The top stories making Saturday's back pages...

The Sun: Liverpool are in talks with Real Madrid about a £6m deal for midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, with the Anfield club set to raise funds by selling Ryan Babel, Fabio Aurelio and Albert Riera at the end of the season.


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Daily Mirror: Portsmouth yesterday put their FA Cup final squad up for sale, sending a fax to all rival clubs just three weeks before their date at Wembley.

Also: Aston Villa forward Ashley Young is a £25m transfer target for Barcelona.

And: West Ham and Sunderland are both keen on signing Birmingham striker Christian Benitez.


Daily Star: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has warned the club's new chairman that he will leave Anfield if either Fernando Torres or Steven Gerrard are sold.


Daily Mail: Fulham are ready to step up their interest in Aston Villa striker John Carew at the end of the season.

Also: Tottenham are keen on signing Espanyol playmaker Javi Marquez, who is currently out of action with a broken leg.


Daily Telegraph: Ahead of his return to the Emirates later today, Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has admitted that the breakdown in his relationship with former team-mate William Gallas was the main reason for him leaving the Gunners.

Also: Ahead of the trip to Hull City this afternoon, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce says the Tigers were wrong to let Phil Brown go and replace him with Iain Dowie as manager for the rest of the season.


The Times: Relegation-threatened Hull City have already borrowed £10m from an unnamed bank as an advance on the parachute payment due if they relegated from the Premier League.


The Guardian: Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes his side will finish fourth in the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League.