Rumour Mill: Swans may rival Villa for Ade
ARSENAL
– Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is set to join Roma on a season-long loan
ASTON VILLA
– Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Cordoba full-back Jose Angel Crespo, with Ray Wilkins hoping Emmanuel Adebayor could also join
– Hull defender James Chester, 26, is wanted by Crystal Palace, Leicester, Southampton, Newcastle, West Brom and Aston Villa with the Tigers hoping to raise £8m from his sale (The Sun)
CHELSEA
– Chelsea are set to make an improved offer of £26million for Everton defender John Stones
– John Terry could handle a reduced Chelsea role but wants to play for two more years and would consider a move abroad if he is marginalised
– Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore is hoping to play himself into Jose Mourinho’s thoughts as Mohamed Salah edges closer to a move to Italy
– Juventus are set to launch a bid for Chelsea star Juan Cuadrado despite winning the race to sign Schalke’s Julian Draxler (Tuttomercatoweb)
CRYSTAL PALACE
– Hull defender James Chester, 26, is wanted by Crystal Palace, Leicester, Southampton, Newcastle, West Brom and Aston Villa with the Tigers hoping to raise £8m from his sale (The Sun)
– Borussia Dortmund’s £16m-rated forward Adrian Ramos is set to snub Crystal Palace and West Brom (Daily Mirror)
EVERTON
– Chelsea are set to make an improved offer of £26million for Everton defender John Stones
– Everton boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed his desire to buy a new centre-back and refused to rule out a move for Celtic’s Virgil van Dijk
LEICESTER CITY
– Hull defender James Chester, 26, is wanted by Crystal Palace, Leicester, Southampton, Newcastle, West Brom and Aston Villa with the Tigers hoping to raise £8m from his sale (The Sun)
– Leicester have been linked with Atalanta defender Yohan Benalouane. City are understood to be targeting a central defender, as well as at least another midfielder following the departure of Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester Mercury)
MANCHESTER CITY
– Wolfsburg do not expect to keep Kevin Bruyne for the entirety of his contract but do not believe he will join Manchester City this summer
– Stevan Jovetic is set to return to Italy ahead of Inter medical two years after leaving Fiorentina for Manchester City
MANCHESTER UNITED
– Manchester United have bolstered their goalkeeping options with the signing of Argentina international Sergio Romero on a free transfer
– Louis van Gaal says Manchester United need a marquee attacking player on the level of Cristiano Ronaldo to challenge for the Champions League
– Sergio Ramos is ‘very close’ to signing a new Real Madrid contract (Marca)
– Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz has hailed Angel Di Maria as an “amazing player” that can help the club win the Champions League
NEWCASTLE
– Newcastle United are not in the hunt for Xherdan Shaqiri – despite being linked with the former Bayern Munich man (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
– Newcastle are still keen on QPR striker Charlie Austin (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
– Newcastle, West Brom and West Ham are interested in Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina (La Provence)
– Stoke, Newcastle, Swansea and West Brom are interested in Hull winger Ahmed Elmohamady (Daily Mail)
NORWICH
– Robbie Brady’s move from Hull to Norwich is set to be finalised on Monday
SOUTHAMPTON
– Hull defender James Chester, 26, is wanted by Crystal Palace, Leicester, Southampton, Newcastle, West Brom and Aston Villa with the Tigers hoping to raise £8m from his sale (The Sun)
– Southampton flop Emmanuel Mayuka is set to join Spartak Moscow after being stripped of squad number (Daily Mirror)
STOKE CITY
– Stoke are on the verge of signing former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay, with the Netherlands international undergoing a medical at the club
– Stoke, Newcastle, Swansea and West Brom are interested in Hull winger Ahmed Elmohamady (Daily Mail)
SUNDERLAND
– Sunderland are ready to listen to offers for Steven Fletcher, with Swansea City poised to solidify their interest in the Scotland international later this week (Northern Echo)
– Sunderland are making enquiries for potential striker targets with either Danny Graham or Steven Fletcher likely to depart to make way for a fresh face (Sunderland Echo)
SWANSEA CITY
– Swansea will move for Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor if they lose Bafetimbi Gomis to Dubai-based Al Ahli (Daily Star)
– Watford and Swansea are interested in Paris Saint-Germain forward Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (Le Parisien)
– Sunderland are ready to listen to offers for Steven Fletcher, with Swansea City poised to solidify their interest in the Scotland international later this week (Northern Echo)
– Stoke, Newcastle, Swansea and West Brom are interested in Hull winger Ahmed Elmohamady (Daily Mail)
TOTTENHAM
– Tottenham are ready to kick-start a frantic month of activity in the transfer market by making a bid to sign Saido Berahino and Yannick Bolasie (London Evening Standard)
– QPR’s Charlie Austin is also on Spurs’ radar, as is Chelsea winger Victor Moses (London Evening Standard)
WATFORD
– Watford and Swansea are interested in Paris Saint-Germain forward Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (Le Parisien)
– Stoke, Newcastle, Swansea and West Brom are interested in Hull winger Ahmed Elmohamady (Daily Mail)
WEST BROM
– Hull defender James Chester, 26, is wanted by Crystal Palace, Leicester, Southampton, Newcastle, West Brom and Aston Villa with the Tigers hoping to raise £8m from his sale (The Sun)
– Newcastle, West Brom and West Ham are interested in Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina (La Provence)
– Borussia Dortmund’s £16m-rated forward Adrian Ramos is set to snub Crystal Palace and West Brom (Daily Mirror)
– Stoke, Newcastle, Swansea and West Brom are interested in Hull winger Ahmed Elmohamady (Daily Mail)
WEST HAM
– Newcastle, West Brom and West Ham are interested in Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina (La Provence)