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Paper Talk - 15 July 2012

Llorente: Still wanted by City

Paper Talk: City renew Llorente interest

Manchester City have renewed their interest in Athletic Bilbao hitman Fernando Llorente and Liverpool want Fulham's Clint Dempsey for £8m.

People
  • Arsene Wenger will order Robin van Persie to travel on Arsenal's pre-season tour to Asia unless the Gunners have received a concrete offer for him by then.
  • Ryan Giggs is taking his first steps into management with the Team GB squad.
  • Andre Villas-Boas has declared war on Chelsea - branding them with a team with no history.
  • Real Madrid believe they are on the brink of announcing the £35million capture of Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
  • Jermain Defoe fears he is being priced out of a move from Tottenham, with chairman Daniel Levy demanding at least £10million for the striker.
  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers wants to make Clint Dempsey his next buy - but is in a fee wrangle with Fulham for the American.
  • Nottingham Forest will close in on Mick McCarthy as their new manager in the next 48 hours.
  • Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is confident of keeping Demba Ba - because there has been a deafening silence in the so-called clamour to sign him.
  • Liverpool and Barcelona have put talks about winger Cristian Tello on hold until the end of London 2012.
  • Fulham boss Martin Jol is planning a bid for Carlton Cole - if West Ham beat him to the loan signing of Andy Carroll.
  • Manchester City have renewed their interest in Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente.
  • Reading boss Brian McDermott is trying to sign Nottingham Forest right-back Chris Gunter in a £2million deal.
  • Tottenham want to snatch Caen youngster M'Baye Niang from rivals Arsenal in a £6million tug-of-war.
  • Aston Villa have joined Reading in the race for Newcastle's Danny Simpson.
  • Sheffield Wednesday boss Dave Jones has joined the race to take QPR midfielder Joey Barton on loan.
  • Wigan are set to beat Fulham to the signing of Aberdeen midfielder Fraser Fyvie.
  • West Brom's bid to sign midfielder Derek Boateng could be scuppered by his club, Dnipro.
  • Ipswich are trying to snap up Leeds goalkeeper Andy Lonergan from under the noses of Bolton.
  • Blackburn boss Steve Kean is in the chase for Sunderland centre-half Matthew Kilgallon.
  • Chris Kirkland has quit Sheffield Wednesday - without playing a single game.
  • Nigel Reo-Coker is eyeing a shock move to the Bundesliga.
The Sun
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  • English football is on the brink of civil war following the John Terry racism trial.
  • Lukas Podolski has begged Robin van Persie to stay at Arsenal.
  • Fabio Capello is set to swell his bank balance to the tune of £10million - by becoming Russia's new national team boss.
  • Real Madrid are confident of signing Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric in the next 48 hours.
  • Cardiff look set to knock back Fulham's £2.5million bid for Peter Whittingham.
  • Mick McCarthy is closing in on the Nottingham Forest job and plans to fly in to meet the new owners tomorrow.
  • Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson has lined up Burnley striker Charlie Austin as his sixth summer signing.
  • Steve Kean has jetted to Portugal to try and sign Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon.
Sunday Mirror
  • Christian Eriksen wants answers from Ajax about a big move to Manchester United.
  • Ryan Giggs is preparing to become a manager.
  • Manchester City will have to make a big bid for Robin van Persie this week or the striker will go on Arsenal's pre-season tour of Asia and potentially play against them.
  • Vurnon Anita is putting pressure on Ajax to win his dream move to Newcastle.
  • Tim Sherwood will take charge of Tottenham's young stars - fuelling theories he is being groomed as a future boss.
  • Alan Pardew has given the Toon Army a massive boost by claiming Newcastle have the budget to buy three players this summer without any need to sell.
  • Mick McCarthy will be tempted back into management by Nottingham Forest, with a £20million transfer kitty from the club's new Kuwaiti owners.
  • Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson is lining up a £2million deal for Burnley striker Charlie Austin.
  • Hull are set to seal the £2million signing of German striker Nick Proschwitz this week.
  • West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is ready to listen to offers for out-of-favour striker Sam Baldock and Charlton and Bristol City are interested.
Daily Star Sunday
  • Robin van Persie has been spotted house-hunting in Cheshire to signal that it's a straight fight between Manchester City and Manchester United for his signature.
  • Liverpool want to bring in Fulham forward Clint Dempsey for £8million but the Texan's arrival will mean Andy Carroll heads for the exit door.
  • Danny Welbeck has been told he is putting his Manchester United career in serious jeopardy with his on-going contract dispute.
  • Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is a wanted man with Reading, Sunderland and Stoke all interested.
  • Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas wants to add Atletico Madrid striker Adrian to his cluster of new arrivals.
  • Luka Modric's dream move to Real Madrid is in danger of being wrecked by French moneybags Paris Saint-Germain.
  • Chelsea winger Florent Malouda could be on the way to Brazil with Santos.
  • QPR boss Mark Hughes is ready to spring a surprise and make new signing Ji-Sung Park his captain.
  • Wigan may raid Bolton for Chung-Yong Lee.
  • Mick McCarthy is set to take the Nottingham Forest manager's job - after cutting short his holiday in Portugal.
  • Wolves and Bolton are scrapping it out for Norway international Vadim Demidov.
  • Federico Macheda is being lined up to continue the Italian connection at Watford.
  • Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson has lined up Burnley striker Charlie Austin his sixth summer signing.
  • Blackburn boss Steve Kean has jetted to Portugal in a bid to sign Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon.
Mail On Sunday
  • Football's rulers will come under huge pressure to charge John Terry with using racially offensive language, despite the former England captain's acquittal at Westminster Magistrates Court last week.
  • Carlos Tevez is poised to move to AC Milan this week, opening the way for Manchester City to make their £30million bid for Robin van Persie.
  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has been forced to delay making a decision on Alberto Aquilani's Anfield future.
Sunday Express
  • Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic was last night on the verge of putting the boot in on Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas for a second time - by signing Brazilian starlet Oscar from under the former Blues boss' nose.
  • Former England boss Glenn Hoddle and ex-Wolves manager Mick McCarthy are front-runners to take over at Nottingham Forest.
  • Carlos Tevez claims to feel content at Manchester City and is setting his sights on more silverware.
Sunday Mail
  • St Mirren last night predicted they could be one of five SPL clubs plunged into administration within three weeks if newco Rangers end up in Division Three.
  • Dundee United and Hearts last night insisted newco Rangers stand no chance of being admitted to the SPL or an SPL2 tomorrow.
  • Celtic are interested in Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Joel Robles as Neil Lennon looks to boost his squad for the Champions League.

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