Transfers: Paper Talk

Paper Talk


DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY
  • Juventus are ready to raid Chelsea's Nemanja Matic if Paul Pogba completes his world-record move to Manchester United.
  • Five Manchester United players are set for crunch talks with Jose Mourinho - one of them is Juan Mata.
  • Pep Guardiola will pick up a £3m bonus if Manchester City win the Champions League.
  • Liverpool transfer target Piotr Zielinski has decided what his next club will be, according to his agent.
  • Swansea have entered the race to sign West Ham forward Enner Valencia. 
  • Arsenal and Chelsea have been told they must pay almost £38m for Roma defender Kostas Manolas.
sunday express
  • Chelsea are plotting a second raid on Leicester for Riyad Mahrez following their £32m scoop for N'Golo Kante.
  • Roma have told Arsenal and Chelsea to stump up £38m for their Greece international defender Kostas Manolas.
  • Bayern Munich are keen on Arsenal central defender Laurent Koscielny who only has one year left on his contract.
  • Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in Croatia international Marcelo Brozovic, according to reports in Italy.
sunday mirror
  • Ronald Koeman has met with Manchester City representatives to discuss a John Stones deal - plus the Everton boss wants striker Wilfried Bony.
  • Bayern Munich have confirmed talks with Borussia Dortmund as Mario Gotze closes in on a return to his former club.
  • Antonio Conte has told Eden Hazard he can turn him into Chelsea's Lionel Messi.
  • Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has been given the green light for a new long-term Old Trafford deal.
  • Boca Juniors striker Carlos Tevez has turned down a £150,000-a-week contract offer from West Ham.
  • Jesse Lingard is in talks over a new £40,000 per week deal with Manchester United.
  • Crystal Palace are still keen on Newcastle's Moussa Sissoko but are baulking at Toon's supposed £35m asking price.
mail on sunday
  • Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is wanted on loan by Spanish side Villarreal.
  • Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic is wanted by Schalke as they brace themselves for the sale of Leroy Sane to Manchester City.
  • A big charity match in Turkey organised by legendary former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o was forced to be cancelled in the wake of the attempted coup in the country.
sunday people
  • Juan Mata's situation at Manchester United following the arrival of Jose Mourinho is being monitored by Spanish side Espanyol.
sunday telegraph
  • Manchester United defender Phil Jones has come in for some stick even before the season has properly kicked off, after sporting a new white hair-do in the friendly at Wigan on Saturday.
THE SUNDAY TIMES
  • Louis van Gaal could be in the running to replace Marc Wilmots as manager of Belgium.
  • Brazil legend Pele has released a song celebrating the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Lyon were forced to abandon a scheduled pre-season friendly against Fenerbahce in Istanbul because of Friday's attempted coup in Turkey.
the sun on sunday
  • Liverpool have kicked off their search for a new centre-back by making contact with versatile Barcelona veteran Jeremy Mathieu.
  • Real Madrid ace James Rodriguez is targeting a £67m Premier League switch with Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham all keen.
  • Inter Milan are set to snatch Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from under the noses of Everton and Leicester.
  • Sam Allardyce wants to select his own backroom staff - if he is made England manager. 
the observer
  • The Football League is investigating the Nottingham Forest takeover bid by Evangelos Marinakis because of his conduct - he denies any wrongdoing.
Transfers: Paper Talk

Transfers: Paper Talk

Paper Talk

the guardian

  1. Riyad Mahrez is set to reject Leicester City's offer of a new contract with the Algeria forward deciding to pursue a new challenge away from the Premier League champions.
daily mail

  1. The FA has moved for Eddie Howe with the Bournemouth boss lined up to be Sam Allardyce's No 2 if Big Sam takes over as England manager.
  2. Barcelona are keen on signing a new striker with Atletico Madrid forward Luciano Vietto leading the way as their preferred candidate.
  3. Everton are ready to raid Leicester City to make assistant manager Steve Walsh their director of football.
daily mirror

  1. Rio Ferdinand has declared an interest in succeeding Roy Hodgson as England manager after their Euro 2016 failure.
  2. Luke Shaw will make his long-awaited comeback today - 10 months after suffering a horror double leg break.
  3. Brentford have put a £2m price tag on former Tottenham goalkeeper David Button.
the sun

  1. Paul Pogba will sign a five-year, £202,000 per week contract with Manchester United this weekend when he returns from his US holiday.
  2. Crystal Palace have made a shock £20m move for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
  3. Stoke are on the verge of tying up a £5m deal for Egyptian wonderkid Ramadan Sobhi.
  4. Wycombe will get a windfall of £2.8m after the sale of Jordan Ibe from Liverpool to Bournemouth.
  5. Tony Pulis insists he is happy to wait for a new West Brom contract.
daily star

  1. Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is set to be interviewed by the FA for the England manager's job.
  2. Jurgen Klopp reckons he doesn't need glamour signings to take Liverpool back to the top.
  3. Manchester City are considering a £7m move for PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet.
  4. Xheirdan Shaquiri has ruled out a move to Borussia Dortmund and pledged his future to Stoke.
  5. Hull believe they are in pole position to sign Wales Euro 2016 hero Hal Robson-Kanu.
daily telegraph

  1. Everton have made an audacious approach for Leicester's head of recruitment Steve Walsh and want him as their new directo‎r of football.
  2. ​West Brom have offered £9m for Leicester's Jeffrey Schlupp with Watford dropping out of the race to sign Saido Berahino.
the independent

  1. Sunderland have put David Moyes at the top of their list with the FA set to continue talks with Sam Allardyce.
daily express

  1. Dimitri Payet's agent has insisted the Frenchman has not made any statement on his West Ham future.
  2. Norwich have joined the chase for Blackburn centre-back Grant Hanley - with an offer of £6m likely to land the Scotland international.
  3. Pep Guardiola has signed Colombian wonderkid Marcos Moreno for Manchester City.
Real Madrid 1-0 Manchester City (Agg: 1-0): Fernando own goal ends City's final hopes

Real Madrid 1-0 Manchester City (Agg: 1-0): Fernando own goal ends City's final hopes

Fernando’s own goal gave Real the advantage in the first half after Gareth Bale’s cross deflected off his foot
Fernando’s own goal gave Real the advantage in the first half after Gareth Bale’s cross deflected off his foot
Fernando’s own goal handed Real Madrid a 1-0 aggregate win over Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu.
After Vincent Kompany was forced off inside 10 minutes with an injury, Fernando's own goal gave Real the advantage after Gareth Bale's cross deflected off his foot, before Bale's superb header came back off the crossbar in the second half. 
City lacked real intensity throughout both halves, and the hosts held out as they searched for an 11th success in the competition.
City were dealt a blow early on after captain Vincent Kompany limped off holding his right leg
City were dealt a blow early on after captain Vincent Kompany limped off holding his right leg
Real will play city rivals Atletico Madrid in Milan on May 28, the second time the two sides have met in the final in the space of three seasons.
Zinedine Zidane made three changes from the first leg in Manchester, including the reintroduction of Cristiano Ronaldo to the starting eleven, while Yaya Toure replaced the injured David Silva for City.
City were dealt a blow early on after captain Kompany limped off holding his right leg, forcing Manuel Pellegrini to replace him with Eliaquim Mangala.
Clear chances were at a minimum during the early stages until Real took the lead through Bale's deflected effort in the 20th minute, his right-footed cross from the right side of the penalty area hitting Fernando and flying into the top left corner past Joe Hart.
Manchester City's Bacary Sagna battles with Isco in the first half
Manchester City's Bacary Sagna battles with Isco in the first half
Despite initially giving the goal to Bale, UEFA eventually marked it as an own goal for Fernando.
Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas was made to work five minutes later to smother Jesus Navas' right-wing cross as Sergio Aguero piled in, and Navas got more joy on the right later in the half, forcing Dani Carvajal to intercept ahead of Aguero again.
Real had the ball in the net 10 minutes before the break as Jese poked home from Toni Kroos' dangerous cross, but the linesman correctly raised his flag for an offside against defender Pepe at the far post.
Fernandinho came closest for the visitors in the first half, hitting the outside of Navas' right-hand post from just inside the area after being found by Kevin De Bruyne.
Hart kept City in the tie after half-time, rushing out to block Luka Modric's effort from point-blank range after a superb through ball from Bale, before saving well to his left from Ronaldo's header back across goal.
England goalkeeper Hart was there again to get down low to his left to save from Ronaldo's near-post effort just before the hour mark, but it was the woodwork that came to their rescue moments later as Bale's header from a corner came off the crossbar.
Lucas Vazquez received a yellow card for a late tackle on Raheem Sterling with seven minutes remaining, but replays show the Real Madrid midfielder's high challenge could have warranted a red.
Aguero, who was forced deep by Real throughout the game, saw his effort from 25 yards fly just over the bar late on as City eventually pressed, but it wasn't their night as Real held on.
ICC ‪#‎WT20‬ - New Zealand vs India Highlights

ICC ‪#‎WT20‬ - New Zealand vs India Highlights


ICC #WT20 - New Zealand vs India Highlights
ICC #WT20 - New Zealand vs India Highlights
Posted by Cricket Fans Daily Highlights on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
 
World Twenty20 2016: New Zealand beat India in opening Super 10 game

World Twenty20 2016: New Zealand beat India in opening Super 10 game

New Zealand claimed a shock 47-run victory over tournament favourites India in the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super 10s.




Chasing 127 to win on a slow, low surface in Nagpur, the hosts were bowled out for a paltry 79 in 18.1 overs despite captain MS Dhoni's 30.
Mitchell Santner took 4-11, Ish Sodhi 3-18 and Nathan McCullum 2-15 as nine India wickets fell to spin.
New Zealand's total of 126-7 was built around Corey Anderson's patient 34.
The value of his innings only became apparent as India, in familiar conditions and with a fervent crowd behind them, slumped to only a second defeat in their past 12 T20s.

Anderson holds New Zealand together

A New Zealand victory looked unlikely to say the least when they slipped to 13-2 and 35-3 amid a flurry of attacking strokes after Kane Williamson won the toss.
Martin Guptill was lbw to Ashwin immediately after hitting the first ball of the match for a towering straight six, while Colin Munro, who reverse-swept his first delivery for six, miscued a drive at Ashish Nehra to mid-on.
Anderson, boasting a career strike-rate of 144, managed only three fours in his 42-ball innings, the need for survival outweighing aggression as he lost regular partners.
Off-spinner Raina had Williamson stumped for eight before brilliantly running out Ross Taylor with a dive and flicked throw - all in one movement - in his follow-through.
Jasprit Bumrah's superbly directed yorkers accounted for Anderson, who was bowled attempting a paddle sweep, and limited the Kiwis' late-innings charge in a seemingly modest total.
Their spinners ensured it was more than enough.

What's next?

New Zealand's next match is against Australia in Dharamsala on Friday, while India face neighbours and arch rivals Pakistan on Saturday, a match that was moved from Dharamsala to Kolkata because of security concerns.

Credits: BBC