Thursdays Football Headlines

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DAILY MIRROR

Borussia Dortmund are ready to make a move for Olivier Giroud after the Arsenal striker admitted he is considering quitting the Emirates.

Mauricio Pochettino has told Daniel Levy to defy Jose Mourinho in the £50m battle for Eric Dier.

Manchester City are set to step up their interest in Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker after Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the signing of Dani Alves.

Samir Nasri is a target for Roma while Paris Saint-Germain want the midfielder's fellow Manchester City outcast Eliaquim Mangala on loan.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis is finally ready to cash in on Salomon Rondon.

Barcelona have admitted defeat in pursuit of Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin and identified Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta as an alternative.

Leicester will step up their interest in Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic once they sell current No 2 Ron-Robert Zieler to Stuttgart.

New Watford boss Marco Silva is ready to join the chase for £12m Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga.

Chelsea left-back Baba Rahman is in the sights of Huddersfield boss David Wagner.

Mark Hughes is confident Stoke skipper Ryan Shawcross will end the uncertainty over his future by signing a new deal with the Potters.

DAILY STAR

Jose Mourinho is willing to pay Ander Herrera £175,000-a-week to ward off interest from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Manchester City have won the race to sign Brazilian wonderkid Douglas Luiz. The 19-year-old midfielder was a standout performer for Vasco da Gama last season.

THE SUN

Stoke City have emerged as favourites to edge out West Brom in the tug-of-war over Chelsea's on-loan defender Kurt Zouma.

Leicester City are leading the race to sign £2m-rated Oxford United winger Marvin Johnson.

Lucas Leiva is in talks to join Serie A club Lazio, according to reports.

Chelsea starlet Nathaniel Chalobah will join the Stamford Bridge exodus - with a £5million price tag on his head. Watford and Swansea are interested.

Arsene Wenger is confident of landing Monaco winger Thomas Lemar and pushing his summer spend towards £100m.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has made a £25m offer for Atletico Madrid midfielder Angel Correa.

Tottenham are to meet Sporting Lisbon bosses and thrash out deal for £26.5m-rated midfielder Adrien Silva.

DAILY MAIL

Dani Alves has no regrets about snubbing Manchester City in favour of a move to Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazil right back insists he has gone to France to win the Champions League.

Manchester City fear the jewel in their academy Jadon Sancho, 17, wants to leave the club. The news has alerted Tottenham, Arsenal and RB Leipzig who all have a concrete interest.

Manchester United will turn their focus to Roma's £40m midfielder Radja Nainggolan as Tottenham continue to resist interest in Eric Dier.

Brighton have had an £8.4m bid for Spurs and Liverpool target Moses Simon rejected by Gent as they want £13m for winger.

DAILY EXPRESS

Everton and West Ham want Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony.

Luke Shaw will be given one last chance to salvage his Manchester United career.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Antonio Conte fears potential new recruit Tiemoue Bakayoko will not be ready to make his full Chelsea debut until September - because of a knee injury that required surgery at the end of last season.

Joe Hart is close to sealing a season's loan at West Ham as he seeks to reignite his career in English football.

THE GUARDIAN

Lewes FC have become the first professional or semi-professional football club to pay its women's team the same as its men's team.

DAILY RECORD

Gary Mackay-Steven insists he's ready to be flung in for his Aberdeen debut in this week's Europa League qualifying tie against Siroki Brijeg.

Scunthorpe chairman Peter Swann claims Rangers have accepted a bid for midfielder Matt Crooks - but it's not from them.