Rumour reel: Barcelona target Arsenal striker

Man Utd to bid £90m for Bale

While that is all going on, Jose Mourinho is keeping his cards close to his chest over at Old Trafford, but he’s expected to make his move this week. It has been a poorly guarded secret that The Special One wants a big name transfer this summer, aimed at boosting his side’s chances of adding the Champions League to the Europa League, and Gareth Bale is now the front-runner. According to some sections of the press, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that the Welshman is falling down the pecking order at Real Madrid, if he admits it or not. Mourinho will offer last season’s Champions League winner a bit of security, slapping down a £90m bid to take him back to England. The 28-year-old attacker has already said he’s happy in Spain, but would listen to what Jose has to say. Sticking with United, and Marouane Fellaini has agreed to sign for Turkish side Galatasaray.

O’Halloran is a Saint again

In Scotland, Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha has managed to offload another of last year’s duds, at least for now. The new gaffer never really took to Michael O’Halloran, and the 26-year-old Glaswegian has been allowed to move back to former club St Johnstone, on loan until January. The Gers paid The Saints £500,000 for O’Halloran last year, but he has struggled to cement a regular place in the starting line-up, and was involved in a number of training ground disagreements with Caixinha. The former Bolton forward will be hoping to impress in Perth and relaunch his career before it’s too late.

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