Paper talk today

• Former Charlton manager Chris Powell is in pole position to take over as the new Huddersfield boss.
• Hull boss Steve Bruce wants Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Philipp Wollscheid after missing out on Tottenham's Michael Dawson.
• Cardiff City defender Kevin Theophile-Catherine is set to join French side St Etienne on a one-year loan deal.
• Chelsea's Josh McEachran is set to join Dutch outfit Vitesse Arnhem on a season-long loan deal.

• Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are on alert after Paris St-Germain's contract talks with frontman Ezequiel Lavezzi broke down.
• Keeper Petr Cech will be axed by Jose Mourinho with Thibaut Courtois set to start for Chelsea in tonight's match with Burnley.
• Southampton could turn to Lazio's Uruguay midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez after having a £10m bid for Spurs' Andros Townsend rejected.
• Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Julio Cesar is set to sign a two-year contract with Benfica.

• Crystal Palace are planning further talks with Tim Sherwood after he impressed in initial interviews for the manager's job.
• Meanwhile, Palace are ready to offer Glenn Murray plus cash for Sunderland striker Connor Wickham.
• QPR keeper Julio Cesar is set to join Benfica after he agreed to take a pay cut.
• Loic Remy will remain at QPR unless a Champions League side wants him, says pal Joey Barton.
• Norwich and Reading are battling to sign Huddersfield midfielder Oliver Norwood.

• Manchester United are prepared to commit as much as £100m to their pursuit of Real Madrid's Angel di Maria.
• QPR and Crystal Palace are lining up moves for Tottenham's 23-year-old midfielder Lewis Holtby.

• Manchester United are back in the running to sign Roma's Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman, with Juventus now confident they will hold onto Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal.
• Tottenham are ready to reject a £10m offer from Southampton for England winger Andros Townsend, who is also wanted by London rivals QPR.
• Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, 28, has been offered a new five-year deal by manager Manuel Pellegrini, which is set to be signed this week.

• Spurs striker Roberto Soldado, an unused sub against West Ham on Saturday, could still be off to Spanish champions Atletico Madrid.
• Everton are preparing to make an offer for striker Samuel Eto'o after holding talks with his representatives over the weekend.
• West Ham are expected to hold talks with Morgan Amalfitano this week after agreeing a £2million fee with Marseille.
• Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna have made a bid for Fulham's Kostas Mitroglou.
• QPR have agreed a fee with Norwich for Leroy Fer.
• Manchester City midfielder Bruno Zuculini has agreed to join Valencia on loan.

• Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood, 45, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Tony Pulis at Crystal Palace.

• Celtic are set to sign 24-year-old Rubin Kazan winger Mubarak Wakaso on a one-year loan deal.