Thursdays Football Gossip

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Latest Paper Gossip . . . . (Thursday June 30th)

DAILY MIRROR

Laurent Blanc has emerged as a serious contender for the England job.
Real Madrid could make a £75million move for Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard by offering striker Alvaro Morata, plus £40million.
Manchester City will complete the £13.8m capture of Spain forward Nolito within the next 24 hours.
Manchester United are confident of signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic within the next 48 hours.
Chelsea have gazumped Crystal Palace and West Ham to agree a stunning £33m deal with Marseille for striker Michy Batshuayi.
Crystal Palace are exploring a move for Liverpool's Christian Benteke after missing out on Batshuayi but could face competition from West Ham.
Roy Hodgson is expected to look for another job in football - rather than retire in the wake of England's humiliation by Iceland.
Jose Mourinho has promised to use 'Fergie's DNA' to bring back the glory days to Manchester United.
New Watford boss Walter Mazzari has made a £12m move for Torino wideman Bruno Peres.
Gareth Southgate has rejected the chance to become England manager leaving the Football Association's plans in tatters.
Frank Lampard could be involved in the new-look England management set-up.

THE SUN

Manchester City want to swap out-of-favour striker Wilfried Bony in exchange for John Stones - if Everton sell Romelu Lukaku.
Manchester United are have been given the green light to make a move for Raphael Varane after Real Madrid decided they will listen to offers for their unsettled defender.
Real Madrid have warned Premier League sides they will have to dig deep in their pockets after slapping a £125m price tag on Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez.
Barcelona recently tried and failed to land Juventus star Paulo Dybala in an audacious 80m euro move.
Sam Allardyce and Steve Bruce both want the England job - and they want it now.
But Arsenal are confident manager Arsene Wenger, 66, would turn down any offer from the Football Association, who have the Frenchman near the top of their list to replace Roy Hodgson as England boss.
Manchester United will find out on Sunday whether they have landed Borussia Dortmund star Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Hull face a £3m fight with Turkish champions Besiktas to land Aminu Umar.
Newcastle are closing in on a £22m double swoop for Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie.

DAILY STAR

Laurent Blanc has emerged as a shock contender to succeed Roy Hodgson as England manager.
Arsenal are interested in Japan international striker Takuma Asano.
Crystal Palace are eyeing a move for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.
Manchester United have launched an 'all-out offensive' to sign Barcelona superstar Neymar, according to reports in Spain.
Chelsea are prepared to battle Real Madrid and Arsenal for Leicester star N'Golo Kante, according to reports.
Meanwhile, the Blues will abandon their plan to re-sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku after closing in on his Belgium team-mate and Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, 22, for £33.2m.
Former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie could be leaving Fenerbahce after just one year at the club.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Glenn Hoddle, Laurent Blanc and Slaven Bilic have all emerged as candidates to become the next England manager.
Arsenal are confident that Arsene Wenger's club future will be unaffected by the sudden vacancy at England and regard any suggestion of a job share over the next season as a complete non-starter.
Liverpool have told Crystal Palace they will have to pay £30m for Christian Benteke.
Real Madrid have opened contract talks with Gareth Bale's advisers and expect to agree a deal with the £85m star next month.

DAILY MAIL

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to seal his long-awaited move to Manchester United on Friday.
Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester City are keen on signing Real Madrid outcast James Rodriguez this summer - but face competition from Paris Saint-Germain.
Chelsea goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon fears he is being pushed out of Stamford Bridge amid ongoing tensions with Thibaut Courtois.
Dwight Gayle is in Newcastle for a medical ahead of his £10m move from Crystal Palace. The player entered advanced talks with the North East club earlier on Tuesday.
West Brom have made enquiries for Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston. The Spanish side value the 23-year-old at around £18m.
Norwich are in for Sunderland outcast Steven Fletcher with a £30,000-a-week deal to lead their Premier League promotion bid.
A move to Chelsea is still possible for Alexandre Pato as the Brazilian's agent says he is hopeful of sealing a permanent move.
Zenit St Petersburg's Brazilian forward Hulk is close to joining Chinese club Shanghai SIPG in a deal worth around £48m, breaking the current Asian transfer record of £38m.
Luiz Felipe Scolari wants to be considered for the England job he turned down a decade ago.
Ryan Giggs is set to call time on his Manchester United career after 29 years.

THE EXPRESS

Japan international Takuma Asano, 21, says he has been approached by Arsenal over a move to the Emirates.

THE GUARDIAN

Tottenham and Leicester are among several Premier League clubs interested in signing Ragnar Sigurdsson after his impressive displays for Iceland.
Samuel Umtiti looks set to join Barcelona from Lyon after the French club's president confirmed he has agreed a deal for the defender to move to La Liga.

THE TIMES

Arsene Wenger is willing to sit down with the FA to discuss the England job and harbours ambitions of managing a natational team at some point.
Arsenal legend Tony Adams is set to return to the Gunners as coach of the under-18s side.

THE INDEPENDENT

Manchester United have made an improved offer for Henrik Mkhitaryan, according to Borussia Dortmund's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.