Blind will be a success at Man United, believes Dutch expert

Daley Blind has all the talents to be a huge success at Manchester United, Dutch football expert Marcel van der Kraan has told talkSPORT.

The Ajax man looks set to join the Red Devils within the next 48 hours, after the club confirmed that they have had a bid – thought to be in the region of £14m – accepted by the Eredivisie champions.

However, despite enjoying a hugely impressive World Cup with the Netherlands, there remain questions over whether Blind will adapt to the Premier League, but Van der Kraan has dismissed such suggestions, telling the Weekend Sports Breakfast that the 24-year-old will prove the doubters wrong.

“He comes in with league titles and trophies under his arm and has been crowned footballer of the year in the Netherlands," he said. "If he follows in the footsteps of his dad [former Ajax defender] Danny, then he will be a success at United.

“He’s an absolute first class player. He played every single position apart from goalkeeper for Ajax and the good thing about young players coming from there is that they have a good education, are very skilful and I think this is why Louis van Gaal has gone for this particular player.”

Transfer rumours and paper review – Saturday, August 30

Here's the top transfer-related stories in Saturday's newspapers...

Chelsea have opened talks with QPR forward Loic Remy, 27, after striker Fernando Torres, 30, joined AC Milan. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, is weighing up a £7m move to Aston Villa following talks with former Old Trafford captain Roy Keane, who is now assistant manager at Villa Park. (Daily Mirror)

New Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock is set to return to former club QPR and bid £2.5m for defender Armand Traore, 24. (The Sun)

Arsenal have been given a boost in their pursuit of winger Alessio Cerci, 27, after Torino's president Urbano Cairo revealed the forward would be sold for the right price. (Daily Star)

Manchester United want to sign defender Timothy Fosu Mensah, 16, from Ajax. (Daily Express)

Defender Marcos Rojo's move to Manchester United is under threat due to work permit and third party issues concerning the 24-year-old. (The Sun)

Leicester are ready to complete an £8m deal for Ipswich striker David McGoldrick, 26, after having already had a £6.5m offer rejected. (The Sun)

Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk has told Celtic he wants to leave the Scottish champions. (Daily Express)

Agger leaves Liverpool for Brondby

Daniel Agger has left Liverpool to rejoin Brondby, the Premier League club have announced.

The Danish defender, who joined the Reds back in 2006, returns to his hometown side in a deal worth a reported £3million.

Agger made more than 200 appearances for the Anfield side over nine seasons but found himself out of the first-team under Brendan Rodgers.

And as he returns to Denmark with Brondby, who finished fourth in the Superliga last season, the centre back thanked Liverpool fans for their incredible support.

"Liverpool have been such a big part of my life and my family's lives for so long, that leaving is extremely difficult," Agger told Liverpoolfc.com.

"The opportunity arose for me to return home to Brondby and at this stage of my career it felt like the right decision for me.

"I wouldn't leave here to go anywhere else and that has been proven by my actions in recent seasons - I have turned down many offers to move to other Premier League and European clubs.

"I would like to thank the Liverpool supporters for the incredible backing they have given me in my time here and the warmth and generosity of spirit displayed to my family.

"This has been our home and somewhere we have been very happy and settled. However, more recently I have started to feel the effects of playing regularly in a league that is as physically demanding as the Premier League is, and I would not want to stay if I did not think that I was able to meet that challenge week in, week out.

"The club itself is very special and I shall remain a supporter for the rest of my life. I regard every game I played at Anfield as a privilege."

'Time for Arsenal to bite the bullet and sign this world class striker' - Young Guns blog

It's becoming more common, but it's still quite rare for genuine top quality players to be available - and when they are, you have to move quickly.

Arsenal have been great at that recently, snapping up Mesut Ozil and then Alexis Sanchez for big money in successive summers, and we've been presented with another opportunity this week to sign another world class game changer.

Radamel Falcao has been told he can leave Monaco on loan, and with Real Madrid cooling their interest, Arsenal are clear to grab him.

But for some mad reason, Arsene Wenger is not keen on bringing in the Colombian. It's bonkers.

Falcao will be expensive, of course. His wages are about £8.5million a season and Monaco want a £11.5million loan fee on top of that. It's a total package of £20million to have him for just one season. But it's worth it.

He's a lethal striker with genuine superstar quality. He's a game changer, a big match performer and a total handful for any defender.

With Olivier Giroud out until the New Year, a quality striker is absolutely needed - and there are not many better than Falcao.

Wenger needs to bite the bullet, be brave, be bold and bring Falcao in. It could just be the best decision he's ever made.