Paper Round: West Ham in £50m swoop for Arsenal duo, Manchester City face battle for Dani Alves

It’s Tuesday’s Paper Round and today's papers are claiming that West Ham are planning a £50m double swoop for Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott, while a Spurs seek to steal a deal on Dani Alves from Manchester City’s grasp.

Hammers chase Arsenal duo

According to the Daily StarWest Ham are prepared to pay £50m for Arsenal duo Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott. The Hammers have been linked with Giroud for the past couple of months, but now Slaven Bilic is said to be keen on landing Walcott too. With Arsene Wenger looking to revamp his squad this summer, the attacking duo could find themselves surplus to requirements at the Emirates.

Spurs join City in battle for Alves

Manchester City will face competition from Tottenham for the services of Juventus full-back Dani Alves who is heading for the exit door at Juve, and The Sun report Spurs are hoping to beat City to the punch. Pep Guardiola is also looking at bringing Benjamin Mendy and Kyle Walker to the Etihad, meaning they could be stacked with quality full-backs come the start of the season.

Liverpool steps up Ox hunt

Liverpool has stepped up their bid to bring Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain up to Liverpool, reports the Mirror. Klopp has long admired the Arsenal midfielder, and it’s claimed the German would have to fork out £25m for the England international, who has one year left on his current deal.

Spurs striker, Kane going nowhere

Daniel Levy will not entertain any offers for Tottenham striker Harry Kane, The Sun reports. Spurs’ chairman ‘will refuse to pick up the phone’ if a club comes in for the Premier League Golden Boot winner. It had been suggested that Manchester United would table a £100m offer for Kane, though no bid has come in for the England forward.

Source: Eurosport