Gossip column: Aguero, Pogba, Clyne, Witsel, Skrtel, Cech – BBC Sport
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Argentina striker Sergio Aguero is happy to stay at Manchester City amid interest from Real Madrid. The 27-year-old wants to win the Champions League with the Citizens.
(Daily Mirror)
Paris St-Germain will rival City for the signing of 22-year-old Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. The French club will meet the Serie A side’s £70m valuation of the France international.
(Daily Star)
Manchester United’s 28-year-old winger Nani, who spent last season on loan at Sporting Lisbon, will move to Turkey to join Fenerbahce for £6m on a four-year contract.
(Sun – subscription required)
Petr Cech, 33, has reached an agreement to join Arsenal from Chelsea, having been assured he will be the club’s first-choice goalkeeper.
(Daily Mirror)
Cech’s arrival at Arsenal will result in Gunners keeper David Ospina, 26, joining Fenerbahce for £4m.
(Times – subscription required)
Crystal Palace have been told they will have to pay at least £15m for Chelsea’s 28-year-old forward Loic Remy.
(Daily Telegraph)
Chelsea’s 21-year-old striker Patrick Bamford, who spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough, will report for pre-season training with the Premier League champions after turning down the chance to join Newcastle United.
(Times – subscription required)
Tottenham are considering a move for 22-year-old Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin.
(Sun – subscription required)
Southampton will not sell 24-year-old right-back Nathaniel Clyne to Liverpool for less than £15m. The Saints have already rejected a £10m offer from the Reds.
(Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel, 30, has agreed a new three-year contract, ending speculation he would leave the club.
(Times – subscription required)
The Reds have finalised a deal to sign Charlton’s 18-year-old centre-back Joe Gomez, who is set to have a medical on Friday.
(Daily Mail)
Former Tottenham and Fulham striker Clint Dempsey could be banned for four matches after ripping up a referee’s notebook. The 32-year-old is playing in the MLS for Seattle Sounders.
(NBC Sports)
Chelsea want 26-year-old Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel as a replacement for John Mikel Obi, 28, who is close to leaving the club.
(Daily Express)
Swansea and Newcastle want Watford’s 26-year-old striker Troy Deeney, who is valued at £15m.
(Daily Mail)
Southampton, who have signed two players in the space of 48 hours, are expected to strengthen further as they prepare for their Europa League campaign.
(Daily Echo)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is set to send a host of players on loan to Bulgarian club Ludogorets, who have just appointed his friend Bruno Ribeiro as coach.
(Guardian)
Best of social media
Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 27, spent Thursday supporting wife Nicolle at a dressage event. “Watching @nicollebegovic at the Bolesworth International show this evening! #wifeydoingherthing #proud #dressage,” he wrote on
Instagram.
How do you relax after the stress of a long Premier League campaign? Football tennis is the answer for 26-year-old Mesut Ozil. “Game, set and match for team Ozil!” the Arsenal midfielder
tweeted.
“Enjoying the holiday sun and preparing for an exciting new season.”
Meanwhile, new Stoke City signing Joselu is showing no signs of winding down. “Ready to go! Thank you for your warm welcome Stoke City!” said the 25-year-old Spanish striker on
Twitter.
And finally
Is Nicklas Bendtner running for office in Denmark? The 27-year-old former Arsenal striker, now at Wolfsburg, put a mock-up campaign poster of himself on his
Instagram
page.
Chelsea have the least passionate fans of all the Premier League clubs on Twitter despite having 5.72 million followers on the social network, according to new research.
(London Evening Standard)