TRANSFER GOSSIP Portos Juan Quintero will cost Arsenal £32m Arsenal have been told transfer target Juan Quintero, 21, will only be allowed to leave Porto if the Colombian midfielders £32m release clause is activated. Daily Express Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed the Italian clubs interest in Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, although he is not the only name on his list. Telegraph Liverpool are closing in on a double deal for Spanish defenders Alberto Moreno, 22, of Sevilla and Javier Manquillo, 20, of Atletico Madrid. Daily Star West Ham have held contract talks with unattached former Chelsea striker Samuel Etoo, 33, and are also considering a move for Besiktass 30-year-old forward Hugo Almeida. Times (subscription needed) Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is ready to bid £14m for Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa, 25, having already enquired about the availability of the Japan international. Daily Express QPR have turned their attention to 29-year- old Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano, who ended last season on loan at West Brom. Their bid to sign Icelands Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, 24, from Ajax has stalled over personal terms. Daily Mail Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 28, is keeping the club waiting over signing his new contract as he weighs up his future at the Premier League champions. Independent OTHER GOSSIP Manchester Uniteds Dutch manager Louis van Gaal has had HD cameras installed at the clubs Carrington complex so he can analyse every detail of training. Daily Mirror Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 22, who is back at the club after spending three years on loan with Atletico Madrid, says he wants to learn from Petr Cech as the duo begin their battle for the number one spot. Daily Mail Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi used UK shell corporations to evade tax worth more than £3m, Spanish prosecutors have alleged. Times (subscription required) Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, 26, believes this is a key time in his career as he looks to step up as the senior centre-back following the exits of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. Guardian BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Spanish football club Cultural Leonesa caused a stir on Twitter after posing for their 2014-15 Segunda Division B team photo in their new tuxedo-inspired kit. Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 25, took time out from Arsenals tour of the USA to practice a bit of basketball with Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, as he revealed on Twitter. AND FINALLY Norwegian minnows FL Fart have been left about £375,000 (4 million krone) after 91-year-old fan Erling Andreassen left his possessions - including his property - to his boyhood club. Ha (in Norwegian) You can comment on the latest gossip on the BBC Sport Facebook page.
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