The Independent focuses on the Championship promotion race on its sports pages
Saturday's back page lead story in the Daily Star
TOP GOSSIP
Manchester United have offered goalkeeper
David De Gea a new contract worth £200,000 a week, to keep him from
moving to Real Madrid.
(Daily Star)
United are close to securing a £20.5m deal to sign Borussia Dortmund's 24-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.
(Daily Mail)
Midfielder Joey Barton, 32, believes team
spirit will keep QPR in the Premier League, but has still described them
the as "worst team" in the division.
(Sky Sports)
PSV Eindhoven striker Memphis Depay flew into
Manchester Airport for secret talks with Liverpool on Thursday after the
Reds were given permission to speak to the 21-year-old Netherlands
international. Manchester United have also contacted PSV about Depay.
(Daily Mirror)
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has placed
some doubt over 25-year-old Daniel Sturridge's status as Liverpool's
first-choice striker by saying the club must sign a consistent
goalscorer this summer.
(Guardian)
Rodgers insists keeping midfielder Adam Lallana fit is
key to Liverpool's hopes of success after the 26-year-old England
international suffered an injury-plagued first season at Anfield.
(Liverpool Echo)
Derby manager Steve McClaren has said for
the first time that he was approached by Newcastle officials in January
to take over as manager.
(Independent)
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman, 52, says not even
Barcelona, the club he won four La Liga titles with as a player, could
entice him away from St Mary's.
(Daily Telegraph)
Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour says
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, should be first on manager Arsene
Wenger's shopping list this summer.
(London Evening Standard)
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk has become a problem for Manchester City.
(Daily Mirror)
Phil Jagielka believes Wayne Rooney's deep-rooted love of Everton inhibits his game whenever he returns to Goodison Park.
(Daily Express)
Blackburn striker Rudy Gestede, 26, has set his sights
on a move to the Premier League after Rovers missed out on the
Championship play-offs.
(Sun - subscription required)
Tottenham will have to pay at least £2.5m
to get forward Emmanuel Adebayor off the payroll this summer. Adebayor,
31, is free to leave White Hart Lane this summer, but still has a year
remaining on his £100,000-a-week contract.
(Daily Telegraph)
Brentford's 52-year-old manager Mark Warburton, who is
leaving the club at the end of the season even if the Bees secure
promotion to the Premier League, says he has yet to receive any job
offers.
(Talksport)
West Brom manager Tony Pulis says chairman
Jeremy Peace is hoping to find a buyer for the club before a certain
date, otherwise he will remain committed to Albion.
(Birmingham Mail)
Everton midfielder Gareth Barry has advised 21-year-old
team-mate Ross Barkley to resist any overtures from Manchester City
this summer.
(Times - subscription required)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker, 30, has
sent a message of support to his Germany team-mate Holger Badstuber, who
may miss the start of next season after suffering another thigh injury.
"Get well soon Badstuber, you are strong!!!"
Mertesacker wrote on Twitter.
QPR forward Charlie Austin has
tweeted
a good luck message to leaders Poole Town, one of his former clubs,
who entertain second-placed Corby Town in the Southern League Premier
on Saturday. "Good luck Poole Town FC, tomorrow hope you can get the
point you need to get promoted," the 25-year-old wrote.
AND FINALLY
Rock legend Sting and actor Jimmy Nail are backing the boycott against Newcastle owner Mike Ashley.
(Sun - subscription required)
Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 29, is known for
being the resident DJ in the Red Devils' dressing room, but he says he
has to adhere to strict orders from manager Louis van Gaal to play only
house and funky house music.
(Daily Mail)
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