Paper Talk - 03 June 2013

• Jose Mourinho last night broke his silence to confirm for the first time he is the new Chelsea boss.


• Blackpool boss Paul Ince is determined to keep hold of the club's hottest property - his own son, Thomas.


• David De Gea pledged his future to Manchester United - and begged Wayne Rooney to do the same.


• Jesus Navas has edged closer to joining Manchester City, with his club Sevilla accepting he will move this summer.

• Jose Mourinho is set to be confirmed as the new Chelsea boss today.


• Manuel Pellegrini is set to begin talks with Manchester City today about taking over as their new boss.


• Edwin van der Sar insists Wayne Rooney should stay at Manchester United.


• Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City will have to stump up £25m if they are to land Fiorentina ace Stevan Jovetic.

• Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is eyeing a deal for Benfica's Spanish Under-21 striker Rodrigo.


• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is ready to take Real Betis goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel on a free transfer.


• Newcastle are ready to let versatile James Perch go to make way for new foreign recruits.

• Jose Mourinho has told Roman Abramovich the only needs one big signing to make Chelsea great again.

• Jose Mourinho is expected to be confirmed as Chelsea's new manager within the next 24 hours.


• Graham Arnold, who won the A-League in Australia with Central Coast Mariners, has claimed that he turned down an offer to manage Sheffield United, calling the League One club's approach "pre-historic".

• Jose Mourinho was back in London last night, one step closer to a return to Chelsea.


• Manuel Pellegrini will today start talks with Manchester City after bidding a sad farewell to Spanish football.


• Liverpool will consider bidding for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke should Luis Suarez force through his move to Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.


• Sevilla winger Jesus Navas has confirmed he wants to join Manchester City.


• Victor Wanyama footballing mentor has revealed that the Celtic midfielder has set his heart on joining Arsenal this summer.


• Borussia Dortmund are considering a swoop for Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski.

• Jose Mourinho is expected to be confirmed as Chelsea's new manager by Wednesday.

• Jose Mourinho has arrived in London at the start of a week that should see the Premier League's wealthiest clubs, Chelsea and Manchester City, appoint the managers they hope can wrest the title back from Manchester United next season.