Paper Talk - 28 June 2012

Jovetic: Chelsea target

Paper Talk: Blues chase £25m-rated Jovetic

Chelsea are closing in on a £25milion move for Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic, while Fulham are set to sign Croatian striker Mladen Petric.

The Sun
  • Spurs midfielder Luka Modric plans to submit a written transfer request in the next seven days to trigger a £30m battle between Manchester United and Real Madrid to sign him.
  • Napoli have told Manchester City and Chelsea to forget about signing Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 25.
  • Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen's hopes of a £9.5m move to Tottenham are fading because of a clause in his contract entitling him to 15% of the transfer fee.
  • Birmingham have rejected a £6m bid from Southampton for teenage goalkeeper Jack Butland.
  • Fulham are set to sign Croatian striker Mladen Petric who is now a free agent after leaving Hamburg.
Daily Mirror
  • Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen's £10m move to Spurs is back on according to the Dutch club's manager Frank de Boer.
  • QPR forward Adel Taarabt is in talks about a new long-term contract at Loftus Road.
  • Football's law-makers will approve goal-line technology next week after officials failed to give a Ukraine goal against England.
Daily Star
  • Chelsea are closing in on Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic, 22, after being told they can have him for £25m.
  • United Arab Emirates club Al-Shabab say they have no interest in signing striker Michael Owen following his release by Manchester United - claiming he is "on the downhill".
  • Southampton are poised to sign Rangers skipper Steven Davis after he walked out on the Ibrox club.
Daily Mail
  • Manchester City are looking to tie David Silva to an improved contract, while Mario Balotelli's agent has ruled out the striker moving to Juventus.
  • West Ham have upped their bid for Norwich striker Grant Holt, 31, to £6m.
  • Tottenham could ease the pain of losing Luka Modric to Real Madrid by signing Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin, 23, in part exchange.
  • Swansea are set to move for Denmark midfielder Thomas Kahlenberg after his proprosed transfer from Brondby to St Etienne collapsed.
  • Roman Pavlyuchenko has told Lokomotiv Moscow they have captured Tottenham's best defender by signing Vedran Corluka.
  • Wayne Rooney flew to Los Angeles for a break to get away from the disappointment of England's Euro 2012 exit.
Daily Express
  • Roy Hodgson has rounded on Fabio Capello for criticising Wayne Rooney's performance's at Euro 2012.
The Times
  • Andre Villas-Boas, Tottenham Hotspur's manager-elect, has been kept informed of the club's attempts to strengthen their squad for next season as he waits to be announced officially as Harry Redknapp's replacement on Sunday.
The Guardian
  • Rangers will begin pre-season training with only three players, with a host of contract rebels advised not to accept their wages if they choose to leave.
Daily Record
  • Rangers legend Sandy Jardine has accused the 'Ibrox nine' of greed and dishonesty after they refused to transfer their contracts to the newco.
  • Morton have joined Raith and Falkirk in saying they will block moves to allow newco Rangers to join the First Division.
  • Midfielder Lee Croft is set to re-sign for St Johnstone from Derby County.
  • Crystal Palace have joined Bristol City and Huddersfield in the battled to sign Leeds United striker Ross McCormack.
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