Wednesday 17 June 2015

Gossip/Aproko: De Gea, Pogba, Austin, Kovacic, Roberts, Babel

Manchester City are in a four-way battle to sign Juventus's 22-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba, who is valued at £60m. (Mirror)  
Barcelona have already opened talks with Juve over Pogba, according to a presidential candidate who says he will sign the Frenchman if elected at the Spanish club. (Sun - subscription required) 
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The Sun's back page leads on Chelsea's bid for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
If City miss out on Pogba, manager Manuel Pellegrini will turn to Aston Villa's 25-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph instead. (Telegraph) 
Meanwhile, City have agreed a deal to sign Fulham's 18-year-old forward Patrick Roberts. (ESPN) 
Chelsea have targeted Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 27, as a replacement for Petr Cech. (Telegraph) 
Arsenal have rejected a swap deal for Cech that would see midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain join Chelsea. The Gunners would prefer a cash-only deal worth £10m to sign the Blues' back-up goalkeeper. (Mirror) 
Manchester United's 24-year-old goalkeeper David De Gea appears certain to join Real Madrid, but Iker Casillas, 34, has hinted he is not ready to relinquish his role as the Spanish club's number one. (Manchester Evening News) 
Tottenham's resolve to keep Hugo Lloris could be tested if United make a £25m bid for the 28-year-old goalkeeper. (London Evening Standard) 
QPR have warned Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle that they will need to pay £15m to sign 25-year-old striker Charlie Austin. (Daily Express) 
Inter Milan have turned down an offer from Liverpool for 21-year-old midfielder Mateo Kovacic which included striker Mario Balotelli, 24, as a makeweight. (Talksport) 
Southampton are targeting Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson, 23, as a potential replacement for 24-year-old right-back Nathaniel Clyne, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool. (Guardian) 
Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood is keen on signing Hull City's midfielder Tom Huddlestone, 28, and winger Robbie Brady, 23. (Mirror) 
Everton still want to sign Tottenham's 28-year-old winger Aaron Lennon, despite closing in on a deal with Barcelona for wide player Gerard Deulofeu, 21. (Times - subscription required) 
Swansea want to sign former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel in a £2m deal with Turkish club Kasimpasa. The 28-year-old spent four years at Anfield between 2007 and 2011. (Sun - subscription required) 
West Brom have agreed a £1.5m fee with Wigan Athletic for 26-year-old winger James McClean. (Daily Mail) 

Best of social media

Calum Chambers
England's first game of the Euro U-21 Championships is against Portugal on Thursday
The European Under-21 Championships get under way on Wednesday and England and Arsenal defender Calum Chambers is ready to get going. The 20-year-old tweeted:  "Warm-up shot of us in the Czech Republic. Looking forward to our first game."
Charlie Austin has put to one side all the transfer speculation surrounding him to head to Ascot. The QPR striker has been tweeting  his tips as well as pictures of him rubbing shoulders with the great and the good of the horse racing world.

And finally

Rafael van der Vaart enjoyed a rapturous welcome from Real Betis fans after signing a three-year deal with the Spanish club. But perhaps nobody as as pleased as the 32-year-old midfielder's grandma, who only lives about 80 miles away and was reunited with the Dutchman. (ITV) 

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