Paper Talk! A round up of the
transfer news, rumours and
gossip

04 Jul 2014.

Here is a roundup of todays transfer
rumors, Gossip and speculation from all
todays papers…

Manchester United are planning a £40m
raid on Real Madrid to sign winger Angel
di Maria. Daily Star

Eliaquim Mangala is set to turn down a
move to Manchester City as he is holding
out for Chelsea to come in and sign him.
Daily Star

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has warned
off potential suitors for star men Ron
Vlaar and Fabian Delph. Daily Star

Tottenham, West Ham and Swansea are
chasing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s young
star Muhamed Besic. Daily Star

Sunderland will not give up their chase to
sign Swansea captain Ashley Williams and
will up their offer. Daily Star

Dejan Lovren could go on strike in a bid
to force through a move from
Southampton – he is angry after two bids
from Liverpool were turned down. The
Sun

Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is subject of a
tug of war between Monaco and Paris
Saint-Germain. The Sun

Arsenal are in talks to sign Newcastle
defender Mathieu Debuchy. The Sun

Barcelona will hire a psychologist to
ensure Luis Suarez’s demons are kept at
bay if they can seal a move for the
troubled Liverpool striker. The Sun

QPR will sign Rio Ferdinand and Steven
Caulker to act as their defensive anchors
on their return to the Premier League.
The Sun

Toronto FC are trying to hijack New York
City’s move for free agent Frank Lampard.
The Sun

Germany coach Joachim Low has written
off England’s chances of ever winning the
World Cup again, saying the number of
foreign players in the Premier League will
always hurt their bid. The Sun

Barcelona expect to finalise their deal for
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez in the next
48 hours. Daily Mail

Manchester City are waiting on a decision
from Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala
after agreeing a £31m fee with his club.
Daily Mail

Zenit St Petersburg are hoping to sign
Tottenham midfielder Sandro for a fee of
around £5m, with Spurs keen on
Nottingham Forest defender Jamal
Lascelles. Daily Mail

Newcastle are hopeful of concluding a
deal for Sevilla striker Carlos Bacca. Daily
Mail

Stoke have shown an interest in former
Arsenal striker Eduardo, who is available
on a free transfer. Daily Mail

Former Premier League referee David
Elleray has been censured by the FA for
making a racist comment at an officials’
summit. Daily Mail

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is
confident of landing Barcelona and Chile
forward Alexis Sanchez and Newcastle and
France right-back Mathieu Debuchy for a
combined £35m. Daily Mirror

Southampton defender Dejan Lovren
could snub pre-season to force a move
away from the club. The Croatia
international has been a long-term target
for Liverpool and Tottenham. Daily
Mirror

Manchester City are waiting for a decision
from Eliaquim Mangala before making
their big signing of the summer. City have
a £32m deal in place with Porto for the
defender, and if he turns them down
there’s also a £30m agreement with
Roma over centre-back Mehdi Benatia.
Daily Mirror

Petr Cech’s agent claims the Chelsea
keeper is ready to quit for the likes of
Real Madrid or Barcelona if Jose Mourinho
now wants Thibaut Courtois to be the
Blues’ No1. Daily Mirror

Manager Luis Felipe Scolari is considering
not selecting a specialist striker in Brazil’s
starting XI for the World Cup quarter-final
against Colombia. Daily Mirror