UK Back Pages: Chelsea Hijack Manchester United's Move for Pedro

Pedro had been a long-rumoured target of Manchester United, so naturally he was the talk of the footballing world as Chelsea swooped in to reportedly sign the Spaniard. 

Mirror Sport speculates that Pedro spurned United over Louis van Gaal's treatment of compatriots Victor Valdes and David De Gea. The paper also links Sadio Mane (Manchester United) and Victor Wanyama (Tottenham) to Southampton exits:

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Thursday's Daily Mirror back page: Pedro scared off by tough guy, LVG #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mufc pic.twitter.com/Wgl1ZMULjt

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 19, 2015"

Sun Sport reports that it was actually Van Gaal who decided to stop the pursuit of of Pedro and that the club now favours a move for Mane:

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Thursday's Sun back page: Mane Utd #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/bI01Viisqd

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 19, 2015"

The Daily Mail reports that it was a phone call from Jose Mourinho that swayed Pedro to join the defending Premier League champions instead of Manchester United:

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Thursday's Daily Mail back page: Jose's Steal! #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/zb2L6R27UB

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 19, 2015"