Thursdays 'Goss' in the Rags

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Paper Chat . (Thurs April 24)


THE SUN
•Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, 23, has revealed he is on Arsenal's summer shopping list.
•Striker Robin van Persie, 31, will snub moves to Galatasaray and Fenerbahce to see out the final year of his contract at Manchester United.
•West Ham have slapped a £25m price tag on defender Aaron Cresswell, 25, with Chelsea said to be interested.
•Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will try to land £10m-rated Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie by using striker Rickie Lambert as bait.
•Blackburn could sell strikers Rudy Gestede and Jordan Rhodes to help tackle their huge running costs.

DAILY MIRROR
•Southampton hope to beat Newcastle to the signing of Feyenoord midfielder Jordy Clasie.
•Chelsea and Manchester City target Aaron Cresswell insists he is happy at West Ham.
•Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic, 27, is wanted by Inter Milan.

DAILY STAR
•Bayern Munich are plotting a summer move for Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, 31 but the Blues will try to head them off by offering him a new three-year deal.
•Manchester United are confident they can sign PSV Eindhoven forward Memphis Depay for a fee in the region of £25m, despite interest from Liverpool and Paris St-Germain
•Southampton have put a £20m price tag on striker Jay Rodriguez, 25, who has not played for a year after suffering ruptured ligaments - but is wanted by Spurs and Manchester City.
•On-loan Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira wants a permanent deal at Swansea despite not scoring for 10 games.
•Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter is a summer transfer target for Aston Villa.
•QPR defender Max Ehmer, 23, wants to join Sky Bet League One side Gillingham on a permanent deal after a successful loan spell.

DAILY MAIL
•Patrick Vieira has the backing of Manchester City's players to replace Manuel Pellegrini should the under-fire manager be sacked.
•Sunderland are trailing former Wigan striker Franco di Santo - the Argentine has scored 13 goals in 22 games for Werder Bremen this season.
•Chelsea have checked on Standard Liege left-back Damien Dussaut, 20, despite the Frenchman having only started five games this season.
•Paris Saint-Germain remain keen on Chelsea keeper Petr Cech, with Liverpool also interested.
•Swansea have revived their interest in £7m-rated Blackburn Rovers striker Rudy Gestede who has scored 20 goals this season.
•Stoke City are chasing Blackpool's teenage striker Dom Telford, 18, who has broken into the first team this season.
•Southampton target Tonny Vilhena has announced he wants to quit Dutch club Feyenoord this season.
•Winger Jordan Ibe, 19, is poised to sign a five-year deal with Liverpool.
•Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 19, is ready to commit to England over the Republic of Ireland - providing manager Roy Hodgson assure him he figures in his long-term plans.

THE EXPRESS
•Bayern Munich are ready to step up their efforts to sign Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, 31, this summer.
•Yaya Toure's agent has demanded showdown talks with Manchester City in a bid to clarify if the 31-year-old midfielder had a future at the club.
•FA chairman Greg Dyke has revealed that Spurs striker Harry Kane is desperate to play for England U21s in this summer's European Championship, despite recently making his senior debut