AND SO IT GOES

Last updated : 20 July 2003 By Editor

The People and The Mirror say we will now target Keiron Dyer.

The Express says we have spotlighted Joe Cole

You must be Joaqiun - a headline in The Sunday Mirror - United to pull 'all stops out' to get Real Betis' playmaker. The Mirror continues: Sources close to Betis claim both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Diego Forlan have been mentioned as possible makeweights. But a £17m bid should be enough to prise Joaquin from Spain. The player himself has already expressed a desire to stay with his Spanish club, but wants a hefty pay rise. The eccentric Lopera has threatened to ruin his career by loaning him to a club in Russia and wants the youngster to sign a seven-year deal.

The People reckon that Chelsea will open negotiations for Juan Sebastian Veron tomorrow. Other tabs claim that Chelsea will sign Vieira and pay him £150K each week. Chelsea will also sign Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law to create a new look forward line.

The NOTW quote agent Pino Zahavi, a friend of Fergie: "Roman (Abramovich) wants Veron - but the man who insists on having him is Ranieri. He wants to make him the King of Chelsea."

One tab says 'Austrian wonderkid Jurgen Samuel is a target for United'