' GOOD MORNING & WELCOME MONDAY 9TH MAY 2016

' GOOD MORNING & WELCOME MONDAY 9TH MAY 2016

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TODAYS FOOTBALL HEADLINES IN THE NATIONALS

THE SUN

Liverpool are considering making a £15m bid for Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger, who is currently on loan at Roma.


Tottenham appear to be leading the chase for Villarreal playmaker Denis Suarez, after Spurs sent Head of Recruitment Paul
Mitchell to watch him in the Yellow Submarines' 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Europa League.


Spurs target Lassana Diarra - formerly of Arsenal and Chelsea - has dropped the biggest hint yet he is going to leave Marseille this summer, admitting there is a "great chance" he will be moving on.

DAILY MIRROR

West Ham have offered 17-year-old Reece Oxford a new deal to try to fend off interest from Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United.

DAILY EXPRESS

Everton manager Roberto Martinez faces being sacked by Everton as Ajax coach Frank de Boer becomes the first candidate to register his interest in the Goodison Park job.


Slaven Bilic says his West Ham players owe it to their supporters to sign off at Upton Park on a high against Manchester United on Tuesday night.


But Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has warned the Hammers they are ready to gatecrash their Upton Park leaving party.

DAILY STAR

Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward has suffered a knee injury and faces a race against time to be fit for the Europa League final.

THE GUARDIAN


West Brom boss Tony Pulis has urged 17-year-old forward Jonathan Leko to avoid Saido Berahino's mistakes.


Norwich manager Alex Neil has blamed a lack of recruitment for Norwich's plight as relegation back to the Sky Bet Championship looms.

THE INDEPENDENT

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has reiterated his plea with Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante to stay at the club next season.

DAILY MAIL


Leicester will stick with the recruitment policy which brought them the title as they prepare to defend their Premier League crown next season.


West Ham confirm 52,000 season tickets have been sold at the Olympic Stadium as Karren Brady reveals the ambition to become "one of the top 10 most successful clubs in Europe".


Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew believes Dwight Gayle could emulate Ian Wright by becoming Crystal Palace's hero against Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

LONDON EVENING STANDARD

Bournemouth will offer Spurs £6m to try and lure midfielder Ryan Mason to the Vitality Stadium next season.

Arsene Wenger has revealed midfielder Mikel Arteta could join Man City in a coaching capacity when his contract expires at Arsenal this summer.

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez is the type of frontman Arsenal should be looking to buy, according to the Gunners' former right-back Lauren.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

Ex-Man City forward Stevan Jovetic wants Pablo Zabaleta and Yaya Toure to both follow him to Inter Milan next season.

NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

Newcastle striker Adam Armstrong says he is ready to step up a level when his successful loan spell at Coventry City finishes at the end of the season.

BIRMINGHAM MAIL

West Brom manager Tony Pulis, who has just a year left on his current deal at the Hawthorns, will sit down with chairman Jeremy Peace at the end of the season to discuss extending his stay with the Baggies.


Goalkeeper Jon Flatt, 21, thinks his experience of helping Cheltenham return to the Football League can only help improve his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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THE SENTINEL

Stoke should never have sold Robert Huth to Leicester, according to the Potters' former defender Danny Higginbotham.

LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH

Paul Lambert says he will depart Blackburn with "sadness" after his final game in charge of the Championship club on Saturday.
Lambert also believes Rovers should already be well on their way to finding his successor at Ewood Park.


Burnley chairman Mike Garlick claims the club will do "everything we can" to keep manager Sean Dyche at Turf Moor this summer.

SOUTH WALES EVENING POST

Swansea frontman Eder says he wants to sign a permanent deal at Lille when his six-month loan deal at the Ligue 1 club finishes at the end of the season.

SOUTH LONDON PRESS

Incoming Chelsea coach Antonio Conte could decide to reduce the size of his intended backroom team at Stamford Bridge.

NOTTINGHAM POST

Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury says he would be "happy" to start talks on a new deal at the City Ground.

THE STAR

Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri, who has scored 15 goals this season, says he wants to end his career at Hillsborough.

George Long has committed his long-term future to Sheffield United after holding contract talks with the League One club, with boss Nigel Adkins set to announce the goalkeeper has agreed a new deal at Bramall Lane after Sunday's game with Scunthorpe

PAPER TALK

Liverpool are considering making a £15m bid for Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger, who is currently on loan at Roma. (The Sun)


Tottenham appear to be leading the chase for Villarreal playmaker Denis Suarez, after Spurs sent head of recruitment Paul Mitchell to watch him in the Yellow Submarines' 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Europa League. (The Sun)


Riyad Mahrez has pledged to stay with Premier League champions Leicester City. (Daily Mirror)


Norwich manager Alex Neil has blamed a lack of recruitment for Norwich's plight as relegation back to the Sky Bet Championship looms. (The Guardian)

BREAKING SKY SPORTS NEWS

Monday 9th May 2016

David McNally resigns as Norwich chief executive.

PELLE TO CHELSEA?

Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants Southampton striker Graziano Pelle to join him at Stamford Bridge and is willing to pay £8m, according to The Sun.

Conte has worked with Pelle as Italy national team boss, and is reportedly a big fan of the striker.

Pelle was left out of Southampton's squad to face Man City and Ronald Koeman raised concerns over his attitude in training, although the forward did return as a substitute in the victory over Tottenham.

GERRARD BACK AT ANFIELD?

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is confident he will return to the club "sooner rather than later".

The ex-Reds midfielder, who made over 700 appearances during a 17-year career at Anfield, is currently playing for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy.

Speaking at a fans' question and answer session at LA Galaxy's stadium, he said: "I will be going home at some point.

"I don't want to start any unnecessary rumours. I'm really happy where I am at the moment. But I'm sure somewhere down the line I will represent Liverpool Football Club."

QPR RELEASE SEVEN

Clint Hill, Alejandro Faurlin, Robert Green, Armand Traore, Yun Suk-Young, Samba Diakite and Oscar Gobern are set to be released by QPR this summer when their contracts expire.

Meanwhile, loanees Paul Konchesky and Gabriele Angella have both returned to their parent clubs.

BREAKING NEWS

Jose Enrique has been released by Liverpool. His contract was due to expire next month and he hasn't played for the club since January.

SULLIVAN REVEALS BID

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has told SSNHQ a £24m bid for a striker has been made.

Sullivan has also revealed West Ham will bid up to £25m for a player based in England this week.

Gus Poyet has been appointed coach of Real Betis on a two-year deal.