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