Tuesdays Gossip in the Rags

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Latest Paper 'Goss and 'Snippets' .. (Tuesday June 9th)


DAILY STAR
•Juventus are plotting a £10m swoop for Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, with Carlos Tevez expected to leave the Italian champions over the summer.
•Sunderland will use striker Steven Fletcher as part of a deal to help them sign Celtic centre-half Virgil van Dijk.
•Liverpool have been told by Burnley they want £8m in compensation for striker Danny Ings.
•Southampton are chasing £4.5m-rated Besiktas midfielder Gokhan Tore.
•Slavin Bilic is expected to be named West Ham boss later this week.
•Aston Villa have offered a new contract to Dutch defender Ron Vlaar.
•Leeds are ready to bid £3.1m for Inter Milan defender Alvaro Pereira.
•Sheffield United winger Jamie Murphy, 25, is wanted by Championship newcomers Bristol City.
•QPR are set to make an offer for Swansea defender Jazz Richards.

DAILY MIRROR
•Arsenal will make a £25m bid for Porto's Colombia striker Jackson Martinez, but only if they can offload Lukas Podolski, Yaya Sanogo and Joel Campbell.
•Manchester City face competition from new European champions Barcelona to land Juventuis midfielder Paul Pogba.
•Roma want out-of-favour Manchester United winger Nani and will be allowed to buy him for £10m.
•West Ham will decide their new boss today after turning down a later offer from Harry Redknapp.
•Tottenham will open talks this week with Monaco over £18m-rated Anthony Martial.
•Dutch defender Ron Vlaar, 30, has put his future in doubt by claiming he can do better than Aston Villa.
•Inter Milan have ordered Sunderland to honour a £7.5m deal for loan flop Ricky Alvarez.
•The agent of Liverpool's England forward Raheem Sterling, 20 has been criticised by former Reds striker John Aldridge.

THE SUN
•Jose Mourinho is eyeing a £30m move for Argie hitman Gonzalo Higuain.
•Karim Benzema's agent has crushed Manchester United's hopes of singing the Real Madrid ace.
•Lukas Podolski will return to Arsenal after his loan at Inter Milan ended without a contract offer.
•Barcelona will go to war with Manchester City over Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
•Sunderland will step up their interest in Celtic defender Virigil van Dijk.
•Slaven Bilic looks set to pip Marcelo Bielsa to become the new West Ham boss. Hammers chiefs have spoken to Marseille manager Bielsa but Bilic is now the clear frontrunner unless there is a sudden last-minute hitch.
•Roy Hodgson says England struggle when Wayne Rooney is not on fire, but the Three Lions chief claims that is the same for Barcelona with Lionel Messi.
•Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal wants to use the pre-season tour of the USA to turn Angel Di Maria back into a star-spangled winger.
•Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has defended his anti-Tottenham chants saying: "I've got Spurs fans in my family so it wasn't personal". Wilshere claims he did not even know he had been charged by the FA for his FA Cup parade antics when he reported for England duty last week.
•New Leeds boss Uwe Rosler aims to make Uruguay World Cup star Alvaro Pereira, 29, his first signing by offering Inter Milan £3.1m.
•Birmingham are close to a £500,000 deal for Nottingham Forest's Robert Tesche.

DAILY MAIL
•Manchester City are expected to open the bidding for striker Raheem Sterling despite being told by Liverpool last week that he wasn't for sale.
•Manchester United will rebuff any enquiries from Valencia for goalkeeper Victor Valdes, but will let Nani leave for around £10m, with Italian giants Roma showing an interest in him.
•West Ham hope to complete the £4.4m transfer of Sampdoria's Pedro Obiang, although they may face competition from AC Milan.
•Villarreal midfielder Javier Espinosa, who is attracting attention from a number of Premier League and Championship clubs, is available for around £2m.
•Fabio Borini's agent wants talks with Liverpool, with the club understood to have rejected loan offers as they look to sell the striker.
•Newcastle want Marco van Ginkel on loan from Chelsea and also Blues striker Patrick Bamford.
•Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has described England's goalless friendly draw with the Republic of Ireland on Sunday as "horrific".

THE EXPRESS
•Chelsea have told Newcastle they will have to pay £10million to sign England U21 striker Patrick Bamford.
•Sami Hyypia says he would be intrested in returning to Liverpool as part of Brendan Rodgers' revamped coaching team.

THE GUARDIAN
•Petr Cech will hold talks with Chelsea next week, with the goalkeeper eager to sort out where he will be playing next season. The 33-year-old has a year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but was demoted to the role of back-up to Thibaut Courtois last season.
•Slaven Bilic is confident he will be confirmed as West Ham United's manager within the next 48 hours, although the success of his application may hinge on the club's current first choice, Marcelo Bielsa, signing a contract extension with Marseille.
•Roy Hodgson's dissatisfaction with England's performance against the Rep of Ireland has led to him "reminding people of their responsibilities" and to make it clear to Wayne Rooney that he expects more from his captain.

THE TELEGRAPH
•Petr Cech is hoping to resolve his future quickly at a meeting with Chelsea next week and has admitted to the added complications for him and his family should he move outside of London.
•West Ham are poised to name their new manager with Slaven Bilic confident he will land the job ahead of Mercelo Bielsa.
•Liverpool will consider Rene Meulensteen, Pako Ayestaran and former defender Sami Hyypia potential as assistants to Brendan Rodgers.
•Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere insists his anti-Spurs chants were 'just fun' as he admits England 'needed' their game with Ireland to dust off the cobwebs.

THE TIMES
•Arsenal are tracking Sevilla and Poland midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, 25, who has a £21m buyout clause in his contract.
•West Brom boss Tony Pulis is interested in signing goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, 28, from former club Crystal Palace.
•Former Liverpool captain Sami Hyypia wants to be considered for a position in Brendan Rodgers' backroom staff.

THE INDEPENDENT
•Spurs have made 19-year-old Monaco forward Anthony Martial their first major transfer target of the summer.
•Liverpool may have to pay more than £6m for Burnley striker Danny Ings because of a £12m counter bid made by Tottenham which the Clarets have formally accepted.
•Zlatan Ibrahimovic could leave Paris Saint-Germain for £11m with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool showing interest in the 33-year-old Sweden international.
•Italy midfielder Andre Pirlo, 36, has brushed aside speculation he will leave Juventus this summer after being linked with a move to the MLS.