Here's the top transfer-related stories in Saturday's newspapers...
Manchester United are ready to test
Tottenham's resolve to keep Harry Kane with a £40million bid for the striker.
United have made Spurs and England star Kane their top summer transfer target
after
Real Madrid
declared
Gareth
Bale is staying at the Bernabeu.
(Daily Mirror)
But Daniel Levy has reassured
Tottenham Hotspur head coach
Mauricio
Pochettino that he has no plans to cash in on Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris,
another potential Manchester United target, this summer.
(Daily
Telegraph)
Real Madrid want to tie up a deal for Manchester United goalkeeper
David De Gea
quickly, in time to have him on the club's books for the flight to Australia for
their pre-season tour in July.
(Independent)
Manchester City will make an improved
'take-it-or-leave-it' offer for
Raheem Sterling. The Blues are undeterred by
Liverpool’s rejection of their initial bid of £30m and are set to go back with a
£40m package for the England international.
(Daily Mirror)
And Manchester City are also ready to smash the British transfer record to
land Paul Pogba.
Chelsea and Barcelona are eyeing the
Juventus
midfielder, 22, but City are willing to pay £60million for the Frenchman’s
signature.
(The Sun)
Jack Wilshere has pledged his future to
Arsenal after insisting he would never go to
Manchester City just to make up the numbers.
(Daily Mirror)
Arsenal will push to complete an £11million swoop for Petr Cech by the end of
next week. The Gunners have already made a formal enquiry to Chelsea about a
move for Cech, but talks will accelerate next week, and
Arsene Wenger is confident a
deal will be done.
(Daily Mail)
Theo Walcott
is set to sign a new Arsenal deal next week after positive talks with the club.
(The Sun)
Micah Richards will be unveiled as Tim Sherwood's first
Aston Villa signing next
week. The 26-year-old is a free agent after his contract expired at Manchester
City.
(Daily Star)
West Ham United would only consider a sale of Andy Carroll and not a loan if
Newcastle United step up their interest in
trying to sign their former striker.
(The Times)
Southampton boss
Ronald Koeman
is battling with Newcastle for Spanish international Juanmi. The Saints are
ready to match the £5million release clause in the Malaga forward's contract to
lure the Spain international to the south coast.
(Daily
Mirror)
Southampton are also ready to join
Crystal Palace in the chase for Yohan Cabaye
if they fail to land
Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak.
(Daily Mirror)
Slaven Bilic
is trying to bring former Tottenham star
Vedran Corluka to West Ham.
The 29-year-old, currently at Lokomotiv Moscow, spent four years at the White
Hart Lane club between 2008 and 2012.
(Daily Mirror)
Stoke are confident they can persuade
Steven N'Zonzi to sign a new
deal with just 12 months remaining on his existing agreement.
(Daily
Mirror)
And here's the latest talkSPORT.com headlines...
Reports
- Manchester City make €80m bid for Juventus' Paul Pogba
Reports
- Liverpool REJECT £30m bid from Manchester City for Raheem Sterling
Forget
Raheem Sterling! Manchester City should target Gareth Bale for £50million,
claims former star
Manchester
United 'agree fee' for Brazilian star Roberto Firmino, talkSPORT
understands
Man
United will target Tottenham's Hugo Lloris should David De Gea join Real Madrid,
talkSPORT told
Exclusive
- Sign a new deal at Stoke or leave this summer, Charlie Adam tells Man United
target Asmir Begovic
Liverpool
agree deal for Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Adam Bogdan
Micah
Richards on course to become Aston Villa's first summer signing
Blow
for Arsenal! Top target nears Serie A switch, claims agent
Manchester
United close in on deal for Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels
Manchester
City refuse to enter negotiations with Real Madrid over Sergio Aguero
Fenerbahce
line up bid for Manchester United winger Nani
Mohamed
Salah yet to decide on Chelsea future
Juventus
chief in talks with Tottenham star Erik Lamela's representatives
AC
Milan open transfer talks with Arsenal and Liverpool target Geoffrey
Kondogbia
Crystal
Palace and West Ham target Paris Saint-Germain star Yohan Cabaye
Manchester
United target to decide future after Germany duty
Bayern
Munich scouts to watch Manchester United and Arsenal target Matteo
Darmian
Arsenal,
Manchester United and Chelsea to battle for Napoli star Gonzalo Higuain
Manchester
United transfer boost? Benfica star Nicolas Gaitan could leave as Adel Taarabt
joins