Tuesdays Footy Gossip

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Paper News & Goss .. (Tuesday July 21)


THE SUN
•John Stones is 'definitely interested' in joining Chelsea.
•Furious West Brom fans have demanded the club sack James McClean for snubbing the English flag.
•Nemanja Matic has taunted Manchester United, claiming their summer spending could backfire.
•Andriy Yarmolenko has been told to snub Stoke as he can do better.
•Crystal Palace have clinched a loan deal for Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford.
•Loic Remy has snubbed a reunion with Alan Pardew at Crystal Palace to fight for his Chelsea place.
•Fenerbahce want Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon to follow Robin van Persie and Nani to Turkey.

DAILY MIRROR
•Manchester United have denied making a £70m bid for Germany and Bayern Munich striker Thomas Muller.
•Chelsea are set to move for Ausburg left-back Abdul Baba Rahman this week after finally agreeing to sell Filipe Luis to Atletico Madrid.
•Paris Saint-Germain are convinced they are winning the fight to snatch Angel Di Maria from Manchester United after just one season.
•Sunderland are determined to land Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele - despite the north Londoners' insistence that he is not for sale.
•Norwich boss Alex Neil is leading the chase to snap up in-demand Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert.
•West Ham will return for Kevin Mirallas this week after their £6million bid was rejected over the weekend.
•Steve Bruce has threatened to quit Hull if he is not given the funds to take the Tigers back to the Premier League.

THE EXPRESS
•Chelsea will ignore Everton's insistence John Stones is not for sale and will consider paying a record £34m for the defender in an attempt to weaken their resolve.
•Wayne Rooney has vowed to score 30 goals for Manchester United this season - providing he is played up front every week.
•Norwich have joined the race for Liverpool's Rickie Lambert as they prepare for life back in the Premier League.
•Crystal Palace are set to sign QPR goalkeeper Alex McCarthy or £3.5million - and Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on a season-long loan.
•Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti has snubbed Chelsea and Arsenal by signing a new deal with the French club.
•Arsenal have seen a £31.3m bid for Real Madrid's Karim Benzema rejected, according to reports. Meanwhile, the Gunners are said to be lining up Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho.

THE TELEGRAPH
•Spurs will consider allowing Emmanuel Adebayor to join Aston Villa on a season-long loan which would effectively end his White Hart Lane career.
•Chelsea remain confident of signing John Stones from Everton, but may need to pay as much as £34 million for the central defender.
•Tony Pulis will make a £3million bid ‎for Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert this week as he steps up his search for signings at West Bromwich Albion.
•West Ham are preparing to make a second bid for Kevin Mirallas after an initial £6m offer was rejected by Everton.

THE GUARDIAN
•Chelsea are refusing to relent in the battle to sign Everton's John Stones and will make an improved bid of around £26m while Loic Remy has been told he still has a future at Stamford Bridge.
•Arturo Vidal is joining Bayern Munich after Juventus agreed a £25.9m fee for the midfielder with a further £2.1m in add-ons.
•Crystal Palace are set to sign the QPR goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, which should pave the way for the Eagles' Wayne Hennessey to join West Brom.

DAILY MAIL
•Manchester United do not wish to allow Jonny Evans to leave until they have another centre back lined up.
•Chelsea's move for £15million-rated Augsburg left back Baba Rahman can now go ahead after the Barclays Premier League champions agreed that Filipe Luis can return to Atletico Madrid.
•Chelsea will make a fresh £26million offer for Everton defender John Stones after the champions' initial £20m bid was rebuffed.
•Alexandre Pato is ready to play in English football, has been offered to a number of mid-level clubs in the Premier League and here's the surprise: he's still only 25.
•Brendan Rodgers expects Jordon Ibe to play a key role in Liverpool's first team this season, but says he has a long way to go before fulfilling his potential.