Gossip column: Messi, Bojan, Khedira, Bender, Medel, Valencia

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WORLD CUP GOSSIP

Lionel Messi will captain Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final against Germany

The father of 27-year-old Argentina captain Lionel Messi says his son is suffering from exhaustion ahead of Sunday's World Cup final against Germany. Daily Telegraph

Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 27, thanked Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal for the help he has given him after the two nations' World Cup semi-final meeting. Van Gaal signed Romero when manager of Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in 2007. Guardian

Alejandro Sabella says he will step down as Argentina manager after the World Cup, regardless of the result of Sunday's World Cup final against Germany. Daily Mail

Germany's Thomas Muller is adamant his side will beat Argentina in Sunday's final and has been telling friends back in his home country they can continue with the celebration parties that have marked their team's progress in Brazil. Daily Telegraph

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will be allowed to invest the full proceeds of the £75m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona into the Reds' squad. The Times (subscription required)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is targeting Germany duo Sami Khedira, 27, and Lars Bender, 25, in his search for a defensive midfielder. Daily Telegraph

Chelsea are ready to hijack Wenger's move for Real Madrid midfielder Khedira. Daily Mirror

Crystal Palace are close to signing striker Fraizer Campbell after meeting a £600,000 buy-out clause in the 26-year-old's contract with Cardiff City. Guardian

The Daily Express back page leads on Luis Suarez's transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona

Palace have also made an £8m bid for Cardiff defender Steven Caulker, 22, who is set to turn down a move to Queens Park Rangers in favour of Selhurst Park. Daily Mirror

Newcastle are close to signing 24-year-old Monaco forward Emmanuel Riviere, who has also been linked with Arsenal, Stoke City and West Brom. Evening Chronicle

Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell is wanted by up to nine different Premier League clubs, including former club Everton, while Inter Milan, Valencia and Villarreal are also chasing the 23-year-old. The Sun (subscription required)

North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham are battling for the signature of QPR striker Loic Remy, 27, although Newcastle could still land the France international following his loan spell on Tyneside. Talksport

Stoke are closing in on the signing of 23-year-old Spanish forward Bojan Krkic from Barcelona. Daily Star

Serie A club Inter Milan are interested in signing Cardiff's 26-year-old Chilean defender Gary Medel.Sky Sports

Manchester United and Chelsea are competing for the signature of midfielder Alex Song, 26, with Barcelona ready to accept a bid of £20m. Daily Star

Newcastle have reached an agreement with Montpellier over the £13m transfer of 24-year-old attacking midfielder Remy Cabella from the French club. Daily Express

West Ham face competition from Sevilla and AC Milan in the race to sign Ecuador striker Enner Valencia from Mexican club Pachuca. Times (subscription required)

Chelsea are considering making a £7m bid for Paris St-Germain's 19-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot. Daily Express

OTHER GOSSIP

Brazil captain Thiago Silva has shared his favourite World Cup moments on Instagram

Tottenham's plans to build a new 56,000-capacity stadium received a boost as the club were given permission to develop their chosen site for the project. Independent

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta, 32, has dismissed speculation suggesting he is set to leave the club. Talksport

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw, 18, cut short his holiday by a week so he could arrive early for pre-season training at his new club.Independent

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has criticised Liverpool for talking "behind the club's back" to 25-year-old Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony about a transfer to Anfield.Daily Mail

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Brazil captain Thiago Silva has posted a picture with a selection of his favourite moments at this summer's World Cup on Instagram.

AND FINALLY

Brazil defender David Luiz received a heart-warming letter from a young fan, who told the 27-year-old not to be sad despite his nation's crushing 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany. Metro

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