TRANSFER RUMOURS
Juventus are lining up a £20m bid for Tottenham midfielder Paulinho, 25, which could pave the way for Manchester United to sign Arturo Vidal, 27, from the Italian champions.
( Sunday Telegraph )
Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 27, is set to reject the chance to move to Manchester United despite being offered a £150,000-per-week deal.
( Sunday Express )
Ecuador striker Enner Valencia, 25, has arrived in London to complete his £11m switch to West Ham from Mexican club Pachuca. .
( The Sun on Sunday )
Manchester City are closing in on Porto's France international central defender Eliaquim Mangala, 23, who Blues manager Manuel Pellegrini believes will form a new partnership with captain Vincent Kompany. .
( Mail on Sunday )
New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal, who is likely to be unveiled at Old Trafford on Thursday, is hoping to quickly sign a number of stars including Germany's Mats Hummels and Marco Reus, both 25.
( Sunday Express )
Van Gaal, 62, has declared that Dutch winger Arjen Robben knows that he would be welcome to follow him to Old Trafford.
( Sunday Telegraph )
Liverpool are ready to make a £26m offer for Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 21. .
( Caughtoffside )
Newcastle have approached Monaco as they attempt to sign striker Emmanuel Riviere, 24.
( Sunday Mirror )
AC Milan have ruled out signing 22-year-old Genoa full-back Sime Vrsaljko, who is a target for Arsenal.
( Talksport )
Dynamo Moscow want to make Wilfried Zaha, 21, their second summer signing from Manchester United, following their capture of Alex Buttner.
( Sun on Sunday )
WORLD CUP GOSSIP
Netherlands winger Arjen Robben, 30, says Argentina have no chance of beating Germany in Sunday's World Cup final. .
( Mail on Sunday )
Before leaving his post as manager of the Netherlands, Louis van Gaal had to resolve a feud over the captaincy between Robben and skipper Robin van Persie, 30, who van Gaal feels is a contender to lead Manchester United.
( Sunday Mirror )
Van Persie handed the medal he received for his country's win over Brazil in the third-place play-off to a Dutch supporter just a few moments after the striker had received it from Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
( Independent )
Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta, 29, says his side will learn from Brazil's World Cup humiliation and stay focused..
( Observer )
Brazil's players would have earned £2m apiece had the hosts won the World Cup.
( Daily Star Sunday )
OTHER GOSSIP
Luis Suarez could lose as much as £3m of his £10m-per-year Barcelona salary if he bites another opponent.
( Sunday People )
AND FINALLY
A rock formation shaped like the World Cup has become a tourist attraction in Pa Hin Ngam national park, Thailand.
( Metro )
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