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Paper Talk - 08 June 2012

Modric: Will join United, says The Sun

Paper Talk: Modric joining Man Utd

The Sun claims Luka Modric will sign for Manchester United, while the Daily Star says Roberto Mancini's Manchester City future is uncertain.

The Sun
  • Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric is on his way to Manchester United.
  • England suffered another scare on the eve of Euro 2012 as Ashley Cole picked up a stomach bug.
  • Gary Megson is in the running to be Birmingham's new manager.
  • West Brom aim to appoint Steve Clarke as their new boss on Friday.
  • Bolton are set to hijack Celtic's move for frozen-out Leicester defender Matt Mills.
  • Swansea are lining up a second bid to lure Graeme Jones back to the club as their new boss.
  • Steve Bruce has sealed a three-year deal as Hull boss.
Daily Mail
  • David Beckham will crown his glittering international career by spearheading Great Britain's Olympic football challenge at the London Games.
  • A major race row has erupted here in England's host city of Krakow after members of the Holland team complained that they were subjected to monkey chants during a training session.
  • Adam Johnson's wage demands are threatening to scupper a bid by Sunderland for the Manchester City forward.
  • Stoke have signed 18-year-old right back Ben Glasgow, an Arsenal academy product, on his first professional contract.
  • Fulham are showing an interest in Saint-Etienne's versatile Romanian full-back Banel Nicolita.
  • Benfica are rivalling Manchester City for Universidad de Chile winger Matias Rodriguez.
  • Tottenham have been rebuffed in a bid to lure striker Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid.
Daily Mirror
  • Ashley Cole has dealt England's preparations for their Euro 2012 opener another blow.
  • Dutch players were outraged on Thursday night after being racially abused during training.
  • Neil Warnock's future at Leeds United has been cast into serious doubt after problems over transfer funds.
  • Wolves face a fight to retain wonder kid Zeli Ismail amid interest from QPR, Fulham and West Brom.
  • Manchester United have agreed a £3million deal to sign teenage striker Angelo Henriquez from Universidad de Chile.
  • Birmingham plan to speak to Lee Clark about their managerial vacancy.
  • Huddersfield want to make West Brom midfielder Keith Andrews their top earner.
  • Bayern Munich striker Thomas Muller has hinted he could leave the club.
  • Everton's Tim Cahill is opening the door to a move to super-rich Saudi club Al Nasr - after being offered a three-year contract.
  • Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster is emerging as QPR's top summer target.
  • New Norwich manager Chris Hughton is ready to go to war with Paul Lambert in a bid to keep star striker Grant Holt.
Daily Express
  • Racism has reared up for the first time at Euro 2012 after Holland's players were showered with monkey chants during an open training session.
  • England manager Roy Hodgson was given a lift on the eve of the European Championship on Thursday night when John Terry declared himself fit for Monday's showdown with France.
Daily Star
  • France have stuck the boot into England and mocked Roy Hodgson ahead of their Euro 2012 opening showdown next week.
  • Roberto Mancini's Manchester City future is hanging in the balance - and could be decided by his wife.
  • John Terry has declared: I am fit to face France.
Daily Telegraph
  • The Polish city in which England are based for the finals of Euro 2012 was at the centre of a growing race row on Thursday with the Holland captain, Mark van Bommel, warning UEFA that he will lead his team off the pitch if they are abused during matches after an alleged incident occurred at a training session.
  • John Terry has declared himself fit for England's opening Euro 2012 group match against France on Monday.
The Times
  • The opening day of the European Championship finals is in danger of being overshadowed by a racism row after Holland players were allegedly racially abused by Polish fans at an open training session in Krakow.
  • England suffered a fitness scare on Thursday when Ashley Cole was hit with a stomach bug that left him confined to his bed.
The Guardian
  • Euro 2012 was plunged into its first racism controversy after the black players in the Holland squad were subjected to monkey chants during an open practice session in the same city where England will also invite the public to watch them train on Thursday.
  • John Terry has declared himself fit and available for England's opening Group D fixture against France having recovered from the hamstring complaint that forced him from the field in the friendly victory against Belgium on Saturday.
Independent
  • John Terry sought to draw a line under fears about the hamstring injury which threatens to render Rio Ferdinand's absence from the European Championship even more questionable, though even as he did so the name of Ashley Cole was added to Roy Hodgson's list of defensive preoccupations.
  • Chelsea have not yet given up on one day building a new stadium on the Battersea Power Station site despite the club losing out on the preferred bidder status to two Malaysian developers, SP Setia and Sime Darby.
Daily Record
  • Rino Gattuso's agent has revealed the former Italy and AC Milan star has discussed a return to Rangers with manager Ally McCoist.
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