TRANSFER GOSSIP Liverpool defender Kolo Toure, 33, is wanted by Turkish side Trabzonspor. Daily Mail West Brom previously rejected an offer from Burnley in June in excess of £1m for Craig Dawson Chelsea and Manchester Uniteds prospective deals for midfielders Paul Pogba, 21, and Arturo Vidal, 27, look to be more likely following Antonio Contes resignation from Juventus. Daily Express Besiktas want Chelsea striker Demba Ba, 29, on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal next summer but the Blues would prefer to sell the Senegal striker now. Daily Mirror Swansea City have rejected Liverpools £8m offer for Wales defender Ben Davies, 21. Daily Telegraph West Brom have turned down a £1.5m bid from Burnley for Craig Dawson, 24, with Baggies manager Alan Irvine saying that he wants the defender to stay at The Hawthorns. Birmingham Mail Newcastle are on the verge of completing the £6.3m signing of Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere, 24, who was also a target for West Brom and Stoke. Daily Mail AC Milan have made an approach to sign Manchester United and Portugal winger Nani, 27. Football Italia Manchester United have taken highly-rated Benfica youngsters Joao Filipe, 15, who has been dubbed the new Cristiano Ronaldo, and goalkeeper Joao Virginia, also 15, on trial. Skysports OTHER GOSSIP Barcelonas new striker Luis Suarez, 27, nearly left Liverpool last summer to join Real Madrid. Daily Star Germanys World Cup winning star and Bayern Munich midfielder Mario Gotze, 22, almost joined Arsenal in 2011. Daily Express BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Manchester City tweet a picture of Spanish duo Javi Garcia and Alvaro Negredo trying their hand at a spot of gardening before training. Leroy Fer is taking it easy in Curacao after the Netherlands World Cup campaign Hull City captain Curtis Davies posts a picture of swimming legend Michael Phelps to celebrate winning silver in a relay race at Hull Swimming Club. Newcastle youngster Adam Campbell tweets What a start for the big man! in reference to Siem de Jongs goalscoring debut for the Magpies in their 2-1 pre-season friendly at Oldham Athletic. Norwich midfielder Leroy Fer tweets a picture from his holidays in Curacao after helping the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup. AND FINALLY Daily Stars back page Former BBC Sport football analyst Alan Hansen says the biggest mistake of his media career was suggesting that Arsenal and England forward Theo Walcott did not have a football brain. Daily Telegraph Lukas Podolski shouted out Arsenal when Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, was asked which club he would play for next season at a public reception for Germanys World Cup win. Daily Mirror Pop star Nicole Scherzinger changed the lyrics of the Pussycat Dolls hit single Dont Cha, to praise Manchester United striker Robin van Persie. Daily Star
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