Tuesdays 'Gossip' in the Rags

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Paper 'Goss' .. (Tuesday Feb 17)


DAILY MIRROR
•Liverpool will have to pay a club record £37m to sign Roma star Miralem Pjanic - the man they want to replace Steven Gerrard. They will also have to offer the Bosnia midfielder more than £160,000 a week in wages.
•Chelsea and Manchester United are on red alert after French international defender Raphael Varane, 21, put himself on collision course with Real Madrid.
•Jermaine Pennant is heading back to English football with Millwall. He is a free agent after a spell in the Indian Super League.
•Manchester City's veteran midfielder Frank Lampard says the return of midfielder Yaya Toure and new striker Wilfried Bony from Africa Cup of Nations duty will give the club a massive boost in the title race.
•John O'Shea insists there is no panic at Sunderland - despite manager Gus Poyet feeling the wrath of fans.
•Cesc Fabregas is a major fitness worry for Chelsea's Champions League match with PSG tonight.

THE SUN
•Swansea will lead the summer charge for Anderlecht's star 20-year-old striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
•West Brom will sign 33-year-old Brazilian winger Nene, if they can agree terms.
•Barnsley have approached Swindon for boss Mark Cooper.
•Jonas Gutierrez has returned to Newcastle after a move to former club Velez Sarsfield stalled.
•Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho fears Diego Costa could be a flop against PSG tonight as he returns to action for the first time since January 27.
•Ipswich hope to sign Blackburn Rovers striker Luke Varney on a season-long loan.

DAILY STAR
•Paris St-Germain have not given up hope of signing Chelsea's Eden Hazard, 24, despite the fact the Belgian forward signed a new five-year contract at Stamford Bridge last week.

THE MAIL
•England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed that Tottenham's 23-goal striker Harry Kane, 21, will be named in his next squad.
•Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is set to give a trial to Southport teenager Andrew Lewis, the 19-year-old who has scored 38 goals for the Conference club's reserve side this season.
•West Ham have opened talks over a move for Brazilian winger Nene. The 33-year-old is a free agent after cancelling his contract with Qatari club Al Gharafa.
•Leon Osman is hoping to give Everton a boost by returning to action on Wednesday night after 11 weeks out through injury.
•Jay Rodriguez is set for a return to action in March, despite Southampton boss Ronald Koeman suggesting he won't play this season.
•Sky Bet League One side Barnsley have made a formal approach to Swindon Town for manager Mark Cooper