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Latest Paper Chat .. (Monday June 22)


DAILY MIRROR
•Sergio Ramos' Real Madrid future is hanging in the balance and Manchester United could use David de Gea as leverage to bring the Spain defender to Old Trafford.
•Liverpool are considering Colombia international Carlos Bacca and Venezuelan Salomon Rondon as alternatives to Christian Benteke.
•Ronald Koeman is prepared to smash Southampton's transfer record to capture top target Toby Alderweireld.
•Premier League new boys Bournemouth and Watford are battling to sign former Manchester City midfielder Abdisalam Ibrahim.
•Manchester City target Kevin de Bruyne is to hold talks with current club Wolfsburg, before deciding on his future.
•Crystal Palace's board are ready to put the block on Alan Pardew's move for Charlie Austin after QPR put a £15m price tag on the striker.
•Watford have had a club record £7million bid accepted for Genoa's Diego Perotti but the winger would prefer to join Valencia.
•Arsenal will head off Manchester City's interest in Jack Wilshere by offering him a new five-year, double-your-money contract.
•Newcastle United target Ladislav Krejci wants a move to Tyneside - and Pavel Srnicek thinks he would be the perfect fit for the Magpies.

THE SUN
•Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is ready to wreck his former club Newcastle's move for QPR forward Charlie Austin.
•Manchester City are weighing up a fresh Raheem Sterling bid after Liverpool rejected their £40m 'final' offer last week.
•Kevin De Bruyne will hold showdown talks with Wolfsburg in the "next two weeks" to determine his future with Manchester City, Manchester United and PSG all interested in signing the Belgian.
•Newcastle are ready to hijack Aston Villa's bid to land Tottenham winger Andros Townsend.
•Tony Pulis has urged West Brom chiefs to speed up talks over a new deal for star striker Saido Berahino as he is afraid the player may leave.
•Edin Dzeko's agent says there is "zero chance" of him leaving Manchester City this summer.
•Tottenham are racing to do a £12million deal for Lyon's speedy star Clinton N'Jie - the kid dubbed the next Samuel Eto'o.
•Shaun Wright-Phillips is being eyed by New York Red Bulls and Houston Dynamo after being released by QPR.

DAILY MAIL
•Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic has arrived in Turin ahead of his move to Juventus.
•Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos in a dramatic twist to the David de Gea saga.
•AC Milan have formally withdrawn from their deal in place with Porto for Jackson Martinez, with the Colombia striker heading to Atletico Madrid.
•Liverpool are keen on making Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi their fifth signing of the summer.
•Germany defender Benedikt Howedes has rejected a move to Arsenal after committing his future to Bundesliga giants Schalke.
•Newcastle United are set to delay a £15million move for QPR striker Charlie Austin while they try to find out if the player wants to stay in London.
•Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen predicts that his club will make things 'really difficult' for Manchester United if they firm up their interest in the Dutch international this summer.

DAILY STAR
•Manchester City must offer at least £40million if they are to tempt Liverpool sell Raheem Sterling - at the third attempt.
•Manchester United will hold talks with unsettled Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos on Monday.
•Liverpool won't splash the cash on Christian Benteke and have switched interest to Euro targets Fernando Llorente and Carlos Bacca.
•Ashley Cole could be handed an escape route from his Roma hell with a shock switch to Newcastle.
•Everton are trying to sign Crystal Palace centre-back Scott Dann and will offer £8m to get him.

THE EXPRESS
•Manchester City will meet Liverpool's £50m asking price for unsettled midfielder Raheem Sterling.
•Swansea boss Gary Monk is ready to beat off interest from Tottenham, Southampton, Norwich and Sunderland to sign Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk.
•Southampton have tabled a £10m bid for Charlie Austin as the hunt for QPR's England hitman hots up.
•Monaco midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia is set to undergo a medical at Inter Milan tomorrow ahead of his summer move after a £28.6m fee was agreed.
•Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Porto striker Jackson Martinez as AC Milan set their sights elsewhere.
•Newcastle boss Steve McClaren is in talks with Schalke over highly rated Cameroon international defender Joel Matip.
•Tottenham are ready to hijack Chelsea's move for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld.
•Manchester United winger Nani will announce his move to Fenerbahce soon and the Turkish side also want to sign Robin van Persie.
•Aston Villa are interested in signing Leicester City's Ghanaian international Jeffrey Schlupp.

THE INDEPENDENT
•Manchester United are pushing to sign Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos to bolster their central defence and compensate for the likely impending departure of David de Gea to the Bernabeu.
•Arsenal will offer Jack Wilshere £100,000-a-week to stave off interest from Manchester City.

THE TELEGRAPH
•Manchester United are ready to tell Real Madrid that they want the veteran defender Sergio Ramos as part of any deal that sees Old Trafford goalkeeper David de Gea joining the Spanish club.
•Liverpool are turning their attentions to Juventus striker Fernando Llorente and Sevilla's Carlos Bacca after refusing to meet the £32.5m release fee to sign Christian Benteke from Aston Villa.
•West Ham United have bid £14 million for French international Dimitri Payet in a significant statement of intent from the club.
•Tottenham are ready for a huge summer clear-out in the hope that up to 10 first-team players will leave with Aaron Lennon, Paulinho, Younes Kaboul, Etienne Capoue and Benjamin Stambouli all for sale.
•Arsenal are willing to offer Petr Cech a pay rise from his salary at Chelsea and make him the highest paid goalkeeper in the club's history on £100,000-a-week.