Gossip column: Rodriguez, Rooney, Mourinho, Chadli, Zouma, Matuidi, Rojo

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Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, 30, should retire from international football in order to continue playing for his club, according to former England striker Alan Shearer. (Sun), external

West Ham winger Michail Antonio, 26, who earned his first England call-up on Sunday, repeatedly turned down offers to play for Jamaica in hope of a Three Lions call. (Sun), external

Chelsea have had a bid for Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez, 25, rejected but - Madrid president Florentino Perez would be open to a £60m deal. (Daily Mirror), external

However, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has said the Colombia international will stay at the Bernabeu. (Daily Express), external

Manchester United are considering a £1m bid for Sheffield United forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 19. (Daily Mail), external

The club also hope to bring in two defenders, with Southampton's Jose Fonte, 32, and Monaco's Brazil international Fabinho, 22, the leading candidates. (Daily Record), external

But United manager Jose Mourinho could still miss out on Fabinho, who is more likely to remain with Monaco than move to Manchester. (Daily Express), external

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The Express back page leads with the alleged elbow by Argentine City striker Sergio Aguero - with a retosprective ban possible

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, 30, is set for a medical at Championship Reading before a season-long loan from Chinese club Shanghai SIPG. (Get Reading), external

West Brom are close to signing Spanish midfielder Ignacio Camacho, 26, from Malaga for a fee of more than £15m. (Daily Star), external

Albion have also agreed a club-record £13m fee for Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli, 27.(Daily Telegraph), external

Meanwhile, manager Tony Pulis has hinted the club could sell England U21 striker Saido Berahino, 23, before Wednesday's transfer deadline.(Wolverhampton Express & Star), external

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma, 21, is wanted by Bundesliga side Schalke.(Daily Mail), external

Manager Antonio Conte could bring in a defender, however, with Chelsea ready to play £21m for Fiorentina full-back Marcos Alonso, 25.(Marca), external

Juventus have ended their pursuit of Paris St-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 29, who was viewed as a potential replacement for Manchester United's recent signing Paul Pogba, 23. (Goal.com), external

Crystal Palace are close to signing Chelsea striker Loic Remy, 29, on a season-long loan.(Sky Sports), external

Palace are also keen to sign Everton midfielder James McCarthy, 25, who is set to leave Goodison Park. (Daily Mirror), external

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The Guardian sport pullout discusses Jack Wilshere and Ross Barkley's omission from Sam Allardyce's first England squad

Manchester United have told defender Marcos Rojo, 26, he is not for sale after rejecting two bids for the defender. (Yahoo), external

Sunderland will face competition from Valencia to sign £7m-rated Spanish midfielder Vicente Iborra, 28, from Sevilla.(Sunderland Echo), external

Former Arsenal and AC Milan midfielder Mathieu Flamini, 32, is close to a return to Italy, with Roma and Torino in negotiations.(Metro), external

Liverpool have told winger Lazar Markovic, 22, that he can leave the club on loan, with AC Milan interested.(Sun), external

Aston Villa are trying to sign Middlesbrough winger Albert Adomah, 28.(HITC), external

Meanwhile, Villa defender Joleon Lescott, 34, will decide between a free transfer move to Serie A side Pescara or Greek club AEK Athens.(Daily Mail), external

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After scoring for West Ham in their 3-1 defeat by Manchester City, winger Michail Antonio shared the news about earning his first international call-up for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia.

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But not all players were sharing good news and it appeared Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury was reluctant to share at all. Forest winger Oliver Burke was announced as an RB Leipzig player for a fee of about £13m and it seems his team-mates were not best pleased.

Henri LansburyImage source, Twitter

While lots of players head off for a short holiday before the international matches, Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois showed he is as good with his feet as he is with his hands having taken part in a game of foot golf.

Thibaut CourtoisImage source, Instagram

Middlesbrough maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 0-0 draw at West Brom and home-grown centre-back Ben Gibson was delighted to be wearing the captain's armband.

Ben GibsonImage source, @bengibson1993

And finally...

Arsenal's imminent arrival from Valencia, the Germany international Shkodran Mustafi, chose to sign for the Gunners because he finds the club "horny".(London Evening Standard), external

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno says he had a 14-minute mental blackout after being struck in the face with the ball in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Borussia Monchengladbach and played on "in a trance". (Bild - in German), external

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