Thursday Digest

The Daily Mirror claim Carlos Tévez is set to sign a four-year deal at city before Monday.

- A worried Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis is beating the drum for a Premier League wage cap. (Guardian)

- The Star claims Everton are holding out for £20m for Joleon Lescott, creating a showdown with Mark Hughes determined not to pay over £15m, while the Liverpool Echo claim David Moyes is trying to price Lescott out of a move this summer.

- Hughes claims his squad is coming together. (Sky Sports)

- Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish is talking about buying Joe Hart permanently, though he insists the loanee isn’t guaranteed a starting job between the pipes this season. (Birmingham Mail)

- Darius Vassell received a raucous reception in Turkey, where he is in talks with capital-based club Ankaragücü. (Daily Telegraph)

- New signee Roque Santa Cruz talks about how he learned English — and about City supporters’ passion for the club — by listening to local radio. (MCFC.co.uk)

- City’s Academy is going global, beginning with a venture in Abu Dhabi. (MCFC.co.uk)

- Barcelona president Joan Laporta shares his sadness over the Samuel Eto’o situation. (Sky Sports)

- Released by City, could Didi Hamann be Hull City-bound? (Daily Mail)