Wednesday Footy News and Gossip

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Latest Paper Gossip.. (Wednesday June 24)


DAILY STAR
•Manchester United bosses have told Real Madrid that they will not be able to sign goalkeeper David de Gea unless Sergio Ramos is included in the deal and Old Trafford chief executive Ed Woodward is demanding a straight swap.
•United have also ended their interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who may now stay with the German side.
•Patrick Vieira has rubbished claims Manchester City are in danger of being ripped-off over Raheem Sterling.
•Stoke will demand Victor Moses in any deal which would see Asmir Begovic replace Petr Cech at Chelsea.
•West Ham are confident £14million target Dimitri Payet will snub a new deal at Marseille to join them instead.
•Leicester want to hand Jeffrey Schlupp a new contract to fend off potential interest from Arsenal.

DAILY MIRROR
•West Ham want to offer Alex Song a three-year deal - but are unwilling to pay Barcelona's £5million asking price.
•Steven Gerrard has revealed he knew his Liverpool career was over the night Brendan Rodgers left him on the bench at Real Madrid.
•Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos insists he is 'relaxed', as speculation surrounding a possible transfer to Manchester United gathers momentum.
•Tottenham are set to make Hugo Lloris captain with Harry Kane his number two to keep them from the clutches of Manchester United.
•Sunderland have made a £5million move for West Ham winger Stewart Downing.
•Newcastle are ready to enter the race for Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka.
•Porto striker Jackson Martinez's agent says the Arsenal target is to join Atletico Madrid.

THE SUN
•Manchester City boss has slammed Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, claiming: "He wants to take credit for everything."
•Sergio Ramos' spat with Real Madrid is pushing him closer to Manchester United.
•Liverpool want Real Madrid winger Denis Cheryshev to replace Raheem Sterling.
•West Ham have told forward Andy Carroll he will be staying at the club, despite interest from Newcastle.
•Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is poised to sign the 12- month contract extension that could cost Manchester United an extra £10million.
•Sunderland are in talks with Fenerbahce over a £7.5million move for forward Moussa Sow.
•James McClean's arrival at West Brom has sparked fan fury and split the club's support.
•Manchester City will open contract talks with Jason Denayer and have promised him a place in their first-team squad next season. French club Lyon are interested in the young defender.

DAILY MAIL
•One reason why Sergio Ramos could be heading to Old Trafford is because his father is a Manchester United fan!
•Manchester City preparing to pay £50million for Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling.
•Newcastle have had a £10.7million offer for Marseille midfielder Florian Thauvin rejected.
•West Ham have agreed a £12million deal with Marseille for midfielder Dimitri Payet but have rejected a £5million offer from Sunderland for Stewart Downing.
•Tottenham midfielder Paulinho has emerged as a surprise target for Watford.
•Inter Milan are poised to pounce if Chelsea winger Mo Salah rejects the idea of another year at Fiorentina.

THE EXPRESS
•Partizan Belgrade youngster Andrija Zivkovic's agent has confirmed Chelsea's interest in his client.
•Newcastle are in pole position to land QPR striker Charlie Austin after tabling a £14million bid.
•Leicester are set to offer sought-after winger Jeffrey Schlupp a new and improved deal.

DAILY TELEGRAPH
•Chelsea will attempt to sign Asmir Begovic from Stoke as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Petr Cech.
•Stoke may allow Begovic to head to Stamford Bridge for £8million providing they can keep Victor Moses in return.
•John Obi Mikel is ready to join Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. The Blues midfielder, 28, is frustrated at not being a first-choice midfielder under Jose Mourinho.

THE GURADIAN
•Harry Redknapp hits out at football agents saying: "They are befriending chairmen and chief executives. Unless you're Arsene Wenger, and have real control of the club, agents will go directly above the manager."
•Sepp Blatter is to attend the 2018 World Cup qualifying draw in St Petersburg on July 25, according to Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko.
•Marseille are to offer Dimitri Payet an improved contract in the hope of preventing their forward from joining West Ham.
•Stoke's hopes of securing Victor Moses from Chelsea as part of any deal that would involve Asmir Begovic moving to Stamford Bridge are set to be dashed with the Nigeria winger apparently reluctant to move to the Britannia Stadium on a permanent basis.
•Sunderland have made an offer in excess of £11million for PSV midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum.