Papers 3/6

[Boro]

SUNDAY MIRROR

# Manchester City could make Graeme Souness their new manager amid fears that Thaksin Shinawatra's takeover bid has stalled.

# Aston Villa and Everton are both monitoring Wolves winger Michael Kightly.

# Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta is a target for West Ham.

# Manchester United are set to offer a contract to Irish prospect Shay Brady.

# West Ham are embarking on a huge spending spree in a bid to ensure their Premiership future with Newcastle's Scott Parker and Everton's Andy Johnson on the shopping list. They have ruled out a move for Manchester City's Joey Barton though.

# Derby boss Billy Davies is set to quit Pride Park this week.

# Manchester United are set to offer Alan Smith a new deal.

# Charlton have put a £20m price tag on striker Darren Bent.

# Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants to sign 'keeper Tomasz Kuszczak from Manchester United on loan.

# Arsenal insiders believe Thierry Henry is set for a £15m move to Barcelona this summer.

THE PEOPLE

# Luis Figo wants to finish his playing career at Tottenham.

# Frank Lampard is set to sign a new £125,000-a-week deal at Chelsea.

# Newcastle will not let Scott Parker sign for West Ham until they have secured Joey Barton.

# Billy Davies will stay with Derby but will only have £10m to spend on new players.

# Mike Newell is on the shortlist for the MK Dons job.

# West Ham are ready to splash out on Craig Bellamy and pay him his £70,000-a-week wage demands.

# Liverpool are set for Real Madrid to make a third bid for Rafa Benitez.

# Bruno N'Gotty has turned down a new deal from Birmingham and is set to join Leicester on a free.

# Everton are ready to battle Rangers and Hearts for Portuguese midfielder Tiago Gomes.

# Leeds and Brighton are fighting for the services of Port Vale striker Leon Constantine.

# Stoke are lining up a move for Charlton defender Jonathan Fortune.

# Watford are heading the race for Crystal Palace's winger Jobi McAnuff after his move to Derby collapsed.

# Everton are chasing Manchester United's Alan Smith.

# West Ham are monitoring Reading's Stephen Hunt.

# Wigan are planning a £2m bid for Sheffield Wednesday's Chris Brunt.

# Walter Pandiani could be heading back to the Premiership with Fulham and Derby showing interest.

# West Brom want Norwich's Youssef Safri to replace Jason Koumas.

# Derby boss Billy Davies is keen to land West Ham winger Matthew Etherington.

LI> David Bellion is keen on a return to the Premiership from Nice with former club Sunderland keen on his services.

# Nigel Reo-Coker is set to move to Aston Villa for £6m.

# Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has been in Italy to watch veteran striker Cristiano Lucarelli.

# Bolton want 'keeper Scott Carson as they prepare to sell Jussi Jaaskelainen to Sunderland.

# Middlesbrough are planning a £2.5m swoop for Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis.

# West Brom defender Chris Perry is wanted by Sheffield United.

# Tomas Rosicky could be set to leave Arsenal with Atletico Madrid showing interest.

# David Dein could be set to return as Newcastle's new chief executive.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

# Leighton Baines is unlikely to remain at Wigan if someone can come up with a £5m fee.

# Craig Bellamy will be on his way out of Liverpool with Aston Villa or West Ham the favourites to land him.

# Alan Smith is chasing a new deal at Manchester United.

# Barcelona have demanded that Thierry Henry tell them if he wants to join or not.

# Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is on Tottenham boss Martin Jol's wishlist.

NEWS OF THE WORLD

# Barcelona have stepped up their pursuit of Thierry Henry.

# Rafa Benitez will test Liverpool's new owners by demanding £35m to buy Samuel Eto'o.

# Portsmouth's Lomana LuaLua could be on his way to Espanyol.

# Michael Gray is the first casualty of Blackburn's summer clearout.

# Barcelona are in the race for Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze.

# Aston Villa and Everton are chasing Michael Kightly of Wolves.

# Dimitar Berbatov insists he is staying at Tottenham.

# Liverpool face competition from Chelsea and AC Milan for Lyon's Florent Malouda.

# Steve Bruce is ready to sign a new two-year rolling contract at Birmingham.

# Jose Mourinho has begged Chelsea not to let Frank Lampard go.

# Chelsea have had a £10m bid for Pascal Chimbonda turned down by Tottenham.

# Darren Bent is set to snub West Ham's £60,000-a-week offer to join Tottenham.

# Titus Bramble is set to join Wigan this week.

# Sir Alex Ferguson is eyeing a mover for Javier Saviola.

# Arsenal have won the race to sign wonderkid Kyle Bartley from Bolton.

# Charlton are set to make a £2m move for West Brom striker Nathan Ellington.

# Everton are set for a £15m triple swoop for David Nugent, Phil Jagielka and Steaua Bucharest's Dorin Goian.

# Neil Lennon is being tempted to Nottingham Forest to take up a player-coach role.

# Derby are targeting Sheffield United duo Michael Tonge and Claude Davis.

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

# Barcelona are set to step up their pursuit of Thierry henry but Arsenal want £20m.

# Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has cut short his holiday to make an 11th-hour move for Mark Viduka.

# Frank Lampard's future at Chelsea still remains in doubt.

 

[Lowie01]

# Manchester City could make Graeme Souness their new manager amid fears that Thaksin Shinawatra's takeover bid has stalled.

LOL! Can't wait for Moomba's reaction.

# West Ham are ready to splash out on Craig Bellamy and pay him his £70,000-a-week wage demands.

And while you're at it, you can help contribute to Tevez's wages when he comes to Anfield.

# Liverpool are set for Real Madrid to make a third bid for Rafa Benitez.

Boring.

 

[Embers]

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Neill Upson Collins Shorey

Benayoun Cahill Parker Arteta

Tevez Ashton

I likey!!

 

[DBAH0]

If Baines and / or Shorey are available for $5-6M this off-season, I'll be massively disappointed if we can't sign one to sure up our LB spot.

Should be one of our main targets right now.

 

[Embers]

If Baines and / or Shorey are available for $5-6M this off-season, I'll be massively disappointed if we can't sign one to sure up our LB spot.

Should be one of our main targets right now.

Whelan wouldnt sell us a bandaid. Shoreys the man. Gun. 6 mill should tie it all up

 

[jezza]

# Luis Figo wants to finish his playing career at Tottenham.

Anyone know how he went at Inter this year?

# Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is on Tottenham boss Martin Jol's wishlist.

For a small transfer fee and greatly reduced wages, I'd say yes, otherwise not worth the risk.

# Chelsea have had a £10m bid for Pascal Chimbonda turned down by Tottenham.

Any more than that and we'd have to sell surely. Hopefully they have a list of ready to go replacements.

# Darren Bent is set to snub West Ham's £60,000-a-week offer to join Tottenham.

If he joins Spurs it will be on a heck of a lot less money than that. I imagine it would mean the end of Defoe, too hard to keep 4 happy. Word is Villa have offered 8 for Defoe.

# Arsenal have won the race to sign wonderkid Kyle Bartley from Bolton.

Would a wonderkid from Bolton be 28?

 

[moomba]

LOL! Can't wait for Moomba's reaction.

I don't think they have internet facilities at the local lock up so you'd have to wait until I am released or Souey is sacked, whichever comes early.

One thing I did say on a City board is that if he walked out into the middle of Old Trafford, planted the MCFC flag on the centre spot and then submitted his resignation he would be a City hero forever.

 

[ShearMagic9]

# Manchester City could make Graeme Souness their new manager amid fears that Thaksin Shinawatra's takeover bid has stalled.

ROFLMAOWPMSL

# West Ham are ready to splash out on Craig Bellamy and pay him his £70,000-a-week wage demands.

ROFLMAOWPMSL

# Nigel Reo-Coker is set to move to Aston Villa for £6m.

ROFLMAOWPMSL

# Leighton Baines is unlikely to remain at Wigan if someone can come up with a £5m fee.

Hopefully thats us

 

[Mr Sensitive]

Green

Neill Upson Collins Shorey

Benayoun Cahill Parker Arteta

Tevez Ashton

I likey!!

Why do West Ham fans think Cahill is bound for Upton Park? The bloke's a Toffee through and through, a fact which is a source of great anguish for me, because I love the bloke so. Cahill would only leave Everton if it was to go to a big club, not a midtable struggler like West Ham.


It's good to see that Berbatov wants to stay at Tottenham. Bit of loyalty and all that.

 

[DBAH0]

There was a NOTW article saying Curbs had interest bringing back Defoe, if Spurs signed Bent today as well.

Couldn't see it happening myself. Either way it's better that Craig "I'm caught 20 times offside in a game" Bellamy.

 

[Sheeds]

Why do West Ham fans think Cahill is bound for Upton Park? The bloke's a Toffee through and through, a fact which is a source of great anguish for me, because I love the bloke so. Cahill would only leave Everton if it was to go to a big club, not a midtable struggler like West Ham.


It's good to see that Berbatov wants to stay at Tottenham. Bit of loyalty and all that.

I hope your right. Cahill has always spoken highly of Everton and how he loves representing the club and what it means to him.

Losing Cahill and Arteta would be massive blows.

 

[moomba]

I think it's more a case of putting 2 and 2 together but would promote some interesting discussion (and maybe some backtracking) on this board. This from the Star.

Claudio Ranieri will launch a daring cross-city raid for Giuseppi Rossi if he becomes Manchester City manager.

The Italian was favourite to replace Stuart Pearce once the takeover by former Thai President Thaksin Shinawatra goes through.

And Manchester United striker Rossi is top of his shopping list, with City ready to offer £3.5million for the striker.

Ranieri is a massive fan of the American born frontman, who helped him save Parma from relegation from Serie A this term. Rossi is not expected to feature much at United next season with Wayne Rooney, Alan Smith, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Louis Saha all ahead of him in the pecking order.

Strikers are City's top priority this summer after a shocking goal return.

Ten at home all season was the lowest total of any club in league history.

 

[moomba]

Joey Barton expected to sign with Newcastle tomorrow, providing the Parker to West Ham deal goes through.

 

[Ray Nolan]

# Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has cut short his holiday to make an 11th-hour move for Mark Viduka.

Karren Brady has apparently tabled him an 3 year, 5 million quid deal.

Very much hoping the Big Man will come to St. Andrews, it's a fat, fat contract given it'll be his last major European deal.