The Sun: Ashley Young wants to sign a new contract at Aston Villa.

Daily Star: Ashley Young is in line for a bumper new £12m contract at Aston Villa.

Goal.com: Aston Villa's versatile defender Carlos Cuellar hopes manager Martin O'Neill will allow him to start the new season in his favoured position of centre-back, following a prolonged period of usage on the right side of defence.

Mirror: Manchester City are in talks to sign Brazil's £30million-rated World Cup star Ramires from Benfica. City have turned their attention to midfielder Ramires after hitting a brick wall in their pursuit of Aston Villa and England's James Milner.

Goal.com: Aston Villa winger Ashley Young has made it clear that he is willing to occupy any position demanded by manager Martin O'Neill if it ensures a starting position for the England international.

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Guardian: Roy Hodgson appears to be winning some key battles for hearts and minds inside Liverpool's dressing room after Steven Gerrard effectively tied himself to the club for at least another year.

The Sun: Zlatan Ibrahimovic will snub Manchester City's interest in him and stay at Barcelona.

Mirror: Shaun Wright-Phillips is determined to hit the ground running thanks to a motivational chat from Carl Lewis.

Guardian: Sir Alex Ferguson has accused the Football Association of handicapping England at the World Cup through its failure to introduce a winter break to the Premier League season.

*The extracts on this page are taken from various newspapers and media outlets. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Aston Villa.