Here are the leading sports stories in today's national newspapers.
THE SUN
Avram Grant has one game to save his job as manager of Chelsea. SunSport can reveal Grant has failed to get any assurances about his future from Blues owner Roman Abramovich. Winning the Champions League final against Manchester United in Mo
scow on Wednesday appears to be his only chance of holding on to his job. Also: AC Milan are out to nick Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o from under Tottenham's noses...Everton midfielder Lee Carsley could make a shock move to Birmingham.
DAILY MIRROR
Harry Redknapp wants to win the FA Cup for his wife Sandra. The Portsmouth manager can claim the first major trophy of his long career by beating Championship underdogs Cardiff City at Wembley this afternoon. But Pompey's first FA Cup final since 1939 has come at the end of a troubled season for their manager. His house was the subject of a dawn police raid in a corruption investigation, while Sandra lost her twin sister Pat Lampard to illness. Also: Manchester United have upped their offer for Cardiff City teenager Aaron Ramsey to £10million to head off a late move by Liverpool...Roy Keane is ready to exploit the chaos at Manchester City and sign defender Richard Dunne in a £2.5million deal...Tottenham are facing competition from Roma to sign top South American prospect Marcelo Moreno.
DAILY MAIL
Kevin Pietersen is poised to be given the green light to earn in excess of £2million from the most lucrative deal yet offered by the Indian Premier League. The England and Wales Cricket Board are resigned to allowing Pietersen to accept the three-year contract which has been offered to him by one of India's wealthiest families. The unidentified benefactors, with links to one of the eight IPL franchises, want England's best batsman 'at any price' and are prepared to better the £750,000 a year given to Mahendra Singh Dhoni by Chennai in the IPL's inaugural draft. Also: Louis Saha last night admitted that he fears his Manchester United career is over...Arsenal are ready to move for Werder Bremen's 23-year-old midfielder Diego if Alexander Hleb leaves this summer.
DAILY EXPRESS: Harry Redknapp will be given major financial backing by Portsmouth owner Sacha Gaydamak this summer to try to take today's FA Cup finalists to even greater heights next season. Redknapp has already drawn up a list of players he wants, including Liverpool striker Peter Crouch, Rennes defender John Mensah and attacking Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez, currently with Mallorca. Wayne Bridge is believed to be another target. Also: Marcus Bent has urged Wigan manager Steve Bruce to make his loan deal from Charlton permanent.
DAILY STAR
Mikael Silvestre admits he could be on his way to Bordeaux. Former Manchester United defender Laurent Blanc, now boss at the French club, has declared he wants to sign his ex-Old Trafford team-mate. Silvestre's contract runs until next summer but his season has been wrecked by injury. Also: Cardiff's shirt sponsors have turned down £500,000 to give up their advertising rights for the FA Cup final...Gareth Southgate could make a shock swoop for Newcastle winger James Milner this summer.
THE TIMES
Damien Comolli is fighting to save his position as Tottenham Hotspur sporting director.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
In a major escalation of Russian security plans for the Champions League final next Wednesday, it emerged yesterday that Chelsea supporters following the match in Moscow would be corralled into holding camps for up to 10 hours to prevent fighting with Manchester United fans.
THE GUARDIAN
David Moyes expects to clarify both his and Everton's immediate future this weekend after opening talks with the chairman, Bill Kenwright, over a new contract and his summer transfer budget.
THE INDEPENDENT
Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of signing Samuel Eto'o appear doomed to failure as the Barcelona striker is earning £128,000 a week - after tax.
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