Adebayor to Man City? Terry's Chelsea pay rise? Tuesday's back pages?

Sources : Oddspreview staff 14th July 2009

Big spending Manchester City look set to complete a deal for Emmanuel Adebayor while John Terry's future is still to be determined...

The Sun: Manchester City are on the brink of signing Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor for £25m and wages of £130,000 per week...Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could use the cash from the sale of Adebayor to sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh...Hull are set to make a £10m raid on Cardiff to sign winger Joe Ledley and striker Ross McCormack...Fulham are on the verge of signing West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening in a deal worth £2.5m plus winger Hameur Bouazza.


Daily Mirror: Arsenal are set to poach 17-year-old Chelsea winger Frank Nouble after he turned down professional forms with the Blues...Aston Villa are set to bid £7m to land Leeds midfielder Fabian Delph, who is also a target for Everton...Tottenham have offered Sheffield United £11m for full-backs Kyle Walker and Kyle Naughton...Sheffield United are keen on Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel...Everton have been offered Benfica midfielder Hassan Yebda for £3m.


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Daily Star: Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor will join Manchester City for £30m and will pick up wages of £170,000 a week...John Terry wants Chelsea to make him the highest-paid player at Stamford Bridge if he turns his back on Manchester City, who have offered him £250,000 a week...West Ham want to sign Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on a season-long loan deal.

Also: Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has told Rafael Benitez that he wants to join Real Madrid - but stopped short of handing in a transfer request...Aston Villa are aiming to complete a £24m double move for Tottenham striker Darren Bent and Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing this week.


Daily Mail: Tottenham want to sign former Arsenal striker Patrick Vieira and have opened talks with the Inter Milan player...Manchester City were last night closing in on an incredible £25m deal for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor after finally completing the signing of Carlos Tevez.


Daily Telegraph: Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that he will placate Manchester United's disgruntled supporters by not being "stupid" with the club's money on the day that free-transfer Michael Owen led the new recruits unveiled by the Premier League champions.


The Times: Also: The long-awaited confirmation last night of Manchester City's capture of Carlos Tevez from Manchester United quickly gave way to an intensification of efforts to lure John Terry from Chelsea and Emmanuel Adebayor from Arsenal.


The Independent: Manchester City's attempts to load their squad with stellar players continued apace last night, as talks progressed rapidly with Arsenal on a £20m deal which would see the striker Emmanuel Adebayor partnering Carlos Tevez, whose move to the club was sealed yesterday.

Also: Chelsea are still hopeful they can resolve John Terry's situation before the club depart on their tour of America on Thursday with the possibility of an improved contract, albeit one that will not match Manchester City's £280,000-a-week offer.