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Friday April 1st 2016


LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Arsenal continue to monitor Borussia Monchengladbach and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka ahead of a proposed £35m summer move, but are reluctant to meet the player's valuation.
Jack Wilshere is set to make his first appearance of the season in an Arsenal shirt next Friday as he steps up his recovery from a leg fracture.



MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent has suggested Manchester United have concrete interest in the PSG striker.
Paddy McNair could be set to become Louis van Gaal's holding midfielder at Manchester United after successful performances in the position for Northern Ireland.
Manchester City's hopes of signing Aymeric Laporte have been reignited after confirmation the Athletic Bilbao defender will recover from a broken ankle in time for pre-season.



LIVERPOOL ECHO
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is attracting interest from Real Madrid and PSG, according to his agent.
Jonas Hector could be allowed to leave Cologne this summer with Liverpool strongly tipped to make a bid for the Germany international.



SUNDERLAND ECHO
Sunderland scouts were present to watch Austria's clash against Turkey on Tuesday night, with Austrian defenders Martin Hinteregger and Aleksandar Dragovic reportedly under consideration.


BIRMINGHAM MAIL
Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has slammed the club's senior players following the departure of manager Remi Garde.


EXPRESS & STAR
Wolves boss Kenny Jackett insists midfielder Lee Evans has a big role to play next season when he returns from his loan spell with Bradford City.


STOKE SENTINEL
Jon Walters has undergone successful knee surgery and hopes to be fit for the start of Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 campaign against Sweden on June 13.


SOUTH WALES EVENING POST
Francesco Guidolin has told winger Jefferson Montero he must work on the defensive side of his game to win back his place in the Swansea team.



YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
Steve Evans was left disappointed after Leeds United midfielder Lewis Cook played three England U19 games over the weekend despite the manager's request for playing time to be limited.



DERBY TELEGRAPH
Will Hughes is set to feature for Derby County U21s against Fulham next week as he steps up his recovery from a serious knee injury.



NOTTINGHAM POST
Nottingham Forest are not attracting takeover interest from millionaire Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis, according to Greek sources.


BOLTON NEWS
Bolton are confident they can fend off Premier League interest in young defender Rob Holding because they have a clause in the player's contract that can automatically extend the deal past the end of the season.



BLACKPOOL GAZETTE
Connor Oliver believes Blackpool boss Neil McDonald "never fancied" him at the club and hopes to make his Morecambe move permanent.


IPSWICH STAR
Mark Venus believes Aston Villa would be foolish not to consider Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy as their next manager.


EVENING TIMES
Celtic captain Scott Brown has criticised a "bang average" Hampden Park pitch ahead of their Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers next month.

01/04/16

Bluebirds boss Russell Slade can only hope that a virus that hit the Cardiff camp earlier this week does not leave any lingering effects that could hamper team selection.

Matt Connolly and Fabio were players Slade required updates on, while goalkeeper David Marshall has resumed training following a recent bout of pneumonia and could be in the frame for the visit of the Rams. Elsewhere, Wales international Tom Lawrence and the Republic of Ireland's Anthony Pilkington both suffered knocks while away with their countries on friendly duty, but both are expected to be available this weekend.

PAPER TALK

01/04/16



Manchester United ace Bastian Schweinsteiger is a target for Fenerbahce, according to reports. (The Sun)

Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthaus has urged Mario Gotze to leave the club and re-join Borussia Dortmund. (Daily Mail)

Southampton are ready to raid Celtic for £5m-rated wonderkid Kieran Tierney. (Daily Star)

West Ham are ready to offer Yaya Toure a fresh challenge if he leaves Manchester City this summer. (Daily Express)

Mark Hughes will renew Stoke's £20m interest in West Brom striker Saido Berahino. (Daily Mirror)

REGIONAL PAPER TALK

01/04/16

Right, let's kick things off this morning with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages...

Man Utd chief scout Jim Lawlor has been monitoring Pachuca winger Hirving Lozano, according to the club's president (Manchester Evening News)


Spurs are watching Utrecht forward Sebastien Haller as they put together their summer transfer plans (Evening Standard)


Ex-Bayern Munich star Lothar Matthaus has urged Liverpool transfer target Mario Gotze to re-join Borussia Dortmund (Echo)

West Brom are braced for fresh offers for striker Saido Berahino following reports of an imminent £20m bid from Stoke City (Birmingham Mail)