Transfer gossip: Remy, Vidal, Blind, Song, Falcao

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

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Arsenal have made a £12m offer for Borussia Dortmund's Greece centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos, 26. (Daily Mail) 
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is trying to buy Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, and Ajax defender Daley Blind, 24, before the transfer window closes on 1 September. (Daily Mirror) 
United will have to pay £20m to sign Netherlands international Blind from the Eredivisie club with Ajax director of football Marc Overmars demanding "the absolute top price". (Sun - subscription required) 
Daily Star
Daily Star's back page
The Old Trafford club want a pay-as-you-play deal for Vidal due to concerns about his right knee. (Daily Mirror) 
Liverpool are still pushing to sign ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, 26, who is currently at Barcelona. (Metro) 
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out moves for three strikers: Manchester United's Danny Welbeck, 23, Monaco's Radamel Falcao, 28, and former Birmingham man Nikola Zigic, 33. (London24.com) 
Manchester United will bid for £24m-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, as Louis van Gaal looks to offload Welbeck, Tom Cleverley, 25, and Shinji Kagawa, 25. (Daily Telegraph) 
Cleverley is ready to wait until his contract ends to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer next summer. (Independent) 
Hull are close to a £10m deal for Palermo's Uruguay international striker Abel Hernandez, 24. (Hull Daily Mail) 
Roma are set to make a move for Newcastle's Italian full-back Davide Santon, 23, before Monday's transfer deadline. (talkSPORT) 
Sunderland have made a £6m bid to sign Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, from Celtic after Atletico Madrid's Toby Alderweireld, 25, rejected a move to the Black Cats. (Times - subscription required) 
Crystal Palace are competing with Leicester to sign Wigan's Scotland midfielder James McArthur, 26. (Sun - subscription required) 
Newcastle have renewed their interest in France striker Loic Remy, 27, who spent last season on loan with the Magpies. (Newcastle Chronicle) 
Abel Hernandez
Hull target Hernandez made two substitute appearances for Uruguay at the World Cup
Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero, 39, has agreed to join Indian Super League Delhi Dynamos after his contract with Sydney FC expires in January, according to Sky Sport Italia. (Football Italia) 
Sevilla want to sign Southampton's Uruguay forward Gaston Ramirez. The 23-year-old cost the Saints £12m two years ago but has not featured in the club's first two league matches of the season. (Sun - subscription required) 
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, 32, is on the verge of joining German champions Bayern Munich for £8m. (Guardian) 
Milwall are interested in taking Watford's Sweden international striker Mathias Ranegie, 30, on loan. (Watford Observer) 
Blackpool manager Jose Riga is targeting four more new signings to bolster his slim squad before the transfer deadline. (Blackpool Gazette) 

OTHER GOSSIP

The Sun back page
The Sun back page
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25, believes his side can become the first team to win the Champions League in successive years. No side has won the tournament two years in a row since the competition changed from the European Cup in 1992. (Daily Mail) 
Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 25, could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his hamstring in training. (Sun - subscription required) 
Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson, 30, insists he is relaxed about his contract situation despite looking increasingly likely to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the season. (Liverpool Echo) 
Former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams, 47, says playing three at the back will not work for Louis van Gaal at Manchester United because it does not fit the club's attacking philosophy. (Daily Telegraph) 
MK Dons manager and Liverpool fan Karl Robinson received congratulations messages from Reds manager Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher after the League One club knocked Manchester United out of the Capital One Cup . (Sun - subscription required) 

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