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Paper Talk
Manchester United will only increase their bid for Sergio Ramos if Real Madrid agree to do the same for David De Gea.
But Ramos will not be joining Manchester United - according to his mother.
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has his heart set on moving to Chelsea even if he is second choice behind Thibaut Courtois.
Chelsea expect to confirm the loan signing of Rademel Falcao in the next week.
Arsenal have withdrawn their interest in Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schnedierlin. Arsene Wenger was tracking the duo but now may decide against signing another midfielder.
Rickie Lambert has accepted his Liverpool future is out of his hands as West Brom step up their pursuit of the striker.
Manchester City face the prospect of losing out on two of their major summer transfer targets Kevin de Bruyne and Paul Pogba, who are set to reject moves to the Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal are in talks with Galatasaray over the sale of Lukas Podolski.
QPR's Leroy Fer is a target for Sevilla.
Eder is poised to complete his £5m move from Sporting Braga to Swansea.
Stoke will move for Udinese's Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu if Steven Nzonzi leaves.
Crystal Palace lead the chase for Yohan Cabaye after Paris Saint-Germain made it clear they are ready to sell the midfielder.
Arda Turan wants to join Chelsea in a £29m deal this summer. The Atletico Madrid playmaker has previously admitted his agent is in talks with "three or four" clubs.
Everton are keen on signing Xherdan Shaqiri from Inter. He only joined from Bayern Munich in January but the Switzerland playmaker is believed not be a part of their future plans as they plan a squad overhaul.
Crystal Palace and West Ham are battling with Marseille to sign Lille midfielder Idrissa Gueye.
Aston Villa have launched a shock bid to sign out-of-contract Leicester midfielder Esteban Cambiasso.
Ashley Young has agreed a new three-year Manchester United contract worth £120,000 a week.
Manuel Pellegrini is ready to launch a £20m bid for Napoli star Marek Hamsik.
Watford's new manager Quique Sanchez Flores is aiming high and targeting a place in Europe.
Steve McClaren will take his first Newcastle training session still waiting for his first new signings.
Sebastian Coates is set to make his loan move from Sunderland to Liverpool a permanent deal.
Crystal Palace are in talks with PSG about signing Yohan Cabaye.
Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey have both welcomed UEFA's decision to award the Champions League final to the Millennium Stadium.
David de Gea wants to finalise his move to Real Madrid before Manchester United return to pre-season training next Monday.
FA Chairman Greg Dyke believes the England Women's team can leave a lasting legacy on football if they win the Women's World Cup.
Manchester City face a battle to secure their top two midfield targets with Kevin De Bruyne set to stay at Wolfsburg and Paul Pogba wanted by Barcelona.
Ronald Koeman believes Southampton can beat Tottenham to the signature of Toby Alderweireld.
Manuel Pellegrini is on a collision course with Manchester City's owners and the club are still looking to bring in Pep Guardiola.
Alexis Sanchez has pleaded with Arsene Wenger to sign Chile international Arturo Vidal.
Dundee United will hold out for £1.5m for in-demand striker Nadir Ciftci after rejecting a £900,000 bid from Celtic.
Newcastle boss Steve McClaren has been told to bid about £30m if he wants to sign Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost this summer.
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is confident Toby Alderweireld will be at St Mary's next season.
Arsenal and Chelsea have been handed a huge boost in their pursuit of Alexandre Lacazette after his agent confirmed he wants to leave Lyon.
Radamel Falcao has already agreed to join Chelsea and will complete a season-long loan from Monaco later this week.
Chelsea have wasted little time in trying to find a replacement for Petr Cech with a £6m bid made for Asmir Begovic.
BBC
Manchester United will only increase their £30m bid for Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 29, if Real Madrid agree to do the same for United's Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea, 24. (Mirror)
But Ramos's mother Paqui Garcia says her son wants to stay at the Bernabeu. (Antena 3 - in Spanish)
Crystal Palace are in talks with Paris St-Germain about signing 29-year-old France midfielder Yohan Cabaye, who played under Palace boss Alan Pardew at Newcastle, for around £10m. (Guardian)
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes will pay Serie A side Udinese £4.4m for Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, 24. (Daily Star)
Meanwhile, Stoke's Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 28, has his heart set on joining Chelsea, even as an understudy to number one Thibaut Courtois. (Mirror)
Manchester City are facing a battle to secure their top two midfield targets this summer with Wolfsburg vowing to keep Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 24, and Juventus's French midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, waiting on the outcome of Barcelona's presidential elections before deciding on his future. (Daily Telegraph)
City will therefore turn their attention to Napoli's Slovakia midfielder Marek Hamsik, 27, in a £20m deal. (Sun - subscription required)
Meanwhile, City are planning to replace manager Manuel Pellegrini with Pep Guardiola in 12 months' time, but the Chilean is determined to stay at Etihad Stadium and wants to open talks about a new contract. (Daily Star)
Aston Villa want to sign Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso, 34, after his contract at Leicester City expired. (Sun - subscription required)
Newcastle United will have to pay more than £9m if they want to sign 26-year-old Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost. (Newcastle Chronicle)
However, another report states Wolfsburg have put a £30m price tag on Dutch striker Dost, 26. (Daily Express)
Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates, 24, will make a permanent move to Sunderland from Liverpool after spending last season on loan at the Stadium of Light. (Guardian)
Aston Villa's Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 24, would turn down a move to Tottenham even if a deal is agreed, as he favours Liverpool. (London Evening Standard)
Atletico Madrid's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan, 28, a reported target for Chelsea and Manchester United, will announce which team he will join on Friday. (Manchester Evening News)
Chelsea are expected to confirm the loan signing of 29-year-old Monaco striker Radamel Falcao later this week, having already agreed personal terms on a £130,000-a-week deal. (London Evening Standard)
Crystal Palace, West Ham and Marseille are in a three-way battle to sign Lille's Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye, 25. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 33, is the subject of interest from West Bromwich Albion, while the England international has also been linked with QPR and Bournemouth. (Liverpool Echo)
Swansea's Wales full-back Jazz Richards, 24, will have a medical at Championship side Fulham on Wednesday before a permanent move. (Sky Sports)
Newcastle's Nigeria winger Sammy Ameobi, 23, is set to sign a new deal and then join Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan. (ESPN)
West Brom are nearing a deal for QPR's Scotland winger Matty Phillips, 24, and have also offered a new contract to coach Gerry Francis. (Birmingham Mail)
Watford's new manager Quique Sanchez Flores is keen on striker Alvaro Vazquez, 24, and midfielder Pablo Sarabia, 23, who play for Spanish club Getafe. (Times - subscription required)
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has been enjoying his holidays in Peru, where he has visited the world famous Machu Picchu and posted pictures on Instagram.
Aston Villa winger Scott Sinclair has announced on Instagram that he has become a father after his girlfriend and former soap star Helen Flanagan gave birth to a daughter.
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe showed off his musical side, playing the guitar at an open mic night and posted a picture on Instagram.
Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has been swimming with dolphins in Dubai and posted a video of his encounter on Facebook.
Striker Bafetimbi Gomis has posted a picture on Instagram from the first day of pre-season training at Swansea with his team-mates including new signing Andre Ayew. He wrote: "The preparation for the season has already begun, welcome to my new French team-mates, we all hope that all together we will do something great this year."
Swansea manager Garry Monk also tweeted: "Good to see all the players back fit and well #timetoprepare."
And finally
New Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has revealed he is a long-term fan of celebrity Hornets supporter and former club owner Elton John. (Daily Express)
The proposed transfer of ex-Arsenal striker Gervinho from Roma to United Arab Emirates club Al-Jazira has fallen through after the Ivory Coast international's excessive demands. Requests included a helicopter and a private beach as part of the deal. (Daily Telegraph)
Guardian Rumour Mill
Paul Doyle
Transfer constipation seems to be afflicting Manchester, with both United and City struggling to force things through. Nothing to get alarmed about just yet of course and, hey, at least they have some top-quality reading material with them, isn’t that right Mill readers? Oh. Well anyway, United’s negotiations with Real Madrid over Sergio Ramos and David de Gea have hit a logjam, with Real not prepared to smooth the defender’s passage to Old Trafford and United scrunching up their faces and clinging on to the goalkeeper for all he’s worth.
City, meanwhile, continue to woo Paul Pogba but, despite the prospect of the entire output of an Abu Dhabi oil well being pumped directly into his piggy bank, the Frenchman is waiting for the outcome of Barcelona’s presidential elections before deciding where to go. At the same time, Wolfsburg are waving their fists at City and telling them where to go if they think they can make off with Kevin De Bruyne. The German club are proving they’re no sheep in Wolfburg’s clothing, as they’re also baring their teeth at Newcastle, who rather fancied picking up striker Bas Dost for £9m but have, according to other reports, been told that Wolfsburg will not let him go for less than £30m.
But there will at least be a some arrivals at City over the coming days: a delegation from Milan, for a start, as Inter seek to buy Steven Jovetic. Meanwhile, Milan will bid for Schalke’s Matija Nastasic, once of City’s parish.
Stoke will continue their attempts to creep furtively towards the top four by nicking Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu from Udinese for £4m. Now you might think that if the Udinese player was really any good, he’d be playing for Watford this season, but Mark Hughes thinks you’re wrong. Meanwhile, near enough everyone thinks Asmir Begovic would be wrong to join Chelsea just to become a glorified Hilario, but the keeper reportedly disagrees and is deadset on going to Stamford Bridge.
Arda Turan is not so keen. Atlético Madrid’s Turkish winger is said to be about to eschew the advances of Chelsea and United in order to enrol with Barcelona instead. But Radamel Falcao will join Chelsea this week so that’s something. Something, in fact, that will convince Loïc Rémy to head to West Ham.
Liverpool’s apparent plan to conceal the holes in their defence by sneaking 15 forwards on to the pitch will move closer with a bid for Christian Benteke, who is so convinced that Brendan Rodgers will come calling that he has reportedly told Aston Villa he will turn down Spurs even if the club accepts an offer from the north Londoners. Rickie Lambert may miss out on all the fun, however, as West Brom, QPR and Bournemouth are all weighing up bids for the 33-year-old.
Paris Saint-Germain are poised to strengthen their goalkeeping options by springing Kevin Trapp from Frankfurt. Marseille, meanwhile, are jostling with Crystal Palace and West Ham for the services of Lille’s Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye.
Finally, soon you should refer to Swansea full-back Jazz Richards as Fulham full-back Jazz Richards. That ‘finally’ was not meant to suggest that that was the move for which we’d all been waiting, just that the Mill has nothing more to say to you right now. Except goodbye. Oh, and Sevilla want Leroy Fer. And Inter want to buy Juan Cuadrado and/or Mohamed Salah from Chelsea.
Forza
West Ham out to snap up want-away Roma striker
English Premier League side West Ham would be interested in signing Roma striker Mattia Destro.
The 24-year-old Italy international, who spent the second half of last season on loan at AC Milan, seems to be cutting ties with the Giallorossi after three seasons.
The Rossoneri have not exercised their right to take up the player on a permanent deal, which has attracted interest from foreign clubs.
Ligue 1’s Monaco have agreed a fee with Roma according to Sky Sport Italia, but the player would be keen on a move to the premier league, with English club West Ham preparing a move for the striker.
An announcement regarding the player’s future is expected in the coming days.
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