Arsenal have made an official approach for a Serie A full-back, while Tottenham’s Nacer Chadli is set to join a Premier League rival, all in Thursday’s transfer rumours.
Arsenal
– Olivier Giroud’s agent has dismissed talk of him leaving Arsenal to join Napoli as a makewieght for Gonzalo Higuain (Daily Express)
– If the Higuain deal falls apart, Arsenal are ready to offer €50million for Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi (Telegraph)
– However, Icardi says he is happy at Inter and doesn’t want to join the Gunners (Corriere dello Sport)
– Arsenal and Chelsea are battling to sign Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan (Fanatik)
– The Gunners are back in the race to sign Newcastle’s Moussa Sissoko (talkSPORT)
– Arsenal have made a bid for Torino’s Brazilian full-back Bruno Peres as they seek to fend off interest from Leicester (Sky Italia)
– Arsenal are also ahead of Manchester United in the race to sign Julian Draxler (Daily Express)
– The Gunners have also made a shock enquiry for Tottenham outcast Clinton N’Jie (L’Equipe)
Burnley
– Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan could join Burnley on a season-long loan as he looks to recover from an injury ravaged 18 months (Lancashire Telegraph)
– Defender Kevin Long could leave the Clarets this summer with Coventry interested in the centre-back (Coventry Telegraph)
Chelsea
– Chelsea have made a sensational £50million bid to bring back former striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton (Sky Italia)
– This is after a £62million bid for Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata was turned down (talkSPORT)
– Arsenal and Chelsea are battling to sign Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan (Fanatik)
– Chelsea want to sign Benfica’s Swedish defender Victor Lindelhof for €30million (A Bola)
– Chelsea are also eyeing a move for another defender, Roma’s Kostas Manolas (Daily Star)
Crystal Palace
– Crystal Palace want to sign Senegalese strike Moussa Sow on loan from Qatari club Al-Ain (L’Equipe)
– Bookmakers have slashed odds on West Ham’s Diafra Sakho joining Palace after Stoke, West Brom and Swansea were all interested in the forward (News Shopper)
Everton
– Chelsea have made a sensational £50million bid to bring back former striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton (Sky Italia)
– Everton want Moussa Sissoko from Newcastle but will have to fight off interest from Juventus who could finance the deal with the potential Paul Pogba fee (Daily Express)
Hull City
– Hull and West Brom want to sign young striker James Wilson from Manchester United (Daily Mail)
– Sheffield Wednesday’s Kieren Westwood is wanted by Hull to solve their goalkeeping crisis (The Sun)
Leicester
– Arsenal have made a bid for Torino’s Brazilian full-back Bruno Peres as they seek to fend off interest from Leicester (Sky Italia)
Liverpool
– Liverpool have had a £25million bid accepted by Newcastle for Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum (Sky Sports News)
– Aston Villa left-back Jordan Amavi is wanted by Liverpool with boss Jurgen Klopp admitting he wanted to sign him while at Dortmund (Le Parisien)
Manchester City
– Man City’s pursuit of Schalke wonderkid Leroy Sane is a “done deal” according to German journalist Raphael Honigstein (BT Sport)
– City are still interested in signing Leonardo Bonucci but now face competition from Man United for the Italian defender (unibet)
– German midfielder Toni Kroos is wanted by Man City for a £50million fee (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United
– City are still interested in signing Leonardo Bonucci but now face competition from Man United for the Italian defender (ESPN)
– Arsenal are also ahead of Manchester United in the race to sign Julian Draxler (Daily Express)
– Raphael Varane has snubbed a move to Manchester United after a £33million bid was made for the Real Madrid defender (Marca)
Middlesbrough
– Middlesbrough’s move to sign centre back Neven Subotic from Borussia Dortmund has collapsed due to the player needing a rib operation (Northern Echo)
Stoke
– Bookmakers have slashed odds on West Ham’s Diafra Sakho joining Palace after Stoke, West Brom and Swansea were all interested in the forward (News Shopper)
– Swansea have turned down a £7million bid from Stoke for midfielder Ki-Sung-Yueng (South Wales Evening Post)
Sunderland
– Sunderland want Utrecht striker Sebastien Haller for €8million (Voetbal International)
Swansea
– Bookmakers have slashed odds on West Ham’s Diafra Sakho joining Palace after Stoke, West Brom and Swansea were all interested in the forward (News Shopper)
– Swansea have turned down a £7million bid from Stoke for midfielder Ki-Sung-Yueng (South Wales Evening Post)
– Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli is close to joining Swansea for £10million (The Times)
Tottenham
– Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli is close to joining Swansea for £10million (The Times)
– Defender Matthias Ginter is wanted by Tottenham though West Ham have made a £12million offer (Bild)
– The Gunners have also made a shock enquiry for Tottenham outcast Clinton N’Jie (L’Equipe)
Watford
– Lille star Sofiane Boufal is wanted by Watford but would cost the Hornets £18million (Daily Mirror)
West Brom
– Bookmakers have slashed odds on West Ham’s Diafra Sakho joining Palace after Stoke, West Brom and Swansea were all interested in the forward (News Shopper)
– Hull and West Brom want to sign young striker James Wilson from Manchester United (Daily Mail)
– The Baggies will make another bid for Leicester’s Jeffrey Schlupp after an initial £9milion bid was turned down (The Sun)
West Ham
– Defender Matthias Ginter is wanted by Tottenham though West Ham have made a £12million offer (Bild)
– Bookmakers have slashed odds on West Ham’s Diafra Sakho joining Palace after Stoke, West Brom and Swansea were all interested in the forward (News Shopper)
– West Ham are still pursuing their luck with AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca and have increased their contract offer (Gazzetta dello Sport)
