FOOTBALL WHISPERS

ROSE STAYING WITH SPURS

DANNY ROSE will not be sold during this window. The 27-year-old has been fined by Tottenham after voicing concerns over the club’s recruitment and has interest from Chelsea and Manchester United but the club have no intention of selling this summer. A cardboard cut-out of PHILIPPE COUTINHO was taken out of the window of Liverpool’s city centre club shop, sparking rumours it was a sign Coutinho (below) was on his way out, but all the figures are being removed to prepare for the club’s new autumn fashion range which is being launched today. BURNLEYsent scouts to watch Lille striker Nicolas de Preville at Strasbourg yesterday but ended up watching him play in goal. He donned the gloves after keeper Mike Maignan was sent off in the 63rd minute with the match goalless. Lille lost 3-0.

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STOKE have opened talks over a possible deal for Paris Saint-Germain forward Jese Rodriguez. The 24-year-old, who made his name at Real Madrid, has rejected a move to Fiorentina in Italy.

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IN THE STANDS AT NANTES... Arsenal scout Brian McDermott, who was watching as the home side lost at home to Marseille on Saturday. The only goal of the game came from Marseille substitute Lucas Ocampos.

MBAPPE CLOSE TO PSG SWITCH

MONACO left KYLIAN MBAPPE (above) out of the side to play Dijon as Paris Saint-Germain prepare a £170million bid. Chelsea are expected to offer £20m for Leicester’s DANNY DRINKWATER. Everton will look to close a £45m deal for GYLFI SIGURDSSON this week, freeing up GARETH BARRY to join West Brom and allowing JAMES McCARTHY to go to Newcastle.