Gossip column: Ramos, Pedro, Berahino, Austin, Mourinho – BBC Sport
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Manchester United’s hopes of signing Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos appear to be over with the 29-year-old set to sign a new contract with the Bernabeu club.
(Daily Mail)
Barcelona forward Pedro, 27, wants to leave the club for more first-team football and could join Manchester United for 30m euros (£21.4m) but the Spanish club’s manager Luis Enrique is against the move.
(Marca)
Tottenham will make a £15m bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 21, this week and the White Hart Lane club are also targeting a move for 26-year-old Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie.
(London Evening Standard)
Wolfsburg say they do not need to sell Manchester City target and Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 24, for the money as they are not a “selling club”.
(Daily Mirror)
Newcastle do not want to pay QPR’s £15m asking price for striker Charlie Austin but the Magpies will bid £13.25m for the 26-year-old.
(Daily Express)
Manchester City have negotiated a £10.25m compulsory purchase agreement in the season-long loan deal Stevan Jovetic is set to sign with Inter Milan as well as performance-related bonuses and a 20% sell-on clause if the Italian side sell the 25-year-old.
(Daily Telegraph)
Southampton’s attempt to bring defender Calum Chambers, 20, back to the club on loan from Arsenal has been rejected by Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo, 25, is set to be fined £140,000 – two weeks’ wages – after passport issues meant he was not able to link up with the Old Trafford club during their tour of the United States.
(Daily Mail)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes the leadership qualities of 24-year-old winger Eden Hazard make him a candidate to captain the Blues in the future.
(London Evening Standard)
Mourinho has also highlighted Arsenal’s spending in recent seasons as well as criticising Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini’s comments about him in a recent interview.
(Guardian)
Former Newcastle United manager John Carver says he saw a psychologist while he was in charge of the Magpies during their successful battle against relegation last season.
(Daily Telegraph)
Premier League newcomers Bournemouth need to try to follow the example of Swansea to succeed in the top flight, according to Cherries manager Eddie Howe.
(Daily Express)
Best of social media
Following Stoke City’s signing of another ex-Barcelona player in Ibrahim Afellay, Talksport tweeted: “First Bojan, now Afellay…who’s next?! Fans shocked as Barcelona forward joins Stoke.” Potters midfielder Charlie Adam decided to answer and
replied:
“They have a couple players up front that are not bad.”
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hinted at a “surprise” signing earlier this month. Could Red Devils forward Memphis Depay have revealed who it is after
posting a picture
on Instagram of him chatting to Everton forward Romelu Lukaku along with the message: “Me and @romelulukakubolingoli10 in an conversation. See you soon B.”
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has
tweeted a warning
to manager Louis van Gaal not to let winger Angel Di Maria leave without lining up an adequate replacement.
And finally
Liverpool posted a picture of Emre Can, Philippe Coutinho and Christian Benteke on their Twitter account along with the message: “Adam Lallana can’t wait to link up with “world class” talent waiting back at Melwood.” However, the original picture also had Mario Balotelli in it before he was cropped out.
(Metro)