What the back pages of the papers say - June 11

Sir Alex Ferguson will urge the Manchester United board to put an end to the soap opera surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo's future by sanctioning talks that could raise his wages to £150,000 a week.

Also: Luiz Felipe Scolari last night gave the clearest indication yet that he is the new Chelsea manager by admitting that he is ready to live and work in another country.

Olly Barkley's England nightmare ended yesterday with his Test reinstatement as a
central figure in their revamped plan for the next World Cup.

Candid camera: Ronaldo

THE SUN

This is the sensational moment a senior Real Madrid official met Cristiano Ronaldo - 22 weeks ago in Rome.

Also: Chelsea target David Villa showed Roman Abramovich exactly what his roubles will buy with a stunning hat-trick against Russia.

Tiger Woods reckons being a doting dad and gym freak has saved him from becoming a crock.

DAILY MIRROR

Liverpool hope to clinch the signing of Aston Villa's Gareth Barry in the next 48 hours after tabling a £15million cash bid.

Also: Joey Barton put his future on the line last night by rejecting Newcastle's demand for a £30,000-a-week pay cut - pushing Toon towards sacking him.

Didier Drogba holds the key to a £100million striker merry-go-round.

DAILY STAR

Ricardo Carvalho last night stunned Chelsea by claiming he wants to quit the club to join former boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.

Also: Eric Cantona wants to become the next manager of Manchester United. Chelsea are in a £20m battle with Jose Mourinho for Samuel Eto'o.

DAILY EXPRESS

Ricardo Carvalho last night rocked Chelsea by saying he needs a new challenge and would love to link up with Jose Mourinho again.

Also: Aston Villa will hold out for £20million before letting Gareth Barry go as the war of
words with Liverpool took a turn for the worse.

Aaron Ramsey will not be overawed in the slightest when he links up with Cesc Fabregas and the rest of Arsenal's stars following his scheduled £5million move from Cardiff.

THE TIMES

England cricketers will be given the chance to become dollar millionaires for three hours' work when Sir Allen Stanford and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announce a five-year programme of Twenty20 matches and quadrangular international tournaments worth a total of almost £75 million at Lord's this afternoon.

Also: Manchester United's annoyance at being beaten by Arsenal in the race to sign Aaron Ramsey is likely to be compounded by the embarrassing revelation that the loss of the talented teenager was partially self-inflicted.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

The England team will consider boycotting next summer's Test and one-day series against Zimbabwe if Robert Mugabe's regime is still in power.

Also: The Glazer family have reassured Sir Alex Ferguson that all the money from
any sale of Cristiano Ronaldo would be made available to strengthen the squad.

THE GUARDIAN

The Premier League chairman, Sir David Richards, has put himself on a collision course with his own member clubs by saying that they have damaged the England national team by signing too many "foreign players" and not giving first-team chances to the graduates from their own academies.

THE INDEPENDENT

Aaron Ramsey is regarded as the outstanding talent of his generation and last night Sir Alex Ferguson was left counting the cost of not personally meeting the 17-year-old after he opted to join Arsenal instead.

Also: Manchester City's discussions with Ronaldinho in Brazil have left them convinced that the player wants to sign for them and that some of the commercial obstacles to him signing also appear to have been overcome.