' GOOD MORNING THURSDAY 5TH MAY 2016 ' HERES ALL THE

' GOOD MORNING THURSDAY 5TH MAY 2016 '

GOOD MORNING!

HERES ALL TODAYS FOOTBALL NEWS LOCAL & NATIONAL

Hi everyone and welcome to today's Live Transfer Centre as we bring you all the news, updates and gossip from around the world, so strap on tight and make sure you do not go anywhere...!



Heres All the Local Football News From Your Areas


LONDON EVENING STANDARD

Arsenal are keeping close tabs on Leicester holding midfielder N'Golo Kante.

Granada frontman Isaac Success is set to sign for Watford this summer ahead of Atletico Madrid and PSG.

Chelsea are in line to beat Man Utd to the signature of Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain.




MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

Man Utd are interested in signing Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi for next season.

West Ham are preparing a surprise move for Man Utd central defender Chris Smalling this summer.




LIVERPOOL ECHO

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is hoping to lure Man City No 1 Joe Hart to Anfield next season.


Liverpool have made an offer for Udinese midfielder Piotr Zielinski, who is currently out on loan at Empoli.



Everton are monitoring Ronald Koeman's situation at Southampton with speculation growing that the Dutchman may leave St Mary's at the end of the campaign.
However, the Toffees will need to act quickly if they want to sign Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda this summer, with Monaco reportedly weighing up a move for the Frenchman.




NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

Remy Cabella and Florian Thauvin's futures at Newcastle will be decided within the next two weeks.


SUNDERLAND ECHO

Bournemouth will make a move for Sunderland forward Jermain Defoe if the Black Cats are relegated from the Premier League this season.



BIRMINGHAM MAIL

Birmingham boss Gary Rowett has revealed that despite the Blues' ownership situation improving, he is not "suddenly going to have another £10m in the budget".

Bournemouth are weighing up an end-of-season swoop for Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Veretout.


EXPRESS & STAR

Wolves manager Kenny Jackett says no decision has been made yet on the future of midfielder Kevin McDonald.

Recently promoted Burnley want to sign Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner - who is currently out on loan with Nottingham Forest - this summer.



LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH

Blackburn are keen to name Paul Lambert's replacement as quickly as they can, but the Championship club are also happy to wait for the right man.



LEICESTER MERCURY

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri wants to keep his Premier League-winning squad together this summer.

Liverpool are planning on making a £5m bid for young Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell when the transfer window reopens for business.



FULHAM CHRONICLE

Giant AFC Wimbledon striker Adebayo Akinfenwa is set to reject a summer move to the MLS, although he could still leave the League Two club at the end of the campaign.

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he will remain at Stamford Bridge next season, despite reported interest in the Belgian from PSG.



YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
Parma are leading the race to sign departing Leeds frontman Mirco Antenucci.



NOTTINGHAM POST
Gus Poyet would be an "exciting appointment" as Nottingham Forest's next manager, according to midfielder Chris Cohen.




THE BOLTON NEWS
Bolton co-owner Ken Anderson says the club do not have to sell their young stars this summer following their relegation from the Championship.



THE STAR
Sheffield United coach Nigel Adkins has revealed the club are taking a gamble by delaying contract discussions with a number of their squad until after this weekend's match with Scunthorpe.
Matt Derbyshire says he is keen to remain with Rotherham this summer after helping to keep the club in the Championship this season.




HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINER
Liverpool 'keeper Danny Ward is set to go out on loan to Huddersfield next season.



BOURNEMOUTH ECHO
Bournemouth No 1 Artur Boruc may sign a new deal at the Vitality Stadium after triggering an appearance-related clause entitling him to a contract extension.

French clubs Rennes and Toulouse and Premier Club Bournemouth are believed to be interested in signing Cardiff City centre-back Bruno Ecuele Manga, according to Media Wales

PAPER TALK

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


Chelsea can seal a £42m deal to sign Argentina star Gonzalo Higuain - but only if they dump Diego Costa in the summer (Sun)


Nemanja Matic looks set to quit Chelsea this summer with a £20m transfer to Juventus already agreed (Star)


Liverpool are preparing a summer bid for Ajax winger Anwar El Ghazi (Express)


Man Utd are facing defeat in their bid to land Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer (Mirror)


Eden Hazard now wants to stay at Chelsea despite interest from Real and PSG (Mail)


Ryan Giggs has to make a decision if Jose Mourinho joins Man Utd, but Zinedine Zidane can sway him (Independent)

THE SUN



Jose Mourinho has been asked by Manchester United bosses to wait a year before taking the Old Trafford hotseat but the Special One is desperate to take over at the end of the month.


Manchester United have beaten Rangers to Polish wonderkid keeper Kacper Chorazka after he spent time on trial at Ibrox.


Chelsea can seal a £42m deal to sign Argentina star Gonzalo Higuain - but only if they dump Diego Costa in the summer.


Galatasaray are ready to end Monaco striker Radamel Falcao's nightmare loan spell with Chelsea.



Eden Hazard's brother Thorgan is the No 1 summer target for newly-crowned Premier League champions Leicester.



Michy Batshuayi says he loves Marseille too much to consider a move to West Ham or Tottenham.


Manchester United are prepared to break the bank in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.


Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan has dismissed reports in Italy claiming he held secret talks with Antonio Conte about a potential move to Chelsea on Tuesday evening.

DAILY STAR


Nemanja Matic looks set to quit Chelsea this summer with a £20m transfer to Juventus already agreed.


Wolfsburg are determined to keep hold of star defender Naldo this summer amid reported interest from Manchester United.


Barcelona have received a £16m bid for Marc-Andre ter Stegen from a mystery Premier League club, according to Spanish sources.


Juventus have told Paul Pogba that he must make a decision on his future in the next 15 days.

DAILY EXPRESS


Liverpool are preparing a summer bid for Ajax winger Anwar El Ghazi.


Juventus have ruled out a Chelsea move this summer for Leonardo Bonucci despite interest from the London club.


Antonio Conte is interested in bringing Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handoanovic to Chelsea to replace Thibaut Courtois.


Manchester United are close to completing a £45m deal for Benfica star Renato Sanches.

DAILY MIRROR



Newcastle striker Ayoze Perez is a shock target for Barcelona whose scouts have identified the Spanish striker as a potential understudy to Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar - and the Catalan club have contacted Toon chiefs.


Watford are planning for the departure of Odion Ighalo by moving for talented Granada striker Isaac Success.


Manchester United are facing defeat in their bid to land Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.

Tottenham are considering a summer bid for striker Moussa Konate of Swiss club Sion.

DAILY MAIL


Eden Hazard now wants to stay at Chelsea despite interest from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.


Leicester are to reward their Premier League title winners with a Mercedes worth £32,000, while PFA boss Gordon Taylor believes they should be given knighthoods.


Tottenham's Christian Eriksen is ready to commit to a new four-and-a-half-year contract.


Yaya Toure thought Manchester United wanted to sign him from Barcelona… until his agent told him about the team that play in blue.


Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is desperate to secure the services of Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain in a £42m deal this summer.

Liverpool and Chelsea are set to go head to head for Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater at the end of the season, according to reports in La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The England international, 26, is contracted to the newly crowned Premier League champions until the summer of 2018.

OBERTAN AND MARVEAUX LEAVE NEWCASTLE

Gabriel Obertan and Sylvain Marveaux have left Newcastle by mutual consent, the club has announced.