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Paper Talk - 05 August 2012

Sinclair: Target for Man City

Paper Talk: City's eye on Sinclair

Manchester City are reportedly set to make a shock swoop for Swansea winger Scott Sinclair, while Roma could rival Liverpool for Clint Dempsey.

The Sun
  • Harry Redknapp has revealed Tottenham promised Luka Modric he could join Real Madrid a year ago. Spurs have rejected Real's £30million offer and will not let Modric go for less than £40million.
  • Hugo Lloris' father and agent expects the Lyon goalkeeper to join Spurs for around £12million once Modric is sold to Real.
  • Ajax will offer £7.5million Newcastle target Vurnon Anita a bumper new deal to keep him in Amsterdam.
  • West Ham lead the race for Evian ace Yannick Sagbo.
  • Stoke are chasing Maccabi Tel Aviv's 19-year-old Senegal hotshot Moussa Konate, who is valued at £2million.
  • Lorient stars Arnold Mvuemba and Alaixys Romao are West Brom targets.
People
  • Robin van Persie wants a move to Manchester United - but faces a nervous wait to see if the Old Trafford money men will cough up the £25million Arsenal are demanding.
  • Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo is making a blockbusting £25million bid for Bayer Leverkusen star Andre Schurrle - to fill Didier Drogba's big boots.
  • Chelsea midfielder Oscar has turned salesman to persuade samba sensation Neymar to head for the Blues.
  • Blackburn will make a 'take it or leave it' £6million offer for Huddersfield goal machine Jordan Rhodes.
  • Manchester United are keen on cash-strapped Malaga's Spain Under-21 winger Isco.
  • Wigan are fighting Watford and Blackburn for the signature of QPR striker DJ Campbell.
  • Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill wants Aston Villa left-back Stephen Warnock for around £2million and will listen to offers for Kieran Richardson.
  • Everton star Johnny Heitinga's move to Fenerbahce is off.
  • Tottenham have told Danny Rose he can leave on a season-long loan. West Brom, Aston Villa and Wigan are keen on the versatile left-sided player.
  • Fulham will step up their bid to sign West Ham striker Carlton Cole this week.
  • Birmingham want to take Guirane N'Daw on loan again, but face competition from Nottingham Forest and Brighton.
  • Swansea want to sign Bristol City's Albert Adomah in a £3million player-exchange deal with Stephen Dobbie.
  • Crystal Palace are chasing Preston's £150,000 striker Jamie Proctor.
  • Ipswich want to offload Jimmy Bullard from their wage bill.
Mail On Sunday
  • Manchester United have agreed a £30million deal for Brazil's Lucas Moura - and Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping to take his spending to a close on £50million by finally ending the Robin van Persie transfer saga this week.
  • Meanwhile, United are also set to beat Chelsea to the signing of Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski.
  • The Blues are closing in on Wigan striker Victor Moses after the Latics enquired about Everton's Victor Anichebe.
  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers could move for Swansea defender Ashley Williams with Daniel Agger wanted by Manchester City.
Sunday Mirror
  • Robin van Persie is set to make a dramatic U-turn and stay at Arsenal. Club insiders now believe the Dutchman is impressed by their recent transfer business.
  • Barcelona will try and lure Arsenal's Alex Soing to Camp Nou with a £15million bid.
  • Swansea winger Scott Sinclair is a shock £5million target for champions Manchester City. The 23-year-old is stalling on a new contract.
  • Tottenham are threatening to pull the plug on their bid to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City and make a renewed move for Internacional's Leandro Damiao.
  • Liverpool's bid to sign Clint Dempsey could be gazumped by Roma if they cannot agree a fee with Fulham. The Cottagers are demanding £10million for the Texan.
  • Roy Hodgson is facing a World Cup injury crisis after Jack Wilshere and Scott Parker were ruled out of England's first two qualifiers.
  • Newcastle are set to make a formal complaint to ADO Den Haag after their black players were subjected to racist taunts in Saturday's 0-0 friendly draw in Holland.
Sunday Express
  • Owner Randy Lerner may listen to offers for Aston Villa following the $1bn sale of his NFL side the Cleveland Browns.
Daily Star Sunday
  • Fulham boss Martin Jol has moved in for Vitesse Arnhem defender Alexander Buttner following the collapse of his move to Southampton.
  • Nottingham Forest are trying to bring defender Kelvin Wilson back from Celtic on loan.
  • West Ham have had a bid rejected by Southend for defender / striker Bilel Mohsni.
  • Middlesbrough goalkeeper target Marco Amelia wants to stay at AC Milan.
  • Wigan boss Roberto Martinez wants Napoli's £4million-rated midfielder Walter Gargano.
  • Liverpool are attempting to speed up the departure of Andy Carroll.
Sunday Mail
  • Celtic are sweating on the fitness of Scott Brown ahead of Wednesday's crunch Euro clash against Helsinki. He sat out Saturday's 1-0 SPL win over Aberdeen with a hip injury.
  • Celtic defender Kelvin Wilson could be on his way to Ipswich in a £250,000 deal.

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