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Paper Talk - 12 July 2012

Van der Vaart: Possible UAE move

Paper Talk: Van der Vaart to UAE?

Rafael van der Vaart could leave Tottenham for a Middle East club, while Reading are closing in on a teenage French midfielder.

The Sun
  • West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has been given the green light to step up his bid to sign Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll.
  • New Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has told Manchester United they will not get Luka Modric on the cheap.
  • Swansea boss Michael Laudrup is lining up a £3million bid for Bristol City winger Albert Adomah.
Daily Mirror
  • Fulham will use Liverpool's interest in Clint Dempsey to rival West Ham in the race to sign Andy Carroll.
  • Andre Villas-Boas has challenged his Tottenham squad to prove him right by staking their first genuine title bid for a quarter of a century.
  • New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he may not see any success during his time at the club, calling the challenge "immense".
  • West Ham will refuse to pay the £11million Wolves want for winger Matt Jarvis.
  • Reading have made a £4million move for 19-year-old Lens midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia.
Daily Star
  • Manchester United are planning further talks with Danny Welbeck, 21, after failing to agree a new deal with the England star.
  • Southampton are lining up an £8million double swoop for Crystal Palace pair Wilfried Zaha and Nathaniel Clyne.
  • Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov will have showdown talks with Roberto Mancini over his future, with AC Milan and Inter both keen to sign him.
Daily Mail
  • Andre Villas-Boas has hit out at Roman Abramovich for "quitting" on him and breaking "promises" when the Russian owner sacked him as Chelsea manager.
  • Andy Carroll will seek talks with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as Newcastle joined West Ham in the race to sign the forward.
  • Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart could be on his way to join a club in the United Arab Emirates after seeing a move to Hamburg fall through.
  • Former England manager Fabio Capello is in pole position to take the vacant Russia job after Harry Redknapp ruled himself out.
  • QPR are close to winning the battle for £4million Blackburn winger Junior Hoilett, 22, with Newcastle also in the hunt.
  • Liverpool midfielder Maxi Rodriguez, 31, is wanted by Argentine club Newell's Old Boys.
  • Chelsea are ready to make an improved £20million offer for Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle.
  • Everton have cooled their interest in former Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega after the Colombian demanded wages of £70,000 a week.
  • Fulham have had a £4million bid for Sevilla defender Federico Fazio, 25, rejected.
  • Zenit St Petersburg are interested in re-signing Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin permanently.
Daily Express
  • West Brom and Aston Villa both want Rennes midfielder Tongo Doumbia this summer.
  • Jack Butland, a £6million target for Southampton, has warned Birmingham he could leave unless he gets regular games.
Daily Telegraph
  • Real Madrid have bid more than £40 million to sign Luka Modric from Tottenham, paving the way for the midfielder to finally leave.
Independent
  • Liverpool are ready to make a £25million loss on striker Andy Carroll this summer, with former club Newcastle preparing a £10million bid to bring him back to the North East.
Daily Record
  • Rangers keeper Allan McGregor is set to reject the chance to join Turkish side Besiktas.
  • Celtic boss Neil Lennon could make a move for Osaka's South Korean winger Kim Bo-Kyung.
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