Transfer rumours and paper review – Sunday, May 22: Manchester United and Louis van Gaal latest, Liverpool close in on Mario Gotze and MORE

Here is a selection of the top stories from Sunday's papers...
Louis van Gaal’s fate as Manchester United manager is set to
sealed on Monday, with the club’s American owners due to
rubber-stamp his departure – two days after winning the FA
Cup at Wembley. Jose Mourinho is set to take charge at Old
Trafford on a three-year deal. ( Independent )
Liverpool are keen to get their transfer business done quickly
and Jurgen Klopp wants to land Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze
in a £20million deal – which could be done as soon as this
week. ( The Sun )
Arsenal have been told to fork out £7million for Bolton
Wanderers defender Rob Holding. Arsene Wenger has already
had a £750,000 bid rejected for the 20-year-old, who is
currently away with in Toulon with the England’s Under-21s.
( Sunday Express )
Premier League champions Leicester are planning a summer
raid for Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Claudio
Ranieri wants stars with proven experience at the highest level
– and the 22-year-old fits the bill. ( Mirror)
And Gunners boss Wenger is tempted to do a deal, in order to
raise funds for a double swoop. The Frenchman is keen to
sign N'Golo Kante from the Foxes, while he is also a big
admirer of Southampton forward Sadio Mane - as he looks to
add firepower in Danny Welbeck's absence. ( Mirror)
Pires may put on an Arsenal shirt in the near future – that’s
Theo Pires. Former Invincible Robert Pires’ son has signed for
Arsenal's youth team. ( Daily Star )
Liverpool are ready to open talks with Leicester over a deal for
19-year-old left-back Ben Chilwell this week, as Martin Skrtel
heads for the Anfield exit. Negotiations are expected to start
within the next few days, with the Reds keen to sign the
England U21 international ahead of Premier League rivals
Arsenal. ( Telegraph)
Liverpool are pressing ahead in their bid to sign midfielder
£14million-rated Danny Drinkwater from champions
Leicester. Kop boss Jurgen Klopp was hugely impressed with
Drinkwater’s contribution to Leicester’s title triumph and had
his analysis team compile stats on the 26-year-old. ( Mirror)
Hector Bellerin remains committed to Arsenal amid interest
from former club Barcelona. Barcelona have reportedly
identified their former youth prodigy as the long-term
successor to Dani Alves but the Gunners are well-placed to
hold on to the 21-year-old, whose contract expires in 2019.
He said: “England is my home now. I'm very happy there so I
don't see myself anywhere other than Arsenal” ( Evening
Standard)
Romelu Lukaku has refused to rule out a return to Chelsea
this summer, according to reports in Belgium. The 23-year-old
has been attracting interest from a host of European clubs and
had strongly hinted he wanted to quit Everton for a team in
the Champions League. A return to old club Chelsea, with
Antonio Conte as manager, appears to be a distinct possibility
with Lukaku leaving the door open. ( Liverpool Echo)
Frank Lampard faced the wrath of the New York City FC
faithful as their team were thumped 7-0 by fierce rivals New
York Red Bulls. It was the ex-Blues midfielder’s FIRST game
of the season for Patrick Vieira’s side and many have dubbed
the 37-year-old the worst player in the league’s history. ( The
Sun )
Tony Xia, Aston Villa’s owner-in-waiting, hopes to make the
Aston area home to a football theme park. ( Daily Mail)
Yaya Toure has been offered two £300,000-a-week deals in
China. The Manchester City midfielder’s representatives have
been talking to Shanghai SIPG – managed by Sven Goran
Eriksson – and Jiangsu Suning. ( The Sun )