Wednesdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip . . (Wednesday May 25th)

THE SUN

Pep Guardiola is close to making Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan his first recruit at Manchester City.
Sven-Goran Eriksson has urged England manager Roy Hodgson to gamble on 'wildcard' Marcus Rashford in his Euro 2016 squad.
Ronald Koeman will confirm his Southampton future by signing a new contract - after changing agents.
Manchester City and Chelsea target Edinson Cavani is going to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, according to his agent.

DAILY STAR

Everton's hopes of appointing Ronald Koeman as their next manager appear to be over, with the Dutchman set to sign a new contract at Southampton.
Danny Simpson has pleaded with Leicester stars Jamie Vardy, Danny Drinkwater and Riyad Mahrez to stay at the club and attempt a repeat of their incredible Premier League success.
Manchester United spent £10,000 to charter a private jet and fly former manager Louis van Gaal to Portugal straight after his dismissal on Monday.
Goalkeepers Adam Bogdan and Danny Ward are expected to leave Liverpool this summer in the wake of Loris Karius' arrival from Mainz for a fee of £4.7m.

DAIL MIRROR

Jose Mourinho's three-year deal to become Manchester United manager could be worth as much as £30m. (It's getting boring now)
Ronald Koeman is signing a two-year deal with Southampton not long after changing agents. The deal could be worth £2.5m per season.
Danny Simpson says he is badgering Leicester's star players to stay at the club.
Sunderland have entered the race for Scotland midfielder James Morrison, who is out of contract at West Brom.

THE GUARDIAN

Jose Mourinho's hopes of signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic appear to have improved, with the Swedish great now saying he favours a free transfer move to Manchester United.

DAILY MAIL

Juan Mata is keen to resolve his differences with Jose Mourinho should the Portuguese take over as Manchester United manager, but David de Gea could still leave the club this summer.
Michael Carrick is set to stay at Manchester United for another year, with a new deal matching his current £80,000 weekly wage.
Crystal Palace are considering a £7m swoop for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.

THE EXPRESS

Liverpool face competition from Borussia Dortmund in their efforts to sign Poland international midfielder Piotr Zielinski from Udinese.
Chelsea are planning a summer swoop for Fenerbahce defender Simon Kjaer, a regular in Denmark's international side.
Meanwhile, the Blues have told Everton they will not be held to ransom over Romelu Lukaku, with the Toffees demanding £65m for the striker.
Roma could hijack Arsenal's move for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, who spent last season on loan in Italy with Inter Milan.

THE TELEGRAPH

Aston Villa's new owner Tony Xia is planning to employ Roberto Di Matteo as his manager by the end of the week and sack the club's entire scouting staff.