Friday's paper talk: Michael Owen to join Man Utd; Man City in £30m bid for John Terry; Murray's Wimbledon goal
Michael Owen will take a 50% pay to join Manchester United, Manchester City last night tabled a £30m bid for Chelsea skipper John Terry and Andy Murray is on a Wimbledon mission - the headlines in today's national newspapers.
THE SUN
Michael Owen has agreed terms to join Manchester United. The out-of-contract striker will take a 50% pay cut for a shock last chance to rescue his injury-plagued career. Also: Shooting star Andy Murray is on a mission to end 71 years of British hurt today - and boldly go through to the Wimbledon men's final.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester City last night tabled a 30m bid for England and Chelsea skipper John Terry. Also: Venus Williams will battle for a sixth Wimbledon singles title against her sister Serena tomorrow after destroying the world number one, Dinara Safina in just 51 minutes.
THE TIMES
Michael Owen will sign for Manchester United on a free transfer today provided that he passes a stringent medical. Also: Hampshire are planning to unveil a 45million programme of improvement works at The Rose Bowl that will increase the ground's capacity to more than 25,000, making it the second largest in the country.
DAILY STAR: Michael Owen was last night on the brink of a sensational move to Manchester United. Also: Andy Murray looked ahead to a potential Sunday showdown with one of tennis' all-time greats warning: Roger Federer doesn't scare me.
THE INDEPENDENT
Michael Owen is expected at Manchester United for a medical examination this morning ahead of what would be an extraordinary move, taking him from the wilderness of relegated Newcastle to the Premier League champions.
DAILY MAIL
Chelsea last night told Manchester City that John Terry is not for sale after rejecting what they considered to be a derisory offer of less then 30million. Also: Michael Owen was on the brink of a sensational move to Manchester United last night after accepting the terms of a pay-as-you-play one-year deal with the champions.
DAILY MIRROR
Andy Murray last night declared: "I fear nobody" as he prepared for today's semi-final showdown with Andy Roddick. Also: Manchester United are poised to make a 16million swoop for Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano after missing out on Karim Benzema.
THE GUARDIAN
Virgin will quit Jenson Button's championship-leading Brawn GP team in favour of sponsoring the Manor Grand Prix start-up that will be making its Formula One debut next season. Also: Venus Williams earned her fourth Wimbledon final against Serena with a win which was as banal as her sister's had been uplifting.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, was last night poised to make an astonishing move in the transfer market by bringing injury-prone striker Michael Owen to Old Trafford on a free transfer.
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