Paper Talk: Tev's off, trio chase Davis

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Birmingham, Wigan and Bolton are battling to sign Portsmouth’s Sean Davis, while Carlos Tevez could join Manchester City or Liverpool.

DAILY MIRROR

Carlos Tevez says he is leaving Manchester United because the club have not treated him with respect.

Arsene Wenger is looking at another swoop on Zenit St Petersburg for striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who is also wanted by Blackburn and Bayern Munich.

Birmingham, Wigan and Bolton are battling to sign Portsmouth’s Sean Davis.

Fulham are ready to snap up Oli Johnson from cash-strapped Stockport County.

DAILY MAIL:

Carlos Tevez looks set to open the door to a move to Manchester City or Liverpool.

Arsene Wenger last night claimed Didier Drogba dived to win the free-kick that led to Chelsea’s opening goal.

Elano has threatened to quit Manchester City if the club does not open new contract talks.

Djibril Cisse has stunned his Sunderland team-mates by telling them: ‘I’m off to Tottenham in the summer.’

THE SUN:

Sir Alex Ferguson assured Carlos Tevez there will be no problems over his future if he continues to score goals.

Spurs are fighting Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid to land Tevez.

DAILY EXPRESS:

Sam Allardyce praised his players for swerving relegation – but warned his side he never wants a repeat of this term’s form.

DAILY STAR:

Fabricio Coloccini is facing the axe for Newcastle’s big relegation showdown against Boro tonight.

DAILY RECORD

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish says he cannot afford Rangers’ Madjid Bougherra.

Celtic have rubbished reports they want to sign Michael Owen from Newcastle.

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Spurs join Tevez race
Spurs are fighting Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid to land Carlos Tevez. The Argentinian striker believes his time is up at Manchester United but wishes to stay in the Premier League. Sources close to Tevez have told SunSport that Spurs boss Harry Redknapp loves the player so much he will try to buy him from his owners for around £25million. Wheeler-dealer Redknapp is planning a major clearout at White Hart Lane in a bid to raise substantial funds for new players. He wants rid of Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, England attacker Darren Bent and midfielder David Bentley – and will also consider offers for others. Redknapp can guarantee Tevez first-team football and is convinced the popular striker would be a major hit in North London.
Shaun Custis, The Sun

The Mirror and the Mail both report how United’s 2-0 derby win over Manchester City was marred by the joint “mutiny” of Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo. ‘Strop stars spoil United’s derby day delight’ was the Mail’s headline.

However, The Guardian reports that Sir Alex Ferguson was unfazed by the duo’s behaviour. The United manager said he had “no problem” with Ronaldo’s reaction to being substituted and also insisted he has no issue with Tevez going public with his grievances: “Not at all, if he keeps scoring I’ve got no problem.”