Monday's gossip column
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Robert Lewandowski could be set for a shock move to the Premier
League after Borussia Dortmund refused to sell him to Bayern Munich. The
24-year-old Poland striker has been strongly linked with Manchester
United.
Robert Lewandowski helped Borussia Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claims
28-year-old forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been linked with a return
to Manchester United, wants to commit his future to the Spanish club.
Fiorentina's 23-year-old forward Stevan Jovetic, who is reported to be a target for Arsenal, wants to join Juventus.
Real Madrid's sporting director Zinedine Zidane says
his club will have to break the world transfer record - which currently
stands at £80m - to land Tottenham's 23-year-old attacker Gareth Bale.
Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler says
his old club should keep 24-year-old forward Andy Carroll, who has been
linked with West Ham, as the squad is short in terms of numbers.
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway is set to pip
Celtic in the battle for Portugal Under-20 striker Amido Balde, who
seemed set for a £2.5m move to Scotland.
GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)
Manchester City are willing to offer AC Milan £21m plus Carlos Tevez, 29, for striker Stephan El Shaarawy, 20.
Stephan El Shaarawy was named Serie A young player of the year in 2012
Paris St-Germain captain Thiago Silva, 28, has pledged
his future to the French champions and said he would like to see
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, 27, join the club next season.
Juventus director general Guiseppe Marotta
has met executives from Real Madrid to discuss the signing of Gonzalo
Higuain, 25. The Argentine striker is also wanted by Arsenal.
Turkish side Besiktas are considering a move for forward Ronaldinho, 34, currently of Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro.
OTHER GOSSIP
Jose Mourinho, who will be officially
unveiled as Chelsea manager on Monday, did more harm than good to
Spanish football during his three years in charge of Real Madrid,
according to Barcelona's 29-year-old midfielder Andres Iniesta.
Former Chelsea FA Cup winner Gus Poyet is backing
50-year-old Mourinho to repeat the success from his first spell at
Stamford Bridge.
Former Tottenham and Arsenal defender Sol
Campbell, who won 73 caps for England, claims English football is in
disarray because young players think they are already world stars who no
longer have anything to prove.
Full story: Daily Star
Andreas Weimann scored seven times in 30 Premier League appearances during 2012-13
Aston Villa striker Andreas Weimann, 21, is to sign a new and improved three-year contract with the club.
Argentina international forward Franco Di
Santo, 24, winger Albert Crusat, 31, and defenders Adrian Lopez, 26, and
Ronnie Stam, 28, are to leave Wigan Athletic following their relegation
from the Premier League.
AND FINALLY
Stoke City's Bosnia and Herzegovina
goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 25, has been voted 'Idol of the Nation' to end
Edin Dzeko's three-year reign after helping put his country in a strong
position towards qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
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