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Football Gossip
Manchester United have concluded negotiations with Real Madrid and will pay a British record £63.9m for winger Angel Di Maria, 26. The Argentina international could end up costing United £72m, with an initial £60m plus £12 in add-ons. (Sky Sports)
Juventus will open talks with Arsenal over a move for out-of-favour forward Lukas Podolski. The Serie A champions would prefer to take the 29-year-old Germany international on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent transfer, but Arsenal would favour selling him. (Daily Telegraph)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made a check on Brazil's defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo, 27, who is currently with Wolfsburg. (Mirror)
Long-term Arsenal and Manchester United target Sami Khedira, 27, has rejected the Premier League and will stay at Real Madrid to fight for a place. (Express)
Liverpool may have to move fast for Colombia international striker Radamel Falcao, 28, as Juventus are set to launch a loan offer for the Monaco striker. (Daily Star)
Fernando Torres will not leave Chelsea unless they pay his £8.5m-a-year contract in full. Italian side Roma are leading the race to sign the out-of-favour 30-year-old forward. (Sun - subscription required)
Sunderland have held talks with Lille's former Chelsea winger Salomon Kalou, 29, who is also interesting Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton. (Express)
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is hoping to have an answer soon as to whether his main transfer target, Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 23, will join the club. (Sunderland Echo)
West Ham have made an enquiry about Manchester City defender Micah Richards. The 26-year-old looks set to leave City this week. (Sun - subscription required)
QPR have been linked with a bid for 24-year-old Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
Former West Brom boss Steve Clarke has expressed his interest the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace. (Croydon Advertiser)
Ex-Spurs manager Tim Sherwood said he decided to withdraw from the running because "it started as a three-horse race but turned into the Grand National." (Independent)
Rangers boss Ally McCoist has vowed to stay at Ibrox amid speculation that he is on a list of candidates for the vacant job at Selhurst Park. (Daily Record)
Caretaker Cristal Palace manager Keith Millen insists chairman Steve Parish will not be rushed into making a full-time appointment. (Mirror)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reportedly twice rejected the chance to sign Mario Balotelli this summer before the Italy striker agreed a £16m move to Premier League rivals Liverpool. (Metro)
Former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness has warned the club against signing Balotelli, describing the move as an 'enormous gamble'. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool's new £20m signing from Benfica, Lazar Markovic, 20, says the Reds can win the Premier League this term. (Liverpool Echo)
Former Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell, 23, now with Sunderland, insists he would never warn young players against moving to the Etihad Stadium, contrary to recent reports. (Manchester Evening News)
Malky Mackay should face a season-long ban from football for the offensive texts he sent to a former colleague at Cardiff, according to the ex-Football Association chairman Lord Triesman. (Guardian)
Celtic manager Ronny Deila said there is no new movement on the transfer front ahead of Tuesday's Champions League play-off second leg with Maribor. (HeraldScotland)
Former loan signing Jonathan de Guzman has sent a message of thanks to Swansea City after joining Napoli. (South Wales Evening Post)
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