Wednesdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip . . (Wednesday June 1st)

DAILY MAIL

Newly-promoted Middlesbrough are targeting Sevilla striker and World Cup winner Fernando Llorente.
West Ham have made a £16m bid for AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca - but the Italian club want £20m for the 29-year-old Colombia international. .
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata is keen on sealing a summer return to Real Madrid but is refusing to rule out a move to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Arsenal among his admirers.
Andriy Shevchenko has told his old club AC Milan to sign Dynamo Kiev's Andriy Yarmolenko.
Juve star Paul Pogba will be targeted by Real Madrid if he becomes available this summer, club president Florentino Perez has confirmed.

DAILY MIRROR

Former Liverpool favourite Pepe Reina could be back at Anfield, as Jurgen Klopp looks to re-sign the former fan's favourite.
Tottenham are in transfer talks over Alexandre Lacazette but face a fee and deadline hurdles in pursuit of the Lyon star.
Arsenal and Chelsea could go head to head in the race to sign 23-year-old Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, who says the Premier League would be a "great destination".
Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi missed the first day of his tax fraud trial ahead of the Copa America Centenario.

THE SUN

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is lining up a shock swoop for Watford striker Troy Deeney.
Roberto Di Matteo is set to become Aston Villa's new manager within the next 48 hours on a £35,000-a-week contract.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is aiming to bring Kop legend Pepe Reina back to Anfield after his Napoli stint. Meanwhile, defender Martin Skrtel, 31, is a £6m target for Premier new boys Middlesbrough.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has warned Brighton that they will have to pay £2.5m to re-sign 32-year-old striker Glenn Murray.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani has indicated that he could be heading to Atletico Madrid this summer.
Dani Alves' move from Barcelona to Juventus will be confirmed 'within days', according to the Italian media.
Bayern Munich have turned down a stunning £38million offer from Real Madrid for Austria utility player David Alaba.
Matthew Taylor, 34, will take a pay cut and rejoin Portsmouth after leaving Burnley.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United and Chelsea target Paul Pogba has been house hunting in Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema could be set for a stunning move to Manchester United this summer.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are battling for Roma's £22m-rated Germany international Antonio Rudiger.
Chelsea and Arsenal are set for a transfer tussle over Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Southampton are preparing a £12m bid for Sporting Lisbon central defender Ruben Semedo.
Newly-promoted Middlesbrough will not be able to keep loanee Gaston Ramirez who looks set to be heading back to Uruguay to join Penarol.
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is set to lose his No 2 Fabio Pecchia, who is wanted by Italian side Verona.

THE EXPRESS

La Liga champions Barcelona have reportedly joined Manchester United in the race for Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Arsenal have set their sights on Inter Milan defender Jeison Murillo, but face competition from Leicester and Stoke.
Tottenham are reportedly considering a summer move for Ajax youngster Riechedly Bazoer.
Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool have been handed a boost in the race to sign Atletico Nacional striker Marlos Moreno.

THE GUARDIAN

Rotherham are set to appoint Hibernian boss Alan Stubbs, 44, as their new manager within the next 24 hours.
Giuseppe Rossi should have chosen to play international football for USA instead of Italy, the Fiorentina striker's agent has admitted.

THE TELEGRAPH

Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri will try to tempt Sevilla sporting director Monchi to Goodison Park by offering £100m in transfer funds.
Basel striker Breel Embolo, 19, is a target for Tottenham.
Uefa will decide in December on proposed changes to the format of the Champions League.
Wales winger George Williams is relishing the battle with former MK Dons team-mate Dele Alli at Euro 2016 this summer.