Michael Owen to Man Utd? Crouch to AC Milan? Friday's back pages

Manchester United are set to make a shock move for Newcastle striker Michael Owen, while AC Milan could move for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch

The Sun: Newcastle striker Michael Owen will have to take a 50% pay cut - to £50,000-a-week - and pass a stringent medical before making a shock move to Manchester United...Real Madrid have put their bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso on hold until mid-July when his former club Real Sociedad will no longer be entitled to a percentage of the fee.

Also: Barcelona have made an approach for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas...AC Milan could make a £12m bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if they fail to sign Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.


Daily Mirror: Manchester United will make a £16m move for Sevilla's 28-year-old Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano, but face competition from AC Milan...Hull boss Phil Brown could offer veteran midfielder Dietmar Hamann a 12-month contract after he was released by Manchester City.


Daily Star: Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell is considering a shock move to Championship club Newcastle United...Everton are set to raid Leeds to sign highly-rated defender Luke Garbutt in a £1m deal...Stoke are set to make a £5m bid for Manchester City striker Benjani.


Daily Mail: Michael Owen could be offered a basic wage of a paltry £20,000-a-week if he joins Manchester United, with performance-related bonuses taking him close to the £110,000-a-week he earned at Newcastle...Fulham could make a £10m bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch...Tottenham will have to pay £12m to sign Lille's 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos.


Daily Telegraph: Chelsea are the only club to have submitted a formal bid, of about £40m, for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery - but the French midfielder wants to join Real Madrid...Liverpool are bracing themselves for two bids worth nearly £60m from Real Madrid and Barcelona for midfielders Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano...Chelsea are close to signing Manchester City forward Daniel Sturridge and and CSKA Moscow left-back Yuri Zhirkov.

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