Manchester City are trailing Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera, 22. Herrera is valued at £16m and still has four years to run on his deal, but wants to play Champions League football.
(The Sun on Sunday)
Herrera's 19-year-old team-mate Iker Muniain is one of three wingers on Manchester United's shopping list. Lille's Eden Hazard and Benfica's Nicolas Gaitan are the other players targeted by Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
(Daily Star Sunday)
The Premier League leaders are also watching Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel, 23.
(Sunday Express)
Bayern Munich are set to hand Manchester City misfit Edin Dzeko, 26, a return to Germany after the Bosnian striker struggled to recapture the consistent form that prompted Mancini to pay Wolfsburg £27m just 15 months ago.
(Sunday Mirror)
West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United are competing to sign Bolton Wanderers veteran Jussi Jaaskelainen. The 36-year-old goalkeeper is available on a free transfer this summer.
(Daily Star Sunday)
Tottenham Hotspur have identified Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 25, as the man to replace 40-year-old goalkeeper Brad Friedel next season.
(Metro)
Chelsea are lining up a £15m move for Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul, 24, to help usher in a new era at Stamford Bridge.
(Mail on Sunday)
Everton loanee Royston Drenthe, 25, is ready to cross the city to join Liverpool. The £80,000-a-week Real Madrid winger is out of contract in Spain this summer and FA Cup finalists Liverpool are willing to match his wages.
(The Sun on Sunday)
Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is ready to offer Christian Burgess, who is currently at university, a contract after the 20-year-old defender - who spent time on West Ham and Arsenal's books as a schoolboy - impressed on trial.
(TEAMtalk)
Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey, 29, has opened the door to a move to Arsenal after he decided he will wait until the summer to decide his future.
(Daily Star Sunday)
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who is on loan from Hoffenheim, is hoping his parent club can thrash out a deal with Swansea which will allow the 22-year-old to remain in south Wales next season.
(talkSPORT)
West Brom, Aston Villa and Stoke City are keeping tabs on 25-year-old midfielder Jamie O'Hara's future if Wolves fail to win their Premier League survival fight.
(Sunday Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
Blackburn Rovers are set to fine Gael Givet, 30, after manager Steve Kean claimed the defender said he was not ready to play in Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Swansea. "It was very apparent when I spoke to Gael that he was not near the right frame of mind to start or to be on the bench," said Kean.
(The Sun on Sunday)
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has admitted he could be the next person at the club to be sacked, following Damien Comolli's exit as director of football. The Scotsman also says that he would handle the Luis Suarez 'racism' affair completely differently if it happened again.
(Sunday Telegraph)
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood says it would be "perfect" if Arsene Wenger stayed at the Emirates Stadium beyond the end of his current contract, which has just over two years to run.
(Sunday Mirror)
Defender Jamie Carragher has launched a defence of Liverpool's Premier League form, insisting it is not as bad as has been made out. Kenny Dalglish's side are currently eighth in the table, 33 points behind leaders Manchester United.
(talkSPORT)
Everton midfielder Tim Cahill poured scorn on Liverpool's hopes of FA Cup glory after the Toffees were beaten in Saturday's semi-final. "A few decisions didn't go our way but I'll just say they've got a lot of work to do," said Cahill.
(Mail on Sunday)
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that he is looking to make changes to his squad this summer to ensure the club do not stand still or decline next season. "There is work to do," said Hodgson. "We're going to have to make certain we continue to improve our squad because it's about quality players."
(talkSPORT)
Former Barcelona manager Raddy Antic says defender Branislav Ivanovic holds the key if Chelsea are to dump Lionel Messi-inspired Barca out of the Champions League.
(Sunday Mirror)
AND FINALLY
Devastated Everton defender Sylvain Distin took to Twitter to apologise to team-mates and Everton fans for losing them the FA Cup semi-final.
(Sylvain Distin's Twitter feed)
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand both feature in a video by Manchester rapper R.I.O. Balotelli agreed to perform some ball juggling tricks in a barber's shop for the video.
(Metro)
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