UK Back Pages: Manchester City to Sell 4 Stars to Make Way for £70M Paul Pogba

Manchester City are linked with the biggest deal of the day: £70 million midfielder Paul Pogba of Juventus. And according to the Daily Star, four players could be offloaded to bring him in:

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Thursday's Daily Star back page: City's £70m Pogba swoop #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mcfc pic.twitter.com/42iBZvDBvh

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 6, 2015"

The Daily Mirror's take is slightly different, but it still links him to a £50 million bid amid interest from the cream of European football:

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Thursday's Daily Mirror back page: City's £50m Pog fight #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mcfc pic.twitter.com/nvcvUrhkGF

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 6, 2015"

In the Daily Express, however, there's a back-page call for Gareth Bale not to get involved in a big summer move. Former England star Chris Waddle says the Wales winger should stay put at Real Madrid:

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Thursday's Daily Express back page: Don't Bale Out #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/D1LmdHPj9C

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 6, 2015"

The Sun takes a different tack, focusing on some extraordinary allegations about the FA asking former England manager Graham Taylor to curb the number of black players he picked in his national squads:

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Thursday's Sun back page: Don't pick too many black players #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/2Neg1yldNw

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 6, 2015"

But the focus is more firmly on the fact that Taylor denies any such conversations took place in the broadsheets:

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Independent Sport: Taylor rejects claims FA put limit on black England players #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/qkiYPs4fKz

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 6, 2015"

And some, of course, were just happy to celebrate Lionel Messi at his best:

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Thursday's Guardian Sport: Messi the magnificent #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/BSYdQN2rbH

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 6, 2015"

[h/t @SuttonNick]