Wednesdays Rags & Gossip

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Latest Paper Talk (Wednesday July 22)


DAILY MIRROR
•Louis van Gaal's mystery transfer target can be revealed as Juventus striker Fernando Llorente.
•Jose Mourinho has confirmed Chelsea will smash the British transfer record for a defender to prise John Stones away from Everton.
•Angel di Maria's move to Paris Saint-Germain edged closer when officials of the French club flew to London for talks with Manchester United.
•Christian Benteke will complete his £32.5million move to Liverpool today and train at Melwood for the first time.
•Italian giants Roma are in negotiations with Arsenal over a season-long loan deal for Wojciech Szczesny.
•Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis is a shock £6million target for mega-rich Al Ahli in the Middle East.
•Didier Drogba is weighing up megabucks offers to wind down his career in either Qatar, China or North America.
•West Ham could move for Esteban Cambiasso, who has rejected a new contract at Leicester.

THE SUN
•Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert is a £3m target for Premier League new boys Norwich.
•Louis van Gaal has sparked a transfer mystery by saying Manchester United are closing in on a 'surprise' signing.
•Hull boss Steve Bruce is threatening to quit if he does not get enough cash to take the club back up to the Premier League.
•Alan Shearer has told Newcastle new boy Alesksandar Mitrovic he can become a Tyneside hero.

THE MAIL
•John Stones wants to speak to Chelsea about a potential move to Stamford Bridge and is now expected to leave Goodison Park if Chelsea offer above £30million.
•Roberto Martinez will hold talks with James McCarthy's representative as they try to resolve the midfielder's future.
•Former Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert insists Christian Benteke will be a 'terrific signing' for Liverpool.
•Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm admits he cannot guarantee that Thomas Muller will not follow Bastian Schweinsteiger to Manchester United.

DAILY STAR
•Manchester United have opened official talks with Paris St-Germain about selling Angel Di Maria to the French champions.
•Schalke have confirmed that Juventus are in talks to sign their coveted midfielder Julian Draxler.
•Swansea are adamant Ashley Williams is going nowhere, despite their skipper continuing to be linked with a move to Crystal Palace.

THE GUARDIAN
•Paris St-Germain have stepped up efforts to sign Angel di Maria before the Argentine flies to the United States to begin his pre-season preparations with Manchester United.
•Jose Mourinho has stepped up his feud with Roberto Martínez over Chelsea's pursuit of John Stones by implying that Everton are a "smaller club".
•Roma have made a move to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on a season-long loan.

THE INDEPENDENT
•Chelsea are in pole position to sign the Ghana defender Baba Rahman from FC Augsburg, with the German club expecting an opening bid of around £14m for the 21-year-old this week.