Rumour Mill: Man Utd chase former Gunner; Reds want Hector
Manchester United are rumoured to be in for a former Arsenal player, while Jurgen Klopp looks to Germany to solve Liverpool’s left-back problems.
Arsenal
– Arsenal could start a bidding war with Juventus, for French star Blaise Matuidi (Gazetta dello Sport)
– Arsenal and Liverpool both look like missing out on Jese Rodriguez after Real Madrid agreed a £21m fee with Paris Saint-Germain (Daily Express)
– Arsenal are ready to bid £20m for Valencia centre-back Shkodran Mustafi (Dailystar)
– Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata could seek a move this summer, with the Emirates his preferred destination (Express)
– Arsenal may bid for Crystal Palace centre back Scott Dann, to provide cover for Per Mertesackers (Independent)
– Arsenal have made an enquiry into the availability of Torino defender Bruno Peres (The Sport Review)
Burnley
– Leeds United have rejected a transfer request from highly-rated left back Charlie Taylor, who is wanted by Middlesbrough, Burnley and West Bromwich Albion (Daily Mail)
Chelsea
– Chelsea are willing to offer Loic Remy plus £65m for Romelu Lukaku (Daily Mail)
– Chelsea midfielder Jordan Houghton is joining Doncaster Rovers on loan (Daily Mail)
Crystal Palace
– West Brom’s wantaway striker Saido Berahino is being strongly tipped to join Stoke or Crystal Palace following the Baggies capture of striker Diafra Sakho (The Guardian)
Everton
– Chelsea are willing to offer Loic Remy plus £65m for Romelu Lukaku (Daily Mail)
Hull City
– Mohamed Diame is set to complete his move to Newcastle today after rejecting Hull’s improved contract offer (YorkshirePost)
– Hull are interested in signing Torino midfielder Maxi Lopez, who they play in a friendly this week (Corriere dello Sport)
– The Tigers have not given up in their pursuit of Chris Coleman and are still hoping to speak to the Wales manager (Daily Telegraph)
Leicester
Liverpool
– Italian club Pescara have ended their pursuit of Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli
– Arsenal and Liverpool both look like missing out on Jese Rodriguez after Real Madrid agreed a £21m fee with Paris Saint-Germain (Daily Express)
– Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is set to offer £20m to sign Koln left-back Jonas Hector as he looks for a solution to his left-back issue (Caughtoffside)
Manchester City
– Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will step up his attempts to reach a compromise over £50m-rated Everton defender John Stones, who he rates as his No.1 target (Daily Mirror)
– Pep Guardiola has not given up on signing Barcelona keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen after the German keeper called for clear the air talks at the Camp Nou (Daily Mail)
– The Premier League giants are close to signing Colombian striker Marlos Moreno, but will send him out on loan to Deportivo La Coruna this year (Caughtoffside)
Manchester United
– Manchester United target Pogba tells Juve fans he’s staying (Corriere dello Sport)
– Jose Mourinho wants to complete a £16.7m deal for Besiktas midfielder Oğuzhan Özyakup (Fanatik)
Middlesbrough
– Leeds United have rejected a transfer request from highly-rated left back Charlie Taylor, who is wanted by Middlesbrough, Burnley and West Bromwich Albion (Daily Mail)
Southampton
– Southampton are primed to make a £6m move for Anderlecht midfielder Steven Defour (The Sun)
Stoke
– Mark Hughes wants to step up his bid to sign Robin van Persie from Fenerbahce this week (Daily Mirror)
– West Brom want-away Saido Berahino is being strongly tipped to join Stoke or Crystal Palace following the Baggies capture of striker Diafra Sakho (The Guardian)
– Stoke would consider losing one of Joselu, 26, Mame Diouf, 28, or Peter Crouch, 35, if West Bromwich Albion want a player exchange for Saido Berahino, 22. (Stoke Sentinel)
Sunderland
– Sunderland boss David Moyes is targeting a £5m move for Croatia international defender Domagoj Vida (Daily Mirror)
Swansea
– Swansea are confident of sealing a deal for Spain international Fernando Llorente (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham
– Brighton and Hove Albion have agreed a club-record fee with Tottenham Hotspur for Alex Pritchard (Daily Mail)
– Tottenham defender Federico Fazio has arrived in Italy ahead of loan move to Roma (Squawka)
Watford
– Juventus midfielder Roberto Pereyra is close to joining Watford (Tuttomercatoweb)
West Brom
– Diafra Sakho is primed to complete a £15m move from West Ham United to West Bromwich Albion that will finally allow Saido Berahino to depart The Hawthorns (The Guardian)
– Leeds United have rejected a transfer request from highly-rated left back Charlie Taylor, who is wanted by Middlesbrough, Burnley and West Bromwich Albion (Daily Mail)
West Ham
– Carlos Bacca has been given a deadline to decide on a move to AC Milan
– Diafra Sakho is primed to complete a £15m move from West Ham United to West Bromwich Albion that will finally allow Saido Berahino to depart The Hawthorns (The Guardian)
– West Ham will consider a £7m move for Mario Gomez (The Sun)
– Palermo 24-year-old Achraf Lazaar is a target for West Ham (Corriere dello Sport)
– West Ham United are in talks to sign former Newcastle United defender Davide Santon from Inter Milan
