TRANSFER GOSSIP Midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, is considering rejecting both Chelsea and Arsenal to remain at Real Madrid. Daily Express Russian trio Zenit St Petersburg, Dynamo Moscow and CSKA Moscow are battling it out to land Everton midfield target Roman Eremenko, 27 from Rubin Kazan. Talksport Midfielder Roman Eremenko is a target for a Everton and three Russian clubs ADVERTISEMENT Defender Craig Dawson, 24, is understood to be considering handing in an official transfer request after Burnley had a second £1.5m bid for the defender turned down by West Brom. Lancashire Evening Telegraph Stoke face competition from newly promoted Deportivo La Coruna for the signing of Barcelonas 23-year-old striker Bojan Krkic. Stoke Sentinel Queens Park Rangers midfielder Samba Diakite, 25, is poised to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. Sky Sports Liverpool are ready to compete with Tottenham over 21-year-old Swansea left-back Ben Davies.Daily Star Leeds United are keen on Cardiff City defender Mark Hudson, 32, as a potential summer addition, as they look to bolster their backline.Insidefutbol Chelsea are prepared to sell Nigeria midfielder John Mikel Obi, 27, as they plan a move for Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, who is also a target for Arsenal. Daily Express Ron Vlaar starred for the Netherlands during the World Cup and is now a QPR target Harry Redknapp has made Aston Villa centre-half Ron Vlaar, 29, a £4m target for QPR. Birmingham Mail Arsenal are expected to confirm the signing of France defender Mathieu Debuchy, 28, from Newcastle in a £10m deal. London Evening Standard Stoke City are one of several teams interested in Spanish winger Keko, 22, who is a free agent after leaving Italian club Catania.Insidefutbol Olympiakos want to sign Fulhams Costa Rica forward Bryan Ruiz, 28, on a free transfer, even though he has a year remaining on his contract at Craven Cottage.Daily Mail Stoke boss Mark Hughes is close to signing Liverpools Morocco winger Oussama Assaidi, 25, in a deal worth a potential £7m.Daily Telegraph OTHER GOSSIP Patrick Kluivert was Louis van Gaals assistant for the Dutch team Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa, 25, is looking forward to a new start at Manchester United under Louis van Gaal. Manchester Evening News Meanwhile former Netherlands striker Patrick Kluivert says he would relish the chance to again work alongside new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal in a coaching capacity. Fourfourtwo Liverpool vice-captain Daniel Agger, 29, insists he is focused on the season ahead with the club - despite ongoing speculation about his future. Liverpool Echo Southampton legend Matthew Le Tissier has urged wantaway centre-back Dejan Lovren - a £20m target for Liverpool - to apologise to the club and fans over his conduct, if he wants to stay at St Marys next season. Southern Daily Echo Sunderland will hold discussions over Alfred NDiayes future next week, with the 24-year-old midfielder reluctant to return to Real Betis. Sunderland Echo Everton midfielder James McCarthy, 23, has overcome an ankle problem and says he is raring to go again next season. Liverpool Echo New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal wants to get rid of Anderson, Javier Hernandez, Wilfried Zaha, Nani, Tom Cleverley, Chris Smalling and Bebe. Daily Star Ander Herrera almost joined Manchester United last summer Liverpool will not let Luis Suarezs move to Barcelona derail their title ambitions, insists boss Brendan Rodgers. Daily Mirror Manchester Uniteds £28.4m summer signing Ander Herrera, 24, is not at same level as Toni Kroos or Paul Pogba, says former Red Devils midfielder Nicky Butt. Daily Mail Swansea captain Ashley Williams missed the clubs opening pre-season match on their tour of the USA after flying home to attend a family matter. Daily Mail The president of the German Football Association (DFB) Wolfgang Niersbach has voiced his regret at the upset caused by the gaucho dance performed by six German players during their World Cup celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Marca BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Tony Puliss Crystal Palace beat GAK Graz 13-1 in a pre-season friendly in Austria on Wednesday, keeper Wayne Hennessey tweeting: Happy to get my first 45 mins in a pre-season friendly with a 13-1 win, lads were quality #cleansheet #cpfc Brad Guzan and friends at the golf course Team-mate Glenn Murray appeared to find the training tough, posting: Good end to a long hard weeks work in Austria! Running, bikes & mountains are not a good combo! #Preseason Aston Villa and USA keeper Brad Guzan had an interesting day on the golf course, while raising money for Ronald House Chicago. But US team-mate, Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore ,had a more conventional round as he took part in the ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic. Steven Gerrard stopped to play football with three kids on his way home Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge discovers one of his ancestors was a top sportsman, taking to social media to say: Turns out my grandads brother was the Jamaican table tennis champ way back. Guess sports really runs in the family. England captain Steven Gerrard, 34, was stopped on holiday by a group of boys who made him go in goal as they played football. After paying for the operations of 11 children in Brazil before the World Cup, Arsenal and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 25, wrote on Facebook that he has increased that figure to 23 - one for each member of his countys 23-man squad that won the World Cup. AND FINALLY Christoph Kramer did not know he was playing in the World Cup final after suffering concussion, referee Nicola Rizzoli has revealed. Fourfourtwo Fashion designer Wayne Hemmingway has urged Blackburn Rovers to ignore media mockery and put their kit promotion video - branded bizarre, cringeworthy and embarrassing by critics - back online. Lancashire Evening Telegraph Partick Thistle have launched their new away kit, with £3 from every kit sold going to the Breast Cancer Care charity. The Scotsman Croatian icon Zvonimir Boban says Portugals World Cup chances were hampered because Ronaldo loves himself. Soccerway Argentinas players have given a portion of their prize money for finishing runners-up in the World Cup to a cancer hospital. El Dia (in Spanish) Manchester Uniteds new away shirt appears to have accidentally gone on sale - before it has even been officially unveiled by the club. Manchester Evening News You can comment on the latest gossip
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