Rumour Mill: Isco hope for Arsenal; City linked with Hazard
Real Madrid have given Arsenal the green light to sign Isco, Eden Hazard is being linked with a £61.5m move to Man City, while Loic Remy could be heading to the Bundesliga, according to Friday’s rumours.
ARSENAL
– Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is willing to sell Isco to Arsenal (El Confidential)
– Jack Wilshere has agreed a new contract with Arsenal worth £110,000 a week (Daily Star)
– Arsenal have sent scouts to watch Benfica starlet Goncalo Guedes (The Sun)
– Mathieu Debuchy is being tracked by Bayer Leverkusen, while Aston Villa still remain keen on a loan deal (Kicker)
– Spurs have joined Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United in the race to sign Juventus striker Alvaro Morata (Marca)
ASTON VILLA
– Mathieu Debuchy is being tracked by Bayer Leverkusen, while Aston Villa still remain keen on a loan deal (Kicker)
– Aston Villa will not spend big to get themselves out of trouble (The Sun)
BOURNEMOUTH
– Liverpool want £3million for teenage striker Jerome Sinclair. Bournemouth and Watford have made enquiries
– Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe insists he was never close to signing Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe (Shields Gazette)
CHELSEA
– Schalke have emerged as frontrunners to sign wantaway Chelsea striker Loic Remy (bwin Germany)
– Manchester City are set for an £61.5 million battle with PSG and United for the signature of Eden Hazard (Daily Express)
– Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is the subject of a £6m bid from Shanghai SIPG (Daily Mail)
– Alexandre Pato’s agent says Chelsea will have to see off Liverpool if they are to land the Brazil striker (UOL Esporte)
– Atletico Madrid director Andrea Berta has flown to London to try and swoop for Chelsea stars Pedro and Diego Costa (Daily Star)
– Norwich want to sign Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford (Daily Mirror)
– Branislav Ivanovic, 31, is set to sign a new one-year contract at Chelsea, in a deal which will match his current wage of £120,000 a week and has the option of a further year (Daily Express)
– Nemanja Matic, 27, is debating his future at Stamford Bridge and may choose to leave Chelsea after a recent dip in form (Daily Mail)
CRYSTAL PALACE
– Alan Pardew is pondering giving Wolfsburg’s Nicklas Bendtner a chance to return to the Premier League
EVERTON
– Louis van Gaal’s top target will remain as John Stones (Manchester Evening News)
– Roberto Martinez insists Everton will not sell Romelu Lukaku or Ross Barkley, amid claims Man United and Man City want the duo
LEICESTER CITY
– Roma striker Seydou Doumbia is being chased by Leicester, who are eyeing a £10million deal (Daily Mail)
LIVERPOOL
– Jurgen Klopp has played down talk Liverpool want to sign Alex Teixeira
– Liverpool and Man City target Leroy Sane has been told by manager Andre Breitenreiter to stay at Schalke and continue his development there (Bild)
– Ronald Koeman has warned Jurgen Klopp to forget about signing Shane Long
– Alexandre Pato’s agent says Chelsea will have to see off Liverpool if they are to land the Brazil striker (UOL Esporte)
– Liverpool want £3million for teenage striker Jerome Sinclair. Bournemouth and Watford have made enquiries
– Former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa could join Besiktas this month (Mundo Deportivo)
MANCHESTER CITY
– Man City are being linked with Brazil Under-17 striker Leandrinho (The Sun)
– Manchester City are set for an £61.5 million battle with PSG and United for the signature of Eden Hazard (Daily Express)
– Liverpool and Man City target Leroy Sane has been told by manager Andre Breitenreiter to stay at Schalke and continue his development there (Bild)
– Manchester City are planning a £50m bid for Ross Barkley (Daily Express)
MANCHESTER UNITED
– Louis van Gaal’s top target will remain as John Stones (Manchester Evening News)
– Real Madrid have opened talks with Gareth Bale over extending his contract, amid claims he is wanted by Manchester United (Marca)
– Manchester United have put major transfers on hold because of the increasing uncertainty over Louis van Gaal’s future as manager (Daily Mirror)
– Spurs have joined Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United in the race to sign Juventus striker Alvaro Morata (Marca)
NEWCASTLE
– Norwich, Newcastle and West Brom are all chasing Reading right-back Chris Gunter (Metro)
– Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren has made a £7m bid for Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 30 (The Sun)
– Newcastle look set to end their interest in Andros Townsend after Tottenham refused to lower their £14m valuation of the 24-year-old winger (Guardian)
NORWICH
– Norwich, Newcastle and West Brom are all chasing Reading right-back Chris Gunter (Metro)
– Norwich want to sign Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford (Daily Mirror)
SOUTHAMPTON
– Ronald Koeman has warned Jurgen Klopp to forget about signing Shane Long
– Dusan Tadic’s transfer to Southampton is being probed by independent investigators from his old club Twente
STOKE CITY
– Stoke have made a £19million bid to sign Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula (Daily Mirror)
SUNDERLAND
– Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe insists he was never close to signing Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe (Shields Gazette)
– Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has revealed he is looking for two outfield players and a goalkeeper, but refused to confirm whether he wants to sign Swansea striker Andre Ayew, 26 (Newcastle Chronicle)
SWANSEA CITY
– Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has revealed he is looking for two outfield players and a goalkeeper, but refused to confirm whether he wants to sign Swansea striker Andre Ayew, 26 (Newcastle Chronicle)
– Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren has made a £7m bid for Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 30 (The Sun)
TOTTENHAM
– Spurs have joined Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United in the race to sign Juventus striker Alvaro Morata (Marca)
– Newcastle look set to end their interest in Andros Townsend after Tottenham refused to lower their £14m valuation of the 24-year-old winger (Guardian)
– Tottenham have the first option to re-sign Wales forward Gareth Bale, 26, should he be sold by Real Madrid – according to a leaked document (Daily Mirror)
WATFORD
– Liverpool want £3million for teenage striker Jerome Sinclair. Bournemouth and Watford have made enquiries
WEST BROM
– Norwich, Newcastle and West Brom are all chasing Reading right-back Chris Gunter (Metro)
WEST HAM
– West Ham boss Slaven Bilic hopes to get Emmanuel Emenike at West Ham (The Sun)