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Louis van Gaal wants to become a World Cup winner with the Netherlands after taking over as national team manager again, and says if he was in charge of the Dutch FA he also would have hired himself.
The ex-Manchester United, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and AZ Alkmaar boss previously managed ‘Die Oranje’ between 2000 and 2001 and 2012 to 2014 and is back for a third stint in charge.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the German Super Cup and give coach Julian Nagelsmann his first win as manager.
The Poland star, who scored a record 41 goals in the Bundesliga last season, opened the scoring in the 41st minute and got the decisive third goal in the 74th after Marco Reus had pulled one back for Dortmund.
Celtic are interested in signing Greece striker Georgios Giakoumakis from Dutch second division side VVV-Venlo.
The 26-year-old was the top scorer in the Eredivisie last season with 26 goals, despite his club being relegated.
VVV-Venlo expect to sell Giakoumakis and it is understood Celtic have made initial contact.
“I think we have got to use the experience of last year as our base, our standard, our level that we do not want to drop under but you are always trying to improve, get better and strive for more,” Steven Gerrard tells Sky Sports.
“I have made it clear – and the board have
Celtic are close to agreeing a deal with Legia Warsaw to sign right-back Josip Juranovic.
Talks over the Croatia international have progressed well over the last 24 hours and there is confidence on all sides that it will be completed.
Tottenham are interested in signing Kurt Zouma from Premier League rivals Chelsea.
The 26-year-old is one of a number of defenders Tottenham are currently looking at – on Friday it was reported Spurs are in talks to sign Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic.
Granit Xhaka has signed a one-year contract extension with Arsenal.
The 28-year-old Switzerland captain’s new deal will run until at least 2024, with the option for a further year.
Xhaka was the subject of interest from Serie A club Roma earlier this summer before Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed he remained part of his plans.
Lionel Messi is expected to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut in the Ligue 1 clash away to Reims on August 29.
Messi trained for only the third time on Monday following his historic switch from Barcelona, and is in the process of reaching head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s high standards of fitness.
Romelu Lukaku is expected to be be involved for Chelsea against Arsenal on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League.
Lukaku will train with his Chelsea team-mates for the first time on Tuesday after a quarantine period following his club-record £97.5m move from Inter Milan.
Erling Haaland scored twice and set up another three goals as Borussia Dortmund steamrolled past Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 on Saturday to put down a marker in their Bundesliga opener.
It was captain Marco Reus who put new coach Marco Rose’s team in the driving seat in the 23rd minute, scoring from a Haaland assist, with Dortmund fans returning