Rumour Mill: Spurs target shock striker; Liverpool want Herrera

Admir Mehmedi: Subject of Premier League interest
Tottenham have been linked with a shock move for a Swiss striker, while Liverpool are set to compete with Napoli for Hector Herrera, according to Tuesday’s transfer rumours.
Arsenal
– Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri says that star striker Jamie Vardy could still join Arsenal this summer (Football Italia)
– Riyad Mahrez has been offered a new contract worth £100,000 a week as Leicester City fight to keep the PFA Player of the Year but will demand £30 million for the player if he declines (Daily Telegraph)
– Juventus striker Alvaro Morata will snub a move to Arsenal in favour of Chelsea or Manchester United to work with one of Antonio Conte or Jose Mourinho (AS)
– Arsenal are interested in Al Ahly prodigy Ramadan Sobhy despite a bid being made by Stoke City (ESPN)
– Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is seen as top priority for Chelsea and they are ready to spend £24million on the 24-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United (Gazzetta Dello Sport)
– Arsenal and Liverpool have seen £20 million bids rejected by Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani (Noticias ao Minuto)
Chelsea
– Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone still hopes to bring former striker Diego Costa back to the club (Daily Mirror)
– Zinedine Zidane is very keen on signing Chelsea’s Eden Hazard (Alejandro Alcazar)
– Over the course of Euro 2016 incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will look at both Spain’s Alvaro Morata and Belgium’s Michy Batshuayi (CalcioMercato)
– Juventus striker Alvaro Morata will snub a move to Arsenal in favour of Chelsea or Manchester United to work with one of Antonio Conte or Jose Mourinho (AS)
– Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is seen as top priority for Chelsea and they are ready to spend £24million on the 24-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United (Gazzetta Dello Sport)
– Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to sign 26-year-old Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian, who is part of his Italy squad at Euro 2016 (Bleacher Report)
– Chelsea have asked Samuel Umtiti’s agent about the availability of the 22-year-old Lyon defender although they face strong competition from Barcelona and Arsenal (Mundo Deportivo/Le Dauphine)
– Chelsea have been handed a Dimitri Payet warning with West Ham telling their London rivals to forget about signing their ‘priceless’ Frenchman (Daily Mirror)
– Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford wants to leave Stamford Bridge and might seek a loan move to Spain (Daily Star)
Crystal Palace
– Everton and West Ham have entered the race along with Crystal Palace to sign Senegal striker Khouma Babacar (Croydon Advertiser)
– Brighton have assured fans they have no intention of selling Everton and Crystal Palace target Lewis Dunk – after turning down an offer from an unnamed club for the 24-year-old centre-back (Argus)
– Swansea are interested in signing Sassuolo forward Gregoire Defrel along with Crystal Palace (Wales Online)
Everton
– Everton are in the race to sign Bordeaux midfielder Clement Chantome (Le Foot)
– Everton and West Ham have entered the race along with Crystal Palace to sign Senegal striker Khouma Babacar (Croydon Advertiser)
– Stoke value Austria international Marko Arnautovic at £13m, but that is unlikely to deter Everton from bidding for the 27-year-old striker (The Sun)
– Ronald Koeman is targeting West Brom striker Saido Berahino as his potential first signing for Everton (Daily Mirror)
– Brighton have assured fans they have no intention of selling Everton and Crystal Palace target Lewis Dunk – after turning down an offer from an unnamed club for the 24-year-old centre-back (Argus)
Hull City
– Watford and Roma have set their sights on Hull City’s Abel Hernandez (Hull Daily Mail)
– Nigeria forward Sone Aluko has said he is discussing moving to an English Premier League club after he was released by Hull City (African Football)
Leicester City
– Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri says that star striker Jamie Vardy could still join Arsenal this summer (Football Italia)
– Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson is on the radar of Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri (Tuttomercatoweb)
– Riyad Mahrez has been offered a new contract worth £100,000 a week as Leicester City fight to keep the PFA Player of the Year but will demand £30 million for the player if he declines (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool

– Fenerbahce are at an advanced stage in negotiations to secure the services of 31-year-old Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel (Fanatik)
– Liverpool target Niklas Sule has confirmed he is staying with Hoffenhiem in the Bundesliga (Bild)
– Liverpool are to hijack Napoli’s bid for Porto midfielder Hector Herrera (Gazzetta Dello Sport)
– Liverpool have been told they may have to wait till next summer to sign Monchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud (Goal)
– Arsenal and Liverpool have seen £20 million bids rejected by Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani (Noticias ao Minuto)
– Napoli will offer Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain a new deal worth £110,000 a week. The 28-year-old has been linked with Liverpool (talkSPORT)
Manchester City

– Manchester City are close to signing Spain and Celta Vigo winger Nolito (The Sun)
– Leroy Sane is set for a £40m move to Manchester City as Pep Guardiola looks to complete his second summer signing (The Sun)
– Swansea’s proposed move to bring back former striker Wilfred Bony looks unlikely (South Wales Evening Post)
– Borussia Dortmund will tell City not to bid for FC Ufa’s 19-year-old midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko if they want to sign Pierre Emerick Aubameyang. City are in talks with Dortmund about signing striker Aubameyang, 26, but the German club are not willing to do a deal if City also move for Zinchenko (The Sun)
Manchester United

– Manchester United are now the only club left in the race to sign £50m-rated Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes (Marca).
– Man United are very interested in signing Monaco full-back Fabinho (Gianluca Di Marzio)
– Paul Ince believes Manchester United should do everything they can to re-sign Paul Pogba (Manchester Evening News)
– Manchester United face very serious competition for Zlatan Ibrahimovic after Bayern Munich entered the race for his signature (Bild)
– Juventus striker Alvaro Morata will snub a move to Arsenal in favour of Chelsea or Manchester United to work with one of Antonio Conte or Jose Mourinho (AS)
– Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is seen as top priority for Chelsea and they are ready to spend £24million on the 24-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United (Gazzetta Dello Sport)
– Jose Mourinho has been sending Marco Verratti constant text messages in a bid to woo him to Manchester United (Daily Express)
– Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to sign 26-year-old Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian, who is part of his Italy squad at Euro 2016 (Bleacher Report)
– Jose Mourinho wants talks with Phil Jones to discuss the defender’s future at Manchester United (Daily Express)
Middlesbrough
– West Ham are second favourites to sign Radamel Falcao while Middlesbrough still remain favourites to sign the player this summer (SkyBet)
Southampton
– Southampton are closing in on the signing of Norwich winger Nathan Redmond (Daily Mirror)
Stoke City
– Arsenal are interested in Al Ahly prodigy Ramadan Sobhy despite a bid being made by Stoke City (ESPN)
– Stoke City have been given a boost in their pursuit of Axel Witsel as the player’s agent revealed they haven’t recieved any offer from Serie A outfit Roma (Talksport)
– Stoke value Austria international Marko Arnautovic at £13m, but that is unlikely to deter Everton from bidding for the 27-year-old striker (The Sun)
Sunderland
– West Ham forward Diafra Sakho has told Slavan Bilic he wants to leave the club in the summer, with Sunderland and West Brom keen to make a bid for the player (Sky Sports/Daily Mail)
– Fiorentina have joined the race to sign Sunderland midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini (Gianluca Di Marzio)
Swansea City
– Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson is on the radar of Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri (Tuttomercatoweb)
– Swansea’s proposed move to bring back former striker Wilfred Bony looks unlikely (South Wales Evening Post)
– Swansea are interested in signing Sassuolo forward Gregoire Defrel along with Crystal Palace (Wales Online)
Tottenham
– Admir Mehmedi, who started for Switzerland against Albania on Saturday, is attracting interest from Spurs (Kickoff.co.uk)
– Tottenham have begun preliminary talks with Marseille about a deal to sign Michy Batshuayi (Football Insider)
– Tottenham target Franco Vazquez says ‘things are developing’ as the player looks set for a switch to the Premier League (Mediagol)
– It’s been confirmed that Tottenham star Erik Lamela is a target of Inter (Tuttosport)
Watford
– Watford and Roma have set their sights on Hull City’s Abel Hernandez (Hull Daily Mail)
– Watford have told Sheffield Wednesday they can sign Daniel Pudil on permanent deal this summer as long as they meet the clubs £2 million price-tag (Sheffield Star)
West Brom
– Ronald Koeman is targeting West Brom striker Saido Berahino as his potential first signing for Everton (Daily Mirror)
– West Brom are looking to make a bid for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho after the player has confirmed he wants to leave the club (Albion Express and Star)
West Ham
– West Ham forward Diafra Sakho has told Slavan Bilic he wants to leave the club in the summer, with Sunderland keen to make a bid for the player (Sky Sports/Daily Mail)
– Napoli have joined West Ham in the race to sign Besiktas midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup this summer (Fanatik)
– West Ham are second favourites to sign Radamel Falcao while Middlesbrough still remain favourites to sign the player this summer (SkyBet)
– Chelsea have been handed a Dimitri Payet warning with West Ham telling their London rivals to forget about signing their ‘priceless’ Frenchman (Daily Mirror)