TRANSFER GOSSIP *Yaya Toure will remain at Manchester City this summer, according to his father. Last month the Ivory Coast internationals agent Dimitri Seluk claimed the 31-year-old wanted to leave as the midfielder felt the club had not paid enough attention to his birthday. *Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes a £27m deal for Barcelonas Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, is close to completion. Mourinho will allow Petr Cech, 32, to leave Stamford Bridge in order to offer Belgium international Thibaut Courtois, 22, who has spent the last three seasons on loan at Atletico Madrid, regular first-team football. *Real Madrid want £24.1m for Arsenal target Alvaro Morata but may accept between £14.5m and £20m if a buy-back clause is included in the deal. The Spanish forward, 21, has a year left on his contract and is also wanted by Juventus, Inter Milan and Wolfsburg. *Jose Mourinho is willing to allow midfielder Ramires to leave Chelsea for Real Madrid if the Brazilian, 27, can be used as part of a deal for Luka Modric, 28. *Real Sociedads Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, 31, is set to reject a move to Arsenal in order to join Barcelona to provide competition to new signing Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. *Benficas Argentina striker Nicolas Gaitans agent has suggested he could leave Lisbon this summer. The 26-year-old has been linked with Manchester United, Tottenham and Zenit St Petersburg. Daily Express *Arsenal have held talks with Gremio over Brazilian centre-back Bressan, 21, as Arsene Wenger looks to boost his defensive options. *New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is considering a £20m move for Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 29, after missing out on team mate Thomas Muller, 24. *Atletico Madrid will demand the full £24m release clause for 29-year-old central-defender Miranda who is a target for Manchester United. *Portos defensive midfielder Fernando, 26, has cut short his holiday to seal a £16m move to Premier League champions Manchester City. *Manchester United are ready to go all out with a £56m bid for Paris St-Germains Edinson Cavani. The Red Devils are also open to offering Wayne Rooney as an exchange offer for the 27 year-old Uruguay striker. *Paris St-Germains 27 year-old Brazilian midfielder Jeremy Menez, 27, out of contract with the French club, has joined AC Milan. *Manchester United have offered a £24m four-year contract to Atletico Madrids 29-year-old defender Miranda. *Arsenal and Tottenham-target Alexander Pato has hinted at a possible return to Italy to play for Napoli. The 24-year-old forward currently plays for Brazilian side Sao Paulo FC. Corriere (in Italian) AND FINALLY Thousands watched Argentina train in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday and Lionel Messi was confronted by a pitch invader who was a lookalike for Brazil legend Ronaldinho.
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