Rumour Mill: Liverpool battle for Barca striker; Utd in for Kroos

Zach Holland
Toni Kroos: Faces spell on the sidelines

Toni Kroos: Faces spell on the sidelines

Manchester United are set to make an offer for Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos, while Liverpool will rival Fiorentina to sign Barcelona forward Cristian Tello.

Arsenal

– Liverpool are looking to make a shocking late bid to sign Leicester’s Jamie Vardy (Daily Star)

– Former Arsenal player Alan Smith has urged Jamie Vardy to complete a transfer to the North London club

– Arsenal are set to beat Tottenham in the race to sign highly-rated Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding after agreeing a £1.5 million deal (Daily Express)

– Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 27, has no intention of leaving despite the Gunners bidding for Leicester’s 29-year-old striker Jamie Vardy (ESPN)

Burnley

– Burnley have seen a bid for Charlton goalkeeper Nick Pope rejected (TEAMtalk)

Chelsea

Michy Batshuayi Marseille

– Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has said he is willing to speak to Antonio Conte about a possible move to Stamford Bridge (L’Equipe)

– Marseille’s Michy Batshuayi has rejected an approach made by West Ham amid interest from other clubs such as Chelsea and Tottenham (Daily Express)

– Chelsea are pondering a £31m offer for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi after he turned down the chance to join West Ham (Daily Mirror)

– Chelsea forward Diego Costa, 27, wants to return to Atletico Madrid this summer, according to the Spanish club’s president (Antena 3 Sports)

– Antonio Conte wants to make Juventus right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, 32, his first signing as Chelsea manager (Sun)

– Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 28, has spoken to Conte about moving to Chelsea and says his Belgium team-mates Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois have urged him to move to Stamford Bridge (Daily Telegraph)

Crystal Palace

– Crystal Palace are ready to make a bid for Fiorentina striker Khouma El Hadji Babacar (Corriere Dello Sport)

Everton

– Graziano Pelle’s agent has revealed the player has been in contact with Everton, Stoke City and an unnamed Chinese Super League club

– West Ham, along with Liverpool and Everton, have made contact with Marseille over signing French under-21 International Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Get French Football News)

– West Brom will look to beat interest from Everton to sign Brighton centre-back Lewis Dunk as a replacement for James Chester (Birmingham Mail)

Leicester

– Liverpool are looking to make a shocking late bid to sign Leicester’s Jamie Vardy (Daily Star)

– Leicester City are plotting a £15m move for Watford striker Troy Deeney (Daily Telegraph)

– Leicester City are interested in signing Sevilla winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, who has been previously linked with Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke (Estadio Deportivo)

Liverpool

– Liverpool are to go head to head with Fiorentina in the race to sign Barcelona forward Cristian Tello (Marca)

– Liverpool are looking to make a shocking late bid to sign Leicester’s Jamie Vardy (Daily Star)

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke has admitted he is considering his future with the club 

– West Ham are in pole position, ahead of Liverpool, to sign Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen (Sport)

– Leicester City are interested in signing Sevilla winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, who has been previously linked with Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke (Estadio Deportivo)

– West Ham along with Liverpool and Everton have made contact with Marseille over signing French under-21 International Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Get French Football News)

– Liverpool are set to miss out on Udinese’s Piotr Zielinski, with the player looking to agree a deal with Napoli. The deal will see Napoli trade Juan Camilo Zuniga to Udinese, who will immediately loan him to Watford as both clubs are owned by the Pozzo family (Football Italia)

– Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic has been offered to Galatasaray after a successful loan spell in Turkey with rivals Fenerbahce (Daily Express)

– Liverpool striker Samed Yesil has held talks with Trabzonspor’s president Muharrem Usta about a move to Turkey. Yesil has been told he can leave Liverpool (Daily Express)

Manchester City

–  Manchester United are free to move for Paul Pogba after Manchester City pulled out the race for the midfielder (The Guardian)

– Former Arsenal midfielder Emannuele Frimpong is preparing Ukranian youngster Oleksandr Zinchenko for a move to Manchester City by teaching the player English (Calcio Mercato)

– Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is not allowed to sign any players from Bayern Munich, according to midfielder Douglas Costa (Globo Esporte)

– Manchester City will triple Aymeric Laporte’s wages to bring him to the Etihad Stadium from Athletic Bilbao (Daily Star)

Manchester United

Paul Pogba

– Manchester United will have to pay £78 million if they are to land Juventus star Paul Pogba (Daily Mirror)

– Manchester United are free to move for Paul Pogba after Manchester City pulled out the race for the midfielder (The Guardian)

– Manchester United are looking to hijack Arsenal’s reported deal to the signing of Borussia Dortmund ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Jan Aage Fjortoft)

– Sweden coach Erik Hamren has told Zlatan Ibrahimovic he will not be allowed to leave their Euro 2016 camp to complete a move to Manchester United (Daily Express)

– Manchester United are prepared to make a £31 million offer for Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos (Fichajes)

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– Feyenoord starlet Tahith Chong claims he will become Jose Mourinho’s second signing since taking over as Manchester United manager (Sun)

– After signing 22-year-old Eric Bailly from Villarreal, Manchester United want to recruit another defender (Manchester Evening News)

– Manchester United are willing to pay up to £47 million for Juventus striker Alvaro Morata (Marca)

– Championship side Wolves want to sign 20-year-old Manchester United forward James Wilson on loan for next season (Daily Express and Star)

– Leeds United are looking to sign 22-year-old Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell on loan for next season (Huddersfield Examiner)

Middlesbrough

– Middlesbrough, West Ham, Sunderland and Stoke are all keeping close tabs on Marseille defender Benjamin Mendy (FootMarseille)

Southampton

Graziano Pelle, Southampton

– Graziano Pelle’s agent has revealed the player has been in contact with Everton, Stoke City and an unnamed Chinese Super League club

– Southampton are planning to offer new deals to Sadio Mane and Shane Long, but are doubtful whether Graziano Pelle and Victor Wanyama will stay beyond this summer (Daily Mirror)

Stoke City

– Graziano Pelle’s agent has revealed the player has been in contact with Everton, Stoke City and an unnamed Chinese Super League club

– Leicester City are interested in signing Sevilla winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, who has been previously linked with Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke (Estadio Deportivo)

– Middlesbrough, West Ham, Sunderland and Stoke are all keeping close tabs on Marseille defender Benjamin Mendy (FootMarseille)

Sunderland

– Swansea’s Andre Ayew is top priority for Sunderland over the course of the summer (Sunderland Echo)

– Middlesbrough, West Ham, Sunderland and Stoke are all keeping close tabs on Marseille defender Benjamin Mendy (FootMarseille)

Swansea

– Swansea’s Andre Ayew is top priority for Sunderland over the course of the summer (Sunderland Echo)

– Swansea are said to be close to signing FC Twente midfielder Hakim Ziyech, with Swansea boss Francesco Guidolin wanting to making him his first summer signing (Calcio Mercato)

Tottenham 

– Marseille’s Michy Batshuayi has rejected an approach made by West Ham amid interest from other clubs such as, Chelsea and Tottenham (Daily Express)

– Tottenham are confident that they will able to sign Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi (The Times)

– Arsenal are set to beat Tottenham in the race to sign highly-rated Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding after agreeing a £1.5 million deal (Daily Express)

– Roberto Pereyra could be set to join Russian side Zenit for £13 million after the player snubbed interest from Tottenham, West Ham and Watford (Tuttosport)

– Tottenham have made an offer for Fernebache’s Mehmet Topal, with Beskitas also said to be keen on the 30-year-old (Futbolarena)

– Tottenham are leading the race to sign Victor Wanyama as they look to bolster their midfield options (Daily Star)

– Leicester City are interested in signing Sevilla winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, who has been previously linked with Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke (Estadio Deportivo)

Watford

– Leicester City are plotting a £15m move for Watford striker Troy Deeney (Daily Telegraph)

– Liverpool are set to miss out on Udinese’s Piotr Zielinski, with the player looking to agree a deal with Napoli. The deal will see Napoli trade Juan Camilo Zuniga to Udinese, who will immediately loan him to Watford as both clubs are owned by the Pozzo family (Football Italia)

– Watford are looking to make a bid for Juventus’s Roberto Pereyra even though the player is reportedly on the move to Russian outfit Zenit (Sky Sport Italia/Tuttosport)

West Brom

– West Brom technical director Nick Hammond says the club would “love” to keep a hold of striker Saido Berahino at the Hawthorns this summer

– Aston Villa will look to sign goalkeeper Boaz Myhill from their local rivals West Brom with new Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo keen to bring in the 33-year-old (Daily Express and Star)

– West Brom will look to beat interest from Everton to sign Brighton centre-back Lewis Dunk as a replacement for James Chester (Birmingham Mail)

– West Brom have ruled out a possible move for Aremnian right-back Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Birmingham Mail)

West Ham

– Marseille’s Michy Batshuayi has rejected an approach made by West Ham amid interest from other clubs such as, Chelsea and Tottenham (Daily Express)

– Middlesbrough, West Ham, Sunderland and Stoke are all keeping close tabs on Marseille defender Benjamin Mendy (FootMarseille)

– West Ham along with Liverpool and Everton have made contact with Marseille over signing French under-21 International Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Get French Footbal News)

– A Serie A club are said to have now entered the race to sign West Ham centre-back Angel Ogbonna who has also attracted interest from both Manchester clubs (Calcio Mercato)

West Ham are talks to sign 22-year-old Argentinian Calleri who is currently playing at Santos on loan from Uruguayan side Deportivo Maldonado (Gianluca Di Marzio)

– Roberto Pereyra could be set to join Russian side Zenit for £13 million after the player snubbed interest from Tottenham, West Ham and Watford (Tuttosport)

– Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 27, has no intention of leaving despite the Gunners bidding for Leicester’s 29-year-old striker Jamie Vardy (ESPN)

– Chelsea are pondering a £31m offer for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi after he turned down the chance to join West Ham (Daily Mirror)

– West Ham are in pole position, ahead of Liverpool, to sign Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen (Sport)