Tuesdays Gossip Column WORLD CUP GOSSIP Some supporters in Rio reckon they are safer staying in the favelas than the expensive hotels of the Copacabana.Guardian (external) The president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has offered to double the bonuses of the national team if they beat Greece on Tuesday to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time. Guardian (external) Uruguays Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 28, has repeated his claim that he is not respected by the English media. Daily Mirror (external) Netherlands World Cup defender Ron Vlaar, 29, is being tracked by Queens Park Rangers following uncertainty over his future at Aston Villa.Birmingham Mail (external) TRANSFER GOSSIP Rio Ferdinand has agreed to join Queens Park Rangers after 12 years at Manchester United. The former England defender, 35, will link up with Harry Redknapp, the manager who gave him his first start at West Ham. Daily Mail (external) Standard Liege forward Michy Batshuayi is likely to snub Swansea Arsenal and Manchester United target Angel Di Maria, 26, admits he is not sure whether he will be at Real Madrid next season.Daily Express (external) Southamptons new boss Ronald Koeman has rattled Manchester United by increasing the price tag on England left-back Luke Shaw, 18, by £10m to £40m.Daily Mail (external) Chelsea will not allow Romelu Lukaku to go on loan next season. The Belgium striker, 21, has spent the last two seasons at West Brom and Everton.Daily Express (external) Sunderlands former Manchester United defender John OShea, 33, is happy to stay on Wearside despite speculation linking him with Spurs. Sunderland Echo (external) Inter Milan are ready to pay £12m for Manchester Uniteds Portugal winger Nani, 27.Daily Star (external) Standard Lieges Belgian forward Michy Batshuayi, 20, is set to snub Swansea and join French side Marseille. Walesonline (external) West Brom have rejected a second bid by Derby for midfielder George Thorne, 21.Birmingham Mail (external) Norwich are close to signing Palermos Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty, 26.Metro (external) OTHER GOSSIP Manchester Uniteds midfield trio Michael Carrick, 32, Darren Fletcher, 30, and Tom Cleverley, 24, must wait to see if they figure in the plans of new boss Louis van Gaal with their contracts up for renewal in 2015. Manchester Evening News (external) Luis Suarezs father-in-law Gustavo Balbi says the Liverpool striker has nothing left to prove in the Premier League and should move to Spain. Liverpool Echo (external) AND FINALLY A company producing World Cup memorabilia has placed an image of US president Barack Obama instead of Manchester Uniteds England defender Chris Smalling on 2,000 mugs. Mirror
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