Eurosport Paper Round: Spurs and United battle it out for Saul, City target Sociedad shotstopper

Spurs join United in race for Atletico's Saul Niguez

Tottenham will throw their hat in the ring for Saul Niguez with a large bid, according to The Sun. Spurs will offer the midfielder a £6-million-a-year contract, as they attempt to battle it out with Manchester United for the 21-year-old's signature. Saul has also reportedly turned heads at Barcelona too, with all clubs rushing
to activate his £34m release clause.

Man City to raid Real Sociedad for shotstopper Geronimo Rulli

Pep Guardiola wants Real Sociedad's Geronimo Rulli to act as Joe Hart's number two, as Marc-Andre ter Stegen is set to stay at Barcelona according to The Sun. Manchester City were on the verge of signing Ter Stergen from Barcelona for £25 million according to the report, but Guardiola had changed his mind after seeing improvement in Hart's distribution. City will look to sign Rulli and arrive as a back-up to Hart in the short term.

Aston Villa set for £75 million Chinese takeover

A Chinese consortium is set to buy out Aston Villa for £75 million, according to the Mirror. Embattled club owner Randy Lerner will be selling the club to the Rui Kang Group, with Damien Comolli tipped to return to English football in a technical director role at the club. The Rui Kang Group are owned by the Chinese government and their main business previously was in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Arsenal interested in Lille's Sehrou Guirassy

The Mirror are reporting Arsenal are tracking Sehrou Guirassy, who's impressed on loan from Lille at Auxerre in the French second division. Guirassy has piqued the interest of Arsenal's scouts, according to the report, in the same way that Yaya Sanogo did three years ago when he came to Arsenal from Auxerre.