The top stories from papers and websites - 28 May 2012

•  Gareth Barry faces Euro 2012 heartbreak today as he has a scan on groin and stomach injuries.


• West Brom hope to open talks with Birmingham City boss Chris Hughton in the next 24 hours as they look to replace Roy Hodgson.


• Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic says Jose Mourinho wants him at Real Madrid.


• Fabio's loan switch to Benfica has hit a snag — with QPR keen to step in to land the Manchester United defender.


• Wigan star Mohamed Diame is set to snub Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton, and Aston Villa to join Spanish club Real Betis.


• Louis van Gaal expects Liverpool to make a formal announcement to mark his appointment this week - but won't say what his role will be.

• Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is ready to meet manager Roberto Martinez's demands as he tries to stop him joining Liverpool or Aston Villa.


• Midfielder Giovani Dos Santos will hold crunch talks with Spurs next month after becoming disgruntled about a lack of starts.


• Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean is hoping for a favour off fellow Scot and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson as he tries to negotiate the loan signings of 19-year-olds Will and Michael Keane.


• Southampton will offer £2million plus Jason Puncheon for Blackpool winger Tom Ince.


• Norwich will make an opening bid of £1.4m for Leeds winger Robert Snodgrass.


• Former Huddersfield boss Lee Clark is in the running for the vacant Hull City job.

• Norway and Fulham defender Brede Hangeland has warned England that they are too tired to do well at Euro 2012 following Saturday's friendly between the sides.


• Manchester City have offered Eden Hazard £8m-a-year to join them. Manchester United, meanwhile, will decide this week whether to match the £155,000-a-week deal.

• Sol Campbell has warned England fans not to travel to Euro 2012 because they "could end up coming back in a coffin".


• Spurs have been told to make their move for PSV Eindhoven striker Ola Toivonen or risk losing him.


• Anzhi Makhachkala midfielder Odil Ahmedov wants to seal a move to Arsenal, after the Gunners considered a bid for him last summer.

• New England boss Roy Hodgson is already looking beyond Euro 2012 with his main focus being on long-term structure and planning ahead of the Brazil World Cup in 2014.


• Liverpool will hold talks with Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers this week as they look to replace Kenny Dalglish.


• Swansea have agreed a £7.2m fee with Hoffenheim for the permanent transfer of 22-year-old midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson who has been on loan at the Swans.

• Roy Hodgson has insisted his vision for England stretches well beyond the summer's European Championship and stressed the finals should not be considered the "be-all-and-end-all", with the national manager braced to have Gareth Barry ruled out of the tournament.


• The Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has admitted that he is aware of interest from the Spanish champions Real Madrid, but has indicated that he is happy to remain at Stamford Bridge.

• Fulham will make a £5million bid for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes which will price Celtic out of the running.


• Today's the CVA day for Rangers as preferred bidder Charles Green must show the colour of his money to creditors.

• Despite the uncertainty over their managerial situation, Liverpool are still eyeing new players, with highly-rated 22-year-old Sochaux midfielder Ryad Boudebouz one top target.


• Bolton midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker could be on his way to La Liga after Sevilla expressed an interest in signing the 27-year-old.

• Manchester City star Sergio Aguero says there is no truth to rumours linking him with Real Madrid. "My future is at Manchester City. I want to stay here," he said.

• AC Milan are set to renew their pursuit of Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez when the summer transfer window opens.

• Huddersfield's £8m-rated striker Jordan Rhodes, 22, may still leave the club, despite helping them to promotion to the Championship. Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham are among those sides interested.

• The agent of Manchester City target Thiago Silva has claimed that the defender would consider leaving the San Siro if AC Milan wanted to sell him.


• Nicklas Bendtner has confirmed he is in talks about securing a move away from Arsenal this summer, but has not revealed which clubs he is talking to.