Gossip column: Clyne, Ramos, Vidal, Benteke, Turan, Borini

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England right-back Nathaniel Clyne, 24, will complete a £12.5m move from Southampton to Liverpool on Monday. (Liverpool Echo), external

Manchester City have joined rivals Manchester United in wanting to buy Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29. (Mirror), external

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 28, appears set to join Arsenal this summer. (Daily Telegraph), external

Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 24, is set to move to West Ham in a transfer worth £8m. (Sun, subscription required), external

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The back page of the Daily Star

But Borini could also be part of the deal to take striker Christian Benteke, 24, to Liverpool as could Rickie Lambert, 33. (Independent), external

Manchester United may make a second offer for Sergio Ramos after Real Madrid rejected their first bid of £28.3m. (Manchester Evening News), external

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has expressed his interest in signing Chelsea's 23-year-old midfielder Oscar. (London Evening Standard), external

Chelsea are among the clubs linked with a move for Atletico Madrid attacking midfielder Arda Turan after the 28-year-old said his agent was talking to "three or four clubs". (Daily Mail), external

Newcastle United want to sign West Ham winger Stewart Downing, 30, but face competition from Sunderland and Leicester City. (Daily Express), external

Manchester United's promise of guaranteed first-team football could see them signing Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, from Bayern Munich.(Times, subscription required)., external

Former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has urged current number one David De Gea, 24, to reject Real Madrid and become a United legend. (Sun, subscription required), external

Tottenham's record signing Erik Lamela, 23, who joined for £30m two summers ago is set to leave the club and is in talks with at least one Italian club, understood to be Juventus. (Mirror), external

Liverpool have submitted a fresh bid for Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi after having already seen a £10.6m bid rejected for the 25-year-old. (Daily Star), external

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The front page of the Guardian's sports section

Everton say 26-year-old right-back Seamus Coleman, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, is not for sale. (Liverpool Echo), external

Arsenal would have won the Premier League last season if they were managed by Jose Mourinho, according to former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino. (Sky Sports), external

Monaco have told Tottenham to double their offer to £16m if they want left winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, 21. (Daily Star), external

Newcastle United want to sign Schalke defender Joel Matip, 23, but have decided against a move for Aston Villa centre-half Ron Vlaar, 30. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Former QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt, 26, has claimed some QPR players care more about money than winning. (Sun, subscription required), external

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba, 30, has rejected a move to West Brom and will instead join Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua for £11m from Turkish side Besiktas. (Guardian), external

Cardiff City and Reading want to sign Hull City and Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Quinn, 29. (Wales Online), external

Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans believes forward Raheem Sterling, 20, is certain to leave Anfield this summer. Evans says the Reds would not have signed five new players if they were not going to receive the money from Sterling's transfer. (Talksport), external

Best of social media

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Patrick Kluivert (far right) with his family as the Jackson 5

Former Newcastle striker Patrick Kluivert posts a picture on Instagram, external of him and his family dressed up as the Jackson 5 for a fancy dress party.

Former Aston Villa striker Andreas Weimann is excited about his move to Derby. On Sunday, he wrote on Twitter:, external "Back to England after a nice family holiday in Portugal - can't wait to get started at my new club tomorrow. #nextchapter."

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie posts a picture on Instagram, external of him, United team-mate Daley Blind, Netherlands team-mate Stefan de Vrij and Italy international Andrea Pirlo relaxing in a swimming pool. Van Persie said: "With the lads and The Maestro Pirlo, the coolest player around."

The Major League Soccer Twitter account posts a picture, external of Pirlo at the New York City FC v New York Red Bulls match to increase speculation that the 36-year-old Juventus midfielder is set to join Frank Lampard at New York City FC.

And finally

Liverpool midfield duo Jordan Henderson and Lucas Leiva wore wigs, hats and fake glasses to surprise some of the Reds fans who were shopping in the club shop. (Metro), external

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher must suffer the forfeit of wearing a Manchester United shirt after losing a bet with Gary Neville that relates to Tottenham midfielder Paulinho. (Independent), external