TRANSFER GOSSIP FROM THE BBC SPORTS Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is desperately trying to buy Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, and Ajax defender Daley Blind, 24, before the transfer window closes on 1 September. (Daily Mirror) (external) Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 30, is set to join AC Milan on loan but midfielder Marco van Ginkel, 21, will stay with Jose Mourinhos side. (Daily Mail) (external) Daily Stars back page Liverpool are still pushing to sign ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, 26, who is currently at Barcelona. (Metro) (external) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out moves for three strikers. The Gunners boss has dismissed speculation linking him with Manchester Uniteds Danny Welbeck, 23,Monacos Radamel Falcao, 28, and former Birmingham man Nikola Zigic, 33. (London24) (external) Sunderland have made a £6m bid to sign Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, from Celtic after Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld, 25, rejected a move to the Black Cats. (The Times - subscription required) (external) Manchester United are preparing to bid for £24m-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, as Louis van Gaal looks to offload Danny Welbeck, 23, Tom Cleverley, 25, and Shinji Kagawa, 25. (Telegraph) (external) Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero, 39, has agreed to join Indian Super League Delhi Dynamos after his contract with Sydney FC expires in January, according to Sky Sport Italia. (Football Italia) (external) Crystal Palace are set to re-sign winger Wilfried Zaha, 21, from Manchester United after Neil Warnock returned to the club as manager. (Daily Star) (external) Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, 32, is on the verge of joining German champions Bayern Munich for £8m. (Guardian) (external) OTHER GOSSIP The Sun back page Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25, believes his side can become the first team to win the Champions League in successive years. No side has won the tournament two years in a row since the competition changed from the European Cup in 1992.(Daily Mail) (external) Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 25, could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his hamstring in training. (Sun - subscription required) (external) Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson, 30, insists he is relaxed about his contract situation despite looking increasingly likely to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the season. (Liverpo ol Echo) (external) Former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams, 47, says playing three at the back will not work for Louis van Gaal at Manchester United because it doesnt fit the clubs attacking philosophy.(Tel egraph) (external) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 25, was not too bothered that the Gunners only squeezed past Besiktas 1-0 in a nervy Champions League qualifier on Wednesday and tweeted (external) a picture of his smiling face with the words: Winning - no matter how! Arsenals Mesut Ozil celebrates the victory over Besiktas Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, 39, took to Twitter (external) to mock former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher with a video of him struggling to deal with Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola, adding: Had you drank a litre of cider for pre match? Legia Warsaw, who beat Celtic 6-1 over two legs in the the Champions League qualifiers and were then thrown out for fielding an ineligible player, were quite happy to see the Bhoys bow out of the competition after a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday, tweeting: (external) #footballwon. AND FINALLY Manchester United fan Hollie Griffiths won £1,250 after accidentally betting on MK Dons to win 4-0 in the League Cup. (Metro) (external) i am #folarin GOODMORNING FANS.......what a rush!
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