Euro 2012 - Paper Round: Capello ready to quit now

Euro 2012  Paper Round Capello ready to quit now

The papers are still having a field day over what happens next in the England captaincy scandal after Fabio Capello said at the weekend he completely disagreed with the decision to strip John Terry of the role.

Euro 2012  Paper Round Capello ready to quit now

There are a few different sub-plots running through the papers with the Mirror's take being the most dramatic as their back page screams: "Capello's ready to quit" with the rather cheeky addition of "(well, no one's going to stop you, Fabio)."

In an exclusive written by John Cross, the paper claims: "Capello is so frustrated with the Football Association over the John Terry fiasco that he could go even before the European Championship Finals.


And Capello is also facing a dressing room backlash as his unerring support for Terry as captain has upset some players and is in danger of causing a serious rift.

The Daily Express leads their sports coverage with the latter of those two points as they claim that "Fabio's Facing Revolt" in their backpage exclusive credited to Matt Law and Paul Joyce.
An unnamed 'source close to the England dressing room' told them: "Fabio Capello has demonstrated he has no empathy with his players. There are a lot of opinions in the squad about the situation regarding John Terry, but they have been kept private.

"For Capello to go public makes the whole thing worse and opens up a new can of worms. There is a strong feeling he should have kept his mouth shut.

Finally, the Times believe that there is at least one person happy with Capello's unwavering support for Terry, and that unsurprisingly is Terry himself.

"Terry rules out quitting after support from Capello" runs their backpage story as they report that Terry will make himself available for selection for the European Championship despite having lost the captaincy.

"(Terry) has decided against retirement from international football immediately. Instead, he will wait to find if he is named in Capello's squad for the friendly against Holland this month before confirming his next move," the paper says.

Capello is expected to select Terry for the Dutch clash if the Chelsea defender recovers from the knee injury that saw him miss Chelsea's 3-3 draw with Manchester United.

In non-Terry/non-Luis Suarez news (covered elsewhere on the site), Arsene Wenger has admitted his admiration for Lille’s £30m-rated Eden Hazard - but the Arsenal boss says he is under pressure each season to make between £15m and £20m in profit on transfers, in news that may not go down well with Arsenal fans. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United will trigger a one-year extension in Dimitar Berbatov's contract - ending any hopes of a quick getaway for the Bulgarian. (The Sun)
Tottenham are ready to go head to head with Arsenal for Nottingham Forest’s promising teenage defender Jamaal Lascelles. (Daily Mail)

Neil Warnock will meet QPR chiefs on Tuesday in an attempt to resolve a bitter £1 million pay dispute with the strugglers. Warnock is still being paid by Rangers and cannot work again until his dispute has been resolved. (Daily Mail)

Wolves have joined the chase for Huddersfield goal machine Jordan Rhodes. Mick McCarthy sent scouts to check on the prolific hitman in Saturday’s draw with MK Dons. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham are ready to send out-of-favour Frederic Piquionne to lowly Doncaster Rovers on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn see Olhanense ace Andre Pinto as Chris Samba's replacement. Centre-back Samba wants to leave Ewood Park this summer and Portugal U21 centre-back Pinto will cost Rovers around £1.5million. (The Sun)

West Ham are ready to send out-of-favour Frederic Piquionne to lowly Doncaster Rovers on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror)
And finally, Brighton boss Gus Poyet wants to sign West Brom's Republic of Ireland striker Simon Cox on loan.
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