Paper Talk - 17 May 2012

Rhodes: Fulham hoping to land Town hitman

Paper Talk: All Rhodes lead to Fulham

Fulham boss Martin Jol is poised to win the £3.5m race for Huddersfield star Jordan Rhodes, while Celtic want Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon.

The Sun
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  • Liverpool last night axed Kenny Dalglish as boss - a month after Kop chiefs said they had total faith in him.
  • Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers is understood to be top of Liverpool's wanted list while Alan Pardew, Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Martinez are also in the frame.
  • Rio Ferdinand admits he is absolutely "gutted" over his England axe.
  • Robin van Persie's Arsenal future hangs in the balance after showdown talks with Arsene Wenger.
  • Carlos Tevez last night launched an amazing attack on Sir Alex Ferguson - telling his former boss: "You think you're president of England."
  • Manchester City have made a bold move for AC Milan's £25million-rated striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  • Manchester United will listen to offers for Nani if contract talks break down.
  • Michael Owen does not want to retire after being axed by Manchester United.
Daily Mirror
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  • Rio Ferdinand believes Sir Alex Ferguson played a part in him being axed from England's Euro 2012 squad.
  • Liverpool's owners admitted last night they were forced to rip the heart and soul from their club in sacking Kenny Dalglish.
  • Robin van Persie has expressed his frustration to Arsenal and given a clear hint that he is ready to quit the club.
  • Samir Nasri has taunted Manchester United by claiming he was right to snub Sir Alex Ferguson's side.
  • Fulham boss Martin Jol is poised to win the £3.5million race for Huddersfield star Jordan Rhodes.
  • West Brom chief Dan Ashworth is keen on striker Mariano Pavone.
  • Celtic want Sunderland's Scottish keeper Craig Gordon - meaning a Newcastle return for Fraser Forster.
  • Peter Whittingham will have talks about his future with Cardiff next week.
Daily Mail
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  • Kenny Dalglish was dramatically sacked yesterday after Liverpool's owners held him responsible for the club's dismal Premier League campaign.
  • Rio Ferdinand last night revealed his heartache after failing to make Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2012.
  • Carlos Tevez last night reopened his verbal war with Sir Alex Ferguson by saying he has nothing to apologise for.
  • Manchester United have pulled out of a move for Wigan midfielder Mohamed Diame due to concerns over his heart condition.
  • Everton are considering a cut-price move for Rangers' Steven Naismith, who has a £2million release clause in his contract.
  • Sunderland are lining up a bid for Tottenham midfielder Steven Pienaar.
  • Manchester United have made moves to find out if there would be interest in Nani should his current contract negotiations collapse.
  • West Brom have released four first-team players, including former England defender Nicky Shorey.
  • Reading have signed Nottingham Forest midfielder Garath McCleary.
The Times
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  • A defiant Kenny Dalglish insisted last night that he would not swap trophy success for anything after he paid the price for Liverpool's failure to challenge for a place in the Champions League by being sacked as manager.
Daily Star
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  • Roy Hodgson is prepared to throw rookie Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on from the start at Euro 2012.
  • Kenny Dalglish was last night sacked as Liverpool manager after being told he just wasn't good enough.
  • Carlos Tevez has refused to apologise to Sir Alex Ferguson for his sick taunt at the Manchester United boss.
  • Japan star Shinji Kagawa has opened talks with Sir Alex Ferguson about a £12million summer move to Manchester United.
  • Emmanuel Adebayor says he wants to be given the chance to lead Tottenham's Champions League challenge next season.
Daily Express
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  • Liverpool have begun the search for their fourth manager in just two years after Kenny Dalglish was sacked for failing to challenge for a Champions League place.
Independent
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  • Liverpool's American owners have made contact with Andre Villas-Boas in the past two weeks, in an attempt to establish his interest in taking over at Anfield, where Kenny Dalglish was yesterday dismissed.
Daily Telegraph
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  • England manager Roy Hodgson revealed yesterday that Michael Carrick had ruled himself out of going to the finals of Euro 2012 because he did not want to be a squad player.
Daily Record
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  • Nikica Jelavic has urged Everton boss David Moyes to snap up Ibrox bargain buy Steven Naismith.
  • Emilio Izaguirre last night revealed he wants to stay at Celtic for the rest of his career.
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