Leighton Baines Has Asked Everton to Agree Deal With Manchester United: Daily Soccer Report

Leighton Baines has asked Everton to agree a deal with Manchester United, according to an exclusive article in The Independent newspaper.

The paper reports that Baines has asked Everton manager Roberto Martinez and club chairman Bill Kenwright to push through a deal so that the left back can play Champions League football.

Baines has been the subject of three bids from United this summer. It’s anticipated that Manchester United will make a fourth and final bid for Baines before the transfer window closes on Monday.

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

Premier League

• Leighton Baines has asked Everton to agree deal with Manchester United – The Independent
• Chelsea in advanced talks to sign Porto winger Christian Atsu — Sky Sports
• Wayne Rooney set to be offered new Man United deal after rejecting Chelsea — 101GG
• Newcastle United in talks to re-sign Demba Ba on loan — Sky Tyne & Wear
• Swansea make £2.5m bid for Spain Under 21 star Alvaro Vazquez — The Mail
• Manuel Pellegrini targeted by missiles on visit to Old Trafford — The Guardian
• Arsenal reach an agreement to sign Mathieu Flamini — Lady Arse
• Tactical analysis: How important is speed in modern football? — Think Football
• Jimmy Kebe: Crystal Palace make bid for Reading winger — BBC Sport
• Martin Demichelis close to signing for City after only one month at Atletico — The Mirror
• Brendan Rodgers to check on injured Liverpool trio Kolo Toure, Aly Cissokho & Joe Allen — Independent
• Yossi Benayoun talking to Crystal Palace — The Mail
• West Brom manager Steve Clarke impressed by Saido Berahino — The Independent
• Ashley Williams, Wilfried Bony and Jonjo Shelvey to miss clash with Petrolul Ploiesti — Evening Post
• Ravel Morrison shows star quality as West Ham make Capital One Cup gains — Metro
• West Ham United will play Espanyol during the international break — West Ham
• Arsene Wenger admits interest in signing Chelsea star Juan Mata — Evening Standard
• Victor Moses left out of Chelsea squad for Bayern Munich Super Cup clash — The Mail
• Yohan Cabaye told to be ready to face Fulham FC — Newcastle Chronicle
• Liverpool: Rick Parry says Gillett-Hicks reign still affecting club — BBC Sport
• Arsène Wenger admits he has to buy after bruising Champions League win — The Guardian
• Chelsea wouldn’t sell Juan Mata to ‘title rivals’ Spurs, claims Andre Villas-Boas — Metro
• Joey Barton has turned down an approach from Crystal Palace — Sky Sports
• Sunderland’s Sessegnon charged with drink driving in Newcastle — Sunderland Echo
• De Ceglie closer to Sunderland — La Gazetta dello Sport
• Dwight Tiendalli re-joins Swansea City — Swansea City AFC
• Aaron Hunt becomes Stoke City target — This Is Staffordshire
• Nicolas Anelka to return to training at West Brom — West Bromwich Albion

Bundesliga

• Schweinsteiger will be able to play against Chelsea on Friday — New Zealand Herald

Russian Premier League

• Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich stops funding Russian football — BBC News

International soccer

• Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey doubtful for Wales qualifiers — BBC Sport
• Michael Essien ends international exile and is named in Ghana squad — The Independent
• Gareth Bale named in Wales squad for qualifiers — BBC Sport
• Michel Platini considers run for FIFA presidency — World Football Insider
• Morocco player fails doping test at World Cup qualifier — Sports Illustrated

UEFA

• Fenerbahce handed two-year ban from European football for match-fixing — The Telegraph
• Russians refuse visa for Swiss-based Kosovan to play in Europa League tie — Inside World Football
• Shakhter Karagandy warned with Uefa sanctions over sheep sacrifice — The Guardian

Major League Soccer

• Didier Drogba on MLS, José Mourinho, Galatasaray, World Cup — Sports Illustrated

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