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England striker linked with shock £12m AC Milan move
We take a look around the papers for the latest gossip from Liverpool, Newcastle Unied, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City, West Brom, Everton, Wolves, Stoke City, Watford, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City and Crystal Palace.
AC Milan could make a remarkable 12m bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if they fail to sign Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Sun
Former Liverpool and Newcastle striker Michael Owen will have to take a 50% pay cut - to 50,000-a-week - and pass a stringent medical before making a shock move to Manchester United.
The Sun
Actually, Owen could be offered a basic wage of a paltry 20,000-a-week, with performance-related bonuses taking him close to the 110,000-a-week he earned at Newcastle.
Daily Mail
Chelsea are the only club to have submitted a formal bid, of about 40m, for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery - but the French international wants to join Real Madrid.
Daily Telegraph
Real Madrid have put their bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso on hold, until mid-July when his former club Real Sociedad will no longer be entitled to a percentage of the fee.
The Sun
Liverpool are steeling themselves for two bids worth nearly a combined 60m from Real Madrid and Barcelona for Alonso and his fellow midfielder Javier Mascherano. (Daily Telegraph)
Manchester United will make a 16m move for Sevilla's 28-year-old Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano, but face competition from AC Milan.
Daily Mirror
Barcelona have risked the wrath of Arsenal by making an approach for midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
The Sun
Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is considering a shock move to Championship club Newcastle United.
Daily Star
Chelsea are close to signing Man City youngster Daniel Sturridge and and CSKA Moscow left-back Yuri Zhirkov.
Daily Telegraph
Fulham are also keep on Pompey's giant hitman, preparing a 10m bid.
Daily Mail
Aston Villa are weighing up a potential 8m bid for 22-year-old Swedish striker Marcus Berg, who impressed at the recent Euro Under-21 Championship.
Daily Star
Tottenham will have to pay 12m to sign Lille's 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos.
Daily Mail
Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis, 32, will seal his move from Southampton to West Ham on Monday.
The Sun
Hull boss Phil Brown could be set to offer veteran midfielder Dietmar Hamann a 12-month contract after he was released by Manchester City.
Daily Mirror
West Brom have rejected a 2m bid from Fulham for captain Jonathan Greening. (Daily Star)
Everton are set to raid Leeds to sign highly-rated defender Luke Garbutt in a 1m deal. (Daily Star)
Wolves will complete the 2m signing of Sunderland defender Greg Halford, 24, on Friday. (The Sun)
Stoke are set to make a 5m bid for Manchester City's Zimbabwean striker Benjani.
Daily Star
Watford have accepted a 1.8m bid from Sheffield United for their player of the year Tommy Smith, 28. (The Sun)
Nottingham Forest are set to sign Preston's Paul McKenna and QPR's Lee Camp in the next 48 hours. (Daily Star)
Norwich are close to signing Crystal Palace striker Alan Lee, 30, in a deal which could take goalkeeper Stuart Nelson, 27, the other way. (Daily Star)
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