Thursdays Football Headlines
 

Latest football gossip in the newspapers. :news:

DAILY MAIL

Chelsea are closing in on £35m-rated Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, with Nemanja Matic set for a move to Manchester United if that deal goes through.

Joe Hart could remain at Manchester City as the England No 1 keeps his options open.

DAILY STAR

Diego Costa is ready to dig his heels in and stay at Chelsea until he seals his dream move back to Atletico Madrid, who are currently serving a transfer ban until January.

Alan Pardew is the shock name in line to be named as Sunderland boss if Tony Adams' consortium seize control of the club.

Man Utd have slapped a £20m price tag on full-back Matteo Darmian, who is wanted by Juventus.

DAILY MIRROR

John Terry is willing to drop into the Championship as he fancies getting more silverware.

Brazil full-back Dani Alves is on the brink of completing his move to Manchester City after Juventus agreed to release him from his contract.

Ross Barkley faces being stuck in limbo at Everton after Tottenham cooled their interest in him.

Bojan Krkic claims he will probably return to La Liga if he leaves Stoke this summer.

Sam Clucas is set to join the list of players to quit Hull this summer following their relegation. Leicester, Burnley and Swansea are locked in a three-way fight for the midfielder.

Newcastle and Burnley are battling it out to sign England Under-20 World Cup winner Sheyi Ojo on loan.

Pepe Reina is close to agreeing a one-year contract extension at Napoli.

Derby aim to sign Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan, once they sell Will Hughes for around £8m to Watford.

Manchester City don't want to loan out Nolito this summer, with the club keen to seal a permanent deal for him.

Giannelli Imbula's proposed loan switch from Stoke to Nice has hit a snag over the midfielder's wages.

Huddersfield have made a club record £11.5m bid for Montpellier striker Steve Mounie.

THE SUN

John Terry is close to agreeing a £60,000-a-week Aston Villa deal after leaving Chelsea.

Manchester City star Samir Nasri has been offered a £275,000-a-week tax free deal by Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.

DAILY EXPRESS

Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed the club have received a "substantial offer" for Alex Sandro.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Leicester City are plotting a £25m move for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho.

THE TIMES

Louis van Gaal is targeting a return to football more than a year after he was sacked by Manchester United and is seeking a role at the Dutch FA.

THE INDEPENDENT

Southampton and Crystal Palace are battling to make Mauricio Pellegrino their new manager, with Frank De Boer waiting in the wings.