffered a serious knee cruciate injury in October.

Hearts face competition from Rangers they look to bring the Ipswich's Scotland centre-back Christophe Berra.