Paper Talk - 06 May 2012

Van Persie: Reports of big City offer

Paper Talk: City try to tempt RvP

Arsenal's Robin van Persie has reportedly been offered £250,000-per-week by Manchester City, while Phil Brown could return to Hull City.

Daily Star Sunday
  • Manchester City have offered Arsenal striker Robin van Persie £250,000-per-week - an annual wage of £12million - to join them in the summer.
  • Paris Saint-Germain want to sign Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. They will offer City £12million and pay £170k wages to the Spurs loan striker.
  • Roy Keane has told Man City: You will blow the title at Newcastle today.
  • Middlesbrough are leading the chase to land teenage Manchester United striker Will Keane on loan.
  • Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given has said he would fancy a move to Celtic as a swansong to his career.
  • Steve Kean will fight on at Blackburn next season, even if they are relegated.
The Sun
    ON SUNDAY
  • Sir Alex Ferguson fears Manchester City will blow Manchester United out of the water again in the transfer market this summer.
  • Stoke are set to offload Kenwyne Jones, Matthew Upson and Cameron Jerome in the summer to reduce the wage bill.
  • Chris Hughton is set to become West Brom boss - even if Birmingham are promoted to the Premier League.
  • Phil Brown is set for a dramatic return to Hull in place of the suspended Nicky Barmby.
  • Pavel Pogrebnyak has opened talks over a permanent deal with Fulham.
  • Rafael Van der Vaart has encouraged Ajax skipper Jan Vertonghen to join him at Tottenham.
Sunday Mirror
  • Steve Bould is to become Arsene Wenger's new number two at Arsenal in a revamped coaching set-up.
  • Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle are chasing rising Dutch star Luuk de Jong of FC Twente.
  • Wigan have slapped a £10million price tag on Victor Moses to ward off any possible suitors for their prize asset.
People
  • Craig Bellamy will be part of Great Britain's 18-man Olympic men's football squad - leaving David Beckham sweating on one of just two more places for over-age players.
  • Roy Hodgson is struggling to find a replacement for Stuart Pearce in his England coaching set-up.
  • New England boss Roy Hodgson has told his Chelsea contingent they will get a week off after the Champions League final.
  • Celtic boss Neil Lennon is "open" to a move to England - which will put managerless West Brom on red alert.
  • Birmingham manager Chris Hughton is top of West Brom's shortlist to replace Roy Hodgson - closely followed by Brighton boss Gus Poyet.
  • Fulham's Danny Murphy fears Sunday's game with Sunderland could be his last at Craven Cottage, with his contract up in the summer.
  • Kenny Dalglish is sweating on his summer budget at Liverpool as the owners delay an answer on funds.
  • Nicky Barmby is ready to stay at Hull after making peace with the club's owners.
  • Tottenham are raedy to swoop for West Ham goalkeeper Rob Green this summer.
  • Ipswich have made a shock £750,000 bid for Leicester striker Paul Gallagher.
  • Chelsea are still chasing Porto star Alvaro Pereira.
  • Nottingham Forest's Chris Gunter is wanted by Fulham and Swansea.
  • Bolton want Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu next season on loan if they stay in the Premier League.
Mail On Sunday
  • Sir Trevor Brooking has reacted angrily to claims he single-handedly cost Harry Redknapp his chance of the England manager's job.
  • Manchester United fear Manchester City will steal their transfer targets this summer and wreck their chances of rebuilding.
Sunday Express
  • Sir Trevor Brooking has denied a past feud with Harry Redknapp denied the Totenham boss the chance of becoming England manager.
Independent
    ON SUNDAY
  • UEFA are so concerned that non-white fans could face racial abuse or violence at this summer's European Championships that it is backing plans to create safe areas for them.
The Observer
  • The Football Association has confirmed it is monitoring the developing security situation in Ukraine after bombs last week hit Dnipropetrovsk, injuring at least 29 people.
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