Paper Talk on Football

Man City, Arsenal and Man Utd are eyeing Barcelona playmaker Xavi, and Chelsea have opened talks with Atletico Madrid for striker Diego Costa.

According to THE SUN:

• Manchester United have bid £27m for Southampton's teenage full-back Luke Shaw.
• Celtic manager Neil Lennon is also high on Norwich's list to replace interim manager Neil Adams this summer.
• Former Manchester City star Francis Lee claims that FA chairman Greg Dyke should not be criticising the new Premier League champions for only having two England players in their ranks - Joe Hart and James Milner.

According to THE MIRROR: 

• Hull City are interested in Cardiff striker Fraizer Campbell, 26, who wants to leave the club after Premier League relegation and would be available for as little as £800,000 because of an escape clause in his contract.
• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce wants Norwich winger Robert Snodgrass to head his summer spending spree.
• Nikola Zigic, apparently on £60k-a-week, wants to remain at Championship club Birmingham now that he is out of contract at St Andrew's.
• Manchester United defender Phil Jones has two weeks to prove to Roy Hodgson he will have recovered from his shoulder injury in time for the World Cup, with Everton teenager John Stones ready to replace him.
• Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood remains unsure over his future after Spurs' 3-0 win against Aston Villa.

According to DAILY EXPRESS: 

• France left-back Patrice Evra, 32, could follow fellow defender Nemanja Vidic to Inter Milan from Manchester United this summer.
• Meanwhile, United interim boss Ryan Giggs is confident striker Danny Welbeck will not leave Old Trafford in the summer, despite the 23-year-old England frontman attracting interest from Arsenal and Tottenham.

According to DAILY TELEGRAPH: 

• Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole, 33, rejected a chance to be placed upon Roy Hodgson's list of seven standby players for the World Cup after being left out of England's squad.

According to DAILY STAR: 

• Malky Mackay has emerged as a front-runner to become the next Norwich boss.
• Ryan Giggs has been sounded out by chief executive Ed Woodward on incomings and outgoings at Manchester United this summer.
• Manchester City are ready to snatch £30m-rated Benfica winger Nico Gaitan away from Liverpool.
• Barcelona legend Xavi is being offered to Premier League clubs.
• Chelsea moved closer to completing a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, after the Spanish club started putting in place a bid for his replacement Carlos Bacca.
• Manchester United are in pole position to sign Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, 18, ahead of their Premier League rivals Chelsea this summer.
• Luis Suarez has been urged to snub Real Madrid's impending £70million summer bid and stay at Liverpool.
• Arsene Wenger will decide this week whether to firm-up his interest in Gareth Barry with an approach for the ex-England midfielder.
• Manuel Pellegrini will get down to business after today's final match of the season. The City boss will attend summit meetings to discuss the contracts of six of his star men, with striker Edin Dzeko in the box seat to bag a new £19million deal.
• Thibaut Courtois is on a collision course with Jose Mourinho over his Chelsea future - putting Barcelona on red alert.
• Samuel Eto'o is set to snap up his Besiktas escape route after taking the full force of Jose Mourinho's half-time Norwich explosion.
• Tom Ince is expected to follow in the footsteps of dad Paul and sign for Italian giants Inter Milan this week.