Manchester United eye £35m move for Luka Modric as Newcastle set sights on Carlton Cole

20 February 2011 08:40
MAIL ON SUNDAY: That's your Ancelotti! Chelsea owner ready to swing the axe after shock FA Cup defeat[LNB]Carlo Ancelotti's future at Chelsea looks increasingly bleak after histeam were beaten by Everton in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at StamfordBridge in Saturday's FA Cup fourth round replay. [LNB] Down and out: Ashley Cole missed the decisive penalty as Chelsea were dumped out of the FA Cup by Everton[LNB]Also: ?270,000! Hospitality tickets for 2012 Olympics will be most expensive ever[LNB]Official prestige tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games - including foodand drinks as well as a seat - will be among the most expensive in thehistory of sport.[LNB]Bahrain's bloodshed has Ecclestone hours from cancelling its GP[LNB] Bernie Ecclestone is expected tocancel the Bahrain Grand Prix within the next 72 hours because of theviolence surrounding pro-democracy protests in the Gulf state'scapital, Manama.[LNB]NEWS OF THE WORLD: Luka Modric is wanted by Sir Alex Ferguson as a ?35m replacement for Paul Scholes. [LNB] In demand: United are set to make a ?35m bid for Spurs midfielder Luka Modric [LNB]Also: Carlo Ancelotti faces the boot after Chelsea crashed out of the FA Cup.[LNB]THE PEOPLE: Liverpool are ready to hand keeper Pep Reina a ?10,000-a-week pay rise to keep him out of the clutches of Manchester united. [LNB]Also: Steve Evans watched his Crawley heroes give mighty Manchester United the fright of their lives - then blamed ref Lee Probert for their Cup exit.[LNB]Carlo Ancelotti admitted he is under pressure as Chelsea prepare for two matches to salvage their season from disaster. [LNB]On the move: Newcastle could bid for Cole in the summer [LNB]SUNDAY MIRROR: Newcastle are lining up a summer move for ?10million-rated West Ham striker Carlton Cole. [LNB]Also: Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Europe that English clubs are ready to dominate the Champions League again. [LNB] SUNDAY EXPRESS: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed UEFA for their 'killer' ticket prices for May's Champions League final at Wembley. [LNB]Also: Penalty flops Nicolas Anelka and Ashley Cole put under-fire Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti on the spot last night, but Wes Brown ensured Manchester United scraped a 1-0 win over plucky non-league Crawley. [LNB]DAILY STAR: Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed UEFA's ticket prices for the Champions League Final at Wembley as 'unbelievable and a killer for supporters'. [LNB]Also: Holders Chelsea crashed out of the FA Cup after Ashley Cole's horror shootout spot-kick. [LNB]Harry Redknapp could swoop for discarded Chelsea ace Daniel Sturridge to bolster Tottenham's striker force in the summer - thanks to the keen eye of Tim Sherwood. [LNB]SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Carlo Ancelotti admits he is 'under pressure' at Chelsea manager after the club's season plumbed new depths with an FA Cup fourth-round replay defeat on penalties to Everton yesterday. [LNB]Also: The Football Association and the Premier League are trying to clamp down on football agents using social-networking websites to gain access to youth team players as young as 14 and 15.[LNB]Formula One's teams would like to see next month's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled in the wake of bloody violence in the island kingdom this week. [LNB]SUNDAY TIMES: The England team and the prospects for English talent will be dead within a generation unless elite youth development is overhauled, Premier League and Football League clubs are being warned. [LNB]Also: Rogue football agents have found a new and unlawful way to lure vulnerable young players: Facebook.[LNB]The Bahrain Grand Prix is unlikely to go ahead as planned on March 13 and if it does, at least one leading team will not be there.[LNB] INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Arsenal and Tottenham having given his Manchester United side - and Chelsea - hard acts to follow in the Champions League this week, Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted with good reason that English clubs are still very much a force in European competition.[LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People: Paul Scholes, Alex Ferguson, Harry Redknapp, Carlton Cole, Bernie Ecclestone, Ashley Cole, Luka Modric, Wes Brown, Nicolas Anelka, Daniel Sturridge, Carlo Ancelotti Places: Liverpool, Newcastle, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Europe Organisations: Football Association, Football League

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