Thursday Gossip

Manchester City are closing in on Samuel Eto'o, Manchester United are considering a move for Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, Javier Mascherano's agent has held talks with Barcelona and Aston Villa are using midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker as bait to get Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone - the latest gossip and speculation in today's newspapers.

THE SUN
Manchester United are monitoring Arsenal star Robin van Persie as Sir Alex Ferguson is aware the �20m-rated striker is yet to commit to a new contract at The Emirates.

Chelsea's bid for Sergio Aguero has stalled over the striker's incredible wage demands.

Paul Scharner has been told he can leave Wigan.

Newcastle have dropped another hint that Alan Shearer will stay on as boss by finally setting their pre-season schedule.

Roy Keane will start his revolution as Ipswich boss by signing Conor Hourihane on a year-long loan from Sunderland.

Cardiff's Roger Johnson has been sold to Birmingham for �5m.

Barcelona will offer �17m for Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina.

Bolton have decided against buying Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso - after being quoted �13m.

Matt Jansen has turned down several Premier League clubs to become player-coach at Leigh Genesis.

Sheffield United have slapped a �7m price tag on Kyle Naughton to scare off Premier League predators.

Spurs fear they could be priced out of any transfer by wage demands of Europe's top players.

DAILY MIRROR
Angry Chelsea will decide on Thursday whether to appeal after being stunned by UEFA's punishments against Didier Drogba, Jose Bosingwa and the club.

Emmanuel Eboue is set to reject a move to Italy and stay to fight for his place at Arsenal.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is offering Nigel Reo-Coker to his Spurs counterpart Harry Redknapp in a swap deal for Tom Huddlestone.

Alvaro Arbeloa has paved the way for Glen Johnson to move to Liverpool by admitting he's likely to return to Spain.

DAILY EXPRESS
Karim Benzema could snub a switch to Manchester United and Arsenal and remain in France ahead of next year's World Cup.

Steve Coppell has joined Darren Ferguson at the top of West Brom's wanted list - but is not sure whether he is ready to return to football.

Harry Redknapp wants Nigel Reo-Coker as part of any deal that might see a Tottenham player join Aston Villa.

Sol Campbell will have to accept a 50 per cent wage cut if he wants to stay at Portsmouth.

Alex McLeish has opened negotiations to bring Barry Ferguson to Birmingham from Rangers for a �1.5m fee.

Wolves have signed Marcus Hahnemann to mentor Wayne Hennessey and Carl Ikeme, says chief executive Jez Moxey.

DAILY STAR
Manchester United and Chelsea have been put on red alert after Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer revealed the club would listen to offers for Franck Ribery.

Alan Shearer will go head-to-head with Ipswich boss Roy Keane for QPR's Damien Delaney.

Blackburn have launched a bid for Spanish international Ivan de la Pena.

Bolton are ready to hijack Birmingham's attempts to sign Lee Bowyer from West Ham.

Andrea Dossena is ready to turn down a move to Juventus - because he thinks that Liverpool can finally win the Premier League next season.

Sean Davis, 29, is set to leave Portsmouth on a free transfer.

Wigan have made 39-year-old Graeme Jones the assistant to new boss Roberto Martinez.

Derby have swooped to sign Norwich winger Lee Croft, 23, on a free.

Leicester have failed to agree a fee with Lincoln for out-of-contract winger Dany N'Guessan, 21, and the matter is now set to be decided by a transfer tribunal.

Sheffield United are set to land West Ham winger Kyel Reid, 21, on a free transfer.

Barnsley have snapped up striker Onome Sodje, 20, from Blue Square Premier side York on a 12-month contract.

DAILY MAIL
Cristiano Ronaldo has demanded more money from Real Madrid before he completes his world record transfer from Manchester United.

Manchester City are edging closer to a deal for Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o that could cost �70m.

Fiorentina are keen on Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos which could pave the way for �15m-rated Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo to move the other way.

Wolves are poised to beat Sheffield United to sign Andrew Surman from Southampton.

St Etienne are interested in Portsmouth winger John Utaka while Bruges are the latest club to show an interest in his team-mate Sol Campbell.

Manchester United have made a renewed enquiry for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic.

Blackburn are interested in taking Spain midfielder Ivan de la Pena on loan from Espanyol.

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has again been linked with a move to Barcelona after his agent Walter Tamer had a two-hour meeting with Barca officials on Wednesday.