Manchester United confident of Cristiano Ronaldo return? Transfer gossip and news from Friday's papers

2 Aug 2013 08:47

PLUS: Wayne Rooney could be set to hand in a transfer request and Gareth Bale will not play for Tottenham again

Old Trafford bound? Cristiano Ronaldo could be set for a Manchester United return

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The transfer window is now officially up and running and the gossip is set to go into overdrive over the next two months.
Here are the latest rumours from the day's papers and beyond.

Transfer stories and gossip from today's Daily Mirror

Real Madrid say they have agreed a £105m fee with Sours for Gareth Bale. But the Londoners say the deal isn't done as the clubs must still agree on which Real players will move in the opposite direction.
Liverpool have made official offer of £21.8millon for Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa - enough to trigger a buy-out clause in the forward's contract.
Everton are so angry over the way Manchester United hired away manager David Moyes, it will take a massive bid to convince them to sell full-back Leighton Baines to the champions.
Barcelona are turning back to Liverpool's Daniel Agger in their search for a centre-half after being scared off by Chelsea's £40m valuation of David Luiz.

Transfer stories and gossip from other papers and websites

Manchester United are increasingly confident of signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid - and have spent the last 12 days negotiating a deal. (Daily Star)
Gareth Bale will not play for Tottenham again and only did five minutes of a light workout yesterday. (Daily Star)

Time to request? Wayne Rooney could call time on his Manchester United career

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 Wayne Rooney is ready to walk away from Manchester United - if the fans turn against him during next week's Rio Ferdinand testimonial. (The Sun)
And the England striker could be considering handing in a transfer request to help engineer a move to Chelsea. (The Times)
West Ham are keen on a move for Werder Bremen's striker Marko Arnautovic. (Daily Mail)

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