Gossip column: Wilshere, Koeman, Sane, Aubameyang, Payet, Laporte, Arnautovic

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England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 24, looked ahead to Thursday's Euro 2016 match against Wales by saying: "They don't like us - and we don't like them." (Daily Mirror), external

Ronald Koeman is finally expected to be confirmed as Everton's new manager on Tuesday. (Daily Mail), external

Germany winger Leroy Sane, 20, will join Manchester City from Schalke after Euro 2016. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Borussia Dortmund will tell City not to bid for FC Ufa's 19-year-old midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko if they want to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. City are in talks with Dortmund about signing striker Aubameyang, 26, but the German club are not willing to do a deal if City also move for Zinchenko. (Sun), external

French defender Aymeric Laporte, 22, has rejected the chance to join City and has signed a new contract with Athletic Bilbao. (Daily Mail), external

Former England and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman has told Gunners boss Arsene Wenger to "get" Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy, 29, as well as a central defender. (Daily Express), external

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Tuesday's Daily Mirror back page

Liverpool want to sign Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 27, in a £25m deal. (Sun), external

West Ham have told Chelsea they will not sell France playmaker Dimitri Payet, 29, for any price. (Daily Mirror), external

Stoke value Austria forward Marko Arnautovic at £13m, but that is unlikely to deter Everton from bidding for the 27-year-old. (Sun), external

Napoli will offer Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain a new deal worth £110,000 a week. The 28-year-old has been linked with Liverpool. (Rai Sport, via Talksport), external

Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez, 25, has been offered a new contract worth £100,000 a week as the Premier League champions try to keep him. (Daily Telegraph), external

Chelsea have asked Samuel Umtiti's agent about the availability of the 22-year-old Lyon defender. (Mundo Deportivo, via Metro), external

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Tuesday's back page of The Sun

West Ham will sign Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli, 26, on a free transfer. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to sign 26-year-old Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian, who is part of his Italy squad at Euro 2016. (Bleacher Report), external

Borussia Dortmund could decide to sell Henrikh Mkhitaryan by the end of this week, with Arsenal likely to be among the clubs keen to sign the 27-year-old Armenia forward. (London Evening Standard), external

New Manchester City signing Ilkay Gundogan, 25, expects to return from injury in late August or early September. (Manchester Evening News), external

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Portuguese midfielder Joao Carlos Teixeira, 23, says he is leaving Liverpool to pursue his "dream" with Porto. (Liverpool Echo), external

Brighton have assured fans they have no intention of selling Lewis Dunk - after turning down an offer for the 24-year-old centre-back. (Argus), external

Manchester United need someone to "energise them in the centre of the field", according to former midfielder Paul Ince. (Manchester Evening News), external

England manager Roy Hodgson is considering dropping Harry Kane, 22, for Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge, 26, when England face Wales on Thursday. (Daily Mirror), external

Or, Hodgson will resist the call to drop Tottenham forward Kane for England's second group match. (Daily Star), external

Hodgson's management style is holding England back and a Jose Mourinho team would have beaten Russia on Saturday, according to Rangers midfielder Joey Barton, 33. (Daily Mirror), external

Former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle, 25, says Germany team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger's "class is permanent" after the Manchester United midfielder, 31, scored in their win over Ukraine on Sunday. (Guardian), external

Brazil legend Pele is worried there are not enough "stars" in today's game, and says Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 31, is currently the best player in the world. (Daily Mail), external

The best of social media

Stoke forward Bojan Krkic posted a picture, external from Girona, the start of his Catalonia road trip.

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Bojan began his career at Barcelona

There were plenty of reasons for Manchester City midfielder David Silva and his Spain team-mates to celebrate after their 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic, including his 100th international cap.

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A happy Spain squad on their plane

And finally...

"This is awkward." Good friends and Tottenham team-mates Eric Dier and Dele Alli score a combined nine out of 10 in a quiz about each other, external - but who forgets the other's birthday?

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