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Paper Talk & Gossip (Sunday May 17)


THE SUN
•Manchester City will battle fierce rivals United in an £80m fight to land Gareth Bale from Real Madrid.
•Everton want to take Manchester United outcast Nani on loan next season, while West Brom want striker James Wilson.
•Chelsea are setting up a shock raid on Turkey to sign Bursaspor teenage scoring sensation Enes Unal.
•Derby are lining up a £2m bid for Brentford's 23-year-old Spanish midfielder Jota.
•Nottingham Forest have joined Brighton in the race to sign winger Jamie Ward, 29, who has been released by Derby.
•Leeds owner Massimo Cellino wants Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths, 24, to fire his club to promotion next season.

DAILY STAR
•Manchester United keeper David de Gea will hold a family summit at the end of the season to decide on his future.
•Arsenal's Tomas Rosicky, 34, will wait and see who becomes the new manager before he agrees a move to West Ham. Fellow Gunner Mathieu Flamini is weighing up a move to Watford.
•Tottenham are eyeing a move for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, who has spent the season on loan at Real Madrid.
•Liverpool have been given the green light to make a £15m swoop for Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi.
•Manchester City are continuing to track Borussia Dortmund frontman Marco Reus, 25, who is under contract until 2019.
•Celtic have made a move for Manchester City's out-of-contract defender Dedryck Boyata, 24.

THE PEOPLE
•Spurs have agreed a deal to sign Cologne central defender Kevin Wimmer, 22, for £4.25m on June 1.
•David de Gea's pop star girlfriend Edurne Garcia is the driving force behind his proposed move from Manchester United to Real Madrid this summer.
•Meanwhile, United are set to make a move for Lazio star Felipe Anderson.
•Liverpool are stepping up their interest in Asier Illarramendi after Real Madrid officially put the 25-year-old midfielder up for sale.
•Newly-promoted Bournemouth are weighing up a move for 37-year-old Everton defender Sylvain Distin.
•QPR are tracking Lorient winger Jordan Ayew who they see as a possible replacement for matt Phillips.
•Wolves forward Bakary Sako is demanding £16m in wages before he commits his future to any club.
•Emotional Steven Gerrard waved goodbye to Liverpool yesterday - then revealed he will be back in January.

SUNDAY MIRROR
•Chelsea are planning a shock raid on Manchester City for striker Edin Dzeko as a replacement for Didier Drogba.
•Midfielder Lassana Diarra, 30, could finally join West Ham this summer after being released from his contract by Lokomotiv Moscow, while Hammers striker Mauro Zarate is wanted by Spanish side Malaga.
•Meanwhile, Derby boss Steve McClaren is on West Ham's list as a possible replacement for Sam Allardyce.
•Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse, 29, has priced himself out of a move to the Middle East with his wage demands.
•Aston Villa still haven't made a formal contract offer to free-agent-to-be defender and captain Ron Vlaar.
•Fulham and Derby will battle it out in a 1.5m scarp for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk, 23. Fulham are also joining the race tio sign 18-year-old Birmingham winger Demarai Gray.
•Neil Redfearn will be axed by owner Massimo Cellino because the Italian believes he has turned Leeds United fans against him.

THE MAIL
•Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has cast doubt on whether £60m record signing Angel di Maria can turn around his disastrous spell at Old Trafford.
•Everton and Southampton have emerged as favourites to sign eltic central defender Virgil van Dijk who is valued at £10m.
•Meanwhile, Saints are looking at Burnley right-back Kieran Trippier as a replacement for Manchester United-bound Nathaniel Clyne.
•Former West Ham defender Slaven Bilic is on their managerial shortlist alongside favourite Rafael Benitez in anticipation of Sam Allardyce's expected departure at the end of the season.
•French club Marseille want to sign Tottenham midfielder Benjamin Stambouli, 24, who has made just 11 appearances this season.
•Midfielder Tom Cleverley is in line for an England comeback after his recent upturn in form for Aston Villa.

SUNDAY EXPRESS
•Chelsea are planning a shock move for Manchester City's unsettled midfield star Yaya Toure, 32.

SUNDAY TIMES
•Chelsea and both Manchester clubs are on alert with Gareth Bale pushing to leave Real Madrid this summer. ..
Benny wants to know if West Ham might be interested