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All the backpage headlines:



Roman Abramovich has told Jose Mourinho he wants him back at Chelsea - DAILY STAR



Jose Mourinho is close to a Chelsea return after Roman Abramovich agreed to swallow his pride and reappoint the 'Special One' - DAILY MIRROR



Real Madrid last night upped the stakes in their £45m bid to land Sergio Aguero from Manchester City - DAILY STAR



Bayern Munich are leading Juventus and Barcelona in the race to sign Luis Suarez this summer - DAILY MAIL



Chelsea captain John Terry has emerged as a summer target for Fenerbache - DAILY MAIL



Arsenal target Stevan Jotevic can set up a summer move to the Premier League - by wrecking England's World Cup dreams tonight - THE SUN



New Reading manager Nigel Adkins will have more than £30m to begin a massive rebuilding job - DAILY MIRROR



Adkins has been promised a £1.5m survival bonus this summer if he can save the Royals from relegation - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH



Sam Allardyce has been warned not to price himself out of a new West Ham deal - THE SUN



The Hammers are ready to begin talks with Allardyce this week over a new three-year contract - DAILY MAIL



Norwich striker Simeon Jackson is set to join Brighton on loan - THE SUN



Aston Villa will pull out all the stops to keep young Austria striker Andreas Weimann - DAILY STAR



Arsenal have joined the hunt for Birmingham's Koby Arthur - DAILY MIRROR



Fulham are keeping tabs on Peterborough striker Dwight Gayle - DAILY MIRROR



Manchester United scouts watched 25-year-old Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic play for Bosnia against Greece on Friday - DAILY MAIL

The top stories from papers and websites - 18 March 2013

• Pavel Pogrebnyak is wanted by old club Zenit St Petersburg after failing to justify his £65,000-a-week wages with Reading.


• Arsenal will step up their chase for St Etienne ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after scouting reports from Gilles Grimandi.


• Chelsea have told Atletico Madrid they will have to pay £17million to make keeper Thibaut Courtois' loan move permanent.

• Leicester are ready to send a managerial SOS to Nigel Adkins - with Nigel Pearson's job on the line.


• Barnsley are weighing up a move for former Bolton left-back Ricardo Gardner.


• West Brom are tracking Birmingham City rookie Callum Reilly.


• Walsall striker Will Grigg has had Premier League scouts flocking to watch him with Norwich and Saints interested.

• Wigan's Callum McManaman was criticised last night for this unpunished tackle on Massadio Haidara, who may have knee ligament damage.


• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is also attracting interest from Chelsea.

• Newcastle's French defender Massadio Haidara was in hospital last night after a horror tackle by Callum McManaman sparked uproar.


• Rio Ferdinand's importance to England was underlined as Roy Hodgson's defensive options were further reduced ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro.


• Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is wanted by German side Wolfsburg in the summer.

• John Carver had to be stopped from attacking Callum McManaman after his horror lunge put Massadio Haidara in hospital.


• John Terry was hit by a coin as ugly scenes marred Chelsea's London derby win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

• Arsenal are preparing an offer for Swansea keeper Michel Vorm to solve their problems in goal.

The top stories from papers and websites - 09 March 2013

• Carlos Tevez could face jail after being nicked for allegedly driving while banned.


• Manchester United met with Nike officials on Friday to plot a mega bid for Cristiano Ronaldo. An Old Trafford return would cost at least £65million.


• Alex Ferguson is helping Barnsley plot Manchester City's FA Cup downfall. The Manchester United boss has given David Flitcroft tactical advice and allowed the Tykes to use United's training ground.


• Branislav Ivanovic has delivered a damning verdict on Chelsea's season of failure and warns that time is running out to stop the rot.


• Chelsea are interested in £8.5million-rated AC Milan striker M'Baye Niang.


• Rio Ferdinand and John Terry could clash on Sunday for the first time since the Chelsea skipper's race row.

• Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted there is no rift between him and Wayne Rooney.


• Carlos Tevez is set to start for Manchester City on Saturday - despite being arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified.


• James Milner says life with Mario Balotelli was like having a child in the dressing room at Manchester City.


• Benfica defender Ezequiel Garay - a Manchester United transfer target - has signed up with controversial 'super-agent' Jorge Mendes in a bid to push through a switch to Old Trafford.

• Real Madrid have told Tottenham they will offer £30million and Luka Modric for Gareth Bale.


• Sir Alex Ferguson admits he was right to axe Wayne Rooney for Manchester United's showdown with Real Madrid.


• Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard misses the FA Cup clash with Wigan on Saturday due to a broken back.

• Sir Alex Ferguson has promised Wayne Rooney will not be sold by Manchester United.


• Manchester United have joined Arsenal by showing an interest in AZ Alkmaar teenager Adam Maher.


• Bolton want Leicester's Jeffrey Schlupp on loan with the view to a permanent deal.


• Liverpool are interested in re-signing Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid.


• 20 year-old Italian goalkeeper Mattia Perin claims Arsenal want him to replace Wojciech Szczesny.


• Chelsea have hijacked Liverpool's bid to land non-League talent Daniel Carr.

• Chelsea will sell Fernando Torres this summer and are prepared to take a £35million loss on the striker.


• Sir Alex Ferguson has no regrets about leaving Wayne Rooney on the bench this week for the match with Real Madrid.


• Swansea have put a £5million price tag on manager Michael Laudrup after he signed a new 12-month contract.


• Portsmouth fans have signed a deal to buy their club - subject to a court ruling on the value of their Fratton Park ground.

• Carlos Tevez is expected to play for Manchester City this weekend in the FA Cup despite being arrested for allegedly driving while disqualified.


• Michael Laudrup has put an end to speculation over his future by signing a new contract with Swansea.


• Reading striker Jason Roberts is expected to miss the rest of the season as a hip injury requires surgery.

• Sir Alex Ferguson has given his word that Wayne Rooney will still be a Manchester United player next season, meaning that the striker should be offered a new deal in the summer.


• Carlos Tevez could face up to six months in prison after he was arrested for allegedly driving when disqualified on Thursday evening, and the striker may also be disciplined by Manchester City.

• Roberto Mancini has refused to rule out the possibility of Edin Dzeko leaving Manchester City in the summer, although he has no desire to push the club's leading scorer through the exit door.

• Manchester United youngster Federico Macheda could return to Lazio.

The top stories from papers and websites - 08 March 2013

• Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko could hold the key to Wayne Rooney's summer exit from Manchester United. If Dzeko joins Borussia Dortmund for £20million, then the German club will allow star striker Robert Lewandowski to join United who would then allow Rooney to leave for around £35million.


• Manchester City are poised to make an £8million bid for Crystal Palace winger Jonathan Williams, 19, with Liverpool and Swansea also interested.


• Arsenal are looking to sign Auxerre striker Yaya Sanogo, who will be out of contract at the end of the season.


• Rangers chief executive Charles Green has taken legal advice as he plans to take the former Scottish Premier League club into the English league.


• Ken Bates wants to buy a new club after selling Leeds United and is considering a move for League Two strugglers Plymouth Argyle.


• Dulwich Hamlet striker Daniel Carr, who has hit 23 goals in 23 games for the non-league club this season, will play for Liverpool U21s against West Ham on Monday as part of a week-long trial at Anfield.

• Manchester City will not make a move for England striker Wayne Rooney this summer and are instead looking at Napoli's Edinson Cavani and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao.


• Liverpool and Spurs are in a £14million fight to sign for Ajax midfield star Christian Eriksen.


• Wolves boss Dean Saunders wants to take out-of-favour Southampton midfielder Richard Chaplow, 28, on loan.

• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has set his sights on a dream move to Barcelona this summer.


• Paul Lambert will not be sacked as Aston Villa manager - even if they are relegated this season.

• Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona will not offer Wayne Rooney an escape route if the 27-year-old striker wants to leave Manchester United.


• Liverpool have enquired about Eintracht Frankfurt's Peru international central defender Carlos Zambrano, 23, who is valued at around £4.5million.


• Meanwhile, Chelsea will attempt to hijack Liverpool's attempts to land Dulwich Hamlet striker Daniel Carr, 18, who is regarded as the hottest non-league property in the country.

• Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been rewarded for his goal blitz this season with his wages going up to £120,000 per week as the club implement their policy of new, incentive-based contracts.


• Martin Jol has opened talks with Fulham about a one-year extension to his current contract.


• Chelsea are considering replacing struggling forward Fernando Torres with Bayern Munich hitman Mario Gomez.


• Tottenham will have to battle Juventus for Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo this summer.


• Everton are planning a swoop for Porto's Christian Atsu this summer.

• Wayne Rooney favours a move to Barcelona if he leaves Manchester United - but his hopes could be hit due to a lack of serious interest in him.

• Wayne Rooney is in contention to return to Manchester United's starting line-up against Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, but it has emerged that Paris Saint-Germain were alerted to his potential availability on the transfer market as long ago as last summer.

• Wayne Rooney is no longer regarded as an integral part of Manchester United's future by influential supporters' groups, who believe Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to leave him on the bench against Real Madrid was justified.

• Ajax playmaker Christian Eriksen has emerged as a summer transfer target for Tottenham and Liverpool with the two Premier League clubs “scouting him almost every week.”

The top stories from papers and websites - 07 March 2013

• Manchester United will listen to offers of £25m for striker Wayne Rooney - half of what they would have expected to get for him 12 months ago.


• Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen and Liverpool's Daniel Agger are summer targets for Barcelona who want to bolster their defence.


• Striker Federico Macheda, 21, wants to make his current loan move to Stuttgart from Manchester United a permanent one.


• Barcelona want Liverpool defender Daniel Agger and Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen.

• Manchester United are willing to listen to offers for £35m-rated striker Wayne Rooney in the summer due to concerns over his fitness.


• Barcelona have put Liverpool's Denmark international defender Daniel Agger at the top of their summer shopping list.


• Manchester City are keeping tabs on 21-year-old Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson.


• West Brom are planning a £3m summer move for 19-year-old Leeds United right-back Sam Byram.


• Jonathan De Guzman will hold talks with Swansea City about a second season on loan from Spanish side Villarreal.

• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to dump striker Wayne Rooney in the summer amid concerns of drinking and smoking.


• Manchester City are keeping tabs on Crystal Palace midfielder Jonathan Williams, 19, but face strong competition to land 17-year-old Derby County midfielder Will Hughes who is valued at £10m.


• Newcastle and Reading are eyeing Watford keeper Jonathan Bond, 19, whose contract expires this summer.


• Tottenham, West Brom and Wigan are monitoring 17-year-old Sheffield Wednesday right-back Hayden White.

• Manchester United will not rule out selling Wayne Rooney at the end of the season if the club can attract a bid of more than £20m.


• Tottenham are planning a 'double your money' £8m-a-year deal in a bid to keep Gareth Bale, 23, at the club.


• Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has called Sir Alex Ferguson "disrespectful" after the Manchester United manager referred him as "the fat one" to distinguish him from Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

• Manchester United will consider selling England striker Wayne Rooney in the summer.


• Gareth Bale's amazing run of form is all down to AVB - his new daughter Alba Violet Bale, according to team-mate Jermain Defoe.


• Tottenham will redouble their efforts to sign Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo in the summer.


• Wesley Sneijder has revealed that former club Inter Milan ruined his proposed move to Manchester United in 2010.

• Manchester United will sell striker Wayne Rooney, 27, for £20m in the summer after becoming increasingly concerned about his fitness.


• West Brom are tracking Leeds defender Sam Byram and Leicester winger Ben Marshall.

• Manchester City have no desire to revive their interest in Wayne Rooney, with the player's reputed £300,000-a-week salary pricing them out of the market.

• Queens Park Rangers lost £22.6m during their first season back in the Premier League, while debt is up from £56m to £89m.

• Manchester United will sell striker Wayne Rooney, 27, in the summer with Paris St Germain leading the chase for the England international.


• Cuneyt Cakir is determined to continue his refereeing career and is set to take charge of a match in the Turkish Super League this weekend despite receiving death threats from Manchester United fans.

The top stories from papers and websites - 04 March 2013

• The Middle-East group plotting a £1.5billion bid for Arsenal want talks with majority stakeholder Stan Kroenke.


• Roberto Mancini says he was right to slag off his players in public - and he would do it again.


• Nigel Adkins is suing former club Southampton for the final three years of his contract.


• Wolves boss Dean Saunders is trying to loan Reading striker Simon Church.

• Petr Cech last night joined Chelsea fans in calling for the return of 'The Special One'.


• Nigel Adkins is suing Southampton in a bid to get the final three years of his contract paid up.

• QPR chairman Tony Fernandes rejected a massive offer from Zenit St Petersburg to make a quick profit on Chris Samba.


• Bolton boss Dougie Freedman is keen to sign Fulham's Turkish midfield magician Kerim Frei.


• David Jones is on his way out of Wigan after being sent out on loan with his contract up at the end of the season.


• Wolves winger Stephen Hunt has put himself on a collision course with a section of the club's fans.

• Petr Cech admits he would like Jose Mourinho to take over for a second spell as Chelsea manager.


• Roberto Mancini has warned his players that they must take responsibility for the mistakes that have undermined their defence of the Barclays Premier League title.

• Bayern Munich are preparing an £86million bid for Santos superstar Neymar this summer.

The top stories from papers and websites - 01 March 2013

• Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez was warned he will be walking into a bear pit against West Brom tomorrow.


• Under-fire owner Steve Morgan last night threatened to sell crisis-club Wolves after telling furious fans: If you want me out, I'll walk.


• Manchester City have revived their interest in Barcelona winger Alexis Sanchez.


• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has expressed his "disappointment" at the physical condition of 25-year-old winger Hatem Ben Arfa.


• Fulham defender Brede Hangeland, 31, is set to seal his future at the club within the next two weeks.


• Blackburn are close to signing former Rangers and Scotland midfielder Kevin Thomson after he was released by Championship rivals Middlesbrough.

• Alex Ferguson wants to become a director at Manchester United when he quits management.


• Interim boss Rafa Benitez defiantly told angry Chelsea fans: Roman Abramovich won't sack me.


• West Brom have opened contract talks with striker Shane Long and defender Gareth McAuley.


• Every Premier League club will be obliged to have goal-line technology available in their stadiums from next season.

• Ranting Rafa Benitez last night insisted he will be Chelsea boss until the end of the season, while former Blues star Gianfranco Zola - currently manager of Watford - will not rule out a Stamford Bridge return as manager.


• Wayne Rooney says home comforts have left Manchester United bang on course for another treble.


• Tottenham are chasing £17m-rated Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, 22, with AC Milan also interested.

• Real Madrid will step up attempts to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham if Cristiano Ronaldo fails to sign a new contract at the Bernabeu this summer.


• Tottenham and Manchester United are both keen on 21-year-old Porto winger James Rodriguez.


• Arsenal have joined Spurs and Juventus in monitoring 22-year-old Sochaux right-back Sebastien Corchia, with the Gunners also watching Feyenoord right back Daryl Janmaat, 23, with Bacary Sagna expected to leave in the summer.


• Roman Abramovich will review Rafa Benitez's position as Chelsea interim manager after gauging supporter reaction at tomorrow's clash with West Bromwich.


• Tottenham and Arsenal will issue a warning to supporters intent on using sick chants during this weekend's north London derby.


• Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, 30, has set his sights on a move to the United States, according to his brother Digao.

• Rafa Benitez will run a gauntlet of hate from Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge tomorrow - after criticising them for the second time in two days.


• Gareth Bale has praised the tactical acumen of Andre Villas-Boas, which he believes is underpinning Tottenham's push for the Champions League.

• Rafael Benitez will take charge of Chelsea at a hugely hostile Stamford Bridge tomorrow having received no assurances about his future following his criticism of supporters who have abused him since he took charge 100 days ago.

• Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects Luis Suarez to still be at Anfield next season even if they fail to qualify for Europe, after receiving assurances from the forward's agent that his client is happy at the club.


• Rafael Benitez will be forced to confront a seething mass of Chelsea supporters when he takes charge of the team for the Barclays Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion tomorrow.

• Rafael Benitez will run a gauntlet of hate at Stamford Bridge tomorrow as Chelsea's livid support, so riled by his suggestion that their antipathy towards him is damaging the image of the club, renew calls for him to be relieved of his duties with immediate effect.


• West Ham face the prospect of "major work" to repair corrosion at Upton Park if they fail to move to the Olympic Stadium.

• Chelsea have decided not to confiscate supporters' anti-Rafa Benitez banners brought to tomorrow's Premier League home game against West Bromwich Albion, which promises to be yet another combustible occasion as feelings run high among fans.

• Liverpool and West Ham's pursuit of Wilfried Bony recieved a boost after the Vitesse Arnhem striker's move to Russia fell through.


• Argentina and Roma starlet Erik Lamela has denied any contact with Manchester United over a £30million move.

• Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas will listen to offers for striker Emmanuel Adebayor this summer, and will look to bring in long-term target Leandro Damiao or Portugal forward Eder.