Gossip column: Falcao, Begovic, Cresswell, Depay – BBC Sport
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Radamel Falcao’s agent Jorge Mendes has made contact with Liverpool over a permanent deal this summer, after Manchester United told Monaco they will not be making a bid at the end of the season.
(Daily Express)
Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul, 27, and defender Daryl Janmaat, 25, are the subject of interest from Southampton boss Ronald Koeman.
(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United are closing in on a £25m deal to sign Holland striker Memphis Depay, 21, from PSV Eindhoven.
(Daily Star)
Real Madrid and Manchester City target Asmir Begovic, 27, is a key player for Stoke City according to manager Mark Hughes who is determined to keep the goalkeeper at the Britannia Stadium.
(Daily Mail)
West Ham are ready to accept a bid of £20m from Chelsea for full-back Aaron Cresswell, 25, with the Englishman set to replace Atletico Madrid-bound Filipe Luis, 29.
(Daily Express)
Arsenal have been cleared to sign Espanyol’s Hector Moreno, 27, ahead of Tottenham, with the defender set to accept a move to the Emirates.
(Metro)
Fulham have offered 22-year-old goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli a new deal to ward off interest from rivals Chelsea.
(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw, 19, is hopeful he has started settling into life at the club after confessing he has had a “hard start”.
(Guardian)
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 31, admits he has been hurt by recent criticism of him in the media.
(Manchester Evening News)
Newcastle United are in a “dangerous moment” according to midfielder Jack Colback, 25, after defeat against Tottenham left the Magpies seven points above the relegation zone.
(Newcastle Chronicle)
Tim Sherwood is targeting a first trophy for Aston Villa since 1996 despite accepting that his team will be the underdogs in the FA Cup final against Arsenal.
(Daily Telegraph)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Following his side’s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Liverpool, Aston Villa’s
Jack Grealish tweeted:
“We’re the famous Aston Villa and we’re going to Wembley!”
Team-mate and Villa keeper Shay Given celebrates his 39th birthday on Monday and
described the win
as the “best birthday present in the world”.
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli took to
Instagram
to bemoan his disallowed goal, but congratulated Villa on reaching the final and added: “Head up, we are Liverpool and YNWA especially when we lose.”
Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb was thrilled with their win at Newcastle,
tweeting:
“Great performance by all the lads let’s keep going! Congrats to my boy Harry Kane for his 30th goal.”
And
Kane wrote:
“Wow, buzzing to get to 30 goals for the season! Most importantly though was the three points. Great team performance!”
AND FINALLY
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho thought his week of planning to face Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini had gone to waste when a doorman wrongly told him the Belgian was not playing in a case of mistaken identity.