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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal forced Paris St-Germain to pay an extra £3m for forward Angel Di Maria after the 27-year-old posted a picture of himself with the French club’s owner in Qatar.


(Daily Mirror) 

United are on the verge of completing a £20m deal for Barcelona forward Pedro, 28.

(Sun) 

Van Gaal offered Pedro a role alongside Wayne Rooney and Memphis Depay in a new-look front three in order to convince him to move to Old Trafford.


(Daily Telegraph) 

Wolfsburg are ready to sell 24-year-old midfielder Kevin De Bruyne – a Manchester City target – but only for £50m.

(Daily Mirror) 

West Brom have made an approach to sign Arsenal target and Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet, 21.


(Talksport) 

West Ham are ready to return to Manchester United with an improved offer for Mexico forward Javier Hernandez of about £12m.

(London Evening Standard) 

Hernandez will ask United to lower their £12m asking price for him, with Tottenham also interested.


(Daily Star) 

Liverpool are considering a number of loan offers from Championship clubs for highly rated 18-year-old attacking midfielder Ryan Kent.



(Liverpool Echo) 

Everton fears grow over losing defender John Stones, 21, as Chelsea prepare a third bid approaching £30m.


(Daily Telegraph) 

Rangers have made a third bid for Hibernian midfielder Scott Allan, 23.



(Glasgow Evening Times) 

Aston Villa left-back Aly Cissokho, 27, is set to join Porto on a season-long loan deal .


(Birmingham Mail) 

Former Manchester United skipper Bryan Robson thinks Wales and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 26, would be an ideal signing following Angel Di Maria’s impending departure to Paris St-Germain.



(Talksport) 

Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez says forwards Bale and Karim Benzema will stay at the club this season, despite interest from elsewhere.


(AS) 

Wales forward Bale is confident he will win trophies with Real this season if Benitez continues to play him in a central attacking role.

(Guardian) 

Liverpool have been cleared to complete the signing of Alexandre Lacazette, 24, after Lyon reportedly told the striker he can leave.


(L’Equipe) 

Crystal Palace are adamant that winger Yannick Bolasie, a Tottenham target, will not be sold this summer.



(London Evening Standard) 

Southampton are set to open contract talks to keep midfielder Victor Wanyama, 24, despite him having two years left on his current deal.


(Daily Mail) 

Chelsea and Juventus have held talks with Cagliari over the signing of 19-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Godfred Donsah.

(Daily Express) 

The Football Association is set to make up to 300 staff redundant as part of major revamp that will save £30m per year.


(Daily Mail) 

Best of social media

Doha’s sport medicine hospital, Aspetar,


tweeted 

the above picture of Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria having a medical before his move from Manchester United to Paris St-Germain.

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling

tweeted 

his former team-mate Rafael da Silva, who has left to join Lyon. He wrote: “Going to miss playing alongside @orafa2. Wish you lots of success in your new chapter.”

And finally…

Ten-year-old Bobby Gill says catching the medal thrown into the crowd by losing Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after the Community Shield is his “bestest memory ever”.


(Coventry Telegraph) 

Goalkeeper Adam Bogdan’s Liverpool career did not get off to a particularly bright start when the club spelled his name wrong on their website.



(Metro) 

A televised coin flip will decide which team hosts the 2015 US Open Cup final.


(NBC Sports)