Paper Speaks

•Two of •Manchester United's senior players have approached pals at Chelsea to discuss why Jose Mourinho was axed at Stamford Bridge.

•Edinson Cavani is set to spark a £30m summer transfer scrap. Chelsea and Manchester City have been sounded out over a deal for the unsettled Paris Saint-Germain forward, even though he has two years left on his current contract.

• Sergio Aguero is ready to pledge his future to Manchester City by signing a huge £52m four-year deal which will keep him at the club until 2020.
Manchester United are looking to swoop for Juventus defender Alex Sandro in the summer.
Man Utd goalkeeper Sergio Romero could leave in the summer having become frustrated at the lack of first-team football.

• Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is facing the threat of a knee operation which could wreck his domestic season and see the England skipper miss the European Championship finals in the summer.
• Billionaire Farhad Moshiri has vowed to bankroll Everton to success after becoming the club's largest shareholder in a deal which values the club at around £175m.

•Chelsea are considering a £20m summer bid for Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann, with John Stones of Everton, who the Blues bid for last summer, increasingly looking likely to join Manchester City for £45m.

•Frank Lampard has warned the rest of the Premier League that Manchester City could dominate now they have signed Pep Guardiola as their next manager.

•Liverpool have apologised for a ticket pricing error concerning the home tie of their Europa League match against Manchester United.

•Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is a big fan of England forwards Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling, claiming he is excited about watching them in action at the European Championships in France this summer.

•Ruud Gullit has laid into Manchester United winger Memphis Depay saying he "wants to be a global superstar AND a style icon".

•Wayne Rooney is set for further scans and must wear the brace to keep his knee stable and prevent further damage.

•Liverpool star Roberto Firmino has revealed his family are "everything" with his dad making a 5,750-mile journey from Rio to watch his son play at Wembley on Sunday in the Capital One Cup final.

•Manchester United are assessing Hull's Scotland international left-back Andrew Robertson, who has also been watched by Manchester City, plus London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham.

•Arsenal are increasingly interested in signing Ajax teenage midfielder Riechedly Bazoer known as the 'Dutch Vieira'.
Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores is keen on 30-year-old Napoli defender Raul Albiol.

• Louis van Gaal has reacted again to speculation linking Jose Mourinho with his job at Old Trafford by telling Dutch TV that the stories are "ridiculous".