Mondays Rags and Transfer Goss

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Latest Paper Gossip (Monday August 10


THE SUN
•Louis van Gaal is poised to sign Lucas Biglia for £17.5million this week - and keep on spending.
•Manchester City plan to push ahead with their bid for £45million-rated Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne this week.
•Middlesbrough have agreed a £2million deal for Leicester goal machine David Nugent.
•Jose Mourinho has had another dig at the Chelsea board over the £10million sale of Petr Cech to title rivals Arsenal.
•Tony Pulis cannot guarantee Saido Berahino will end the transfer window at West Brom.
•Watford are set to hand striker Alessandro Diamanti another shot in the Premier League this week.
•Bournemouth have had a £500,000 bid accepted for Barnsley teenager Mason Holgate.

DAILY MIRROR
•Manchester United are eyeing a fresh move for Harry Kane.
•Tony Pulis insists he still wants Saido Berahino to lead West Brom's attack - despite lining up Salomon Rondon as their new record signing.
•Watford will hand Italian striker Alessandro Diamanti another shot in the Premier League this week.
•West Ham summer target Marcelo Bielsa quit as Marseille coach just one game into the new season.
•QPR will move again for Bolton defender Tim Ream with an improved £1.75million offer.
•Bournemouth have had a £500,000 bid accepted for Barnsley teenager Matt Holgate.

DAILY MAIL
•Manchester City are confident of tying up a £46million deal for Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne by the time they face Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

DAILY STAR
•Tony Pulis admits he cannot guarantee Saido Berahino won't end the transfer window as a Manchester City player.

DAILY EXPRESS
•John Stones has been told he is facing a "test of his character" as Chelsea prepare to launch a fresh bid for the Everton defender by upping their offer to £30m.
•Louis Van Gaal could still buy three more players before the end of the transfer window in a bid to improve Manchester United's title credentials.
•Arsene Wenger has questioned whether Arsenal will become Premier League champions should they sign Karim Benzema.

THE TELEGRAPH
•Manchester City were on Sunday preparing to lodge a £46m bid for Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne in an attempt to add the Belgian midfielder to Manuel Pellegrini's squad in time for Sunday's clash with Chelsea at the Etihad.
•Stoke hope to secure the £12 million signing of Xherdan Shaqiri after the Swiss international attended Sunday's Premier League fixture with Liverpool.

THE GUARDIAN
•Everton are braced for a third bid from Chelsea for their defender John Stones and could miss out on a deal for Xherdan Shaqiri due to Stoke City's ability to offer the midfielder a permanent exit from Internazionale.