Saturdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip Saturday March 12

DAILY STAR

Arsenal have reportedly opened talks over a stunning deal for Juventus star Alvaro Morata. Wenger has been linked with him in the past and now Arsenal chiefs have made contact with the striker's representatives.
Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has rubbished rumours linking him with a summer move to Old Trafford. The French international is reportedly a £60m target for United.
Arsenal have seen an £11.5m bid for Marcelo Brozovic turned down.The Gunners have been told they must offer closer to the £20m mark to even tempt Inter Milan into selling.
Eddie Howe says Max Gradel's return is the driving force behind Bournemouth's survival bid.

DAILY MIRROR

Everton defender Seamus Coleman has shown his charitable side by making a £5,000 donation to allow Daire Flannagan, 6, from Belfast, who suffers from a rare genetic condition known as Apert Syndrome, to see a game at Goodison.
Steve Bruce is insisting on a hefty transfer kitty to rescue Aston Villa this summer after being sounded out to save the club.
Harry Kane maintains the Tottenham dressing room is not panicking as the title race enters a crucial stage.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has admitted Zlatan Ibrahimovic is "out of our league". The Swedish superstar is out of contract at PSG this summer and has hinted he could come to the Premier League.
Manchester United's crisis has worsened with the revelation that Wayne Rooney has suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury and could be sidelined for a further month.

THE SUN

Jorge Sampaoli claims he was on the brink of landing the manager's job at Chelsea - but missed out to Antonio Conte. The former Chile coach says he had talks with the Stamford Bridge club but believes his lack of English counted against him.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United have been linked with a shock move for Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the summer.
Tottenham Hotspur's tilt at the Premier league title wasn't helped on Thursday when they were forced to stay in Dortmund for another night due to a problem with their plane.

THE GUARDIAN

Edwin van der Sar is to step out of retirement at the age of 45 to play one match for his former club VV Noordwijk in the Dutch fourth tier; his final match for Man United was the 2011 Champions League final.
Manuel Pellegrini has bemoaned the effect Kevin De Bruyne's knee injury has had on Manchester City's form this year.
Louis van Gaal inists his three-year plan is working despite his recent travails at Old Trafford.

THE TELEGRAPH

Hendrik Almstadt, the Aston Villa sporting director, is facing further scrutiny after it emerged he was on holiday in Dubai, during the week the club revealed losses of more than £27m.