The top stories and transfer rumours from the back pages of the national newspapers on Thursday. DAILY MIRROR Daniel Agger was in tears as he begged Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers to let him leave the club - he appears set for a move to Barcelona. Eliaquim Mangalas transfer to Manchester City should finally go through in the next 48 hours. Manchester City are set to offer Vincent Kompany a new mega deal that will pay him £65m. Luis Suarezs lawyer is sure the Barcelona strikers four month ban will be reduced by the Court for Arbitration in Sport. Swansea are ready to splash out £8m on Napoli defender Federico Fernandez, who represented Argentina at the World Cup. Jose Fonte has pledged his future to Southampton and opened talks over a new deal at St Marys. Billy Clifford could join League One side Walsall after being dumped by Chelsea. He is on trial at the Bankss Stadium. THE SUN Jose Mourinho will try to fend off interest from Real Madrid in keeper Petr Cech. Tiago Ilori has told Liverpool he wants to fight for a place at Anfield rather than go out on loan again. Felix Magath has branded the Fulham squad he inherited last season as dismal. Divock Origi has revealed Liverpool have been scouting him since the age of 14. DAILY STAR Edin Dzeko is poised to sign a new long-term contract with Manchester City. Ryan Taylor is on course for an October return to the Newcastle squad after two years of injury hell. Blackburn are poised to sign Benin keepe Fabian Farnolle, who plays in Ligue 2 for Clermont. DAILY EXPRESS Celtics exit from the Champions League on Wednesday night will pave the way for keeper Fraser Forster to join Southampton for around £8m. West Brom boss Alan Irvine faces an early season injury crisis with first-choice centre-backs Joleon Lescott and Gareth McAuley set to miss the start of the season with a knee problem. DAILY MAIL Marouane Fellaini is set to have talks with Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal over his future at Old Trafford. Napoli are keen on the Belgium international but want him on a loan deal. Tottenham are set to offer £15m to PSV Eindhoven for winger Memphis Depay and remain in negotiations with Villarreal for defender Mateo Musacchio. QPR are weighing up a deal for West Ham midfielder Mohamed Diame and have enquired about Basel striker Marco Streller. West Brom have offered £6m for Parma winger Jonathan Biabiany. Swansea are involved in a financial row with FC Utrecht over Michel Vorms move to Tottenham. The Dutch club is yet to be paid a 30% sell-on clause from the deal that took Vorm to the Liberty Stadium in 2011. THE TIMES Chelsea are still monitoring the situation of Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, who has asked for assurances about getting a regular place in their first-team. Juventus have asked Manchester City about the availability of defender Matija Nastasic on loan. QPR have expressed an interest in Bologna defender Panagiotis Kone. DAILY TELEGRAPH Thibaut Courtois is convinced he has won the battle to be Chelsea No 1 this season. West Ham have baulked at the £3m fee Stoke are asking for Peter Crouch, who they want as a replacement for injury plagued Andy Carroll. DAILY RECORD Celtic are hoping to sign Cork City youngster Brian Lenihan, but they will face competition from Swansea City and Cardiff City for the 20-year-old full-back.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:31:02 +0000
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