Gossip column: Bale, Pirlo, Ramos, Wilshere and Austin – BBC News
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Manchester United are ready to spend £150m on new players, including Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29, Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25.
(Daily Mirror)
New York City are in talks with Juventus and Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 36.
(NBC Sports)
Galatasaray are ready to match 30-year-old striker Roberto Soldado’s £2.2m annual salary if they can agree a transfer fee with Tottenham for the Spaniard.
(Talksport)
Everton’s 22-year-old defender Luke Garbutt is to sign a new five-year contract at Goodison Park and then move to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth on a season-long loan.
(Guardian)
Manchester City will move for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, if they miss out on Juventus’ 22-year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba.
(Sun)
Manchester United defender Phil Jones, 23, is set to end uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford by signing a new contract this week.
Newcastle will offer top transfer target, QPR striker Charlie Austin, 25, the number nine shirt in a bid to convince him to join the Magpies.
(Daily Star)
Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United’s Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 27, who ended last season on loan at city rivals Real.
Fenerbahce are hoping to seal a £7m deal for Manchester United’s Portugal winger Nani, 28.
(Daily Mail)
Chelsea captain John Terry says goalkeeper Petr Cech would earn Arsenal an extra 12 to 15 points a season if his expected move goes ahead.
Stoke have told Sevilla they would consider swapping midfielder Steven Nzonzi, 26, for Poland’s 25-year-old midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak.
(Daily Telegraph)
Sunderland want to sign West Ham winger Stewart Downing, 30, but face competition from his hometown club Middlesbrough.
(Daily Star)
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Hibernian’s mascot appears unimpressed with Partick Thistles’s
new mascot, Kingsley.
Hibs have
tweeted
a picture of their mascot looking at the unveiling.
Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has questioned the motives of Manchester United targets Sergio Ramos, from Real Madrid, and Bastian Schweinsteiger, from Bayern Munich.
He tweeted:
“If reports are correct, then Man Utd signing Ramos & Schweinsteiger are good signings. But are they both using Man Utd to get better deals at their current clubs?
England Under 21 and Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland has
tweeted
international team-mate Alex Pritchard his sympathy after the Tottenham midfielder was ruled out of the European Championship campaign through injury. He said: “We love you mate, know you’ll be back better than ever!”.
And finally
Striker Danny Ings, 22, is wary of taking a historically significant Liverpool shirt number and insists he must earn the right to wear one of those worn by Anfield greats over the years.
(Guardian)