Gossip column: Pedro, Pogba, Di Maria, Higuain, Stambouli

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Manchester City's attempts to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba are being held up over an issue with the 22-year-old France international's image rights. Pogba will also have to ask for a transfer request to push the move through. (Daily Star)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign forward Pedro, 27, from Barcelona and is willing to meet the Spain international's £22m buyout clause. (Sport - in Spanish)

Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Argentine winger Angel Di Maria from Manchester United but the French club's manager Laurent Blanc says a deal would be difficult for the 27-year-old due to competition from other clubs and the cost of the player. (L'Equipe - in French)

Manchester United are ready to block 24-year-old goalkeeper David De Gea's proposed move to Real Madrid unless a deal can be done before the club leaves for its tour of the USA. (Sun - subscription required)

The transfer of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City leads the back page of Monday's Daily Star

Southampton hope to sign Netherlands midfielder Jordy Clasie, 24, as a replacement for Manchester United-bound France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. (Sun - subscription required)

New boss Steve McClaren expects Newcastle to finish in the top eight of the Premier League after the club record £14.4m signing of Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 24, from PSV Eindhoven. (Guardian)

Arsenal's Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 26, has paid for 11 children to have life-saving surgery in Brazil. (Independent)

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has praised captain and England midfielder Fabian Delph, 25, for choosing to stay at Villa rather than join Manchester City. (Birmingham Mail)

Victor Valdes' agent says the Spanish goalkeeper wants to stay at Manchester United. The 33-year-old had been linked with a move to Turkish side Antalyaspor. (AS - in Spanish)

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis says he would sell Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who has been linked with Manchester and Arsenal if they meet the 27-year-old's £64.7m buy-out clause. (Daily Express)

QPR will pocket £9m from Raheem Sterling's imminent £49m transfer from Liverpool to Manchester City. The England winger, aged 20, was signed by Liverpool for £500,000 in 2010 but a 20% sell-on clause was part of the deal. (Daily Mail)

Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge believes the Reds are better off without Manchester City-bound Raheem Sterling and that £49m is overpriced for the England forward. (Skysports)

Benjamin Stambouli will become the second Tottenham player to join Watford this summer as the 24-year-old French midfielder is set to join the Hornets for £4m. (Mirror)

West Brom are interested in QPR winger Matt Phillips, 24, and are prepared to pay £10m for the Scotland international. Manager Tony Pulis is also keen on Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio, 25. (Mirror)

Iker Casillas' parents have blamed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez for the Spanish goalkeeper's departure to Porto. The 34-year-old's mother also labels the Portuguese side a second division team, adding that her son deserves better. (El Mundo - in Spanish)

Crystal Palace's Scott Dann is to sign new deal to stay at Selhurst Park. The 28-year-old English defender had been a target for Everton. (Croydon Advertiser)

Best of social media

Ramsey and Wilshere take a selfie with Ramsey and Wilshere

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has tweeted a picture of himself and team-mate Jack Wilshere in front of a plane covered in a giant image of the pair. Ramsey, who is travelling to Singapore for Arsenal's pre-season tour, added: "Bit surreal but very cool to see myself on the side of a plane."

Manchester United players past and present Rio Ferdinand and Daley Blind have paid tribute on social media to Robin van Persie, who is set to complete a move to Turkish side Fenerbahce.

Glen Johnson says his new club Stoke City are on the way up following his move from Liverpool. "Very happy to have signed for a good club going in the right direction!" he tweeted.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes the Anfield club has done good business in getting Manchester City to pay £49m for Raheem Sterling. "He is a very good young player but he has not yet hit the heights of an Owen, Rooney, Fowler or Giggs at this stage of his career," he said on Kicca.

And finally

A campaign has started in Turkey to send a heartbroken young Manchester United fan to watch his idol, Robin van Persie, who is reportedly close to joining Fenerbahce. It comes after a video of four-year-old Louis Diamond crying when he found out Van Persie could be joining the Turkish side went viral. (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City and Argentina defender Martin Demichelis, 34, married former Playboy model Evangelina Anderson, 32, his long-term partner and mother of their two children, at a ceremony in Buenos Aires on Saturday. (Daily Mail)