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THE SUN
* Patrick Vieira was last night sensationally dragged into the Ashley Cole tapping-up storm. Arsenal skipper Vieira is accused of sending text messages telling Cole to demand £80,000 a week in his pay row with club chiefs.
* Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is lining up a sensational £15million bid for Spanish superstar Raul.
* Alan Pardew wants to bring bad-boy Lee Bowyer back to West Ham.
* Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is back in the hunt for Paul Robinson and is preparing a mega-money move for the Tottenham keeper.
DAILY MIRROR
* Liverpool are preparing one of the biggest transfer coups ever as they line up Real Madrid skipper Raul. The Champions League all-time top scorer has visited the club four times in recent months, and contact has been made with the 27-year-old over the possibility of a sensational move to England - after he indicated he is ready to leave Spain
* Ashley Cole wanted to leave Arsenal because it is run by a French clique, the Premier League inquiry was told.
* Graeme Souness will do battle with Everton next week for Chelsea's Scott Parker.
DAILY STAR
* Michael Essien has urged Chelsea to snap him up from Lyon as soon as they can. The Ghana midfielder - one of Europe's hottest properties - is desperate for a move to the Premiership.
* Manchester United will have to sell star players like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo to pay for Malcolm Glazer's takeover.
* Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira allegedly told Ashley Cole he should not ``settle for less than £80,000 a week'' in his new contract negotiations.
DAILY EXPRESS
* Real Madrid star Raul has raised the possibility of a move to Liverpool admitting that he is considering quitting Spain. The Madrid captain visited the newly-crowned European champions' training ground recently during one of several trips to Merseyside to see former Bernabeu team-mate Fernando Morientes.
All thiz stuff about Raul, makez it very interestin indeed.