Paper Talk - 23 June 2012

Rondon: Wabted by Premier League trio

Paper Talk: Prem trio chasing Rondon

Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool are chasing Malaga striker Salomon Rondon, while Everton, Fulham and Wigan want Thomas Hitzlsperger.

Daily Mirror
  • Ashley Cole has hailed England's "bulldog spirot" ahead of Sunday's Euro 2012 quarter-final with Italy.
  • Italy players have joked they will be watching raunchy movies rather than studying England players' penalty techniques.
  • Luka Modric is ready to confirm he wants to quit Tottenham. Croatia midfielder Modric's representatives are hoping for a meeting with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy next week, at which they will make the player's wishes clear.
  • Liverpool and Everton are vying for Inter Milan's 19-year-old striker Luc Castaignos.
  • German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger is wanted by Everton, Wigan and
  • Fulham after terminating his contract with Wolfsburg.
  • Charlton and Crystal Palace want to take Manchester United new boy Nick Powell on a season-long loan.
The Sun
  • The FA will bank a £20m jackpot if they win Euro 2012.
  • New Swansea boss Michael Laudrup wants to make Brondby midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli his first signing.
  • West Ham and Reading are interested in QPR striker DJ Campbell.
Daily Star
  • Roy Hodgson insisted: You cannot put a price on England winning Euro 2012.
  • Samir Nasri is set to pay the price for France's dressing room bust-up by being dropped for tonight's clash with Spain.
  • Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool are battling it out for Malaga and Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon.
  • Newcastle are tracking out-of-contract Werder Bremen defender Sebastian Boenisch.
Daily Express
  • Ashley Cole has delivered a stark warning to Italy by describing England as "11 bulldogs who would die for each other".
Daily Mail
  • Manchester City will step up their pursuit of Arsenal's Robin van Persie now that Holland are out of Euro 2012.
  • Owen Hargreaves will be the latest ex-England player to be fast-tracked through the Football Association's coaching system.
  • Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has welcomed the prospect of Villas-Boas taking over at White Hart Lane.
  • West Ham have made a £4m move for Racing Santander central defender Alvaro and have also enquired about Fiorentina defender Alessandro Gamberini.
Daily Telegraph
  • Ashley Cole issued an extraordinary rallying cry ahead of England's Euro 2012 quarter-final against Italy by invoking the "bulldog" spirit of the team that Roy Hodgson has quickly assembled and saying that they would "die for each other".
The Times
  • Roy Hodgson called it a "nasty statistic" that England have not beaten a leading football nation in a tournament knockout game since 1966.
Independent
  • Roy Hodgson said he will tell his players that they should not consider themselves inferior to Italy when they meet the nation with four World Cup-winning stars on their shirt crests, and history on their side, in tomorrow's Euro 2012 quarter-final.
The Guardian
  • Roy Hodgson has told his players they have no reason to fear Italy, their opponents in Sunday's Euro 2012 quarter-final, and said for the first time that England can rid themselves of one of their "nasty statistics" and think seriously about winning the tournament.
Daily Record
  • Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson insists he could not ignore the fans who urged him to say no to a Rangers newco in the SPL.
  • St Johnstone manager Steve lomas wants to sign Falkirk striker Farid El Alagui.
  • Cash-strapped Rosenborg have pleaded with Celtic to make a £2.5m move for 19-year-old midfielder Markus Henriksen.

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