Paper Talk: All the gossip from Saturday's back pages
Here's your Saturday morning paper round-up from the Football Spy headquarters.
Carlos Tevez's move to Manchester City cost the club an incredible £47m. That's the sum the Eastlands club had to pay to capture the Argentine striker (The Times)
However, Tevez's former agent Kia Joorabchian has moved quickly to deny the claims, insisting 'the numbers quoted are fictitious.' (The Daily Mail)
Staying with City, Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed that he was forced out of Arsenal by Arsene Wenger because of the Gunners financial struggles (The Times)
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina doesn't believe the club will challenge for the title - just four games into the season. The Spaniard has revealed the club are missing Xabi Alonso , following his move to Real Madrid (The Sun)
Cardiff midfielder Joe Ledley has reject a contract extension - which will alert Everton and West Ham who have both previously been linked with the Welsh international (Daily Mirror)
Salomon Kalou is set for a bumper pay packet at Chelsea, with the Blues set to begin talks on a new deal for the Ivory Coast forward (Daily Mail)
Hull City striker Caleb Folan could be priced out of a loan move to Middlesbrough after the Tigers demanded £250,000 to complete any deal for the forward (Daily Mirror)
Ex- Manchester United star Liam Miller has agreed terms on a two-year contract with Scottish outfit Hibernian (Daily Telegraph)
Tommy Spurr is set to turn down Everton by signing a new four-year deal with Sheffield Wednesday. David Moyes was set to lodge a £3m bid for the Owls defender in the January transfer window (Daily Mirror)
Owen Hargreaves is set for a return to action with Manchester United in early November after Sir Alex Ferguson revealed the midfielder has suffered no set-backs in his rehabilitation (The Times)
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Crass of the Day: Why Gary Lineker should be ashamed of his xenophobic mocking of Arsene Wenger
Columnists 11:07 03/05/12Shame on Gary Lineker. His mockery, stupid French accent and derision of Arsene Wenger at the end of... Read More+
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Stop rewriting history: Hodgson may have got it, but Redknapp is still the better man for the job
Darren Lewis 10:45 03/05/12The revisionism surrounding Harry Redknapp this week has been an education to behold. Suddenly his f... Read More+
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Big Match Verdict on Chelsea 0-2 Newcastle: Torres has been transformed in a week
John Cross 22:27 02/05/12Fernando Torres has been transformed in little over a week. In fact, the Spaniard was the odd man ou... Read More+
