Thursdays gossip column Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wants to bolster his defence with a £10m January bid for Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi, the 22-year-old Netherlands international. Manchester City have joined a long list of teams, including Bayern Munich and Arsenal, who are chasing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 25. Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, 27, was left out of the starting line-up for the second successive game amid speculation Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have submitted offers for the Spain international. Kevin Strootman, 24, is expected to make his long-awaited return to action for a Roma reserve team this weekend in a move that could boost Manchester Uniteds prospects of signing the Netherlands midfielder in January Real Madrid are preparing a £20m offer for Tottenham goalkeeper and French national team captain Hugo Lloris, 27. Lille manager Rene Girard has ruled out the possibility of an exchange between the French club and Liverpool for strikers Mario Balotelli, 24, and Divock Origi, 19. Schalke have rejected rumours that they are pursuing Bayern Munichs 23-year-old Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, who has also been linked with Tottenham Juventus have joined Manchester United and Liverpool in the race for Cruzeiro midfielder Everton Ribeiro, 25. Former Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino says he is unsure if Argentine striker Lionel Messi will reach his best level again.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:17:58 +0000
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