Liverpool
22 April 2010
 |
| Fernando Torres |
City boosted in £60m chase for Liverpool star
By Dave Smith
Daily Star
* Manchester City's hopes of landing Fernando Torres in a stunning £60million deal have been boosted after being told the striker is now open to a Liverpool exit.
* Arsenal will make a £10million summer bid for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
* Kolo Toure has warned Manchester City hot-head Emmanuel Adebayor to cool it when he returns to Arsenal on Saturday.
* Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar's agent has warned the club to resolve contract negotiations before this summer's World Cup or risk losing the South Africa international.
* West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo is ready to offer Tuncay the chance to escape his Stoke nightmare.
The Sun
* Tottenham will face a probe over a £1million payment owed to them by Portsmouth for Asmir Begovic, a keeper they never bought!
* Michael Essien fears he will miss the World Cup after scrapping plans for his Chelsea comeback against Stoke on Saturday.
* Ruud van Nistelrooy reckons Fulham striker Bobby Zamora can gatecrash England's World Cup squad.
* Adam Pearson has blasted ex-Hull chairman Paul Duffen and accused him of leaving the club facing administration.
* Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez reckons the chaos caused by Iceland's volcanic eruption has brought his squad closer together.
Daily Mirror
* Furious Roy Hodgson was forced to stage an impromptu training session on a German autobahn on Wednesday.
* Cardiff manager Dave Jones is a surprise candidate to become the next West Ham boss.
* Potless Portsmouth will have the door to Europe slammed firmly shut on them on Thursday - despite reaching the FA Cup final.
* Kolo Toure has told Emmanuel Adebayor to keep his cool against former club Arsenal this weekend - or risk ruining Manchester City's hopes of finishing fourth.
Daily Mail
* Rafa Benitez has brushed aside suggestions his Liverpool side's 1,200-mile trek to Madrid would damage their chances of European glory.
* Fulham players were reduced to training at the side of a motorway near Bremen on Wednesday after a traffic jam made their journey just that little bit longer.
* Swansea boss Paulo Sousa has emerged as a managerial candidate at Hull.
* Stoke boss Tony Pulis plans to axe his reserve team next season to prevent key players making long, midweek road trips.
* England manager Fabio Capello has received a double boost regarding the fitness of defenders Ashley Cole and Wes Brown with just 50 days before the start of the World Cup in South Africa.
Daily Express
* Manchester United have made Tottenham's Gareth Bale one of their prime summer targets and are willing to pay £20million to secure his services.
* Bristol City are expected to unveil Steve Coppell as their new manager on Thursday.
* Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has issued Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas a warning - he will not be taking half-fit players to the World Cup.
* Mario Balotelli is to be given one more chance by Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho after he left a black mark on an otherwise successful evening at the San Siro.
Daily Telegraph
* Portsmouth may have to pay Tottenham £1million in compensation after goalkeeper Asmir Begovic was sold to Stoke rather than the north London club earlier this year.
* The determination of the Glazer family to resist the Red Knights' attempts to buy Manchester United is likely to be strengthened by figures which show the club to be the world's best valuable, worth £1.192billion.