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PAPER TALK
Daily Mail
Arsenal held talks with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday over Edinson Cavani and Adrien Rabiot.
West Brom and Tottenham are attempting to close a loan move for Manchester United forward James Wilson before the close of the transfer window on Tuesday night.
Chelsea are close to signing Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji.
Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been offered to Manchester United as a solution to their striking problems at Old Trafford.
Southampton are resisting Tottenham's strenuous attempts to land Victor Wanyama before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Tottenham will make one final offer for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino on Tuesday.
Tottenham Hotspur could be tempted to make a last-gasp attempt to sign forward Ayoze Perez from Newcastle for £15m.
West Ham are being forced to fight off late competition for Tottenham in their bid to sign Chelsea forward Victor Moses.
West Bromwich Albion are in talks over a £5m move for Napoli midfielder David Lopez but face competition from Leicester City.
The Sun
Spurs are attempting a £15m raid for West Ham's Cheikhou Kouyate and with the deadline-day clock ticking, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is also looking at late moves to capture Saido Berahino and Victor Wanyama.
Everton are battling to snap up Swiss wonderkid Breel Embolo for £14.5m but the Toffees fear they could lose out in a January auction for the Basle teenager, who is one of Europe's hottest talents.
Steve McClaren looks likely to be frustrated in his bid to offload Papiss Cisse and bring in a new striker. The Senegal hitman, 30, is unsettled at Newcastle and wanted a move abroad, with Turkish outfit Galatasaray keen.
Bournemouth have agreed to buy Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray for £5m.
QPR have made a shock £5m bid for Club Brugge forward Obbi Oulare.
West Ham have upped their bid for Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio to £7m.
Daily Mirror
Turkish giants Galatasaray are preparing a huge offer for Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Chelsea are closing in on powerful Senegal centre-back Papy Djilobodji after appearing to give up on John Stones.
Everton will complete a £6m deal for Ramiro Funes Mori on deadline day morning after getting the all-clear on a work permit.
The Spanish coach is also still hopeful of doing more business before the transfer window closes at 6pm, as Everton reopened talks with Spurs over a possible deal for Aaron Lennon.
Sunderland will return to Anfield on Deadline Day to try and tempt defender Tiago Ilori to join them on loan.
Daily Telegraph
Tottenham Hotspur are being left to sweat over their last-ditch bid to sign striker Saido Berahino by West Bromwich Albion chairman Jeremy Peace.
Chelsea's desperate hunt for defensive reinforcements has taken an unexpected twist with Papy Djilobodji ready to complete a cut-price £2.7m move from Nantes.
Southampton are confident of completing an £11.5m deal for Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk and also keeping both Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane.
Daily Star
West Brom are bracing themselves for a deadline day move from Tottenham for star striker Saido Berahino.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has won the battle for Jonathan de Guzman's signature on a season loan from Napoli.
Daily Express
West Brom expect a final beat-the-deadline move from Tottenham for Saido Berahino on Tuesday that could pave the way for a double-raid by Tony Pulis on QPR for Charlie Austin and Matt Phillips.
Jozo Simunovic and Ryan Christie will complete their moves to Celtic while Virgil van Dijk is poised to join Southampton for £10m.
Aaron Lennon is hoping Everton will rescue him from the wilderness at Tottenham.
The Independent
Tottenham could resurrect their interest in West Brom striker Saido Berahino at the last minute with a late bid before Tuesday's 6pm transfer deadline.
The Guardian
Tottenham Hotspur are considering one final approach to West Bromwich Albion for their unsettled forward Saido Berahino.
Bournemouth are close to securing the Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray in a deal that could be worth £5m.
West Ham United have re-signed the Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a season-long loan, with an option to retain the Cameroonian for a further year, and hope to add up to three more players before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
The Times
Manchester United have agreed a £36m deal to sign Anthony Martial, the 19-year-old striker, from Monaco.
Daily Record
Celtic and Southampton face a 72-hour stand-off over Virgil van Dijk after his potential replacement was paraded at Parkhead on Monday.
Scottish champions Celtic are set to launch a second £4m move for Dinamo Zagreb stopper Jozo Simunovic - as Virgil van Dijk gets set to join Southampton.
Celtic are closing in on the signing of Inverness star Ryan Christie.
BBC
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is considering a third bid of £22m for West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 22. (The Mirror)
Levy could also make a late move to bring Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez, 22, to White Hart Lane in a £15m deal. (Daily Mail)
Spurs are attempting a £15m bid for West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 25, and are pondering a move for Southampton's defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama, 24. (The Sun - subscription)
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, 28, has emerged as a late target for Juventus, following Kevin De Bruyne's arrival at Etihad Stadium. (Daily Star)
West Ham are set to secure Chelsea winger Victor Moses, 24, on a season-long loan, and have agreed a £7m deal with Nottingham Forest for striker Michail Antonio, 25. (Daily Express)
West Ham could sign Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, before Tuesday's transfer deadline. (Talksport)
But Aston Villa are also interested in a deal for Adebayor - while manager Tim Sherwood is set to sign defender Joleon Lescott, 33, from West Brom for £1.5m. (Daily Telegraph)
West Brom are in talks to sign Spain midfielder David Lopez, 25, from Napoli for £5m, but face competition from Leicester. (Daily Mail)
Everton are battling to snap up Swiss teenage striker Breel Embolo from Basel for £14.5m. Embolo, 18, is rated as one of the best young talents in Europe. (The Sun - subscription only)
The Metro is far from impressed with Louis van Gaal
Watford are preparing to bring in Rennes' French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, 22, for £7m on deadline day. (Daily Star)
Defender Gabriel Angella, 26, will have a medical at QPR on Tuesday before completing a loan move from Watford. (Watford Observer)
Sunderland are set to make a deadline-day bid to sign Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori, 22, on loan. (The Mirror)
Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal, 29, has increased speculation regarding a move to Athletic Bilbao by following the La Liga club on Twitter. (Metro)
Paris St-Germain winger Angel Di Maria, 27, says he found it "difficult to adapt" to Louis van Gaal's coaching methods at Manchester United. (ESPN Radio, via AS)
Goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 33, will stay at Manchester United until January after a proposed loan move to Turkish club Besiktas collapsed. (Times - subscription required)
GUARDIAN
Manchester United gamble on Anthony Martial shows profit in futures market, by Tor-Kristian Karlsen
It is already evident that Manchester United are in need of a striker to support Wayne Rooney and it looks as if they have found their man in the 19-year‑old Anthony Martial, Monaco’s hugely talented France Under-21 international. It is an interesting move, not least because of his age and the fee, which is considerable for a relatively untested teenager – somewhere between £36m-£50m depending on which source you believe.
The untested part may raise some eyebrows as it is clear that United need a goal source now, and for half the reported price could possibly pick up someone from the domestic market, who is highly likely to do a decent job and get eight to 10 goals a season. Or for a similar huge sum, if you are looking at Ligue 1 forwards, there is Alexandre Lacazette. A product of Lyon’s youth system, as was Martial, though four years older, he is a senior French international and Ligue 1’s top scorer last season with 27 goals. Rated by Lyon at a minimum €50m (£37m), he has already been linked to Manchester United as well as Arsenal and Chelsea over the past year and would have been more of the finished article and more of a guarantee of goals. It would be interesting to know whether United first tried to sign him and, if so, at what point they pulled out, given the fee they are paying for Martial.
One can only assume that what made them go for Martial, rather than testing Lyon to their limit for Lacazette, is down to potential. Arguably Martial is more of a naturally talented footballer and possibly a more complete forward than the out-and-out goalscorer Lacazette. Rather than the safer option now, they are being more adventurous – paying more money for a diamond that could shine occasionally from day one but, with some more polishing, rate even higher than the Lyon man in a year or two.
In addition, Manchester United are probably worried that other top clubs would join the race to sign Martial next summer, making the process of landing him much more difficult.
Strange as it may seem for the price they are paying, Manchester United are still likely to see the signing as an investment opportunity. The tendency now at the top end of the transfer market is players are being bought a little like equities, where anticipated future performance is factored into the price – so United are assuming that while Martial might cost say £40m today, in a couple of years his performances will be at a level that will drive up the value significantly. And by the same token Monaco also bought him as an investment; they paid €5m (£3.7m) – a price that was deemed excessive in France – for a player who at the time of moving in 2013 had made only three appearances in Ligue 1. Two years later, thanks to the freakonomical ways of the international transfer market, the player’s value has increased tenfold.
Monaco, with the best scouting setup in French football, had followed Martial for many years – he had been outstanding in French national youth teams. With their coaching setup and record of bringing through players in that age group they were confident he would continue his development and were clearly proved right very quickly.
Martial has most of the requirements fundamental to being a success at the very highest level. His movement, close control and pace are probably the most distinctive qualities of his game. He is elegant with great balance and for such a young player is a very composed finisher. At times, watching him execute goalscoring opportunities, it is almost as if he has played the move through in his mind in slow motion before he finishes, in the way that he keeps calm and does not panic.
Earlier in his career, however, he tended to be more successful as a second striker, moving constantly to the sides to pick up the ball and to look for space to take on defenders, but in the second half of the last Ligue 1 season he was moved to a more central position. His instinct, though, is still to pick up the ball wide and run at defenders; he is always looking for space and to make runs behind the opposing defensive line.
One current weakness in his game is his hold-up play and now he might just lack the strength and determination to play effectively with his back to goal in English football. Though capable of playing as a wide forward, it is likely Manchester United plan to play him in a central striker position, with Rooney off him in a more advanced attacking midfield role, or use the Frenchman as a rotation player if they prefer to keep Rooney as their lone front man.
As with any talented 19-year-old Martial has streaks of inconsistency and against physical, defensively tight opposition, as in Ligue 1, he has had issues imposing himself on defenders. He can drift in and out of games when the opposition plays deep and he is denied space. Very dependent on room in which to roam, he is most effective playing on the break and it will be interesting to see how he can adapt his style to the Premier League – especially now that the less fancied teams seem to be improving tactically.
For all Martial’s immense talent, scouts and coaches in France previously feared that he lacked a bit of desire; the perception was that his talent had pulled him along and he wasn’t pushing himself enough. It took him a while to make that final step but since Christmas he seems to have matured. Particularly encouraging for United were his Champions League performances, especially in the knockout stages, where he really stood out, showing that he is not easily fazed by pressure. It may have been this development that convinced them to move now, get in first and get hold of him so they can shape Martial to their needs.
GOAL.com
Rooney asked who Martial was
Morgan Schneiderlin has revealed that Wayne Rooney had to ask him who Anthony Martial was when it was confirmed that the 19-year-old was nearing a move to Manchester United.
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SONG COMPLETES WEST HAM RETURN
West Ham United are delighted to confirm the capture of Alex Song from FC Barcelona on a season-long loan.
The 27-year-old Cameroonian midfielder is already familiar with the Hammers having spent last season on loan at the Boleyn Ground from the Spanish giants. He follows Pedro Obiang, Dimitri Payet, Darren Randolph, Carl Jenkinson, Manuel Lanzini, Angelo Ogbonna and Stephen Hendrie in joining the Hammers this summer as the Club builds for the final season at the Boleyn Ground.
With 28 Barclays Premier League appearances for the Club already under his belt, Song is looking forward to the new campaign under Slaven Bilic.
He said: "I am very happy. For me it was very important to come back because when I was here I had a great rapport with the fans and the Club.
"It was a very easy choice for me to come back here and I'm very happy to be here.
"When I left I didn't know I would come back here. It was not easy but at the end of the day, the most important thing is I'm here now and I'm very happy.
"I feel at home, everything feels at home, for my family too, they're set up very well here. My kids are playing for West Ham academy.
"Everything was in a good place for me to come back here and I'm very happy to be here. It's a pleasure and it's like I never left here. I'm still here and I'm happy.
"This is a new year, new players have come in and we have the new manager. Everything is changing but the way that the Club wants to be, we have to look at the ambition of the Club and we have to finish better than we did last year."
Douala-born Song made a big impression while on loan with the Hammers in 2014/15, featuring in 31 games in all competition and captaining the team on three occasions.
He started his professional career in France with Bastia, where he made rapid progress to the first team, debuting as a 16-year-old in the 2003/04 campaign. Just a year later he moved to Arsenal on loan, signing permanently with the Gunners in the summer of 2006.
Song made Barclays Premier League and UEFA Champions League appearances in his first season with the Gunners, despite still being a teenager, and following a loan at Charlton Athletic, established himself as a first team regular for Arsene Wenger.
He moved on to Barcelona in 2012, having made 206 appearances for the Gunners, picking up a League Cup runners-up medal in 2011.
An all-round midfield player capable of breaking up play and prompting attacks of his own, Song added to his trophy haul at the Nou Camp, winning La Liga and the Supercopa Espana in 2013, finishing as runner-up in the league and Copa del Rey the following year, before returning to England with the Hammers in summer 2014.
Internationally, Song was capped 47 times by Cameroon, finishing second in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and featuring in the last two FIFA World Cup finals. In January 2015, Song announced his international retirement, citing his wish to focus on his domestic career.
BRENTWOOD GAZETTE
West Ham are targeting Aaron Lennon in a transfer bid from Tottenham Hotspur, according to reports.
If successful the bid would be a major coup for new manager Slaven Bilic whohas made it clear that he wants to strengthen the squad before the transfer window closes.
Tottenham's longest-serving current player, winger Aaron was snapped-up from Leeds United in July 2005.
He made his debut for England in 2006, and has been selected by England for two World Cups.
Inside Futball
MOSES - LOAN CONFIRMED
West Ham have snapped up Victor Moses from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal, despite Tottenham Hotspur being linked with hijacking the move.
The Hammers put Moses through his medical paces last night and although it was reported Spurs were moving to take the former Liverpool man to White Hart Lane, have seen through the deal.
Moses has put pen to paper on a season-long loan at Upton Park and joins Alex Song through the door at the club on transfer deadline day.
The news was revealed by West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan's son, Jack, who took to his Twitter account to write: "Moses has signed a season long loan deal."
The 24-year-old Nigeria international is now set to spend his third consecutive season away from Chelsea on loan.
(Alan is away negotiating the shock transfer of Lionel Messi on a season long loan.)
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