Paper Talk - 19 August 2012

Dembele: Linked with Spurs switch

Paper Talk: Cottagers fear Dembele exit

Fulham boss Martin Jol fears losing Moussa Dembele to Tottenham and Sunderland have bid £10million for Manchester City winger Adam Johnson.

Sunday Mirror
  • Luka Modric is set to snub interest from Chelsea to drive through his move to Real Madrid this week.
  • The full cost of Sir Alex Ferguson's sensational capture of Robin van Persie amounts to a massive £70million.
  • Joey Barton has launched a new attack on the FA - by branding them a 'firm of muppets'.
  • Manchester City once made a £30million bid for Lionel Messi - by accident!
  • Roberto Di Matteo has told the Chelsea board that he wants Frank Lampard to stay.
  • Roberto Mancini is set to tell Adam Johnson that he can leave Manchester City on loan - once Scott Sinclair's arrival at the Etihad has been confirmed.
  • Newcastle are braced for a battle to hang on to midfield stars Cheick Tiote and Yohan Cabaye.
  • Bolton's Mark Davies is snubbing Premier League Swansea after their boss Michael Laudrup bid £6million for the midfielder.
  • Former Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller is wanted by Hull, Charlton and Middlesbrough.
  • Sunderland boss Maryin O'Neill will switch his striker seach back to Manchester City's £7million-rated John Guidetti, having failed to prise Steven Fletcher from Wolves.
  • QPR's DJ Campbell could link up with Bristol City after the Premier League club accepted an offer for the 30-year-old.
Daily Star Sunday
  • Manchester City are planning to discuss a new £180,000-a-week contract with Mario Balotelli in the new year.
  • Adam Johnson is on his way out of Manchester City after Sunderland offered £10million for the winger.
  • Rio Ferdinand has plunged Manchester United into a central-defensive crisis after being injured in training.
  • Sunderland are ready to offer an escape route for Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov.
  • West Ham chairman David Gold has admitted the club are still in the hunt for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.
People
  • Roberto Mancini has been ordered by Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners to stop his public attacks on director of football Brian Marwood.
  • Martin Jol has made a shock U-turn over Clint Dempsey and said he wants the forward to play for Fulham again.
  • Sunderland have made a move to sign £5million Dimitar Berbatov as the race for the Manchester United misfit begins to hot up.
  • Roy Hodgson is urging Danny Welbeck to fight Robin van Persie all the way for the sake of his Manchester United and England future.
  • Roberto Mancini has promised a Manchester City transfer splurge in reponse to Manchester United's swoop for Robin van Persie.
  • Everton are weighing up a move for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.
  • Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants new England keeper Jack Butland to be Pepe Reina's long-term successor.
  • Manchester giants City and United are in a race to sign Crewe wonder boy Max Clayton.
  • Stoke boss Tony Pulis is keen on landing Millwall's highly-rated midfielder Liam Trotter.
  • Southampton are making an ambitious bid to sign Barcelona star Cristian Tello - and snatch him from the grasp of Liverpool.
  • QPR boss Mark Hughes is going back to his old club Barcelona with an ambitious bid to sign Andreu Fontas.
  • Sunderland are ready to step up their interest in Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha.
The Sun
  • Sunderland are poised to land Adam Johnson in a shock £10million raid.
  • Luka Modric fears his dream £35million move to Real Madrid could collapse.
  • Chelsea are looking to loan out Josh McEachran - and a host of Championship clubs are already queueing up for the teenager.
  • Simon Grayson admits Huddersfield could sell star striker Jordan Rhodes.
Sunday Express
  • Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will make a move for Swansea winger Scott Sinclair this week - opening up a potential loan exit for frustrated England star Adam Johnson.
  • Fulham boss Martin Jol fears losing Moussa Dembele to Tottenham and Clint Dempsey to Liverpool.
  • If Sunderland land Steven Fletcher, Connor Wickham looks set to leave the club on loan.
  • Newcastle are anticipating bids for Cheick Tote and Yohan Cabaye before the transfer window closes.
Sunday Telegraph
  • Rio Ferdinand is expected to miss Manchester United's game against Everton on Monday and there are fears he could be facing up to a month on the sidelines.
  • Alex Song was last night finalising personal terms for a £15million switch to Barcelona.
  • Southampton's ambitious move for Bologna striker Gaston Ramirez is in danger of collapse.
  • West Ham chairman David Gold has confirmed the club are still interested in Matt Jarvis.
Mail On Sunday
  • Sir Alex Ferguson has planned his exit strategy from Manchester United and will quit in two years' time.
  • Alex Song is set to join Barcelona while Arsenal are edging closer to the loan signing of Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid.
  • Roberto Di Matteo hopes Chelsea can agree a new deal with Frank Lampard.

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