THE SUN:
Barmy UEFA chief Michel Platini has taken a bizarre stance over the explosive Euro 2012 race issue.
Patrice Evra reckons Roy Hodgson boosted France by dumping Rio Ferdinand for Euro 2012.
John Terry faces a race against time to be fit for England's opening Euro 2012 clash.
Manchester City could be facing a battle to hold on to Roberto Mancini with Italy ready to come calling.
Roberto Di Matteo is closing in on the permanent manager's job at Chelsea.
Arsenal's hopes of off-loading Andrey Arshavin to Zenit St Petersburg have been dented by a poor loan spell.
Clint Hill is close to signing a new one-year deal at QPR.
Steve Clarke will take over as boss at West Brom.
Steve Bruce is expected to be named as Hull's new manager today.
Chris Hughton will replace Paul Lambert in the Norwich hotseat.
DAILY MAIL:
Chelsea have told Roberto Di Matteo they would like him to remain as manager; with sources at Stamford Bridge increasingly confident the Italian will still be in charge at the start of the new season.
Black players face disciplinary action if they leave the pitch over racist abuse during Euro 2012.
Paul Lambert has been assured he will not have to sell £24million striker Darren Bent to fund his revamp of Villa Park.
Tottenham midfielder Niko Krancjar is close to a £5.7million move to Dynamo Kiev.
Chelsea's David Luiz and Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen remain on Barcelona's list of targets in their search for a central defender.
QPR have emerged as shock contenders to sign France striker Olivier Giroud.
Southampton are to offer £3.5million for England goalkeeper Jack Butland.
Yossi Benayoun is expected to announce his departure from Chelsea this week, with West Ham, Ajax and Maccabi Haifa all keen.
West Ham are interested in Argentina midfielder Claudio Yacob, 24, a free agent after leaving Racing.
Pavel Pogrebnyak has yet to agree a deal with Fulham.
DAILY MIRROR:
John Terry is battling to be fit for England's Euro kick-off in another devastating blow to Roy Hodgson's plans.
Manchester United are ready to test Tottenham's resolve to keep Luka Modric - with a £22million bid.
Carlos Tevez is staying at Manchester City - forcing Edin Dzeko out of the exit.
Aston Villa's bitter row with Norwich is set to intensify with Paul Lambert poised to raid his old club.
Roman Abramovich is ready to take his spending to the £100m mark with a £20m swoop for Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini.
Steve Clarke is the front runner for the West Brom job after leaving Liverpool yesterday.
DAILY EXPRESS:
Wayne Rooney arrived at Euro 2012 last night promising that England will show the desire required to avoid a repeat of his infamous four-letter outburst at the fans in Cape Town.
Carlos Tevez has reiterated his wish to stay at Manchester City - and that could lead to a summer exit for Edin Dzeko.
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is unsure whether he will be at the club next season.
Tim Cahill is considering leaving Everton for a new challenge in the Middle East.
DAILY STAR:
England's footballers roared into Poland yesterday, and hit a new race storm.
Wayne Rooney jetted off to the Euros yesterday insisting: We're going all out to win it.
John Terry could be crocked for the whole of Euro 2012 - if boss Roy Hodgson plays him against France on Monday.
Jay Rodriguez is set to seal his £7million switch to Premier League Southampton today in a deal that take Richard Chaplow back to Burnley.
Darren Bent will not be flogged in Paul Lambert's new Aston Villa revolution.
THE GUARDIAN:
Roy Hodgson and his England players arrived in Krakow with the Football Association chairman, David Bernstein, insisting Rio Ferdinand's grievances were now a "historical, extraneous issue" but no sign of the controversy relenting as another anti-racism group questioned the defender's treatment.
Michel Platini has warned players they will be booked if they walk off the pitch at Euro 2012 in protest at being racially abused, though the Uefa president has empowered referees to halt matches if the issue flares up during the tournament.
DAILY RECORD:
Stewart Regan insisted SFA president Campbell Ogilvie has no case to answer over the Rangers EBT scandal.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
THE SUN: Barmy UEFA chief Michel Platini has taken a bizarre stance over the explosive Euro 2012 race issue. Also: Patrice Evra reckons Roy Hodgson boosted France by dumping Rio Ferdinand for Euro 2012. Also: Andy Murray ran into a Spanish brick wall called David Ferrer last night and crashed out of the French Open.
DAILY MAIL: Chelsea have told Roberto Di Matteo they would like him to remain as manager; with sources at Stamford Bridge increasingly confident the Italian will still be in charge at the start of the new season. Also: Black players face disciplinary action if they leave the pitch over racist abuse during Euro 2012.
DAILY MIRROR: John Terry is battling to be fit for England's Euro kick-off in another devastating blow to Roy Hodgson's plans. Also: Manchester United are ready to test Tottenham's resolve to keep Luka Modric - with a £22million bid. Also: Andrew Strauss has backed Kevin Pietersen's decision to quit one-day cricket - but warned him that it could come back to haunt him.
DAILY EXPRESS: Wayne Rooney arrived at Euro 2012 last night promising that England will show the desire required to avoid a repeat of his infamous four-letter outburst at the fans in Cape Town. Also: England are poised to name two new caps for the first Test of their three-match series against the Springboks at King's Park on Saturday.
DAILY STAR: England's footballers roared into Poland yesterday, and hit a new race storm. Also: Wayne Rooney jetted off to the Euros yesterday insisting: We're going all out to win it. Also: John Terry could be crocked for the whole of Euro 2012 - if boss Roy Hodgson plays him against France on Monday.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Patrice Evra has expressed his surprise at the Euro 2012 omission of Rio Ferdinand and claimed that the absence of his Manchester United team-mate is good news for France ahead of Monday's group match against England. Also: Stuart Lancaster is to give debuts to the Harlequins prop, Joe Marler, and Exeter Chiefs back-row forward Tom Johnson in the first Test against the Springboks in Durban on Saturday.
THE TIMES: John Terry has been instructed to be on his best behaviour during the European Championship finals as Roy Hodgson seeks to ward off any further controversy involving the Chelsea captain. Also: Time was called on Andy Murray's French Open in the semi-dark by a Spaniard who looked strong enough at the close to have circumnavigated the Bois de Boulogne a couple of times and still not been found wanting for breath.
THE GUARDIAN: Roy Hodgson and his England players arrived in Krakow with the Football Association chairman, David Bernstein, insisting Rio Ferdinand's grievances were now a "historical, extraneous issue" but no sign of the controversy relenting as another anti-racism group questioned the defender's treatment. Also: Michel Platini has warned players they will be booked if they walk off the pitch at Euro 2012 in protest at being racially abused, though the Uefa president has empowered referees to halt matches if the issue flares up during the tournament.
THE INDEPENDENT: Wayne Rooney banished the air of pessimism which has clouded England's European Championship preparations by declaring as the squad arrived here last night that they can win the tournament. Also: Andy Murray retains the belief that he might one day win the French Open, but the 25-year-old Scot will have to put away his clay-court shoes for another year.
BBC
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Chelsea are considering a £20m move for Everton's 24-year-old Marouane Fellaini, who tops their list of candidates for a midfield enforcer.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham's Croatian winger Niko Kranjcar, 27, is leaving in a cut-price £4m move to Dynamo Kiev.
Full story: Daily Star
Queens Park Rangers have made an audacious bid to sign Montpellier and France striker Olivier Giroud, 25, who is rated at £50m by his club.
Striker Edin Dzeko, 26, is set to leave Manchester City after Carlos Tevez said he is staying at the Etihad Stadium.
Full story: Daily Mirror
New Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is set to return to Norwich to sign striker Grant Holt, 31, after the Scot revealed there is no agreement in place about him signing his former players.
Full story: Independent
But Lambert will not have to sell £24m striker Darren Bent, 28, to fund his rebuilding job at Aston Villa.
Full story: Daily Mail
Premier League new boys Southampton are set to complete the signing of Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez, 22, for a fee of £7m.
Full story: talkSPORT
Chris Hughton plans to return to Birmingham City for defender Curtis Davies, 27, once he is confirmed as the new Norwich manager.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal are keeping a close eye on Malaga's 22-year-old Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon, who is reportedly valued at £20m by the Spanish side.
Full story: FootyLatest
Liverpool are targeting Manchester City winger Adam Johnson, 24, with a bid set to be in the region of £16m, and will hope to lure him with the promise of regular first-team football.
Full story: Caught Offside
OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester City face a battle to keep Roberto Mancini, 47, if Italy experience a poor Euro 2012. National manager Cesare Prandelli is under pressure and a poor tournament could see him sacked - with Mancini at the top of the list to replace him.
Full story: the Sun
Chelsea have told Roberto Di Matteo, 42, they would like him to remain as manager.
Full story: Daily Mail
Former Chelsea assistant Steve Clarke, 48, is the front runner for the West Brom job after leaving Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis, 47, has ruled out any possibility of billionaire investor Alisher Usmanov joining the club's board.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Sunderland midfielder David Meyler has tipped Jordan Henderson, 21, to become a future England captain.
Full story: talkSPORT
EURO 2012
John Terry, who suffered a hamstring problem against Belgium last Saturday, could be injured for the whole of Euro 2012 - if England manager Roy Hodgson plays him against France on Monday.
Full story: Daily Star
Chelsea captain Terry, 31, has been instructed to be on his best behaviour during the tournament as Hodgson seeks to ward off any further controversy involving the defender.
Full story: The Times (subscription required)
Patrice Evra, 31, has expressed his surprise at the omission of Manchester United team-mate Ferdinand from England's Euro 2012 squad.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Former England defender Sol Campbell, 37, says he will tell the FA to take back his 73 caps if it is ever proven true that John Terry was chosen over Rio Ferdinand because of race.
Full story: Guardian
Roy Hodgson has urged England's players to perform with a smile on their faces and treat Euro 2012 as an opportunity rather than an ordeal.
Full story: Daily Express
Roy Keane says Sunderland's James McClean - the 'Derry Pele' - is the Republic of Ireland's secret weapon at Euro 2012.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Fans in Krakow have been warned that the Polish riot police 'will come down on troublemakers like a bag full of anvils'.
Full story: Daily Mail
AND FINALLY
England's bus driver in Poland is one of the country's most famous orchestra conductors. Zygmunt Kukla drives buses as a hobby when he is not responsible for arranging music for Polish TV.
Full story: the Sun
Guardian Rumour Mill
Barry Glendenning
Having reported yesterday that Leighton Baines might be off to Napoli instead of Manchester United, while Tim Cahill's head hasn't so much been turned as sent into full-on Linda Blair-in-The Exorcist style 360 degree swivel mode by the money being offered to him by some unspecified Saudi Arabian outfit, the Rumour Mill fully expected to be greeted by an angry mob of pike-waving Everton fans upon its arrival at Guardian Towers this morning.
Perhaps discouraged by the inclement weather or simply wearily resigned to their fate, they stayed away, which means we'll have to try harder to nudge them into the abyss of despair by revealing that splendidly coiffured Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini is off to Chelsea, whose outlay for their close season trolley-dash will increase to the tune of £20m once the big-haired enforcer has signed on the dotted line. The Champions League winning London clubs won't stop there, mind, what with them also having set their heart on securing the services of Ajax and Holland defender Gregory van der Wiel.
A young France fringe player who some of the Rumour Mill's more eggheaded and tactically minded chums speculate may actually find himself in his national team's starting line-up at Euro 2012, Olivier Giroud is going to be the subject of what the Daily Mail are labelling an "audacious bid" by Queens Park Rangers. Being young and French, the Montpelier striker who scored 26 goals last season is also wanted by Arsenal, naturally, but with the thrifty Gooners unlikely to meet the Ligue 1 club's £50m valuation, there's every chance Giroud would at least mull over an offer from QPR, if only until his agent finds an even richer club willing to take him. The Mail also reports that Arsenal are sniffing around a couple of other strikers: CSKA Moscow's Ivorian goal-getter Seydou Doumbia and Malaga's Salomón Rondon, who hails from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Or Venezuela, for short.
Once Norwich Manager-in-waiting Chris Hughton has got his feet under the desk in his new office at Carrow Road, he'll pick up the phone, wonder why there's no dial-tone, find out from his secretary that he needs to dial nine for an outside line and promptly put in a call to his old club Birmingham City to enquire about the possibility of bringing central defender Curtis Davies to East Anglia. Meanwhile at Anfield, once Brendan Rodgers has got the hang of his new club's switchboard system, he'll put in a call to Manchester City and ask if they'd be willing to sell winger Adam Johnson for £16m.
Further east, new Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has admitted that he's already drawn up a list of transfer targets, but the heroically taciturn Scot has surprised nobody by refusing to confirm whether or not the name "Grant Holt", with whom he worked wonders at Norwich City, features on it. ""We will have to wait and see what happens," he said, clutching his cards to his chest. "I'm only just in the door at the minute and I'll see what happens in the next few weeks and months."
And having been imaginatively labelled "the new Andrea Pirlo" it's no surprise that 19-year-old Pescara midfielder Marco Verratti is attracting attention from all over Europe. Officials at the newly promoted Serie A side claim that Juventus, Inter, Genoa, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are all interested in signing the youngster, but his agent Donato Di Campli has tried to quell the frenzy of speculation surrounding his client by saying urging calm. "Some rumours are true, others are not," he said. "I'd like the boy to be allowed to choose without being rushed or pressurised."
Having left Liverpool, where he was No2 to Kenny Dalglish, with his bank balance buoyed by a severance package rumoured to be in the region of £750,000, Steve Clarke has emerged as the leading contender to succeed Roy Hodgson as manager of West Bromwich Albion, according to The Sun. Having previously worked as a coach at Newcastle, West Ham and Chelsea as well as Liverpool, Clarke will be offered a three-year deal worth £1m per year to make the step up to full-on management at the Hawthorns.
That's yer lot. Now go make a cup of tea or coffee, come back and fritter away the rest of the day on our Euro 2012 blog ...
Mail
West Ham wait to pounce on Chelsea outcast Benayoun and free agent Yacob
Yossi Benayoun is expected to announce his departure from Chelsea this week, with West Ham, Ajax and Maccabi Haifa all keen.
The Israel midfielder, who spent almost all of last season on loan at Arsenal, posted on Twitter: 'I hope I will have some news about my future soon.'
West Ham are interested in Argentina midfielder Claudio Yacob, 24, a free agent after leaving Racing.
London24
Liverpool, Newcastle, Sunderland and West Ham target can leave in the summer
Steve Parish will accept a bid for Wilfried Zaha if the price is right
Crystal Palace starlet Wilfried Zaha could leave the club if the Eagles receive the right price, claims Palace co-chairman Steve Parish.
The 19-year-old winger has been linked with Liverpool, Newcastle, Sunderland, West Ham and German outfit Hoffenheim in recent months and scored nine goals in 48 games last season.
“I guess for a club like Palace, everyone’s got a price,” Parish told the BBC.
“It’s a horrible thing to say in a way because we’d love to see a team succeed with the youth of the area at the heart of the team.
“Fingers crossed, we don’t get a big offer for Wilfried or Jonny [Williams] that we’re forced to consider.”
