Transfer Rumour Gossip: Barcelona Eye Arsenal Star, Croatian Wonderkid Set for £17m White Hart Lane Switch, Saints Forward Linked With Serie A Return

Our roundup of Tuesday’s transfer rumour gossip.

 

Barcelona have put Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 21, on their list of potential replacements for Xavi and Andres Iniesta. – Daily Star

France left-back Patrice Evra does not expect to extend his Manchester United contract beyond next summer for what the 32-year-old describes as “something personal”. – Daily Express

Juventus want to sign Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo on loan. The Italy international, 27, has scored one goal in seven appearances since joining the Saints from Roma for £13m in the summer. – Daily Mirror

Manchester City are competing with Barcelona to sign 14-year-old Malaga midfielder Brahim. – Daily Mail

Tottenham are said to be willing to offer £17m for Dinamo Zagreb youngster Alen Halilovic. Spurs were close to a £10m deal for the 17-year-old midfielder in the summer, and any future move will depend on how much playing time the Croatia international will receive. – Daily Express

 

Liverpool hope the decision to loan Derby 20-year-old defender Andre Wisdom will help them beat a number of Premier League clubs to the signing of Rams midfielder Will Hughes, 18. – Daily Star

Ian Holloway’s future as Crystal Palace manager is in doubt ahead of a meeting with the club’s co-chairman Steve Parish. – Guardian

Arsene Wenger has yet to make a decision over his long-term future as Arsenal manager. The 63-year-old is understood to have been offered an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of the season. – Daily Mail

The Gunners plan to offer a contract extension to goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. The 23-year-old’s current deal expires in 2015. – Daily Mirror

Japan striker Keisuke Honda, 27, will be joining AC Milan on 1 January after his contract expires at Russian side CSKA Moscow. – L’Equipe (French)

Arsenal target Matthias Ginter has rejected claims he is to join Borussia Dortmund next summer and is happy to stay at Freiburg – Sky Sports

The agent of PSG midfielder Thiago Motta has denied that Napoli are interested in bringing the midfielder back to Italy – Forzaitalia.net

Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has refuted claims that he will join Barcelona – TEAMtalk

Dordrecht goalkeeper Warner Hahn has said that he is aware of interest in his signature from SPL champions Celtic – Sky Sports

Chelsea defender John Terry hopes to still have a future at the club despite recent interest from Monaco – Metro

 

Southampton will make a loan move for Manchester United winger Ashley Young in January – ClubCall

Manchester City are weighing up a £40m bid for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba – Daily Mirror 

Schalke starlet Julian Draxler has revealed that he rejected a move to the Premier League this summer – BBC

Celtic striker Georgios Samaras has reiterated his desire to stay at the club by insisting he is just as committed as ever – Sky Sports

Borussia Dortmund are eyeing Porto striker Jackson Martinez as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, who will leave at the end of the season – Sportal.de

Graeme Souness has emerged as the early frontrunner to take over as Middlesbrough manager following the sacking of Tony Mowbray earlier this week – Daily Mail

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has revealed that he will indeed make another bid to sign Hannover striker Mame Biram Diouf in the January transfer window – ClubCall

Free agent Yossi Benayoun is set to sign for Championship high flyers QPR – talkSPORT

Juventus are set to offer fresh new deals to the sought after midfielders Arturo Vidal and Paul Pogba in order to ward off the continued interest from elsewhere – Football Italia

Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claims Tottenham Hotspur interest – Sky Sports