back pages of the national newspapers on Thursday
morning.
DAILY EXPRESS
Roy Hodgson is set to name Wayne Rooney as
England's new captain ahead of the start of Euro
2016 qualifying next month.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is ready to make
an offer to Celtic for defender Virgil van Dijk - he is
rated at £8m by the Scottish champions.
THE SUN
Galatasaray are set to sign Arsenal forward Lukas
Podolski but have been told there will be no double
deal involving Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell.
Manchester United will offer a bumper new contract
to England defender Phil Jones.
Gareth Barry refuses to give up on his England
career, feeling he still has plenty to offer Roy
Hodgson.
Stephen Ireland revealed Mark Hughes laid into
Stoke's players after their opening day Premier
League defeat by Aston Villa.
Liverpool have made the first moves to bring AC
Milan striker Mario Balotelli to the club on a
season-long loan.
Steve Bruce is looking to Rotherham star Ben
Pringle as a replacement for injured winger Robert
Snodgrass.
Lokomotiv Moscow are hoping to sign Newcastle
midfielder Cheick Tiote but they are holding out for
a £14m fee.
DAILY MIRROR
Stevan Jovetic has vowed to impress Manchester
City fans this season despite being linked with a
move to Juventus.
Monaco are lining up a £10m bid for Chelsea keeper
Petr Cech after Thibaut Courtois started their first
Premier League game of the season.
Reading are set to sign Huddersfield midfielder
Oliver Norwood.
DAILY MAIL
Hull City will launch a £12m raid on Blackburn for
striker Jordan Rhodes.
Valencia are keen on Manchester City striker Alvaro
Negredo even though he is sidelined with a broken
foot.
Burnley have revived their interest in Wigan
midfielder James McArthur and have upped their
offer to £5m.
Swansea have made an improved £5m bid for
Montpellier midfielder Benjamin Stambouli.
Neil Warnock is set to end his 16-month managerial
exile and take over from Mark Robins at
Huddersfield.
Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta is set for a spell on the
sidelines with an ankle injury he sustained against
Besiktas.
DAILY STAR
Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea are
battling to sign highly-rated Brazil midfielder Lucas
Silva, who currently plies his trade with Cruzeiro.
Jose Fonte has pleaded with Southampton team-
mate Morgan Schneiderlin to stay at St Mary's.
THE TIMES
Roma are set to offer Fernando Torres an exit from
his Chelsea nightmare, possibly in a loan-swap deal
with Italy striker Mattia Destro.
Queens Park Rangers have opened talks with
Reading's highly-rated keeper Alex McCarthy.
Paris Saint-Germain have slapped a £20m price tag
on teenage midfielder Adrien Rabiot, a reported
target for Arsenal.
Manchester United target Mehdi Benatia could end
up joining Bayern Munich this week instead of a
move to England.
GUARDIAN
Manchester United owners the Glazer family have
ruled out selling the club for at least five years.
Robin van Persie could return to action with
Manchester United this Sunday against Sunderland.
INDEPENDENT
Paul Scholes is 'scared' about Manchester United's
future and feels they need to buy at least five
players to avoid further decline.
Liverpool have opened contract talks with Daniel
Sturridge to keep the striker at Anfield until 2017.
TELEGRAPH
Former Aston Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner is
set to take up a similar role with Nottingham Forest.
DAILY RECORD
Bastian Schweinsteiger will miss Germany's Euro
2016 qualifier against Scotland next month with a
knee injury.
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