Sunday papers: Round up

Ruud to the PL, again

THE story that caught my eye when rounding up the latest gossip in todays papers involved Ruud van Nistelrooy.

According to the Sunday People, Sunderland are in top position to land the 34-year-old Dutchman on a free when his contact at Hamburg ends this summer.

Steve Bruce will have to fork out over £60,000 for the former Manchester United dangerman who scored 150 goals in his time at Old Trafford.

Man City are also said to be assessing the market. They've joined the race to sign Valencia winger Juan Mata with a £22million bid, whilst also looking into acquiring Everton's Leighton Baines. However, they will have to stump up a £50million bid to get Kaka to Eastlands.

With relegation bearing down on West Ham, they could lose there best players this summer. The Sunday Mirror say Demba Ba and Midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger have already instructed their agents to find new clubs.

Matthew Upson, Danny Gabbidon, Jonathan Spector, Kieron Dyer, Zavon Hines and Lars Jacobson are all out of contract.

Tottenham are top of the que for Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, and my Player of the Year, Scott Parker. £10million is the price floating around the tabloids.

Two Arsenal players are understood to be targeted. Andrey Arshavin is on Chelsea's radar. Russian Billionaire and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is willing to spend £15million on the winger. Whilst Bayern Munich, who have recently captured Manual Neuer to be their number one, are said to have tabled a £25million bid for Samir Nasri.