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Paper Talk - 08 August 2012

Kazim-Richards: Was on trial at West Ham

Regional Paper Talk: Kazim for Rovers

Turkey striker Colin Kazim-Richards is close to signing for Blackburn, while Liverpool have had two bids rejected for Wolves' Dorus De Vries.

London Evening Standard
  • Real Madrid have made their final offer for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, according to reports. While Spurs are holding out for £40million, the Spanish giants had initially refused to bid more than 35million euros (£27.7million). However, Madrid president Florentino Perez has now issued a 'take it or leave it' offer of £30million.
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Manchester Evening News
  • Manchester United have shot into pole position in the race to sign wantaway Arsenal striker Robin van Persie.
  • Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko is likely to start the new season the way he finished the old one - as a substitute.
  • Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini was at Old Trafford on Tuesday night to run the rule over Brazil's latest crop of stars and one South Korea midfielder - Sung-yueng Ki.
Liverpool Echo
  • Tony Hibbert says there are no plans for him to be on penalty taking duty for Everton in his testimonial against AEK Athens on Wednesday - and insists he only wants to break his scoring duck with a spectacular goal.
The Chronicle
  • Yohan Cabaye is still looking good to be fit for Newcastle United's opener against Tottenham Hotspur.
  • Sunderland's Stephane Sessegnon could miss out on Wednesday night's friendly at Derby County after suffering an ankle injury.
Newcastle and Sunderland
  • Titus Bramble is ready to prove his many doubters wrong by winning back a first-team place at Sunderland and therefore securing his long-term future at the club.
South Wales Evening Post
  • Swansea City are reportedly in talks with Kaiserslautern striker Itay Shechter over a season-long loan at the Liberty. It is understood a deal could be completed for the 25-year-old Israel international by the weekend once the player has been granted a work permit.
Birmingham Mail
  • Birmingham City will not be signing Darren Carter after his pre-season trial period at the club.
Express & Star
  • In-demand Matt Jarvis was due to make his comeback for Wolves on Wednesday - as it emerged the club has rejected two bids from Liverpool for Dorus De Vries.
Yorkshire Evening Post
  • Neil Warnock has refused to rule out a firm approach for Nicky Maynard but he insisted on Wednesday that Leeds United have made no offers for the West Ham United striker.
Wigan Evening Post
  • Shaun Maloney insists Wigan need only a touch of fine-tuning before they'll be ready to face European champions Chelsea in the big Premier League opener on Sunday week.
Lancashire Telegraph
  • Steve Kean has confirmed Blackburn Rovers are hoping to clinch the loan signing of Colin Kazim-Richards within the next 24 hours. The Rovers boss is also set to bring in Portuguese midfielder Diogo Rosado.
Evening Times
  • Japanese Olympic striker Kensuke Nagai is on Neil Lennon's radar, according to reports in his homeland.

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