TRANSFER GOSSIP
Everton are hopeful of completing a £4m deal for Bosnia World Cup star Muhamed Besic, 21, after a breakthrough in talks with Hungary side Ferencvaros. Liverpool EchoMonaco striker Emmanuel Riviere, 24, has arrived on Tyneside hoping to wrap up a £6m move to Newcastle United. Newcastle Chronicle
Manchester United's swoop for £35m midfielder Arturo Vidal caused furious Juventus boss Antonio Conte to leave his job. The Sun (subscription only)
Liverpool defender Kolo Toure, 33, is wanted by Turkish side Trabzonspor. Daily Mail
Besiktas want Chelsea striker Demba Ba, 29, on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal next summer but the Blues would prefer to sell the Senegal striker now. Daily Mirror
Swansea City have rejected Liverpool's £8m offer for Wales defender Ben Davies, 21. Daily Telegraph
West Brom have turned down a £1.5m bid from Burnley for Craig Dawson, 24, with Baggies' manager Alan Irvine saying that he wants the defender to stay at The Hawthorns. Birmingham Mail
AC Milan have made an approach to sign Manchester United and Portugal winger Nani, 27. Football Italia
Manchester United have taken highly rated Benfica youngsters Joao Filipe, 15, who has been dubbed 'the new Cristiano Ronaldo', and goalkeeper Joao Virginia, also 15, on trial. Skysports.com
Aston Villa's hopes of signing midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng, 25, hang in the balance with Swansea eager to hand him a new deal. Express
OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has turned down the Brazil job. Manchester Evening NewsUruguay are in line to host the World Cup before England even come under consideration. Daily Mail
England's Jack Wilshere, 22, has been urged to get his act together by former Arsenal boss George Graham after the midfielder was pictured with a cigarette in his hand. Daily Mirror
Hull City boss Steve Bruce accepts he has been forced to pay a premium in the transfer market this summer by choosing to pursue young British players. Hull Daily Mail
Luis Suarez will still be playing in red next season despite his imminent transfer from Liverpool after Barcelona unveiled a new crimson away shirt. Daily Mirror
Meanwhile Suarez, 27, nearly left Liverpool 12 months ago to join Real Madrid. Daily Star
Southampton have offered Jay Rodriguez a bumper new five-year contract to fend off interest from Liverpool and Tottenham. The Sun (subscription only)
Germany's World Cup winning star and Bayern Munich midfielder Mario Gotze, 22, almost joined Arsenal in 2011. Daily Express
Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool have acquired one of Europe's most exciting young talents in new £20m signing Lazar Markovic, 20, from Benfica. Liverpool Echo
Chelsea's £32m new striker Diego Costa, 25, saying he is relishing the fight with Fernando Torres to become the club's number one striker. Express
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster compared his kit to Barney the purple dinosaur after Celtic's Champions League win over KR Reykjavik.Rio Ferdinand has been busy in the house following his return from Brazil, tweeting: "Just finished a massive clear out....some horrific garments being thrown out".
Manchester City tweeted a picture of Spanish duo Javi Garcia and Alvaro Negredo trying their hand at a spot of gardening before training.
Hull City captain Curtis Davies posted a picture of swimming legend Michael Phelps to celebrate winning silver in a relay race at Hull Swimming Club.
Newcastle youngster Adam Campbell tweeted 'What a start for the big man!" in reference to Siem de Jong's goalscoring debut for the Magpies in their 2-1 pre-season friendly at Oldham Athletic.
Norwich midfielder Leroy Fer tweeted a picture from his holiday in Curacao after helping the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup.
Michael Owen proudly shown off a new addition to the family.
AND FINALLY
Manchester United stars had better think twice before they ask for any time off this season, with new manager Louis van Gaal saying: "Holidays are for wimps." Daily MirrorLiverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard, 34, put a stressful couple of months behind him as he chilled out on the beach in Ibiza with wife Alex, 31, and their three girls. Daily Mirror
Former BBC Sport football analyst Alan Hansen says the biggest mistake of his media career was suggesting that Arsenal and England forward Theo Walcott did not have a "football brain". Daily Telegraph
Lukas Podolski shouted out 'Arsenal' when Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, was asked which club he would play for next season at a public reception for Germany's World Cup win. Daily Mirror
Pop star Nicole Scherzinger changed the lyrics of the Pussycat Dolls' hit single "Don't' Cha", to praise Manchester United striker Robin van Persie. Daily Star
