#PAPERSTALK All the best stories making the back pages of Saturday’s newspapers: 77 Like for next report Jose Mourinho has been given the green light to launch a major spending spree after Chelsea signed a staggering £300m deal with adidas – THE SUN Chelsea are closing in on a move for Vitesse Arnhem midfielder Marco van Ginkel – DAILY EXPRESS Wayne Rooney will meet David Moyes to decide his Manchester United future next week, with both Chelsea and Arsenal ready to offer him a way out – DAILY MIRROR Rooney wants to join Chelsea if he quits Manchester United this summer - DAILY STAR David Moyes has renewed Manchester United’s interest in Robert Lewandowski after less than a positive response to re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid – DAILY TELEGRAPH Thiago Alcantara has decided to turn his back on Barcelona and join Manchester United to rescue his World Cup dream with Spain – DAILY STAR Alan Pardew fears his top players will want to leave Newcastle after Joe Kinnear’s radio rant – DAILY MAIL Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama has revealed the Scottish champions and Southampton have agreed a £10m fee. The 21-year-old Kenya enforcer still has to agree personal terms though – DAILY MIRROR Ricardo Vaz Te, Modibo Maiga, Matt Taylor and Alou Diarra are all available as West Ham try to balance their £55m investment in Andy Carroll – THE SUN Roberto Martinez is set to make his first signing as Everton manager by completing a deal for Lorient centre-half Bruno Ecuele Manga, 24, for £4.5m – THE SUN Fulham are interested in beating Queens Park Rangers to the signature of England midfielder Scott Parker should the 32-year-old quit White Hart Lane following the arrival of Brazilian Paulinho, 24. A fee of £4m would be required – DAILY MIRROR Paolo Di Canio wants to give United States forward Jozy Altidore another chance in the Premier League with Sunderland. The 23-year-old would cost around £5m from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar despite flopping when with Hull City – THE SUN Di Canio has told Black Cats captain Lee Cattermole he can leave Wearside as he is not in the Italian’s long-term plans – DAILY MIRROR Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is closing on his second signing this summer with Real Betis midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo, 21, available for £475,000 – DAILY MIRROR - Tottenham have agreed a £17million deal to bring Brazilian midfielder Paulinho to White Hart Lane, his club Corinthians have confirmed, according to the Daily Mail. - Tottenham target Leandro Damiao insists he is happy at Internacional and will not push for a move away. - Manchester City still have to fend off the interest of four European clubs to complete the signing of Spanish starlet Isco. - Manchester United surprisingly released Michele Fornasier this summer and a move to Sampdoria is now on the cards. - Chelsea remain keen on St Etienne defender Kurt Zouma, who is being considered as a cheaper alternative to Porto’s Eliaquim Mangala. - Chelsea and Tottenham appear to have missed out on Felipe Anderson – with the Brazilian youngster poised to join Lazio. - Fulham boss Martin Jol is ready to rival QPR for Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker. - Arsenal are thought to have shelved plans to sign Swansea’s Ashley Williams and are instead pursuing Dinamo Zagreb’s Tin Jedvaj. - Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has sanctioned the sale of Gonzalo Higuain to Arsenal for a fee of £22million, talkSPORT understands. - Sunderland have agreed a £10m fee with Liverpool for goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and are ready to use those funds in a bid for US striker Jozy Altidore. - Everton are showing interest in Lorient defender Bruno Ecuele Manga. - Cardiff City are rivalling Southampton in the £12million battle for Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama. Southampton have had a bid accepted by Celtic but the move will trigger a six-club tussle for the Kenya international. - West Brom are reportedly at the front of the queue to sign Chelsea’s out-of-contract Israeli international midfielder Yossi Benayoun. - Swansea expect to complete the signing of Real Betis midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo early next week. - Barcelona are expected to intensity their efforts to sign Daniel Agger and David Luiz after Jeremy Mathieu confirmed his intention to stay at Valencia. - Valencia’s latest signing Javi Fuego has revealed his excitement at joining the club and believes he has earned his chance to represent the Primera Division heavyweights. - Juventus have become the latest club to rival Manchester City for the signature of France defender Adil Rami. - Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis says Manchester City are not prepared to meet their £53.6million asking price for striker Edinson Cavani. - Napoli have officially bought Omar El Kaddouri from Brescia. - Kyle Lafferty is close to sealing a move to Italy after agreeing a three-year deal with Palermo. - Catania President Antonino Pulvirenti has revealed Alejandro Gomez will leave the Serie A side this summer. - Former France manager Laurent Blanc is set to takeover from Carlo Ancelotti as Paris Saint-Germain manager. - Paris Saint-Germain forward Jean-Christophe Bahebeck has joined Valenciennes on a season-long loan deal, the Ligue 1 champions have announced. - Bayer Leverkusen have signed Italian right-back Giulio Donati from Serie A side Inter Milan. - Hamburg are eyeing a move for Arsenal defender Johan Djourou. - Werder Bremen general manager Thomas Eichin has denied that Dutch striker Eljero Elia has been subject to an offer from Greek side PAOK Saloniki. - Eintracht Frankfurt could hijack Hamburg’s move for Manchester City flop Roque Santa Cruz. - Atletico Mineiro attacking midfielder Bernard has revealed he is considering joining Porto this summer. - Galatasaray President Unal Aysal and manager Faith Terim have confirmed the club is in for Fulham winger Kerim Frei. - Celtic have secured the signing of Holland Under 21 defender Virgil van Dijk. - Wigan are lining up a £800,000 move for Bristol City winger Albert Adomah. - Sky Sports understands Wigan are closing in on the signings of Burnley duo Chris McCann and Martin Paterson. - Reading have agreed terms with former Real Madrid and Everton winger Royston Drenthe. - Reading defender Alex Pearce has signed a new two-year contract at Madejski Stadium. - Steve Bruce is tracking Gent striker Ilombe Mboyo as he prepares his Hull squad for the Premier League. - Barnsley forward Tomasz Cywka has signed a new one-year deal with the Championship outfit. - Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett has revealed that there have been no bids for wantaway midfielder Jamie O’Hara. - Portsmouth have announced the signing of winger Ricky Holmes from relegated League Two outfit Barnet. - Barry Fry has confirmed that Millwall have made an enquiry about Peterborough United striker Tyrone Barnett. - Rochdale have completed their second signing in as many days with the capture of midfielder Matthew Lund. - Swindon have agreed to release winger Gary Roberts from the remainder of his contract. - MK Dons have cancelled striker Ryan Lowe’s contract for personal reasons. - Yeovil Town are closing in on the signing of former Southampton striker Sam Hoskins. - AFC Wimbledon have completed the signing of striker Charlie Sheringham. - Crewe have not closed the door on a possible return for striker Nathan Ellington, assistant manager Neil Baker has revealed. - Shrewsbury have confirmed the signing of defender Tamika Mkandawire from Millwall. #Ashu
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:35:21 +0000