Papers Talk - 25 May 2013

The main football stories and transfer gossip making Saturday's morning newspapers.

• Jose Mourinho wants Luka Modric to join him at Chelsea.


• Frank Lampard is hoping Chelsea will now secure captain John Terry's future.


• Sergio Aguero has given incoming Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini a boost by confirming he is happy to stay at the club.


• Hull boss Steve Bruce fears missing out on making Ahmed Elmohamady his first summer signing.


• Manchester City are in a straight scrap with Real Madrid for the signature of £60million striker Edinson Cavani.


• Nottingham Forest and Reading target Billy Sharp heads a list of players not wanted by Southampton.


• Birmingham will allow Marlon King to leave for nothing this summer.


• Leeds want Reading's Ian Harte and Aston Villa's Eric Lichaj, both full-backs are free agents this summer.


• Stoke have turned down a transfer request from Steven Nzonzi.


• West Ham are shipping flop Modibo Maiga back to France.


• Nicky Shorey has been released by Reading as part of Nigel Adkins' post-relegation clearout.

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• Zinedine Zidane stepped up Real Madrid's pursuit of Gareth Bale yesterday.


• David Gill insists Wayne Rooney will be at Manchester United next season.


• Sergio Aguero wants to stay at Manchester City and spearhead Manuel Pellegrini's Etihad revolution.


• Sheffield United will name Stuart McCall as their new manager next week.


• Marlon King, Peter Lovenkrands, Darren Ambrose and Hayden Mullins have all been told they can leave Birmingham.


• Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has warned Christian Benteke to get real after the hitman claimed he could quit the club this summer.

• Rafa Benitez was last night appointed the new Napoli boss.


• Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane last night heaped praise on Gareth Bale in a clear attempt to lure him to the Bernabeu.


• Sergio Aguero has reassured Manchester City he has no intention of walking away from the club.


• Brendan Rodgers has been given the thumbs up by Liverpool chairman Tom Werner to spend more money this summer.


• Arsene Wenger is ready to smash Arsenal's wage structure to bring in stellar signings like Wayne Rooney.


• Fabio Coentrao wants to follow Jose Mourinho to Chelsea.


• Stuart McCall is turning down the chance to return to Sheffield United and is set to stay at Motherwell.


• Ambitious Leicester are considering making a move to bring Neil Lennon back to the club from Celtic.


• Liverpool have put in a £3million bid for Porto winger Christian Atsu.

• Arsenal are growing increasingly confident they can finance a record-breaking move for Wayne Rooney.


• Roberto Martinez was closing in on the Everton job last night.


• Real Madrid have added Luis Suarez to their extensive list of potential recruits.


• Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Besiktas could swell Arsenal's summer transfer kitty after showing an interest in Nicklas Bendtner and Gervinho.


• Monaco have confirmed the £60m signing of Porto's midfield duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho.

• David Gill is "confident" Wayne Rooney will still be at Manchester United next season.


• Fulham are ready to rescue Darren Bent from his Aston Villa nightmare with a £4million move.


• Stoke have targeted Mark Hughes as they step up their search for Tony Pulis' replacement.