IN-COMING NEWS: *Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is trying to buy Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, and Ajax defender Daley Blind, 24, before the transfer window closes on 1 September. United will have to pay £20m to sign Netherlands international Blind from the Eredivisie club with Ajax director of football Marc Overmars demanding the absolute top price. *Liverpool are still pushing to sign ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, 26, who is currently at Barcelona. *Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out moves for three strikers: Manchester Uniteds Danny Welbeck, 23, Monacos Radamel Falcao, 28, and former Birmingham man Nikola Zigic, 33. *Sunderland have made a £6m bid to sign Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, from Celtic after Atletico Madrids Toby Alderweireld, 25, rejected a move to the Black Cats. *Manchester United will bid for £24m-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, as Louis van Gaal looks to offload Danny Welbeck, 23, Tom Cleverley, 25, and Shinji Kagawa, 25. *Cleverley is ready to wait until his contract ends to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer next summer. *Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero, 39, has agreed to join Indian Super League Delhi Dynamos after his contract with Sydney FC expires in January. *Crystal Palace are set to re-sign 21-year-old winger Wilfried Zaha from Manchester United after Neil Warnock returned to the club as manager. *Sevilla want to sign Southamptons Uruguay forward Gaston Ramirez. The 23-year-old cost the Saints £12m two years ago but has not featured in the clubs first two league matches of the season. *Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, 32, is on the verge of joining German champions Bayern Munich for £8m. *Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 25, could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his hamstring in training. *Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson, 30, insists he is relaxed about his contract situation despite looking increasingly likely to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the season. *Former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams, 47, says playing three at the back will not work for Louis van Gaal at Manchester United because it doesnt fit the clubs attacking philosophy. Ex-United midfielder Paul Scholes also claims the system is the reason the Old Trafford club are conceding so many goals. *Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Mario Balotelli could make his debut for Liverpool at the weekend. The Italy striker is now available for selection to face Tottenham on Sunday after he was forced to watch the 3-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium from the stands. *Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is reluctant to buy a new striker, despite a long-term injury to Olivier Giroud. France international Giroud is unlikely to play again until the New Year after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury sustained in Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw at Everton. The injury appears to have left Wenger with limited options up front, but the Gunners boss is adamant he will not be forced into panic-buying a replacement before the transfer window closes on August 31.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:41:46 +0000
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