Sundays 'Rags & Goss'

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Latest News & Gossip .. (Sunday March 29)


DAILY STAR
•Everton are refusing to budge in their £50million sky high valuation of midfield star Ross Barkley as Manchester City and Chelsea weigh up summer bids.
•Pepe Reina has confirmed that his old Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is heading back to the Premier League this summer.
•Liverpool will land Will Hughes in a £15m deal if Derby fail to get promoted to the Premier League.
•West Brom are weighing up a summer bid for Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert.
•Jordan Henderson last night committed himself to Liverpool for "many years".
•Man City will lead the chase for Luka Modric this summer.
•Tottenham left-back Danny Rose admits he though of leaving after the club signed Ben Davies for £10million from Swansea.
•Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is chasing Portugal's World Cup striker Eder.
•Wolves face a fight to fend off a clutch of Premier League clubs circling for hotshot Benik Afobe.
•Carl Jenkinson will make his loan move to West Ham a permanent deal in the summer.
•Barcelona are keeping tabs on emerging Arsenal starlet Hector Bellerin.


•SUNDAY PEOPLE
•Randy Lerner is set to sell Aston Villa for £150million.
•Manuel Pellegrini is facing the axe if Manchester City finish outside the top two this season.
•Jordan Henderson has pledged his future to Liverpool, insisting: "I want to stay at Anfield for years to come.
•Mark Hughes has blocked a request from Jack Butland to go out on loan amid rumours Asmir Begovic is set to quit Stoke this summer.
•Pepe is all set to pen a new deal at Real Madrid - putting Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on red alert over Rafael Varane.
•James Milner will quit Manchester City this summer and sign for Liverpool.
•West Ham's co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold will not make a decision about Sam Allardyce's future until the end of the season.
•Tony Pulis is planning a major overhaul of West Brom's squad this summer - with Victor Anichebe and Youssouf Mulumbu the chief casualties.


SUNDAY MIRROR
•Newcastle United are planning a £60million summer overhaul - with Steve McClaren at the helm and an exodus of star players.
•Jordan Henderson insists that he will sign a new contract at Liverpool.
•Danny Ings is being pursued by German side Schalke as he weighs up his next move.
•Newcastle have put contract talks on hold with Rolando Aarons as Manchester City eye the England Under-20 winger.


•THE SUN
•Jose Mourinho has been given the green light for a £40million swoop for Raphael Varane.
•Jordan Henderson is set to sign a new deal at Liverpool.
•Arsene Wenger plans a £30million raid for Victor Wanyama and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
•Newcastle will make an ambitious summer bid for Saido Berahino.
•Hull are chasing Bournemouth's Matt Ritchie in the hope there is still a division between them next season.
•Jeremy Peace is ready to sell West Brom - with the cost of the deal waiting on Tony Pulis guaranteeing Prem safety.
•Robin van Persie will be offered an escape route from Manchester United by Turkish giants Fenerbahce.


SUNDAY EXPRESS
•Jordan Henderson has given his clearest indication yet that he is staying at Liverpool - and for many years.
•Southampton are keeping tabs on former Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt, set to leave Turkish side Fenerbahce on a free this summer.
•Newcastle United have told interim head coach John Carver that he is staying at St James' Park. Although the Toon hierarchy are still looking for a successor to Alan Pardew, Carver will be offered a new contract in some capacity.

THE TIMES
•Newcastle United will make an official approach for the Derby head coach Steve McClaren at the season's end.
•Radamel Falcao's troubled season at Manchester United is set to cost the club more than £25million.
•Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez has signed for Qatari side Al Sadd for next season, according to club officials.


SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
•Manuel Pellegrini appears set to survive as Manchester City manager into the beginning of next season - unless the club suffers a catastrophic end to the campaign of Pep Guardiola makes himself available.


SUNDAY MAIL
•Mike Ashley is pledging a £60million cash pot for a huge summer overhaul at Newcastle.
•Tony Pulis is ready to axe West Brom pair Victor Anichebe and Youssouf Mulumbu as he rebuilds his side around Darren Fletcher.
•Former Dundee keeper Julian Speroni is set to b handed a new contract at Crystal Palace.
•North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are both keen on highly-rated Stevenge Borough forward Ben Kennedy.
•Former Celtic and Aberdeen keeper Tony Warner has signed for Accrington Stanley at the age of 40.