Sunday papers round up

[Helios Creed]

Dirk, get a hat-trick for your dad.

[Attilladahun]

Thanks Shaggy your'e a legend - the newsagents will have out a contact on yer if you are not careful

[Tom]

Shaggy you lazy get, where's the transfer rumour round-up

[Rashid]

SUNDAY TRANSFER RUMOURS

Manchester United are trailing Heerenveen's Brazilian striker Alfonso Alves who has scored 34 goals in 31 games this season. (Sunday Mirror)

Chelsea have targeted Everton defender Joleon Lescott but will have to find £10m to get their man. (The People)

Milan are planning a £28m swoop for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. (News of the World)

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez wants to splash £20m on striker Carlos Tevez. (Sunday Express)

Arsene Wenger fears he will lose Thierry Henry this summer. (News of the World)

Djibril Cisse has told Liverpool to slash their transfer demands so he can finally leave the club. (Sunday Mirror)

Spurs are preparing a bid for Manchester United striker Louis Saha. (The People)

Martin Jol hopes to bring in Morten Gamst Pedersen, Leighton Baines, Darren Bent and Nigel Reo-Coker as he tries to get Spurs into next season's top four. (Sunday Mirror)

And that means Jermain Defoe, Mido and Hossam Ghaly will be shipped out of White Hart Lane. (Sunday Mirror)

Roy Keane wants to make Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen his first signing after leading Sunderland back to the Premiership. (Daily Star Sunday)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce will snap up another of Arsenal's young stars when he moves for centre back Johan Djourou. Bruce has already signed Sebastian Larsson and Fabrice Muamba from Arsenal. (Sunday Mirror)

Alan Curbishley will axe 12 of his West Ham squad in a £40m summer shake-up. Nigel Reo-Coker, Marlon Harewood and Bobby Zamora will lead the exodus. (Various)

Charlton will win the race to sign Crewe striker Luke Varney and that will signal the exit of England star Darren Bent. (The People)

OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester City are on the point of appointing Dutchman Co Adriaanse as their new coach. (Sunday Mirror)

Jose Mourinho insists he wants to stay on at Chelsea after they won their sixth trophy in his three years at the club. (Sunday Mirror)

AND FINALLY
Carlos Tevez is set to be the subject of a new film in which he may star as himself. "It will have to be four or five hours long because so many things have happened to him," says Javier Mascherano. (Sunday Mirror)

[Rashid]

LIVERPOOL CLOSING IN ON £20M TEVEZ

Sunday May 20,2007
By John Richardson Have your say(0)
LIVERPOOL boss Rafa Benitez wants to splash a large part of his club’s Champions League cash on West Ham’s controversial striker Carlos Tevez.

Benitez believes he holds a powerful bargaining tool – as Tevez’s former Corinthians and West Ham team-mate Javier Mascherano is already at Anfield.

While the row over who actually owns Tevez rumbles on and could still affect the Premiership relegation situation, Benitez is quietly making his move for the brilliant Argentinian.

Real Madrid and Inter Milan have also been linked with Tevez but that hasn’t put Benitez off.

He has been promised substantial backing this summer from joint American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks while his side’s amazing run to a second Champions League final in three seasons has helped fill club coffers.

Tevez could cost £20million and Liverpool will step up their discreet moves to land him after Wednesday night’s final in Athens against AC Milan.

They are ready to wrap up a £12m move for Mascherano and want to make it an Argentine double.

[ningnangnong]

They are ready to wrap up a £12m move for Mascherano and want to make it an Argentine double.

[RedWolverine]

LIVERPOOL CLOSING IN ON £20M TEVEZ

Sunday May 20,2007
By John Richardson Have your say(0)
LIVERPOOL boss Rafa Benitez wants to splash a large part of his club’s Champions League cash on West Ham’s controversial striker Carlos Tevez.

Benitez believes he holds a powerful bargaining tool – as Tevez’s former Corinthians and West Ham team-mate Javier Mascherano is already at Anfield.

While the row over who actually owns Tevez rumbles on and could still affect the Premiership relegation situation, Benitez is quietly making his move for the brilliant Argentinian.

Real Madrid and Inter Milan have also been linked with Tevez but that hasn’t put Benitez off.

He has been promised substantial backing this summer from joint American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks while his side’s amazing run to a second Champions League final in three seasons has helped fill club coffers.

Tevez could cost £20million and Liverpool will step up their discreet moves to land him after Wednesday night’s final in Athens against AC Milan.

They are ready to wrap up a £12m move for Mascherano and want to make it an Argentine double.

If all this happens, I will be a happy guy.

[kurtangle01]

£20,000,000 seems a bit expensive for Tevez, no?

[Shaggy]

£20,000,000 seems a bit expensive for Tevez, no?

I wouldn't have thought so mate.

Didn't he win South American Player of the Year three times on the trot? For a good while, at least until Messi came along, he was considered *the* new Argie superstar.

He's a full Argentine international who, I think, starts most games for them. Since he's been played in his proper position for West Ham, combined with finding his feet in this league, he's shown his true level. I don't think that goalscoring run at the end of the season was anything freaky - this is what he's capable of all the time.

I'd ****ing love it if we signed him. When you add all that natural ability and flair to his incredible, infectious work-rate and enthusiasm, then he'd be absolutely guaranteed to be a Kop hero.

[carrsim]

I wouldn't have thought so mate.

Didn't he win South American Player of the Year three times on the trot? For a good while, at least until Messi came along, he was considered *the* new Argie superstar.

He's a full Argentine international who, I think, starts most games for them. Since he's been played in his proper position for West Ham, combined with finding his feet in this league, he's shown his true level. I don't think that goalscoring run at the end of the season was anything freaky - this is what he's capable of all the time.

I'd ****ing love it if we signed him. When you add all that natural ability and flair to his incredible, infectious work-rate and enthusiasm, then he'd be absolutely guaranteed to be a Kop hero.

is correct. btw, when messi, masher and tevez have got a bit more experience between them then surely argentina are going to be the team to beat in world football. especially with paletta and insua at the back too

[lfcruleus]

£20,000,000 seems a bit expensive for Tevez, no?

no, i think it would be a bargain, he has done his adjustment to the league and proved he can score and create in a struggling side, imagine what he could do in a side that can keep possession?

[bigfooty]

20M seems like a lot, but I'd rather we spent that on Tevez than 25M on Villa.

[Harv]

Tevez would be a great signing. He is a world class player. Id be happy to fork out 20mill on him. He would change our whole forward dynamic.



Imagine if we somehow got him and Henry. We would be savage.

[kopash]

I would LOVE us to sign Tevez. Saw him and Mascherano at the world cup and both were outstanding. Monster has more or less proved himself already and Tevez likewise.

The only forward I would prefer to Tevez is Henry and perhaps Eto'o. Not sure the other ones we have been linked with will do the job immediately.

[Pablo]

He's insanely talented. Watch some of the clips of him playing for the national side, he is frightening. He will play so much better with quality team mates around him too (like Mascherano). His potential at a truly great side would be massive, I just hope it is with us!