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Tottenham to sign £4m defender Dier

Tottenham agree to sign Sporting Lisbon's England Under-21 defender Eric Dier for £4m, subject to a medical.

Friday's gossip column

Arsenal will have to spend £32m on Quintero, Napoli confirm Fellaini interest, Liverpool's double swoop, plus more.

Torres dodges Chelsea axe

FERNANDO TORRES appears to have dodged the Chelsea axe again after manager Jose Mourinho said he will feature in his plans for the coming season.

Always look on the bright side: Southampton looking up despite player exodus

THE Southampton coach pulled in to Amex Stadium last night and first off was a jaunty Ronald Koeman, who was happy to sign autographs for the handful of waiting fans.

AS Trencin 0 Hull 0: Tom Huddlestone in spot of bother

TOM HUDDLESTONE squandered the chance to give Hull victory on their Europa League debut with a missed a penalty at the Stadion pod Dubnom last night.

Louis van Gaal gave me the push says Barcelona's Gerard Piqué

BARCELONA defender Gerard Piqué gave a unique insight into Louis van Gaal's motivational methods when he revealed how the Manchester United coach shoved him to the ground as a young boy and told him he would never be a top footballer.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew looking to offload Ben Arfa but still after Loic Remy

NEWCASTLE UNITED manager Alan Pardew is pondering a move for Loic Remy, while hoping Hatem Ben Arfa is quickly shipped out of Tyneside as their war of words escalated yesterday.

Can Big Brother-style surveillance make Manchester United champions again?

JONNY EVANS believes Louis Van Gaal's Big Brother-style surveillance techniques will help Manchester Untied "think" their way back to the top.

AS Trencin 0 Hull 0: Huddlestone in spot of bother as Hull crumble

TOM HUDDLESTONE squandered the chance to give Hull victory on their Europa League debut with a missed a penalty at the Stadion pod Dubnom last night.