TODAYS TRANSFER GOSSIP GOSSIP WITH hk . . . . . . . . . . . Aston Villa central defender Ron Vlaar, 29, will hold talks with manager Paul Lambert this weekend amid interest from Southampton. Daily Mirror Promoted Queens Park Rangers are considering a £4m move for Elches Colombia midfielder Carlos Sanchez, 28. Daily Mirror Fiorentinas Juan Cuadrado Fiorentinas Juan Cuadrado is still interesting Man Utd and Barcelona West Ham and QPR have made an offer to Marseille for Mathieu Valbuena after the 29-year-old France midfielder rejected a possible move to Dynamo Moscow. LEquipe (in French) Sunderland are in talks with Lazio over Belgium defender Luis Pedro Cavanda after failing to reach an agreement with Fiorentinas Marcos Alonso, also 23, who spent last season on loan at the Stadium of Light. Daily Mail Manchester United and Barcelona are still in the hunt for Fiorentinas Juan Cuadrado, 26, but could be put off by the £32m asking price for the Colombian midfielder. Marca (in Spanish) The Old Trafford club have reached a verbal agreement with Juventuss Arturo Vidal, 27, over a transfer deal worth £47m. Tuttosport (in Italian) Manchester Citys hopes of signing Moroccan defender Mehdi Benatia, 27, have diminished after Roma dismissed any chance of a transfer. Le Figaro (in French) OTHER GOSSIP Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 34, says he has had the worst three months of his life, losing out on the Premier League title, exiting the World Cup early with England and retiring from international football. Daily Telegraph The Sun back page Migrant workers building Qatars 2022 World Cup stadiums have been earning as little as 45p an hour. Guardian New manager Louis van Gaal has warned Manchester United supporters his side may struggle for the first three months of the season as the players adjust to his methods. Times (subscription required) Van Gaal says if United can beat neighbours Manchester City to the title next season, the triumph will be all the more special. Manchester Evening News Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 31, says he could stay at the club for the rest of his career. Guardian New Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, 27, who is banned from all footballing activities for four months, has moved to the Pyrenees to begin his pre-season regime with a personal trainer. Daily Mail Didier Drogba, 36, has backed his new Chelsea team-mate and fellow striker Diego Costa, 25, to make an instant impact in the Premier League after his £32m move from Atletico Madrid. Sun (subscription required) AS Monaco forward Radamel Falcao, 28, has started following Real Madrid players Gareth Bale, Isco Alarcon and Sami Khedira on social networking website Instagram. As (in Spanish) QPR defender Rio Ferdinand, 35, says his former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney, 28, has all the tools to become new England captain. Daily Star West Ham owner David Gold has apologised to Sam Allardyce after accidentally favouriting a supporters tweet calling for the manager to be sacked. Sun (subscription required) GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring) AC Milan are in the middle of negotiations with 30-year-old Brazilian forward Robinho, 30. Le Figaro (in French) Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is wanted by Atletico Madrid Argentinas Alejandro Sabella has cited lack of energy and the need to rest as reasons for his decision to resign as the manager of the national side, while former Brazil coach Felipe Scolari has found himself a new job in charge of local side Gremio Porto Alegre. Bild (in German) Atletico Madrid have not yet given up their pursuit of Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, 29, Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 30, and PSV Eindhoven winger Zakaria Bakkali, 18. As (in Spanish) Liverpool-target midfielder Xheridan Shaqiri, 22, could turn down the Anfield club and stay on at Bayern Munich. Tuttosport (in Italian) German rivals Borussia Dortmund and Schalke are interested in AS Romas 22-year-old Serbia striker Aden Ljajic. Bild (in German) Barcelona have announced the addition of 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder Alex Varoneze Dione, also known as Battery, for the next three seasons. Mundodeportivo (in Spanish) Southampton and Real Sociedad are closely following SC Bastias 24-year-old Algerian midfielder Ryad Boudebouz. Le Figaro (in French) After Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger said midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, would not be sold, former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan tweeted: Just seen Morgan Schneiderlin in our hotel in Southampton....Looks rather grumpy... Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge, 24, showed off his singing skills with a performance of Drakes Too Much, accompanied by team-mate Jordan Ibe on You Tube. AND FINALLY Chelsea are refusing to print shirts with the names of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 22, or striker Romelu Lukaku, 21, on the back as neither player has been given a squad number. Daily Star ##hk
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