Sports : Manchester United are weighing up a bid for Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen, with the 27- year-old Belgium international said to be unhappy at a lack of first-team action with Spurs. (Mirror) Netherlands international midfielder Kevin Strootman, 24, has already shaken hands on a move to United from Roma. (Talksport) Arsenal are preparing to beat Liverpool to Benfica defender Maxi Pereira. The 30-year-old Uruguay international is out of contract at the end of the season. (Express) AC Milan will rival Arsenal for the signature of Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, who has found himself on the bench for much of the season at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Star) Queens Park Rangers are in talks with the Argentine defender Pablo Alvarez. The 30-year-old former Catania man is currently a free agent. (Evening Standard) Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Bayern Munich. (Independent) OTHER GOSSIP During the international break, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho gave the likes of Didier Drogba and John Terry eight days off in order to take a holiday. (Mirror) Liverpool are compiling a dossier on Daniel Sturridges medical history to find a cause for the injuries that have wrecked the England strikers season so far. (Telegraph) Arsenals Jack Wilshere hopes that his performances in a deep-lying midfield role for England will convince manager Arsene Wenger to employ him in a similar role for the Gunners. (Express) Meanwhile, the Gunners are lining up Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to replace Wenger. (Daily Star) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Paul Scholes has not lost his touch and training with fellow ex-Manchester United player Phil Neville went well, according to a tweet from Karen Baird, the chairwoman of Salford City, the club bought by the Class of 92. AND FINALLY Swiss third division side Grenchen sacked 11 players after a 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Lucerne youth team. (Guardian) If sold in todays transfer market, former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane would be worth £32m, ex-Tottenham playmaker Glennw Hoddle would fetch £37m and former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer would cost £50m. (Daily Mail)
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