Everton plan to replace £22million Manchester City target
Joleon Lescott with Philippe Senderos, while Chelsea are closing in
on Andrea Pirlo.
DAILY MIRROR
Arsene Wenger last night opened the door for Patrick Vieira to
make an emotional return to Arsenal.
Real Madrid are offering Liverpool one of their cast-offs in an
attempt to clinch Xabi Alonso's transfer to the Bernabau.
Arsenal Wenger last night made a cut-price £5million bid for
Marouane Chamakh - and then prepared to sell Philippe Senderos to
Everton.
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is hurrying through a £6million
deal for Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic to stop Porto snatching him
away.
Chelsea are ready to make a fresh move for AC Milan midfielder
Andrea Pirlo.
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart is ready to snap up Celtic left-back
Lee Naylor.
Hull are still chasing Habib Beye despite having a £2million bid
rejected by Newcastle.
Roberto Di Matteo has beaten Ian Holloway in the race to sign
Rotherham hitman Reuben Reid.
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish wants Sporting Gijon's Michel in a
cut-price £2m deal.
THE SUN
Rafa Benitez will use the money from the Xabi Alonso deal to bid
for Spain striker David Villa.
Arsene Wenger has opened the door for Patrick Vieira to make his
sensational return to Arsenal.
Arsenal's hunt for a striker to replace Emmanuel Adebayor is
focusing on Bordeaux hitman Marouane Chamakh.
Celtic boss Tony Mowbray has beaten off Manchester United to
sign Stockport starlet Josh Thompson.
Andrea Pirlo is poised to demand a transfer so he can force a
move to Chelsea.
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart still wants Hajduk Split ace Nikola
Kalinic.
West Ham will find out this week if they can land Eidur
Gudjohnsen from Barcelona.
Obafemi Martins says he had no option but to leave Newcastle
after handing the cash-strapped club a £13million boost.
DAILY STAR
Manchester City are close to completing a move for Joleon
Lescott after Everton made a shock bid for Arsenal flop Philippe
Senderos.
Darren Bent last night issued a grovelling apology after being
slapped with a £120,000 fine for his explicit Twitter rant.
Liverpool star Javier Mascherano's hopes of joining European
champions Barcelona ended yesterday.
Arsene Wenger last night revealed Patrick Vieira is desperate to
return to Arsenal.
Manchester United are hoping to snap up highly-rated Turkish
striker Sercan Yildirm.
DAILY EXPRESS
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is ready to revive his interest
in AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
Veteran Kanu has agreed a new one-year contract with
Portsmouth.
Phil Brown has criticised Newcastle after the crisis club
rejected his £2million bid for Senegal star Habib Beye.
Javier Mascherano has been given a clear message by Barcelona
that they cannot afford to buy him this summer.
DAILY MAIL
Arsene Wenger went as close as he ever can to admitting last
night that he wants legendary midfielder Patrick Vieira back on
board.
Steve Bruce has accused Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc of letting
French league title glory go to his head over claims that
Sunderland are not a big enough club for striker Marouane
Chamakh.
Manchester City are preparing a take-it-or-leave-it £22million
offer for Everton defender Joleon Lescott.
