Transfer And Gossip(Sunday ,May 31)

TRANSFER GOSSIP:

Manchester City believe they have won the race to sign Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez and Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry - for a combined fee of £42m.
(News of the World)

And City are also lining up a £30m bid for Barcelona's Champions League-winning striker Samuel Eto'o.
(The People)

Barcelona are poised to offer £40m for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
(Sunday Mirror)

Manchester United could bid £15m for Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as a replacement for Carlos Tevez.
(The People)

AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti will this week be confirmed as the new manager of FA Cup winners Chelsea, with the club preparing to step up their chase of £50m Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero.
(Mail on Sunday)

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is wanted by both Tottenham and West Ham.
(The People)

Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez says he would like to join Liverpool.
(Sunday Mirror)

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants to lure Chelsea winger Joe Cole, who played under him at West Ham, to White Hart Lane.
(The People)

Chelsea and Liverpool are battling it out for Paris St Germain midfielder Stephane Sessegnon - who is rated at about £12m.
(News of the World)

Steve Bruce wants Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch when he takes the manager's job at Sunderland.
(The People)

Liverpool's players have told manager Rafael Benitez that he should bring Newcastle striker Michael Owen back to Anfield.
(The People)

Manchester United will not let midfielder Paul Scholes leave Old Trafford, despite reported interest from Stoke and Bolton.
(The People)

Liverpool are chasing Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson.
(Sunday Express)

Blackburn are facing up to the prospect of losing Benni McCarthy, Stephen Warnock and Chris Samba over the summer.
(News of the World)

TRANSFER GOSSIP:

Portsmouth's prospective new owner Sulaiman Al Fahim wants to bring Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp back to Fratton Park.
(Sunday Mirror)

Manager Alan Shearer's future at Newcastle has been thrown into doubt after owner Mike Ashley put the club up for sale.
(News of the World)

England manager Fabio Capello says it was Theo Walcott's decision to play in this summer's European Under-21 Championship - a move which has angered his Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.(Sunday Express)

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who is a candidate for the Portsmouth job, is wanted by Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon.
(News of the World)

Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has joined Eriksson in the race to become Portsmouth manager.
(The People)

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is prepared to sign a new contract with the club and will hope that by saving Rovers from relegation, he can negotiate an improved transfer kitty.
(The People)