Paper Talk: Fergie in Hunt for Klaas
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Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing a £20m bid for Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar, while Aston Villa have joined the race for Peter Crouch.
DAILY EXPRESS:
Carlo Ancelotti kicked off his first official day as Chelsea manager by telling Manchester City their bid to sign John Terry is a mission impossible.
Cristiano Ronaldo fulfilled a "childhood dream" last night as he was unveiled as a Real Madrid player.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has received at least two offers of £100million for the club.
Paul Hart has been told by Portsmouth he can carry on in charge - for the time being.
Paul Ince insists he has "nothing to prove" as he attempts to rebuild his managerial career at MK Dons.
THE SUN:
Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to make a £20million raid for Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed Manchester City as not being big enough to sign John Terry.
Manchester City target Joleon Lescott stayed at the same Dubai hotel complex as Mark Hughes and John Terry.
Aston Villa have made a late charge into the race for Peter Crouch.
Yossi Benayoun signed a new deal with Liverpool yesterday and declared: "Playing here is a dream come true."
New Wigan boss Roberto Martinez plans to hold talks with wantaway Paul Scharner.
DAILY STAR:
Chelsea will make one last-ditch attempt to sign French star Frank Ribery.
Manchester United will this week pay Bordeaux £6m for France Under-21 star Gabriel Obertan.
Martin O'Neill is ready to make Brede Hangeland his first summer signing - with Matthew Upson not far behind him.
Sam Allardyce is stepping up his efforts to sign Ruud van Nistlerooy.
Swiss international Gokhan Inler last night urged Liverpool and Arsenal to battle for his signature.
Steve Bruce plans to launch his Sunderland managerial career by splashing out £25million on a new forward line.
DAILY MAIL:
Joey Barton will wait to see what happens at Newcastle before deciding on a loan move to Birmingham.
Yossi Benayoun has earned a bumper 50 per cent pay rise after committing the rest of his top-flight career to Liverpool.
Sunderland hope to tie up a £4million deal for Manchester City's Richard Dunne.
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is lining up a £2million bid for Le Mans centre-back Gregory Cerdan.
DAILY MIRROR
Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny faces a lengthy ban after failing a drugs test in a vital play-off match.
Chelsea's new boss Carlo Ancelotti has told Manchester City: You're not good enough to sign John Terry.
Manchester City will now set their sights on Joleon Lescott after failing to land John Terry.
Yossi Benayoun has ended speculation over his future by signing a new Liverpool contract.
Tuncay has sparked a scramble for his signature by insisting he wants to stay in the Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player last night.
Harry Redknapp is ready to revive his interest in Craig Bellamy.
Real Madrid are trying to sign Alvaro Arbeloa on the cheap.
Aston Villa have entered the battle to sign Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon.
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce wants old pal Ricky Sbragia to quit Sunderland.
Fulham may sacrifice Bobby Zamora after Hull expressed an interest.
Everton boss David Moyes is ready to sign Jo on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City.
Bordeaux claim Manchester United are close to completing a deal for Gabriel Obertan.
Burnley are making a bid to sign Valencia's Spain Under-21 starlet Stephen Sunday.
Portsmouth are facing a fight with Porto for midfielder Fernando Belluschi.
Administrator Mark Fry believes Swiss company Liebherr Group will this week buy Southampton.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic are on the brink of persuading Marc-Antoine Fortune to turn down £1million of Premiership gold to team up again with Tony Mowbray.
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will decide this week whether to launch an official bid for Barry Ferguson - or sign Joey Barton instead.
Former Rangers star Marvin Andrews could be set for one more crack at the SPL with Hamilton.
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Back in the Hunt
Alex Ferguson is preparing to make a £20million raid for Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The Manchester United boss had his eye on the Dutchman before he joined the La Liga side from Ajax in January. But Huntelaar, 25, has struggled to make an impact after scoring 113 goals in 136 games in Holland. He failed to make Real's Champions League squad. And he has fallen further down the pecking order following the arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema. Now Fergie, who had the player scouted all last year, is ready to make a new bid to land him after losing out on Benzema. United will have to match the £20m Madrid paid for the hitman. An Old Trafford source said: "Huntelaar is somebody we have known about for a good while. There was more than a passing interest last time out."
Phil Thomas, The Sun
The Sun also claims United will wrap up the £8million signing of French winger Gabriel Obertan from Bordeaux post-haste. The 20-year-old will allegedly sign a four-year contract today, after passing a medical at Carrington yesterday.
In The Times, Matt Dickinson argues "there is surely no more pressing concern for Sir Alex Ferguson than the heart of his midfield". With Owen Hargreaves looking increasingly doubtful to start the season, Dickinson says "serious money" should be spent on a top-class holding player. -
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Huntelaar har... I still prefer Aguero.
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huntelaar is the new rvn! get him!