Manchester United keeper David De Gea, 23, has admitted that a difficult start to his career at Old Trafford had him considering returning to his native Spain – (Daily Telegraph)
Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 35, has been called up to the Italy squad after reversing his decision to retire from international football – (Daily Mail)
Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri could he heading to Spain as Atletico Madrid are preparing a £12m bid for the 22-year-old Swiss midfielder – (Bild – in German)
Real Madrid’s 26-year-old French striker Karim Benzema could join Liverpool in a £40m transfer deal – (Le Figaro – in French)
Juventus managing director Beppe Marotta says the club were unable to sign 21-year-old forward Juan Iturbe as rival club AS Roma had more disposable income at the time – (Tuttosport – in Italian)