FOOTBALL RUMOURS: Man City and Barca battle for Pogba, Gueye heading to Villa

Manchester City have fallen behind Barcelona in the race to sign Juventus star Paul Pogba, according to the Daily Mail

The Daily Telegraph report Chelsea could be about to bid £8 million for Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, while Christian Benteke is set to sign for Liverpool according to TalkSport

Toby Alderweireld is the subject of a bidding war between Spurs and Southampton, the latter being where he spent last season on loan. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is urgently trying to tie up the deal according to the London Evening Standard

The Mirror claim Manchester United might have to pay £70 million for Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos, the same paper also claiming Xherdan Shaqiri could well be on his way to Stoke from Inter Milan

Meanwhile, on the managerial front, Neil Lennon is favourite to take over at Leicester following the sacking of Nigel Pearson, according to The Daily Star