Tuesdays 'Rags with Gossip'

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Latest Paper Chatter Tuesday June 23


DAILY MIRROR
•Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal is ready to spend big again this summer with Jasper Cillessen, Sergio Ramos, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Karim Benzema all wanted.
•Manchester United's interest in Sergio Ramos may leave them without a back-up plan - because Real Madrid could be set to move for Nicolas Otamendi.
•Liverpool are ready to offload Fabio Borini this month - heralding a major Anfield clearout - with Fiorentina, Lazio and Sunderland all interested in the Italian.
•Dick Advocaat is prepared to smash Sunderland transfer record and beat Newcastle to £15m PSV Eindhoven ace Georginio Wijnaldum.
•West Brom manager Tony Pulis will carry out a major rebuild at the Hawthorns, with Matt Phillips, Demba Ba, Wayne Hennessey and Steven Caulker all targeted.
•Manchester City target Kevin De Bruyne is in line for a huge new £100,000-a-week deal from Wolfsburg, who have vowed to fight to keep him.
•Gary Rowett says Demarai Gray is destined for the top - but will only leave Birmingham for the right club.
•Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is likely to move for Dame N'Doye if he misses out on top attacking target Charlie Austin.
•West Ham hope to tie up the signing of winger Dimitri Payet this week.
•Sylvain Distin last night agreed a sensational move to Bournemouth - making him the highest-paid player in their history.

THE SUN
•Manchester United have warned Sergio Ramos they will not be used as a pawn in any contract game with Real Madrid.
•Manchester City will move for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere - if they miss out on Juventus star Paul Pogba.
•Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is hoping to clinch a £15million deal for Inter Milan playmaker Mateo Kovacic.
•Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori has KO'd a £7million move to Sunderland - because his dad says Wearside is too cold.
•West Ham are ready to join Chelsea in the chase for Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele.
•Sunderland look set to fail in a loan bid for Arsenal's Carl Jenkinson.
•John Terry has defended Raheem Sterling in the youngster's ongoing transfer saga at Liverpool.
•Arsenal striker Joel Campbell is a target for Benfica.

THE MAIL
•Arsene Wenger will end his two-year wait to sign Petr Cech when the goalkeeper's £11million switch to Arsenal is finalised this week.
•Manchester United are still to receive a bid from Real Madrid for David de Gea, although the club are bracing themselves for the goalkeeper's departure.
•Sunderland have made a move to sign Holland international Georginio Wijnaldum from PSV Eindhoven.
•Manchester City have watched Chile international midfielder Charles Aranguiz and are considering a move.
•Lyon have enquired about Manchester City defender Jason Denayer but he is expected to stay at the Etihad.
•Liverpool are weighing up the likes of Carlos Bacca at Sevilla, Jose Salomon Rondon of Zenit and Fernando Llorente at Juventus.
•Hoffenheim's Brazil international Roberto Firmino remains an option under consideration for Liverpool and Manchester City.
•Bournemouth hope to sign left-back Luke Garbutt on loan once he agrees his new five-year contract with Everton.
•Tottenham right back DeAndre Yedlin is wanted on loan by Bolton Wanderers and Derby County. Burnley had also shown an interest in the US international.

THE INDEPENDENT
•Sergio Ramos' flirtation with Manchester United has angered Real Madrid and enhanced chances of him leaving the club.
•Geoffrey Kondogbia's move to Inter Milan has given Monaco the funds to rival Arsenal and Manchester City for Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho.
•Liverpool are expected to make an improved offer of £16m for Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi.
•West Ham are confident of getting their man after making a second bid of around £14m for Marseille forward Dimitri Payet.

THE TELEGRAPH
•Manchester United are exploring the possibility of signing Sergio Ramos and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
•Chelsea have convinced the Football Association to make Bertrand Traore the first player to receive a work permit unders its new set of rules and give the highly rated teenager the chance to win a place in Jose Mourinho's first-team squad for next season.
•Stoke have responded to Seville's £3m offer for Steven Nzonzi by saying they would gladly take Grzegorz Krychowiak in exchange.
•Thierry Henry cannot understand why Manchester United allowed Paul Pogba to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer in 2012.
•New Derby boss Paul Clement is hoping to sign Burnley defender Jason Shackell for £2m.
•Arsenal is in pole position to sign Porto striker Jackson Martinez - now that AC Milan have lost interest in the Colombian.
•Southampton have signed the former Holland goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on a season-long loan from Fulham and also seen off competition from Arsenal and Manchester United to award Callum Slattery his first professional contract.
•Derby County are set to complete a club-record deal for the Hull City winger Thomas Ince for what could be £4.5million after instalments.