Sundays News & Gossip

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Paper 'Goss' & 'Jib Jab' .. Sunday May 31


THE SUN
•Newcastle will hold talks with Patrick Vieira about becoming their new manager.
•Juventus are in pole position to sign Manchester United striker Robin van Persie this summer.
•Raheem Sterling will stay at Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp is brought in as manager.
•Tottenham are preparing a £20million offer for Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie.
•Saido Berahino will snub a new contract at West Brom, even if the Baggies offer him £50,000 a week.
•Burnley boss Sean Dyche is the surprise top candidate to take over at Sunderland.
•Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse is a target for Europa League winners Sevilla, who want £14million for Tottenham target Carlos Bacca.
•Leeds want to sign Joey Barton, a free agent following his release from QPR.
•Dan Petrescu could make a surprise return to management at Sheffield Wednesday as a replacement for Stuart Gray.
•Middlesbrough want to resign Chelsea's Patrick Bamford and pair him with Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes.
•Aston Villa and Bournemouth are chasing Tottenham midfielder Tom Carroll.

DAILY STAR
•Former Italy manager Cesare Prandelli has been identified by West Ham as a replacement for Sam Allardyce. The Hammers have also made a £5.7m bid for Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang.
•Manchester City are confident they will sign Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin de Bruyne but the German club want a £58million fee.
•Everton are leading the chase to sign Manchester United defender Jonny Evans but will face competition from Tottenham and Aston Villa for the centre-back.
•Norwich City are weighing up a loan move for Celtic defender Efe Ambrose.
•Aston Villa, Newcastle and West Brom are chasing Hull defender James Chester, who is valued at £4million.
•Stoke have switched their sights to Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay after being priced out of a move for Dnipro star Yevhen Konoplyanka, who wanted £100,000 a week.
•Burnley will bid for Celtic striker Anthony Stokes after it was confirmed Ashley Barnes will be ruled out for a year.

SUNDAY MIRROR
•Yaya Toure has committed himself to Manchester City - following a personal appeal from the club's owner Sheikh Mansour.
•Manchester United target Hugo Lloris wants to leave Tottenham to play Champions League football.
•Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool future will hinge on the assurances he gives to the club's American owners this month.
•John Carver will not be considered for the Newcastle United job as the board begin their search for a new manager.
•James Milner's free transfer from Manchester City to Liverpool is in doubt because of the uncertainty over Brendan Rodgers' position.
•Ipswich are keen on Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane, who was released by Hull City after their relegation.
•Sunderland are trying to get permission to speak to PSV manager Phillip Cocu to replace Dick Advocaat.
•Everton are closing in on a deal for Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann.
•West Ham's board are divided over making a move for Marseille manager Marcelo Bielsa.
•Crystal Palace are considering a summer move for QPR goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
•Aston Villa are considering a move for Hull striker Dame N'Doye as a replacement for Christian Benteke.
•Bolton midfielder Mark Davies is interesting Crystal Palace.
•Brentford will unveil Marinus Dijkhuizen as their new manager this week.
•West Brom are plotting a £2million bid for Swindon winger Nathan Byrne.

THE PEOPLE
•Newcastle will do a sensational U-turn and offer the head coach's job to Steve McClaren - who has already turned it down twice.
•Manchester United have made a shock move for Manchester City midfielder James Milner.
•Chelsea face competition for Radamel Falcao from AC Milan and Sevilla.
•Tottenham, Aston Villa and Sunderland have joined Everton in the race for Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.
•Crystal Palace and West Brom are considering moves for Hull striker Dame N'Doye.
•Arsenal are lining up a £5million swoop for Sporting Lisbon right-back Cedric Soares.
•Tottenham have stepped up their interest in Lyon midfielder Timothe Cognat.
•Liverpool are planning a move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
•QPR are ready to swoop for Swansea defender Jazz Richards.

MAIL ON SUNDAY
•Manchester United will look to replace Robin van Persie with Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain.
•Sevilla manager Unai Emery will decide this week whether to take over at West Ham or Napoli.
•Crystal Palace are ready to offer Emmanual Adebayor a contract after the striker was told he can leave Spurs this summer.
•Tim Sherwood has promised a summer cull at Aston Villa following their FA Cup final drubbing.

SUNDAY EXPRESS
•Liverpool chairman Tom Werner flies to Merseyside on Tuesday to conduct the club's end-of-season review.
•Arsenal have made a shock move for Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng.
•Chelsea have entered the race to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke.
•Sunderland are confident they can lead PSV boss Philip Cocu as their new head coach.

SUNDAY TIMES
•Liverpool are exploring alternatives to Brendan Rodgers, with outgoing Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp in the frame.
•Sunderland want PSV manager Philip Cocu to be their next head coach.
•Chelsea have opened talks with Radamel Falcao and his representatives over a possible move to Stamford Bridge.
•Jonas Gutierrez was told he was being released by Newcastle United in a phone call from John Carver while on a training course.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
•Newcastle are planning a third approach to Steve McClaren to become their head coach and the former Derby manager is expected to accept the offer.
•West Ham will wait a few more days to see whether either Jurgen Klopp or David Moyes is willing to become their new manager before moving on to other candidates.
•Chelsea have opened talks to sign Radamel Falcao after being offered the chance to sign the Colombian striker on reduced terms.