Chelsea want Wesley Sneijder, Sunderland target Peter Crouch - What the papers say, June 7

07 June 2011 07:38
ShareDAILY MAILGuus Hiddink has an escape clause in his contract with the Turkish football federation that allows him to move to Stamford Bridge if Chelsea come calling. [LNB]Chelsea poised to land Hiddink as escape clause excites Abramovich[LNB]Also:Kevin Pietersen strode blinking into the bright lights of Lord's last night to confront an unlikely nemesis in Rangana Herath and take the first steps towards regaining his confident, cocky touch.[LNB]Dark day for Strauss but KP can see the light in bid to avoid a damp squib [LNB] Blue order; Chelsea are set to enter the race to sign Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder[LNB]DAILY MIRROR[LNB]Guus Hiddink wants to hijack Wesley Sneijder's proposed move to Manchester United as the first act of his Chelsea revolution. [LNB]Also: Three Lions legend Sir Geoff Hurst admitted: 'I fear England will never win the World Cup again in my lifetime.'[LNB]DAILY EXPRESSGuus Hiddink has sparked the first transfer war of the summer by telling Roman Abramovich to to steal Wesley Sneijder from under the noses of Manchester United. [LNB]Also: Sepp Blatter has declared 'the combat is over' with the FA and will write to chairman David Bernstein inviting him to Zurich to thrash things out 'at the home of the football family'.[LNB]DAILY STARSunderland want to bring Peter Crouch to the Stadium of Light - two years after the England striker snubbed them. [LNB]Also: Chelsea must wait until next week to seal a deal for Guus Hiddink; Manchester United are on the brink of landing England ace Ashley Young from Aston Villa in a near-?20m deal.[LNB]Man United to kick off summer spending with ?20m swoop for England star Young [LNB] Staying out: united do not want to sell Hernandez[LNB]THE SUNManchester United are set to treble Javier Hernandez's wages to ?75,000 a week to keep Real Madrid at bay. [LNB]Hernandez is going nowhere: Sir Alex to rebuff Mourinho's advances[LNB]Also: Chelseahave joined the ?30million chase for Inter Milan midfield star Wesley Sneijder - on the advice of Guus Hiddink; Bonkers Blatter last night came up with his answer to football corruption - he signed up one of TheThree Tenors.[LNB]THE DAILY TELEGRAPHThe fag end of a day is a nasty time to confront your demons but Kevin Pietersen managed it like a modern-day Van Helsing, seeing off all that lurked in the gloaming, including pesky left-arm spinners. [LNB]Also: Tottenham's Luka Modric, Manchester City target Alexis Sanchez and, above all, Neymar head a list of summer transfer targets drawn up by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.[LNB]THE TIMESGuus Hiddink's proposed return to Chelsea would cost Roman Abramovich ?15million in compensation payments and wages in the Dutchman's first year alone. [LNB]Also: Steven Finn has played down expectations of another Cardiff, but thinks that Sri Lanka's batsmen will have serious doubts in their minds as a legacy of their unhappy Welsh experience if England apply pressure this afternoon[LNB]THE INDEPENDENTThe chances of a positive results in the second Test today are between slim and none. [LNB]Also: Guus Hiddink's coronation as the new Chelsea manager edged closer to completion yesterday as it became clear that his current employers, the Turkish football federation (TFF), were looking at ways that the Dutch coach could be moved on while realising the maximum value in compensation.[LNB]THE GUARDIANJean Todt, the president of motor sport's world governing body, has blamed unreliable media reports of unrest in Bahrain - particularly in the British press - in an attempt to defend the decision to reinstate the grand prix there to Formula One's calendar this season. [LNB]Also: Rain there may have been - plenty of it in the morning preventing play until after lunch - but coming into the final day this match is by no means dead.[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People: Geoff Hurst, Ashley Young, Wesley Sneijder, Sepp Blatter, Jean Todt, Peter Crouch, Kevin Pietersen, Luka Modric, Roman Abramovich Places: Manchester, Cardiff, Bahrain, Turkey, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom

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