Saturdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip .. (Saturday March 5th)

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United have renewed their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos.
Manchester City may need to slug it out with Barcelona and Real Madrid for Bundesliga star Ilkay Gundogan.
Roy Hodgson will make a check on Leicester's in-form Danny Drinkwater ahead of naming his next England squad.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is eyeing a summer move for Blackburn's Republic of Ireland international centre-back Shane Duffy.

THE SUN

Newcastle's next manager could be former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez.
Jose Mourinho is planning to recast the spine of the Manchester United team if he is appointed manager at Old Trafford in the summer, with a centre-back, a midfielder and a striker high on his list of priorities.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United want Real Madrid star Toni Kroos for £40m.
Pep Guardiola has played down rumours that he wants to bring Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 29, with him to Manchester City in the summer.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew believes he could soon have a £30m striker on his hands in Connor Wickham.
Jurgen Klopp has opened the door for Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic, currently on loan at Turkish side Fenerbahce, to return to Anfield in the summer.
Meanwhile, Reds defender Jon Flanagan, 23, is desperate to sign a new contract at Anfield so he can be a one-club man like Jamie Carragher.

DAILY MAIL

David Beckham has made the audacious capture of Lionel Messi one of Miami United's long-term priorities.
Everton passed up a chance to sign Dimitri Payet last summer because they see Ross Barkley as their long-term No 10.

THE EXPRESS

Marc Bartra could easily leave Barcelona this summer, according to his former agent with Manchester United among the clubs interested.
Lorenzo Insigne's agent says the 24-year-old Napoli winger is wanted by a number of Premier League clubs.

THE TELEGRAPH

Antonio Conte will finalise a deal to take over as Chelsea boss during a meeting with Roman Abramovich in Monte Carlo in the next seven days.
Aston Villa captain Micah Richards has a buy-out clause in his contract and can leave the club for £5m.

THE INDEPENDENT

Arsenal could miss out on long-term transfer interest Ilkay Gundogan because the Borussia Dortmund midfielder wants to play for Pep Guardiola.
Chelsea sent scouts to watch Juventus star Paul Pogba this week, according to reports in Italy.
Everton have started planning for the era under new owner Farhad Moshiri by targeting Villarreal teenager Alfonso Pedraza for a summer move.

THE GUARDIAN

Louis van Gaal has said the recent emergence of Marcus Rashford, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Guillermo Varela and other youngsters will affect Manchester United's summer transfer policy.

THE TIMES

Jose Mourinho's charm offensive towards Manchester United gathered pace when one of his aides went to great lengths to undermine the perception that the former Chelsea manager is not interested in developing young players.
Remi Garde has admitted that he could be sacked as Aston Villa manager this summer after cutting short a heated media conference on Friday.
A banner calling on Massimo Cellino to leave Leeds United will fly over Elland Road on Saturday as the fans stage another protest against the club's controversial owner.