Fridays Football Headlines

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Latest News & 'Goss' (Friday July 10)

DAILY MIRROR
•Chelsea are poised to complete the signing of Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic for £8m plus Blues midfielder Marco van Ginkel on a year's loan.
•Manchester United are demanding £10million for defender Jonny Evans, who is a West Brom target.
•QPR have told striker Charlie Austin, who has been linked with Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, West Brom and Leicester, that he will have to stay at relegated QPR unless someone meets their £15m asking price.
•Didier Drogba is on course to follow Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard to the MLS.
•Steve McClaren has insisted new employers Newcastle are ready to spend big on three top class players - with a deal for Georginio Wijnaldum close.
•West Brom are ready to step up their interest in Queens Park Rangers defender Steven Caulker.
•Swansea are trying to sign Wales international midfielder Hal Robson-Kanu but are refusing to meet Reading's £4million valuation.
•Manchester City are set to make Liverpool a third and this time genuinely final bid of £40m for Raheem Sterling. (muppets)
•Louis van Gaal wants to leave David de Gea and Robin van Persie behind when Manchester United leave for their pre-season tour of the USA. Van Gaal is keen for deals to sell both players to be concluded before he and his squad jet off on Monday.

THE SUN
•Robin van Persie will quit Manchester United because he feels "betrayed" by manager Louis van Gaal.
•Former England defender Jonathan Woodgate looks set to retire and is in talks with Middlesbrough over a coaching role.
•Raheem Sterling is set to defy Liverpool and refuse to go on their pre-season tour.
•Federico Fazio looks set to be kicked out of Tottenham - less than a year after signing.
•Newcastle boss Steve McClaren is plotting a £50million transfer spree.
•Stoke are in talks with Udinese midfield destroyer Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu.

DAILY STAR
•Manchester United will step up their bid to sign Thomas Muller from Bayern Munich in a £60m deal after agreeing to sell Robin van Persie to Fenerbahce.
•Steve McClaren insists Newcastle are no longer shopping in the bargain basement as he strives to bring in five £10m-plus players.

DAILY MAIL
•Aston Villa and Sunderland are interested in winger Andros Townsend but Tottenham want £15m for him.
•Sevilla have enquired about Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.
•Southampton made a late attempt to sign Angelo Ogbonna from Juventus on Wednesday night but the defender is due to have his medical at West Ham on Friday before signing.
•Chelsea have offered midfielder Marco van Ginkel to Stoke in a bid to finally land Asmir Begovic.
•Newcastle have been encouraged in their £12million pursuit of Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic after Roma and Porto stalled on proposed deals.

THE EXPRESS
•Crystal Palace have offered defender Scott Dann a new contract worth £65,000-a-week.
•Manchester United have slapped a £10m price tag on defender Jonny Evans, who is wanted by West Brom, while their pursuit of Sergio Ramos has reportedly hit a hurdle.
•Robin van Persie will earn around £30m after agreeing a three-year contract with Fenerbahce - with an option for a fourth season - that matches the £200,000-a-week salary he is on at Manchester United.