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Kaka To Man Utd Jovetic To Man City Moses To Chelsea Fc Mondays Back Pages

The top stories making Monday’s back pages in the UK…

The Sun: Roberto Mancini fears title-winning hero Sergio Aguero could face a long spell on the sidelines.

Also: Danny Welbeck will this year sign a new four-year contract to rubberstamp his Old Trafford future.


Daily Mirror: Arsene Wenger decided to sell Alex Song to Barcelona after completely losing patience with the Arsenal midfielder.

Also: Manchester City fear striker Sergio Aguero could be out for up to six months with a serious knee injury.

And: Daniel Agger is ready to sign a lucrative new deal with Liverpool and snub Manchester City.


Daily Star: Roberto Mancini fears Sergio Aguero could be out for months with a knee injury.


Daily Mail: Brazil international midfielder Kaka has been offered to Manchester United on a season-long loan as Real Madrid prepare for the arrival of Luka Modric.

Also: Manchester City are optimistic Sergio Aguero will be playing again within weeks after a scan on the star’s injured knee last night.

And: Michael Owen is in advanced talks with Everton and is close to joining his boyhood idols on a free transfer.

Plus: Sunderland have lodged a £10m bid for Manchester City midfielder Adam Johnson.


Daily Express: Roberto Mancini last night admitted he is worried Manchester City’s title-winning hero Sergio Aguero could be out for the season.


Metro: Manchester City have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic.

Also: Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo hailed the ‘outstanding’ Eden Hazard as the Blues new boy set up both goals on his Premier League debut in a 2-0 victory over Wigan.

And: Arsene Wenger is confident his new strikers will come good as Arsenal get used to life without leading man Robin van Persie.


Daily Telegraph: Roberto Mancini said Manchester City may be forced to alter their transfer plans after admitting to being worried by a knee injury suffered by Sergio Aguero during the champions’ 3-2 victory against Southampton.

Also: Roberto Di Matteo was thrilled with the debut of £32million midfielder Eden Hazard in yesterday’s comfortable win but has not ruled out adding Wigan striker Victor Moses to his squad by the end of the week.


The Times: Roberto Mancini was sweating on the fitness of Sergio Aguero last night amid fears that the Manchester City striker could face a lengthy layoff with a knee injury.

Also: Charlie Adam has been informed that he can leave Liverpool for offers of more than £5m.


The Guardian: Roberto Mancini will anxiously await the scan results on Sergio Aguero after the striker was carried off on a stretcher with a knee injury early in Manchester City’s 3-2 win over Southampton yesterday.


The Independent: When Manchester City came from behind to beat Queens Park Rangers on the thrilling final day of last season, we knew they were creating history. However, on yesterday’s evidence it would seem that Roberto Mancini’s team were also establishing a tradition.

Also: Roberto Di Matteo declared that Eden Hazard’s display of technical ability and bursts of pace proved Chelsea had got what they paid £32m for, after the Belgian yesterday made one of the most rapid impacts of any Premier League debutant.

Ian goes back to the very early days of CrunchSports, having been tirelessly covering soccer for us for over 10 years.

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