Stories making the news in Sundays papers: SUN ON SUNDAY Paul Scholes claims Steven Gerrards England career has been a failure because the side has flopped on the international stage. John Terry has been warned by Jose Mourinho he needs to carry on performing at his best if he hopes to extend his current one-year deal at Chelsea. Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is lining up a surprise swoop for Samuel Etoo according to the Cameroon strikers agent. Manchester United and Tottenham target PSVs Holland star Memphis Depay says he will consider a move to big clubs in big leagues. Jose Mourinho tells Paris St Germain to keep their hands off Chelseas Brazil star Oscar. The Chelsea boss also urges the Premier League and FA to help English clubs do better in European competitions by better scheduling of league matches. Sunderland defender Wes Brown brushes off talk of retirement and vows to play on as long as he can. Liverpools Raheem Sterling is expecting to face more rough treatment from defenders as he bids to prove he can switch from winger to central forward. Hull have joined Sunderland in the battle to sign Austria left back and captain Christian Fuchs from Schalke. Manchester United are willing to offload Shinji Kagawa back to Borussia Dortmund for £4million less than they bought him. Watfords 16-year-old striker Ogo Obi could be on his way to Manchester United after impressing in trials. Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy wants to get rid of highest paid player Paul Taylor to fund Premier League loan signings. SUNDAY MIRROR Robin Van Persie will be left out of Manchester Uniteds Premier League opener against Swansea on August 16 by new boss Louis Van Gaal, because he is not fully fit. Former Manchester United manager David Moyes has emerged as a surprise contender to take over at West Ham if Sam Allardyce is axed. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keeping tabs on Manchester United transfer target Germanys World Cup winner Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund. Manchester United will have to keep paying half of Marouane Fellainis £100,000-a-week wages if they want the midfielder to go out on loan to Napoli. Barcelona have emerged as favourites to land Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen for £10million. Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim has made it clear that star forward Radamel Falcao, linked with Real Madrid, is not going anywhere. Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha is wanted by Crystal Palace, QPR and West Ham. Liverpoool boss Brendan Rodgers claims England players are stricken with fear when it comes to playing in big tournaments. Rodgers is edging closer to capturing Sevilla left back Alberto Moreno hot on the heels of a two-year deal for Atletico Madrids Javier Manquillo. Tottenham plan to go back to Southampton with an increased bid for Morgan Schneiderlin and step up their pursuit of Swanseas Wilfried Bony. SUNDAY EXPRESS Everton signing Romelu Lukaku fires a parting shot at Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho accusing him of not giving young players a chance. Cristiano Ronaldo has said he would be happy to one day return to Manchester United. Barcelona are battling with Manchester United to land the signings of both Arsenals Thomas Vermaelen and Borussia Dortmunds Mats Hummels. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger last night hinted that he could soon splash out another £30million - this time on Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is interested in signing AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli. West Ham are making a move for Stoke striker Peter Crouch. DAILY STAR SUNDAY Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is to take on Napolis Rafa Benitez as both bid to sign Manchester City outcast Jack Rodwell. Koeman has also done a swap deal bringing in Algeria midfielder Saphit Taider from Inter Milan in exchange for Dani Osvaldo. Fulhams Iran winger Ashkan Dejagah looks set to join Qatar team Al-Arabi this week. Aston Villa outcast Bulgaria winger Aleksandar Tonev is being looked at by Wigan as well as Montpellier and clubs in Germany. Real Madrid fear Sami Khedira is ready to run down his contract and join Chelsea on a free transfer next summer. Manchester United and Barcelona will slug it out for the signature of Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen. PSG can forget about landing Chelsea pair Eden Hazard and Oscar, according to Jose Mourinho. Leon Osman says Romelu Lukaku can deliver the firepower to lift Everton above rivals Liverpool in the Premier League next season. MAIL ON SUNDAY Relegated Cardiff look set to sell record £11million signing Chile midfielder Gary Medel to Inter Milan for £10million. Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Frank Lampard will begin training with Manchester City at Carrington on Wednesday and be an important player for the Premier League champions until he moves to America in January. Southampton are planning a £70million spree and are interested in Manchester United trio Javier Hernandez, Ashley Young and Wilfried Zaha. Atletico Madrid are considering a move for Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa. Manchester United will attempt to complete the signing of German defender Mats Hummels this week. West Ham may try and lure Peter Crouch to Upton Park from Stoke. Arsenal will make one more bid for German midfielder Sami Khedira this week. Crystal Palace could swoop for Swanseas Jonjo Shelvey.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 08:23:50 +0000
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