Saturday 29th July 2017
AS Monaco rejected a third Arsenal bid for Thomas Lemar, 21, leaving the Gunners increasingly frustrated at not landing their target
Daily Telegraph
Meanwhile, the Gunners fear Alexis Sanchez, 28, is trying to force his way out of the club by claiming he has a dose of ‘man flu’…
Daily Mail
…but Manchester City‘s out-of-favour goalkeeper, Claudio Bravo, 35, will welcome Alexis with open arms, a contract for £320k per week and a cup of hot Lemsip if he leaves the Emirates.
Metro
Southampton believe they can persuade rebellious Dutch centre back Virgil Van Dijk, 25, to stay at the club by reintegrating him back into the squad
Daily Telegraph
West Ham United will reject any bid from Liverpool for Manuel Lanzini, 24, but it’s unclear if they will accept offers from other clubs.
Evening Standard
Leeds United and Swansea City didn’t take any notice of the lack of goals scored by Alvaro Negredo, 31, at Middlesbrough and are both keen on the Valencia striker.
Daily Mirror
Manchester United are set to offer Ander Herrera, 27, a new deal to ward off any interest from Barcelona in the midfielder, after Jose Mourinho found out garlic and crucifixes only ward off vampires.
Daily Express
Liverpool saw the footage of Naby Keita, 22, involved in a training ground spat earlier this week and decided that a £70m footballer ought to be able to tackle properly so they won’t be bidding again for the Guinea international this summer so RB Leipzig can rest easy.
Daily Mirror
