SUNDAY FOOTBALL NEWS Jose Mourinho wants to keep 21-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku at Chelsea this season. (Sun) Arsenal are preparing for life without Thomas Vermaelen as Manchester United line up a £10m move for the 28-year-old Belgium defender. (Daily Star Sunday) AC Milan are interested in signing Nani from Manchester United, but are not impressed by the £11m asking price for the 27-year-old Portugal winger. (Sunday Express) Fabio Borinis proposed £14m transfer from Liverpool to Sunderland remains in the balance, with the 23-year-old Italian forward not keen on a permanent move to the side he played for on loan last season. (Guardian) Barcelona have set their sights on Tottenhams Belgium international centre-back Jan Vertonghen, 27. (Talksport) Swansea full-back Ben Davies, 21, is set to have a medical with Spurs ahead of a transfer that will see Gylfi Sigurdsson, 24, rejoin the Welsh club. (Guardian) Newcastle want to bring former striker Andy Carroll back to the club from West Ham, three-and-a-half years after the 25-year-old left for Liverpool. (Sunday People) Southampton have targeted Serbia international Dusko Tosic, 29, to fill the left-back spot created by Luke Shaws departure for Manchester United.(Mail on Sunday) Arsenal are close to completing a £15.8m deal to sign Italy and ex-Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, 23, from AC Milan. (Caught Offside) Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij, 22, is set to become Louis van Gaals first signing since he took charge of Manchester United in a £10m deal with Feyenoord. (Sunday Mirror) Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, 23, has agreed a move to Newcastle in principle, but the French club are demanding 20m Euros (£15.8m) for the international forward. (Newcastle Chronicle) Manuel Pellegrini is ready to show his commitment to Manchester City despite interest from Brazil in appointing him as Luiz Felipe Scolaris successor. (Sun) The Daily Star Sunday back page Chelseas pre-season plans have been disrupted by the news that midfielder Mohamed Salah, 22, could be forced to go back to Egypt to do military service. (Sunday Express) Italian football officials have confirmed that Serie A and Serie B will be adopting the vanishing spray used by referees during the 2014 World Cup - but it will not be used in the Premier League this season.(Daily Mirror) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has suggested Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho may have stretched the truth when he said Cesc Fabregas preferred a move to Stamford Bridge to a return to Emirates Stadium. (Talksport) Wenger will speak to Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshire about photos of the England international, 22, smoking while on holiday recently. (Independent) Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, 27, has not been given a squad number for the new season. (Daily Mirror) Manager Louis van Gaal is considering delaying the announcement of who will be Manchester United captain until Michael Carrick returns from injury. (Mail on Sunday) Van Gaal has already ordered several changes to Uniteds training ground, including installing extra floodlights to allow training at night and beds for players to sleep in between the Dutchmans new double-session regime. (Daily Star Sunday) Newcastle United tweeted (external) a photo of their squad being greeted with a traditional Maori haka when they arrived at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand for their pre-season tour. Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey took to Twitter (external) to express his delight at being named captain in the Gunners 2-0 friendly victory over Boreham Wood. West Bromwich Albion defender Joleon Lescott tweeted (external) to welcome record signing Brown Ideye to the West Midlands club. Geoff Cameron (r) teamed up with Johnny Gomes of the Boston Red Sox Stoke Citys American defender Geoff Cameron was given the honour of throwing the ceremonial first pitch for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals as a thank-you for his efforts for the US in their recent World Cup campaign. AND FINALLY Nuneaton fans performed Klinsmann-style dives on the pitch after flash floods caused the abandonment of their friendly with Coventry City. (101greatgoal) Happy Sunday fans.... Do have a beautiful weekend celebration
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:24:55 +0000
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