Paper talk: Italian giants furious over teenage senations premier league switch
Chelsea, Inter Milan, Maanchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool, Porto, Villarreal and Lazio are all involved in back page action. Here is our round up.
THE GUARDIAN: Senior Chelsea players would welcome the return of Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge in the summer should the club fail to retain the services of their temporary coach Guus Hiddink beyond the end of the season. Also: Peter Moores has backed Andy Flower to succeed him as the England coach on a full-time basis ahead of this summer's Ashes series, and rejected many of the criticisms from Kevin Pietersen that led to both losing their jobs earlier this year.
THE TIMES: Manchester United have been accused of "bribing" the parents of Federico Macheda and turning football into a "cattle market". Also: Arsene Wenger suffered a significant setback yesterday when Robin van Persie was ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final, first leg away to Villarreal with a groin injury, though of greater concern to the North London club's manager is a potentially longer-term problem for Theo Walcott.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Ronaldo has attempted to dampen the latest speculation linking him with a summer move to Real Madrid by claiming that he was at "the right club" ahead of Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Porto at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. Also: Manchester City striker Robinho will not face police charges over allegations of a serious sexual assault which were made in January.
THE SUN: Teen sensation Federico Macheda cost Manchester United just 35,000. Also: Robert Pires still blames Arsene Wenger for the worst moment of his career.
DAILY STAR: Wonder boy Federico Macheda will get another chance for glory at Old Trafford tonight. Also: Robert Pires wants Champions League revenge on Arsene Wenger tonight after revealing he still blames the Arsenal manager for the worst moment of his career.
DAILY MIRROR: Sir Alex Ferguson said there was no way he could leave Manchester United's new hero Federico Macheda out of his squad for tonight's Champions League tie against Porto. Also: Arsenal may leave Theo Walcott on the bench in tonight's Champions League quarter-final.
DAILY EXPRESS: Chelsea's senior players want Jose Mourinho to make a sensational return to Stamford Bridge if Guus Hiddink does not turn his temporary stay into a permanent one. Also: Cristiano Ronaldo last night told Real Madrid, 'Forget it, I'm staying with Manchester United'.
THE INDEPENDENT: Ahead of the next obstacle to a repeat of the glories of last May, Cristiano Ronaldo admitted yesterday that winning has stopped coming naturally to Manchester United. Also: The buzz words for the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 tournament marketing campaign seem to be "Everyone's game" but that turns out to be not quite the case as Andrew Strauss, England's Test and one-day international captain, has been left out of the preliminary 30-man squad announced yesterday.
DAILY MAIL: Roman Abramovich has identified Carlo Ancelotti as the next manager of Chelsea after conceding he will not be able to keep Guus Hiddink at Stamford Bridge beyond the end of this season. Also: Italian giants Lazio last night launched an astonishing attack on Manchester United over the manner in which they allegedly enticed new teenage hero Federico Macheda to Old Trafford.
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