TRANSFER GOSSIP Arsenal are ready to begin talks with Borussia Dortmund over a £63m deal to sign 24-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and centre-back Mats Hummels, 26. (Daily Star) Palermo say they have rejected interest from Manchester United in 21-year-old Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, whom they value at more than £30m. (Guardian) Liverpool hope to gazump West Hams attempts to sign 27-year-old midfielder Alex Song on a permanent deal from Barcelona in the summer. (Talksport) Manchester Citys Montenegro striker Stevan Jovetic, 25, has attracted the interest of Juventus and Roma. (Talksport) Manchester United have opened talks with French club PSG over a £30m deal to sign 20-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos. (Metro) Liverpool have identified Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, 22, currently at Belgian side Bruges, as a possible rival for Simon Mignolet. (Express) Tottenham join North London rivals Arsenal in the chase for West Hams 26-year-old New Zealand defender Winston Reid. (Telegraph) Arsenal will make a £12m bid to sign Genoas Italian goalkeeper Mattia Perin, 22, to replace Wojciech Szczesny. (Metro) OTHER GOSSIP Times back page Burnley remain on course to qualify for the Europa League via the Fair Play League this season. (Lancashire Telegraph) Wilfried Bony, 26, will earn a £20,000-a-game bonus on top of his £100,000-a-week salary at Manchester City after his £25m move from Swansea City. (Guardian) Former Brazil forward Ronaldo, 38, says he will try to get back into shape with an eye on coming out of retirement with Fort Lauderdale Strikers. (Eurosport) Argentine winger Jonas Gutierrez says playing for Newcastle United again after overcoming cancer will be the best moment of his career. (Mail) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie tweeted an image of himself and DR Congo team-mate Gabriel Zakuani - who plays for Peterborough United - en route to Equatorial Guinea for the Africa Cup of Nations. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas and his Chelsea team-mates Cesar Azpilicueta and Mohamed Salah seemed to enjoy spending some time with young fans. As did Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata. QPR striker Charlie Austin, meanwhile,was busy having a suit fitting . AND FINALLY... A dog has been trained by his owner to imitate Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo at the command of Cristiano. (101greatgoals)
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