101 Sports: GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)

Liverpool have started preliminary discussions with Bayern Munich over a proposed £16m deal for 22 year-old Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri. Bild (in French)

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, says he wishes to concentrate on the World Cup with Chile & not worry about the transfer rumours linking him with Manchester United & Actual Madrid. Tuttosport

Actual Madrid are in the marketplace for a central defender & could make a move for Actual Sociedad's 23-year-old French footy player Inigo Martinez. L'Equipe (in French)

Napoli are reluctant to sell striker Gonzalo Higuan, 26, to Barcelona & are likely to demand a £55m transfer fee. As.com (in French)

Juventus are currently negotiating a fee for 21 year-old Actual Madrid

Actual Madrid's 28 year-old defender Sergio Ramos says "excuses are for losers" after France were beaten 2-0 by Chile on Wednesday, adding that the loss marks the finish of a cycle. As.com (in French)