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Latest Paper Talk
Monday June 2

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering signing AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, who is no longer wanted by the Italian club.
Liverpool are closing in on a £16m deal for Sevilla's 21-year-old Spanish left-back Alberto Moreno.
Champions Manchester City will offer England midfielder Frank Lampard a short-term contract before his move to their New York City franchise in 2015.
Meanwhile, City have emerged as Arsenal's biggest rivals to sign £30m Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona.
Louis Van Gaal wants four Manchester United transfers completed by the time he returns from the World Cup finals in Brazil.
Hull City want to sort out defender Curtis Davies' contract extension to fend off interest from Premier League rivals Sunderland.
England players have been told to sing the national anthem loud and proud at this summer's World Cup as manager Roy Hodgson aims to install pride in the national side.
Meanwhile, Hodgson believes Liverpool wideman Raheem Sterling can be the free spirit to change England's dynamic.
England coach Ray Lewington has labelled Hodgson a 'miracle worker'.

Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United are interested in signing 22-year-old Feyenoord defender Stefan de Vrij.

Spain striker David Villa, 32, has quit La Liga champions Atletico Madrid for new US side New York City.
Brighton striker Leonardo Ulloa is wanted by Southampton to replace Liverpool-bound Rickie Lambert.
Swansea have agreed a £6.5million fee for FC Twente striker Luc Castaignos.
Jordon Mutch is set to stay in the Premier League with Sunderland after a £1.5million deal was agreed with relegated Cardiff.

Arsenal have turned down the chance to buy former midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, from Barcelona even though the player is available for £30m.
Inter Milan want to take Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez on loan and are also interested in Chelsea frontman Fernando Torres.
Swansea captain Ashley Williams is ready to leave the Liberty Stadium for newly promoted QPR in a £4m deal.
Hull City are set to bid £3.5m for Tottenham's Michael Dawson and are still trying to seal a permanent deal for Jake Livermore.
Stoke are interested in Sporting Lisbon forward Diego Capel.

Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs all want to sign former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli who has been told he can leave AC Milan.
Ronald Koeman could be handed a £50m transfer fund if he takes over as Southampton manager.
Frank Lampard's negotiations over a new contract with Chelsea have stalled.

Liverpool's attempt to sign midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, has stalled with Southampton refusing to lower their £30m valuation.
Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill expects assistant Roy Keane to make a decision over whether he wants to take over the vacant Celtic manager's job by Wednesday.

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Latest Paper Talk
Tuesday June 3

Chelsea will try to sign Barcelona's former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas to replace the departing Frank Lampard.

Arsenal, Newcastle and West Ham have been told they will have to pay £19m if they want Swansea's 25-year-old striker Wilfried Bony.
Adam Lallana may have to force through his Liverpool switch by handing Southampton a formal transfer request. Saints, who owe the midfielder's former club Bournemouth 25 per cent of any fee they get for him, have rejected a £25m Anfield bid and the Reds say they won't go higher.
Meanwhile, Gaston Ramirez has become the latest Saints star tipped to leave the club, with Italian side Torino keen on the 23-year-old midfielder.
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is keen on signing Valencia's Argentinian midfielder Ever Banega - but new Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has also made enquiries.
Roy Keane is considering a shock move to Aston Villa to become manager Paul Lambert's new assistant, while keeping up his other jobs as Republic of Ireland assistant and a TV pundit.
Meanwhile, owener Randy Lerner is ready to drop his asking price for Villa from £200million to £150m. The American is looking to the Middle East to find a buyer before next season.
Struggling Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado has been dealt a fresh blow with Atletico Madrid fans insisting they do not want him resurrecting his career at their club.

Spurs are tracking 24-year-old Feyenoord defender Daryl Janmaat, who is also wanted by Manchester United and Italian side Napoli.
Arsenal are eyeing up 21-year-old Paris St Germain striker Jean-Christophe Bahebeck who is available on a free transfer.
Stoke chairman Peter Coates expects the club to sign former Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf, 26, from German side Hannover.
Bayern Munich, Juventus and Roma all want to sign Manchester City's 28-year-old defender Aleksandar Kolarov.
Meanwhile, Portland Timbers have made a £1.2m-a-year offer to City central defender Joleon Lescott.

Premier League champions Manchester City have ruled out move for Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas and also insist they will not be selling star striker Sergio Aguero.

Atletico Madrid loanee goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 22, has confirmed he has held talks with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho over his Stamford Bridge future after spending the last season in Spain and winning the title.
Hull City boss Steve Bruce is set to seal a £9.75m double deal for Chelsea defender Ryan Bertrand and Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano.

Manchester United, Arsenal and Spurs are set to miss out as Real Madrid and Juventus plan a swap deal involving midfielder Arturo Vidal and striker Alvaro Morata.
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has urged manager Brendan Rodgers to sign £30m-rated midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona.
German side Wolfsburg are the latest team to declare an interest in Chelsea 's 21-year-old striker Romelu Lukaku, who spent last season on loan at Everton.

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Latest Paper Talk
Wednesday June 4

Manchester City are closing in on 26-year-old Porto midfielder Fernando who is valued at £15m.
Liverpool have been told by Sevilla to stump up £16.2million for left-back Alberto Moreno.
Harry Redknapp admits free-agent former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand's credentials would make him a perfect signing for his newly-promoted QPR side this summer.
Tottenham are battling to hold on to Brazilian midfielder Sandro as Napoli want him to boost their Champions League bid. Meanwhile, 28-year-old Napoli midfielder Blerim Dzemaili is understood to be keen on a move to Spurs.
Hull boss Steve Bruce is making a £5million swoop for Swansea skipper and centre-back Ashley Williams - in a bid to beat promoted Queens Park Rangers to his signature.
Arsenal will watch Colombia keeper David Ospina at the World Cup - as Arsene Wenger puts the Nice star on his signing short-list after seeing Lukasz Fabianski leave the Gunners for Swansea.
Italian giants Roma are chasing Tottenham's Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembele.
Louis van Gaal believes Holland could have David Moyes to thank for turning Robin van Persie back into their World Cup lethal weapon.

Everton are ready to pay £11m to bring Gareth Barry to Goodison Park permanently after his loan spell from Manchester City last season.
Arsenal are ready to re-sign Mexican forward Carlos Vela, 25, for just £3.25m - two years after selling him to Spanish club Real Sociedad.

Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia is in talks with Brighton over the vacant manager's job at the Sky Bet Championship club.

Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer Chelsea £61m for 23-year-old playmaker Eden Hazard, but he insists he is happy at Stamford Bridge after being given the number 10 shirt.
Southampton want Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez in part-exchange for England left-back Luke Shaw.
Swansea are lining up a £5m offer for West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison.
Roy Keane has pulled out of his role as a TV pundit for the World Cup so he can take the assistant manager's job at Aston Villa.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, only needs to pass a medical to seal a £32m move to Chelsea.

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas is open to the idea of joining Chelsea despite his strong emotional attachment to former club Arsenal.

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Latest Paper Talk
Thursday June 5

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has given his sanction to an attempt to lure £250,000-a-week striker Luis Suarez away from Liverpool.
Chelsea's Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku is wanted on loan by Atletico to replace Costa, but Valencia are willing to pay £18m for him.
Cesc Fabregas has left Barcelona for €33m, according to his team mate Gerard Pique.
Southampton have targeted Fulham boss Felix Magath to replace Mauricio Pochettino but the relegated Cottagers have blocked their request for talks.
Liverpool are set to give up Adam Lallana chase and focus on Lazar Markovic.
QPR are set to open talks with Bafetimbi Gomis as the striker leaves Lyon.
Newcastle are ready to battle West Ham for the signature of Ross McCormack.

Real Madrid have fired the opening shots in their bid to snare Luis Suarez.
Diego Costa has sealed a £32million move to Chelsea.
Liverpool are closing in on Bayer Leverkusen ace Emre Can.

Tottenham have hijacked Liverpool's move for Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno by tabling a £14m offer plus Roberto Soldado on loan and throwing in midfielder Etienne Capoue.
Liverpool are set to sign Emre Can from Bayer Leverkusen after activating a £9.75m release clause in his contract.
Chelsea are on the brink of sealing the £32million capture of Diego Costa.
Tottenham have hijacked Liverpool's move for Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno by tabling a £14million offer plus Roberto Soldado on loan and including midfielder Etienne Capoue.
West Ham are showing interest in Manchester City goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon despite Jussi Jaaskelainen signing a new deal.

Manchester United are leading Chelsea in the race to sign Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas because they won't be in next season's Champions League and are not viewed as direct rivals by the Catalan club.
Arsenal are chasing Serbian defender Nemanja Pejcinovic, who is a free agent after being released by Ligue 1 side Nice.

Diego Costa's £32million move to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid will be the Premier League club's biggest deal of the summer and will also spark the exits of strikers Fernando Torres and Demba Ba.
Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback has turned his back on a £50,000-per-week offer from West Ham to join hometown club Newcastle.
Fabio Borini insists he still wants to fight for his place at Liverpool despite Rickie Lambert's arrival.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is considering a £30million January bid for fellow countryman Kevin Strootman. The Roma midfielder is currently sidelined by a knee injury which ruled him out of the World Cup and is expected back in action in the autumn.

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Latest Paper Talk
Friday June 6

Wayne Rooney is furious with Paul Scholes' sniping.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants Cesc Fabregas and believes he can clinch a £30million deal after the World Cup.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after he was ruled out for at least 10 days through injury.
Jose Mourinho insists Frank Lampard will return to Chelsea - and land any job he wants.

Chelsea are hoping to score a trio of Atletico Madrid transfers, including striker Diego Costa.
Mario Balotelli is set to leave AC Milan, but he isn't wanted by his old boss Roberto Mancini at Galatasaray.
Liverpool have agreed a five-year deal with young Spanish left-back Alberto Moreno.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed his interest in former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who is set to leave Barcelona.
Long-time Manchester City target Eliaquim Mangala would rather join Manchester United.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been in touch with Zinedine Zidane over the signing of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.
David Moyes says Wayne Rooney carried Manchester United last season, and he'll star for England in Brazil.

Jose Mourinho last night confirmed Chelsea want £30million Cesc Fabregas.
Newcastle have moved swiftly to rebuff claims from Leeds' owner Massimo Cellino that they have bid for Ross McCormack.
Manchester United are in contention to hijack Manchester City's bid for Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala.
Chelsea are looking to snap up Mexican winger Jurgen Damm, according to the player's club Pachuca.
Newcastle are looking to sign Siem de Jong from Ajax.

Jose Mourinho has admitted Chelsea are interested in signing Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona as the midfielder's Spain team-mate Gerard Pique let slip a £26.8million deal is already done.
Wayne Rooney has hit back at critic Paul Scholes after ending his eight-month England goal drought - insisting he is fit and hungry to play in Saturday's final World Cup warm-up game against Honduras.
England manager Roy Hodgson will give Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain time to prove his World Cup fitness.
Everton have opened talks with Chelsea over another deal for Romelu Lukaku.
Arsenal have had an initial offer of around £6m rejected by Cardiff for goalkeeper David Marshall.

Chelsea last night tabled a £27million bid for Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas on a frantic day of business at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are also hopeful of wrapping up deals for Atletico Madrid duo Filipe Luis and Tiago in addition to Diego Costa.
Inter Milan are in talks over a move for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.

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Latest Paper Talk
Saturday June 7

Arsenal target Loic Remy is desperate to join the Gunners as Arsene Wenger weighs up transfer options.
Sunderland have made a £4million bid for Ashley Williams as Gus Poyet looks to land his top transfer target.
Raheem Sterling is set to be Roy Hodgson's wild card despite his red card in England's friendly against Ecuador.
"Exhausted" England have no chance in Brazil, claims Paolo Di Canio.
Karim Benzema says Real Madrid target Luis Suarez needs more than one good season.

Steven Gerrard last night hailed Roy Hodgson for having faith in him as captain - unlike Fabio Capello.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is plotting a £25million swoop for Chelsea star Ramires.
Eden Hazard has declared there is "no chance" he will leave Chelsea this summer.
Lukas Podolski insists Arsenal's FA Cup win has given Germany's World Cup hopes a major boost.

Chelsea are looking to wrap up their protracted purchase of Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa before the World Cup kicks off.
Samir Nasri is ready to sign a new deal at Manchester City that will keep him at the club until 2019.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United face competition from PSG in the race for Real Sociedad's Antoine Griezmann.
Swansea are yet to receive any formal offers from Liverpool or Arsenal for Wilfried Bony.
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is hoping to add Ashley Williams to his squad after tabling a bid for the defender.
Lorenzo Insigne's agent has says his client is "flattered" with talk of Arsenal swooping for the Napoli striker.

Steven Gerrard claimed England's Young Lions are ready to take the World Cup by storm ahead of Saturday's final warm-up game against Honduras.
Frank Lampard will be offered the chance to extend his career in Australia and the USA if he accepts an offer from Manchester City to play in New York.
Romelu Lukaku has confirmed his desire to leave Chelsea this summer as they close in on another expensive centre-forward in Diego Costa.
Chelsea are hurrying Atletico Madrid into ratifying Diego Costa's £32million move, fearing the Spanish champions are holding out for a more lucrative offer.
Aston Villa have sounded out former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand over a possible move to Villa Park - but a deal doesn't look likely.
Marco Reus' World Cup place could be in doubt after the Germany star limped out of his country's 6-1 friendly win against Armenia.

Newcastle and West Brom plan a World Cup spying mission on Ghana striker Majeed Waris.
Newcastle defender Davide Santon is at the centre of a tug-of-war between AC Milan and Roma.
Sami Hyypia is the new manager of Brighton after agreeing a three-year deal last night.
Peter Lawwell last night confirmed John Collins and Craig Gordon could be the next arrivals at Celtic.

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Latest Paper Talk
Sunday June 8

Manchester City are willing to pay £25m for 31-year-old Real Madrid defender Pepe to partner captain Vincent Kompany
QPR and Stoke are ready to battle Everton for midfielder Gareth Barry, 33, who is available after being released by Manchester City.
Manager Paul Lambert will name Roy Keane, 42, as his Aston Villa assistant coach later this week.

Didier Drogba is being lined up to return to Chelsea after the World Cup, initially as a player and then in a coaching role.
Newcastle have joined the chase to sign Hull City captain Curtis Davies, with Sunderland and Everton both ready to pay £8m for the defender.
Michel Platini is outraged by PSG's £50m bid for Chelsea's David Luiz and sees it as an attack on UEFA's financial fair play regulations.
Steve Bould, Arsenal's former central defender and now Arsene Wenger's assistant, is being prepared to take over the top job.
Meanwhile, the Gunners could make a move for 25-year-old Nice goalkeeper David Ospina, depending on his World Cup displays with Colombia.
Manchester United believe they can prise attacking midfielder Thomas Muller from Bayern Munich.
Keeper Hugo Lloris will keep Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino waiting until after the World Cup before deciding whether to commit to stay at Spurs.

Liverpool are ready to drop their bid to sign England World Cup star Adam Lallana and will instead set their sights on Benfica's Lazar Markovic.
Everton will take England international winger Adam Johnson, 26, from Sunderland - but only on a season's loan
Striker Jermain Defoe will return to the Premier League next season from Toronto FC - joining up once more with Harry Redknapp at QPR.
Tottenham want £6.5m from Hull for midfielder Jake Livermore who was on loan at the Tigers last season.

PSG face a Champions League ban after angering UEFA by ignoring Financial Fair Play rules in their £50m bid for Chelsea's David Luiz.
Arsenal hope to re-sign winger Carlos Vela, 25, from Real Sociedad in a £3.25m deal.
Stoke are interested in signing 32-year-old Norweigan central defender Brede Hangeland, who was released last week by relegated Fulham.

Wayne Rooney has no problem playing on the left-wing for England, and is so desperate to be in Roy Hodgson's World Cup starting 11 that he'd even play in goal.
Manchester United want to re-sign former midfielder Paul Pogba who is now valued at £60m by Italian champions Juventus.
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood, 45, has emerged as a strong contender for the West Brom managerial job.

Incoming Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has spoken of his admiration for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal.
Southampton will hold more talks with Ronald Koeman as the Dutchman emerges as the favourite to replace Mauricio Pochettino as manager.
Sven Goran Eriksson claims English players get bored too easily, and would rather go shopping than interact with teammates like in other nations such as Italy or the Ivory Coast.

David Beckham has sounded out David Moyes to manage his new Major League Soccer franchise in Miami, where the former Manchester United boss owns a home.

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Latest Paper Talk
Monday June 9

Southampton starlet Luke Shaw told his club he waned to join Manchester United on the final day of last season.
Aurelio De Laurentiis has told Arsenal that they will have pay Napoli a staggering £56m if they want to secure services of Lorenzo Insigne.
Karim Benzema insists he does not fear the arrival of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez at Real Madrid.
Jose Mourinho is not interested in selling midfielder Ramires and will reject the advances of Real Madrid to keep the Brazil star at Chelsea.
Manchester City will receive a £2.5million bonus if AC Milan sell Italy striker Mario Balotelli.

Jose Mourinho will reject any opening offer from Real Madrid for Ramires but the European champions are determined to sign the Brazilian.
Mario Mandzukic has said he will leave German champions Bayern Munich after the World Cup because coach Pep Guardiola's style of play does not work to his strengths - putting a host of Premier League clubs on red alert.
QPR have made a contract offer to free agent Rio Ferdinand who was released by Manchester United at the end of last season.
Real Sociedad want Arsenal to sell their £3.5million buy-back option on striker Carlos Vela.
Newcastle are hopeful of closing a deal for France international striker Bafetimbi Gomis.

Newcastle are ready to clinch the signing of French striker Bafetimbi Gomis with a £4million-a-year contract.
Jermaine Pennant could be set for a remarkable move to Napoli.

Luke Shaw told Southampton of his desire to join Manchester United - not Chelsea - on the final day of the Premier League season.
Arsenal have stepped up their interest in Southampton defender Calum Chambers as they look to replace Manchester City-bound Bacary Sagna.
Barcelona are close to signing Atletico Madrid winger Arda Turan dealing a blow to Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool's transfer plans.

Juventus want to take Southampton flop Dani Osvaldo on loan for the whole of next season.

Queens Park Rangers are considering making Rio Ferdinand the highest paid player at the club with a salary of up to £80,000 a week.

Chelsea are trying to structure a deal to sign Cesc Fabregas that would lead to Arsenal missing out on any payment for their former midfielder.

Manchester United will listen to offers for Marouane Fellaini this summer, little more than nine months since the club made the Belgium midfielder the fourth most expensive signing in their history.

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Latest Paper Talk
Tuesday June 10

Arsenal were handed a boost in their pursuit of Alvaro Morata when Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the striker will leave Real Madrid.
Manchester City expect to complete the £12million signing of Fernando from Porto this week.
Mario Mandzukic has put Arsenal and Chelsea on alert after declaring he wants to quit Bayern Munich.
New Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has blocked a bid from Juventus for Erik Lamela.
Alberto Moreno's Liverpool move has stalled over Sevilla's £18million asking price.
Joe Cole is set to complete a shock move to Aston Villa.
Jose Mourinho almost became England manager in 2008 - but his wife talked him out of it.

Arsenal and QPR are interested in AC Milan's Nigel de Jong.
Real Madrid are ready to launch a £70million bid for Luis Suarez.

Eden Hazard insists he will not leave Chelsea this summer.
Arsenal look set to miss out on Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Everton are hopeful they will hold off competition from Arsenal to sign Samuel Eto'o from Chelsea.

Porto will offer around £4million for Liverpool midfielder Suso.
Arsenal, Tottenham and Inter are battling for Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.
Manchester City will sign Fernando and Bacary Sagna this week.

Manchester United are prepared to accept as little as £12million for Marouane Fellaini, who cost the Red Devils £27.5million less than a year ago.
Mauricio Pochettino will make Napoli midfielder Blerim Dzemaili his first signing as Tottenham manager.

Chelsea are trying to structure a deal to sign Cesc Fabregas that would lead to Arsenal missing out on any payment for their former midfielder.

Sunderland have made a £4m bid for Swansea centre-back Ashley Williams.

Louis van Gaal could keep Nicky Butt, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes as part of his Manchester United coaching staff.

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Latest Paper Talk
Wednesday June 11

England have been busy practicing penalties in Brazil - without a goalkeeper.
Fernando Torres has been told he still has a future at Chelsea despite the £32m signing of Diego Costa.
Everton and Ajax will compete for the signature of Heerenveen winger Hakim Ziyech.
Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is weighing up a move for Stoke City striker Peter Crouch.
Darren Fletcher could miss the start of Manchester United's pre-season training as he recovers from a broken toe.
The 2014 World Cup is made for Wayne Rooney, according to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who thinks England could win the trophy if they survive a difficult group.

Inter Milan are ready to test Manchester City's resolve to keep striker Stevan Jovetic, just a year after the 24-year-old arrived from Fiorentina for £22m.
Raheem Sterling is set to win the nod to start for England against Italy on Saturday with Danny Welbeck possibly the man to miss out - he left training early on Tuesday.
Hull City boss Steve Bruce is Southampton's number-one target to fill their vacant manager's role.
Everton are ready to take on Eredivisie giants Ajax and PSV Eindhoven in the race for Hakim Ziyech, a young midfielder tipped to be the next great Dutch star.
Jack Colback's free transfer from Sunderland to Newcastle was held up while he tried to engineer a move to West Ham instead.
West Brom are poised to offer Tim Sherwood the reins as manager within the next 48 hours.
Crystal Palace are hoping to hijack Hull City's move for Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore - he spent much of last season on loan with the Tigers.
Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp is ready to sign midfielder Craig Bryson from Derby, the team QPR beat in last month's Championship playoff final to win promotion to the Premier League.

New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is considering a move for Barcelona's Chile forward Alexis Sanchez.

Manchester United target Joao Miranda confirms his agent is in talks with an English club about a move away from Atletico Madrid
Manchester City will deny Inter Milan the chance to sign striker Stevan Jovetic.
Real Sociedad are expecting Arsenal to use their clause in Carlos Vela's transfer to bring the striker back to the Premier League.
Cardiff midfielder Gary Medel is considering a move to Spanish club Valencia.

Hull boss Steve Bruce is chasing Joleon Lescott and Tom Ince and is already in talks with Tottenham over Michael Dawson and Jake Livermore.
West Ham want Manchester City right-back Micah Richards.
Liverpool could lose Suso to Porto if the 20-year-old is not guaranteed more playing time at Anfield.
Meanwhile, the Reds and Spurs are tracking 23-year-old Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Karl Darlow.
Hull City boss Steve Bruce has offered free agent Joleon Lescott a two year deal.
Everton have joined Arsenal and Tottenham in the chase to sign Barcelona winger Cristian Tello.
Julian Speroni will sign a new one-year deal at Crystal Palace, where he could be joined by Peter Crouch and Jack Cork.
West Ham are chasing Manchester City defender Micah Richards.

Arsenal are keen on Cardiff keeper David Marshall and are also looking at Barcelona's Victor Valdes.
Real Madrid appear likely to win the race to sign Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti.
Arsenal will welcome back striker Carlos Vela next season as Real Sociedad's president confirmed the Gunners will take up a £3.2m buy-back clause.

Brazil's World Cup preparations have been hit by the death of boss Luiz Felipe Scolari's nephewm in a car crash.
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