What the back pages of the papers say - June 24

Arsenal have completed the capture of Samir Nasri after agreeing to pay Marseille £12million for the services of the player tipped to be the next Zinedine Zidane.

Also: Tears are nothing new for British hopefuls at Wimbledon but Elena Baltacha was weeping with joy after reaching the second round.

Not worth £80m: Cristiano Ronaldo

THE SUN

Real Madrid last night ruled out a mega-bid for Cristiano Ronaldo. President Ramon Calderon denied Real will smash the transfer world record by saying: "we'll never pay £80million for one player".

Also: Jose Mourinho has cut short his holiday to take charge of Inter's pursuit of Frank Lampard. Mourinho was in Milan last night and told the club' he will oversee the Lamps deal.

DAILY EXPRESS

Andy Murray insisted last night that he is not at Wimbledon merely to make up the numbers and believes he has a chance of winning the tournament.

Also: France midfielder Samir Nasri said last night he has signed a four-year deal with Arsenal, paving the way for Alexander Hleb's likely exit from the Londoners to Barcelona.

DAILY STAR

Cristiano Ronaldo could quit Old Trafford if Sir Alex Ferguson decides to let him rot in the reserves. FIFA regulations would allow Ronaldo to rip up his contract if Manchester United stop him playing for the first team.

Also: AC Milan are ready to call off their pursuit of Emmanuel Adebayor after being blocked by Arsenal. Barcelona claimed last week they had already agreed a
£25million deal to take the Togo hitman to Spain. But Milan are not convinced
Adebayor is going anywhere after being given the cold shoulder by the Gunners.

THE TIMES

Andy Murray will walk onto Centre Court at Wimbledon today to take the first steps on a journey that a nation hopes will end in glory.

Also: Martin O'Neill, the Aston Villa boss, is to step up his attempt to sign Steve Sidwell, the Chelsea midfield player...A quarter of players on county cricket circuit
have changed their mind about the relative importance of the County Championship
since the start of the season and the introduction of big-money Twenty20
matches, according to a survey by the players' union.

DAILY MIRROR

Rafa Benitez will risk more Anfield aggro by demanding £50million for big-name transfers. With peace just settled after a year of bitter in-fighting at the club, Liverpool boss Benitez will gamble by asking for a new fortune.

Also: Arsene Wenger has made his first bid to stop the exodus at Arsenal, by signing £13.3million wonderkid Samir Nasri from Marseille.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

English cricket faces the threat of multiple defections after it emerged yesterday that half the players in the national team would consider ending their international careers prematurely to play in the Indian Premier League.

THE GUARDIAN

Tottenham Hotspur are in pursuit of Heurelho Gomes, the £10million-rated PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper, and hope that Gilberto, his Brazil team-mate, can persuade him to swap Holland for north London.

THE INDEPENDENT

Tottenham Hotspur hope to tie up an £8million deal for Sevilla's left winger Diego Capel who is top of their transfer targets while they wait to see how the Dimitar Berbatov saga plays out.