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Paper Talk - 23 August 2012

David Luiz: Subject of City bid

Paper Talk: City's Luiz bid fails

A reported bid of £30million offer for David Luiz by Manchester City has been rejected by Chelsea, while Arsenal want Sevilla's Jesus Navas.

The Sun
  • Chelsea have rejected Manchester City's £30million bid for David Luiz.
  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has hit out at Newcastle's loan bid for Andy Carroll and said: I'd have to be a nutcase to do that.
  • Real Madrid were forced into an embarrassing climbdown after Luka Modric appeared on the club's website as part of their squad.
  • Chelsea's pursuit of Marseille full-back Cesar Azpilicueta looks about to pay off.
  • Manchester United are trying to hijack Liverpool's attempt to sign Pachuca midfielder Hector Herrera, who won Olympic gold with Mexico.
  • Southampton have threatened to withdraw their club record £12million bid for Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez - unless a deal is completed on Thursday.
  • Real Madrid's Ricardo Carvalho is poised to complete an incredible week of business for QPR by making a shock return to London.
  • Swansea have agreed a club record £5million deal for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yeung.
  • Fulham boss Martin Jol is lining up an £8million bid for Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.
  • Southampton will battle Sunderland and Aston Villa for Blackburn left-back Martin Olsson.
  • Manchester City striker John Guidetti is set to pledge his future to the club.
  • Swansea striker Stephen Dobbie's wage demands are jeopardising his return to Blackpool.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have been told they can sign Barcelona striker Rodri for £1.2million next summer.
  • Gianfranco Zola is set to make former Roma right-back Marco Cassetti his ninth signing as Watford boss.
  • Brighton boss Gus Poyet wants QPR striker Jay Bothroyd to cure his scoring problems.
  • Crystal Palace look set to sign winger Yannick Bolasie from Bristol City.
Daily Mirror
  • Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has launched a scathing attack on Newcastle by telling them: 'You've got a nerve by thinking you can do a number on us" as they look to sign Andy Carroll on loan.
  • Tom Huddlestone is set to join the Tottenham exodus by heading to Stoke on a one-year loan deal.
  • Fulham boss Martin Jol is trying to sign Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg for £8million.
  • Chelsea have finally made a breakthrough in their pursuit of Marseille right-back Cesar Azpilicueta.
  • Valencia are braced for a second offer from Swansea for Pablo Hernandez.
  • Liverpool aim to have the cash to buy Clint Dempsey from Fulham in the next few days.
  • Southampton's bid to sign Gaston Ramirez has fallen through, according to the Bologna midfielder's agent.
  • West Ham and Sunderland will go head-to-head in a race to sign West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie.
  • QPR boss Mark Hughes is close to sealing a shock move for Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho.
  • Sunderland have agreed a club record £14million for Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.
  • Blackburn are ready to bring left-back Stephen Warnock back from Aston Villa on loan.
  • Nottingham Forest are set to sign Kuwait's top star Bader Al-Mutawa in an £800,000 deal.
  • Wolves boss Stale Solbakken is preparing a £3million raid of former club FC Copenhagen for Costa Rica right winger Christian Bolanos.
  • Jordan's Rhodes' move to Blackburn - and a stunning contract - was blocked by Huddersfield supremo Dean Hoyle on Wednesday.
  • Crystal Palace want to sign West Brom midfielder Scott Allan on loan.
  • Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson will have to double his efforts to land Derby striker Nathan Tyson.
  • Ipswich are set to win the race for Reading striker Simon Church.
Daily Star
  • Arsenal are ready to turn to £27million-rated Spain winger Jesus Navas to solve their goalscoring woes.
  • Sunderland and West Ham are ready to lock horns over Peter Odemwingie after both clubs expressed an interest in the West Brom striker.
  • Swansea expect to complete the club record signing of Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yeung in the next 24 hours.
  • Mark Hughes hopes to solve QPR's defensive woes by signing Michael Dawson and Ricardo Carvalho.
  • Stoke boss Tony Pulis has beaten Aston Villa to the loan signing of Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone.
  • Sunderland finally got their man last night after bidding a club record £14million for Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.
  • Southampton will battle Sunderland and Aston Villa to sign Martin Olsson from Blackburn.
  • West Ham have made a final £10million bid for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.
Daily Mail
  • QPR have made a formal complaint to Leeds accusing goalkeeper Paddy Kenny of sending a series of abusive messages to a member of their management team.
  • Michael Dawson's £9million move to QPR was in danger of collapse on Wednesday night, with the Tottenham defender failing to agree personal terms.
  • Swansea expect to wrap up their £5million deal for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yeung by the weekend.
  • Sunderland have opened talks with Manchester City winger Adam Johnson over a £10million move and also agreed a fee with Wolves for Steven Fletcher.
  • Sunderland are ready to offload striker Fraizer Campbell with Blackburn and Fulham showing interest.
  • Tottenham are putting the finishing touches on a take-it-or-leave-it £20million for Leandro Damiao.
  • Richard Dunne is set to leave Aston Villa for Stoke.
  • Stephen Warnock has been excluded from training with Aston Villa's first-team squad by Paul Lambert.
  • Fulham are interested in Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.
  • Reading are launching a bid to sign Marseille striker Jordan Ayew, with Simon Church considering a move to Ipswich.
  • Lazio are showing interest in Manchester City defender Kolo Toure.
  • Wolves are keen on £3million-rated FC Copenhagen winger Christian Bolanos.
  • Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic's move to Mallorca has stalled.
  • Former Manchester United defender Zeki Fryers will travel to Belgium on Thursday for talks over a transfer to Standard Liege.
Daily Express
  • Andy Carroll will be handed a lifeline on Thursday night, with new Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insisting he would be "a nutcase" to sell him at a knockdown price.
  • Arsenal are set to offer £12million for Sevilla winger Jesus Navas.
The Times
  • Robert Green's position in goal for QPR is in the balance after one game as the club have held preliminary talks to sign Julio Cesar from Inter Milan.
  • Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has asked chief executive Paul Faulkner for the funds to buy Jermain Defoe.
  • Wolves winger Matt Jarvis is believed to prefer a move to Sunderland rather than West Ham.
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