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Walcott to quit Arsenal FC? Nani to leave Man Utd? Johnson to Tottenham? Saturday's back pages

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The top stories making Saturday's back pages in the UK...

The Sun: Robin van Persie believes he and Manchester United are the perfect match.

Also: Theo Walcott has still not signed a new Arsenal contract.


Daily Mirror: Robin van Persie declared Manchester United the 'perfect match' for him after completing his £24million move from Arsenal.

Also: Clint Dempsey went on strike by refusing to play against Norwich.

And: Everton will loan midfielder Ross Barkley to Sheffield Wednesday so he can gain first-team experience.


Daily Star: Robin van Persie has told Manchester United: 'I'll make you great again'. 

Also: Martin Jol launched a blistering attack on Liverpool after his star man Clint Dempsey went on strike.

And: Toulouse defender Cheikh M'Bengue has revealed he is wanted by Arsenal.


Daily Mail: Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated stealing Robin van Persie from under Manchester City's nose by warning his rivals they would never again score more goals than his own team.

Also: Zenit St Petersburg have launched a bid for Manchester United winger Nani.

And: Stoke have joined Everton in the hunt for Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam.


Daily Express: Robin van Persie revealed that 'the little boy inside' was screaming for him to join Manchester United.

Also: Sir Alex Ferguson warned Rio Ferdinand to watch his tweeting after he was fined £45,000 by the FA for his alleged 'choc ice' taunt of Ashley Cole.


Metro: West Ham are ready to try to steal in ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal to sign Fulham forward Clint Dempsey.

Also: Robin van Persie has completed his move from Arsenal to Manchester United, the Red Devils have confirmed, for a fee believed to be £24million.

And: Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has been fined £45,000 after being found guilty of improper conduct in relation to a comment posted on Twitter.


Daily Telegraph: Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Robin van Persie to emulate Eric Cantona by becoming the 'catalyst' in Manchester United's attempt to reclaim the Premier League title this season.

Also: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is considering making a fourth bid for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.


The Times: Robin van Persie believes he is the 'perfect match' for Manchester United and claimed that the 'little boy' in him was 'screaming' to join the club that he believes are destined to reassert their dominance of English football.

Also: Sir Alex Ferguson issued a stern warning to Rio Ferdinand and the rest of his Manchester United squad over their use of Twitter after the defender was fined £45,000 for comments he made in relation to the John Terry racism trial on the social networking site.

And: Tottenham have enquired about signing Man City and England winger Adam Johnson, but face competition from Sunderland and West Ham.


The Guardian: Robin van Persie has joined Manchester United to 'achieve greatness', with the striker stating that the club are a perfect match for him and he believes there is no bad feeling between him and Arsenal after the £23million transfer.


The Independent: When showing off Robin van Persie - Manchester United's new prized asset - Sir Alex Ferguson was being watched intently by the man to his right. That man, the £24m signing from Arsenal who has penned a four-year deal, hung on his manager's every word, nodding in agreement at times and was generally fixated with what he had to say when talking about the upcoming Premier League season.

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