Paper Talk: Ramos eyeing strike duo

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos wants Diego Forlan or Roque Santa Cruz to replace Dimitar Berbatov while Mikael Silvestre is Sunderland bound.

Santa Cruz: Could replace Berbatov at Spurs
Santa Cruz: Could replace Berbatov at Spurs

THE SUN

Arsenal look set to sign Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre. Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will reluctantly look at alternatives to Gareth Barry - even though he still wants the Aston Villa midfielder.

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp thinks his wife Sandra could manage a mega-rich club.

Portsmouth winger John Utaka could join Lille for £7million.

Sunderland will have to spend £3million if they want to sign Leicester defender Joe Mattock.

Derby defender Alan Stubbs has been forced to retire because of a chronic knee injury.

DAILY MIRROR

Spurs boss Juande Ramos wants the Dimitar Berbatov saga to end this week - so he can buy Diego Forlan and Roque Santa Cruz.

Mikael Silvestre is likely to join Sunderland after turning down a cut-price £750,000 move to Manchester City.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws is chasing Chelsea's Jack Cork - and wants to take him on loan for the season.

West Ham are bringing in Chilean striker Sebastian Pinto for talks this week.

DAILY STAR

Robinho's £25million move to Chelsea is definitely off - and the Blues could now turn to AC Milan star Kaka.

Sunderland are set to beat Newcastle in the race to land £2.5million-rated Fulham striker David Healy.

Sheffield Wednesday want Hull defender Wayne Brown on loan after losing Richard Hinds for four months with a broken leg.

Charlton striker Chris Dickson has signed a new contract until 2010.

DAILY EXPRESS

Everton have beaten Newcastle in the battle to sign Juventus midfielder Tiago.

Andrei Arshavin's agent says the Zenit St Petersburg playmaker was too greedy to sign for Arsenal.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester City have been reported to FIFA by Shakhtar Donetsk, who claim they are still owed money from the transfer of Brazilian playmaker Elano to Eastlands last summer.

Hull have launched a bid for Rapid Vienna striker Stefan Maierhofer.

THE TIMES

Fraizer Campbell is prepared to return to Hull on loan if Manchester United sign another striker.

Portsmouth want Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, but only on loan.

THE INDEPENDENT

Sunderland are interested in signing David Healy, Anton Ferdinand, Mikael Silvestre and James Beattie.

Everton target Tiago does not want to move to England.

Your Comments

Faroese_Rover (Blackburn Rovers fan)

"Why do these rubbish papers keep linking Santa Cruz to other clubs???! HE ISN*T GOING ANYWHERE!!!!!"

79FINAL3_2 (Arsenal fan)

"Wouldn't mind the paper talk about Silvestre being true although on a free contract he will probably want in the region of 100,000k a week bearing in mind that he was on 65 at ManUre. Great cover for Clichy and also a good body to have as a left winger, thumbs up to Wenger if he pulls that one off, complete the summer spree by taking Anton Ferdinand and Annan for the centre of midfield and were back on track."

seagullsandwich (Manchester United fan)

"Good to spurs are finally waking up to the fact that their best players don't want to play for tthem. they want to play for us.Soon we'll be able to field a team of spuds old boys haha. Keep up the good work Levi, you're certainly 'different'!"

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