Paper Round: Jose Mourinho to bring Michael Keane back to Manchester United

Jose Mourinho will strengthen his central defence by bringing Michael Keane back to Old Trafford. Keane was sold to Burnley for £3m by Louis van Gaal, and has since broken into the England team. United inserted a 25 per cent sell-on clause into the contract with Burnley, meaning they should be able to beat any offer from other sides, with Keane understood to be happy for a return.

Paper Round's view: Keane's resilience and form makes him already a superior central defender to both Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, and also qualifies as a homegrown player. This is important at a time when United's squad may be overhauled once again in the summer. The recruitment of a central defender wasn't thought to be a priority for United this summer, but with the advantage of a buy-back clause, plus Marcos Rojo's serious-looking injury, circumstances have changed.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill's illness had led many to believe that skipper John Terry would step into central defence for Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham on Saturday. Instead, Antonio Conte confirmed that Nathan Ake will get a chance to step up to the first team. Terry announced his departure from Chelsea last week and is rumoured to be keen on a move to Bournemouth in the summer.

Paper Round's view: Terry's decision to tell people of his departure in the run-up to the United game will have been by some as a pointlessly antagonistic method to make the day about him, not Chelsea's title race. If that's the case Conte might not be interested in helping him see how his career. Alternatively, Conte might simply want to build for the future by giving Ake a chance.

Pep Guardiola acknowledged that his side have failed to deliver the trophies that Manchester City's owners are targeting. City have failed to win the Premier League, and were knocked out of the Champions League by Monaco. Guardiola said: "Despite the fact that I'm happy with what we've done, it's still not enough. But they have to decide. They are my bosses. The chairman and the owner have to decide whatever they want."

Paper Round's view: Guardiola often offers up this summary of City's, and his, performance this season. It is plain that his squad isn't up to his usual standards, just like Mourinho's at United, and there appears to be no great hurry to get rid of him - and understandably so. Another transfer window should give him the first team he wants to work with in the longer term. However, given his frustrations with the intellectual poverty of the British press, perhaps he is asking to be put out of his misery.

The main story, of course, is the coverage of Ugo Ehiogu's death. Ehiogu's passing was announced by Tottenham on Friday morning, the 44-year-old dying after suffering a cardiac arrest at the club's training ground the day before. England manager Gareth Southgate was a team-mate of Ehiogu's, and paid tribute to his friend. Southgate said: “I probably played more games with Ugo than anybody else in my career and, while in many ways he was a gentle giant away from football, he was a colossus on the pitch.”

Paper Round's view: As a manager, friend and colleague, Southgate's tribute is fitting for a man who seems to have been viewed affectionately by everyone who met him, and it will doubtless be a subdued weekend at many clubs, especially Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Spurs.