Simon Stone
BBC Sport

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Manchester United have agreed a fee in the region of £75m for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku.

United are understood to have been pursuing Lukaku for most of the summer.

They now will not be pursuing their interest in Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata.

The move for Lukaku is not connected to talks aimed at taking Wayne Rooney to Everton.

United hope to conclude the deal by Sunday.

Wycombe have gone back to the 90's when keeper kits had mad patterns on them.

PLEASE someone wear one of these in the stands....

BBC Sport app users check out Wycombe's keeper's kit by clicking oh the link

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Germany have returned to the top of the Fifa rankings for the first time since being knocked off the top spot exactly two years ago.

The newly crowned Confederations Cup champions have overtaken Brazil and leapfrogged Argentina.

England stay put in 13th, Wales are down seven places in 20th and Northern Ireland are up six places to 22nd. Scotland, meanwhile, go up three spots to 58th.

If not, prepare to cringe...

If you did manage to get through a snippet the video, you will see he chose the Ben E. King classic "Stand by me" for his initiation song at his new club...

Which sparked discussion amongst our team here at BBC Sport towers...

What would be the most appropriate songs for footballers to sing at their hypothetical initiations?

We came up with the following suggestions...

• If Wayne Rooney DOES head back to his boyhood club, Everton, he could belt out a rendition of John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'?
• Joe Hart, should he make a move this year, could treat his new team mates to 'Slow hands' by Niall Horan.... (too harsh?)Send us your suggestions using the #bbcsportsday or text to 81111.

There must be a good reason for the former Manchester United midfielder Memphis Depay to be wearing this mask...

Tony Lewis (cricket) - former Glamorgan and England captain and broadcaster, turns 79.

Georgi Kinkladze (football) - former Manchester City and Georgia midfielder, is 44 today.

Mary Peters (athletics) - 1972 Olympic pentathlon champion,celebrates her 78th birthday.

Rory Delap (soccer) - former Stoke and Republic of Ireland midfielder and Derby County U21 manager, is 41.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport

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Burnley have agreed a fee that could reach £3m for Stoke City’s Republic of Ireland forward Jon Walters.

Walters, 33, has spent seven years at Stoke, scoring 43 goals in 226 Premier League appearances.

Burnley had one offer turned down last week.

Walters still has a year left on his contract but is thought to be keen to link up with Burnley manager Sean Dyche.

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The Mirror , externalsays Gunners forward Alexis Sanchez is demanding £400,000 a week in wages to stay at the club, an increase of £125,000 a week on his current deal.

Can you imagine if that worked in everyday life...?

Me: I DEMAND a pay rise!

My BBC boss: Get out.

Me: Ok.

According to The Argus, , externalBrighton have their sights on Chelsea attacker Izzy Brown. The 20-year-old, who helped Huddersfield to promotion last year, is also attracting interest from Southampton.

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According to The Mirror, , externalChelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah is in talks about a £5m move to Watford, where he spent the 2012-13 season on loan.

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French publication Le10 Sport, external claim Paris St-Germain are ready to make a £70m move for Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

The 25-year-old scored 13 goals in the Premier League last season and is a favourite among the fans on the Kop...

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You come here for the football gossip and who are we to deny you of that...

The Guardian

The early edition of The Guardian reportsBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has named an unchanged side for the deciding Test against New Zealand.

It means they will field the same starting XV in consecutive Tests for the first time since 1993.

Sam Warburton again captains the side from the blind-side flank.

Victory on Saturday at Eden Park - where New Zealand have not lost since 1994 - would give the Lions only their second ever series win in New Zealand.

The later edition of the paper reports on the latest "Fancy Bears" hack of athlete blood passports which includes British Olympic champion Mo Farah. More on that in a moment...

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The Times

The Times report yesterday's British brilliance at Wimbledon is the first time four Brits have reached the third round since 1997 and the best performance from British women in 31 years.

'Sportsday points' if you can name the four British players who reached the third round in 1997...

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The Daily Mail

I'm really not sure what the exclamation mark is for...

But The Daily Mail appear to think it's amusing - they say Manchester United are ready to hijack Romelu Lukaku's £100m move to Chelsea.

BBC Sport's Simon Stone believes the 24-year-old was on a list of forward options Mourinho gave to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward before the end of last season.

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The Sun

It was a cracking day for the Brits at Wimbledon yesterday with Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Aljaz Bedene heading into the third round before Andy Murray had even stepped onto Centre Court.

Could have been a tad awkward if he hadn't won...

But he did. It was fine.

AND he wants them to all keep going...

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Daily Mirror

I am sure some of you are thinking, 'goodness me, the Summer break has taken it's toll on Wayne Rooney'...

The picture of the man on the back page of The Mirror this morning is as many of you will know, Paul Stretford - Wayne Rooney's agent and adviser.

Stretford met Everton chairman Bill Kenwright in London on yesterday amid speculation over the forward's Manchester United future.

We, here at BBC Sport, understand there is increased momentum behind a deal to take Rooney back to Goodison Park.

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Welcome to Thursday's Sportsday.

We are almost a week into July and the Summer has decided to come back to us.

Delightful.

So throw off the duvet, throw open the curtains, let the breeze in and take a deep breath...

Then go and take an antihistamine - you can't be breathing in all that pollen.

Settle in for another day of world-class tennis and a flurry of transfer deals while we have a glance at this morning's back pages...