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Paper Talk - 18 May 2012

Chiellini: Tops City's wanted list

Paper Talk: City eye double Italian raid

Manchester City are chasing Giorgio Chiellini and Ezequiel Lavezzi, Newcastle have targeted Nathaniel Clyne, and Reading want Joe Cole.

The Sun
  • Former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola will be approached by Liverpool to replace Kenny Dalglish as manager, with Wigan's Roberto Martinez and Swansea's Brendan Rodgers also on their shortlist.
  • Former England boss Fabio Capello wants to be Chelsea's new manager.
  • Patrick Vieira has warned former club Arsenal they will lose Robin van Persie to Manchester City - and that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will only have himself to blame.
  • Chelsea and Manchester City will battle Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan for £20m Napoli striker Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  • Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou wants to rejoin former club Feyenoord.
  • Manchester United chief executive David Gill admits neighbours City will always outmuscle the Red Devils when it comes to luring top stars.
Daily Mirror
  • Former England boss Fabio Capello has held talks with Chelsea about becoming their next manager.
  • Manchester City will offer Juventus £16million for 27-year-old central defender Giorgio Chiellini.
  • Chelsea will battle it out with Barcelona for Benfica star Nelson Oliveira.
  • Newcastle will make a move for Crystal Palace right-back Nathaniel Clyne.
  • Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is set to join Premier League rivals West Brom.
Daily Star
  • Liverpool have been given permission to speak to Wigan boss Roberto Martinez, with Swansea's Brendan Rodgers and former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas also in the frame.
  • Former England boss Fabio Capello has told Chelsea he wants to be their next manager.
  • Reading are planning a move for Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole, currently on loan at French club Lille.
  • Jamie Carragher has warned it could be years before Liverpool are ready to win the league title again.
  • Keeper Craig Gordon will quit Sunderland and join West Ham if they are promoted back to the Premier League, while the Black Cats are set to sign 19-year-old Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha.
  • Stevenage winger Luke Freeman, 20, is a target for Everton.
Daily Mail
  • Fabio Capello is back in the frame to be Chelsea's next manager.
  • Liverpool will approach Pep Guardiola to be their new boss.
  • Robin van Persie has told Arsenal he is not ready to sign a new deal.
  • Liverpool will rekindle their interest in CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs also interested.
  • Wolves striker Steven Fletcher is expected to reject the chance of a move to Sunderland.
  • Manchester United's latest accounts have revealed they lost £71m to financial obligations imposed by owners the Glazers over the last nine months.
Daily Express
  • Aston Villa have not given up hope of landing Wigan boss Roberto Martinez, despite the Spaniard holding talks with Liverpool.
The Guardian
  • Liverpool have wasted little time in the search for Kenny Dalglish's successor by requesting permission to speak to Roberto Martinez at Wigan Athletic, Swansea City's Brendan Rodgers and at least two European coaches, one believed to be Andre Villas-Boas, within 24 hours of bringing the Anfield legend's reign to an end.
Daily Telegraph
  • Liverpool have compiled a list of as many as eight potential managers, including Pep Guardiola and Fabio Capello, as the search for Kenny Dalglish's successor gathered pace at an extraordinary rate.
  • Robin van Persie, the Arsenal captain, has made it clear he is not willing to sign a new contract in the immediate future, sparking fears that the club are facing yet another damaging summer transfer saga.
The Times
  • Liverpool have attempted to back up their claim that they can attract the world's best managers by placing Pep Guardiola and Fabio Capello on a shortlist to replace Kenny Dalglish.
  • If the sight of their bitter rivals snatching the Barclays Premier League title from their grasp was not galling enough, Manchester United supporters had to contend with the news yesterday that more than £70million has poured out of the club in debt and interest payments in the space of nine months.
Independent
  • Liverpool moved rapidly to replace Kenny Dalglish with plans to approach at least eight managers from across Britain and Europe, including Wigan Athletic's Roberto Martinez, Swansea's Brendan Rodgers and even an ambitious bid to ascertain Pep Guardiola's interest.
  • The Foreign Office has reiterated its advice to any black or Asian supporters going to Ukraine for this summer's European Championship that they face the possibility of being racially abused.
Daily Record
  • The Rangers Supporters Assembly has urged Allan McGregor, Lee Wallace and Steven Whittaker to withdraw from the Scotland squad in protest at the SFA's transfer embargo and £160,000 fine imposed on the Ibrox club.
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