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Van Persie to Man Utd or Man City? Moura to Man Utd? Modric to Real Madrid CF? Saturday's back pages

Robin van Persie (credit: Lars Baron/Getty Images)
The top stories making Saturday's back pages in the UK...

The Sun: Robin van Persie is caught up in a huge bidding war between Manchester United and Manchester City.

Also: Fulham and West Ham have joined Newcastle in the £3.5m fight for FC Twente’s Douglas.


Daily Mirror: Luka Modric went missing yesterday in a desperate attempt to force through his move to Real Madrid.

Also: Robin van Persie has been told he cannot leave Arsenal for less than £20million.

And: Cheick Tiote has given Newcastle a boost by saying he will NOT quit the club this summer.


Daily Star: Manchester United must shell out £30m to land Robin van Persie.


Daily Mail: Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus have sparked a three-way bidding war for Arsenal striker Robin van Persie.

Also: Brazilian club Sao Paulo confirmed they have rejected Manchester United's £29m offer for midfielder Lucas Moura.

And: Roberto Di Matteo wants Chelsea to forget about being kings of Europe and concentrate on becoming rulers of England again.


Metro: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is considering an £8 million raid for Everton star Leighton Baines, after confirming plans to bring in a new left-back this summer.

Also: Arsenal have reportedly received bids from Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus for around £15million for want-away striker Robin van Persie.

And: Galatasaray have revealed they are in talks with Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov.

Plus: Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote has confirmed his intention to remain at the club this summer, despite interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.


The Times: Portsmouth's crisis deepened last night when Michael Appleton, the manager, and his players were told that the club could fold within three weeks and redundancy talks commenced with every member of staff.


The Guardian: Robin van Persie will not travel with Arsenal on their tour of Asia, though Arsene Wenger is expected to cite fitness reasons for his absence rather than the captain's potential transfer from the club and the related distraction. 

Also: Luka Modric did not report for Tottenham Hotspur's final training session before their tour of the United States and there is doubt over whether he will board the team flight to Los Angeles that departs today.


The Independent: The Football Association's youth development programme suffered a blow when Gareth Southgate left the organisation having decided the role of technical director was not for him.

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