Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Plan £68m Trio Raid, Arsenal Target £30m La Liga Goal Machine, Blues Boss Keen On St James’ Park Wide-Man

Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.

 

Manchester United have ended their interest in Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski, 25, with manager David Moyes saying he does not need another striker – Daily Star

United’s hopes of offloading Anderson, 25, to Porto look to be over after the Portuguese club said they cannot afford either a transfer fee or his wages – Daily Mail

Valencia are looking to buy out-of-favour Chelsea striker Demba Ba, 28, in January and are preparing an offer of £7m – Metro

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas wants to keep striker Jermain Defoe at the club in the face of interest from MLS club Toronto FC – Sky Sports

Jake Livermore has said that he would like to turn his loan move from Tottenham to Hull into a permanent deal at the end of the season – Daily Mirror

 

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is determined not to sell left-back Leighton Baines, 28, in January despite interest in the England international from Manchester United – Guardian

Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino has rubbished claims that striker Dani Osvaldo is looking to leave the club already – Sky sports

Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay insists he has the final say on transfers following the recent departures of head of recruitment Iain Moody and his interim replacement Alisher Apsalyamov, a friend of club owner Vincent Tan’s son – talkSPORT

Liverpool are weighing up a move for FC Porto’s 20-year-old Argentine midfielder Juan Iturbe, currently on a season-long loan to Serie A side Verona – Daily Express

Sunderland striker Connor Wickham has rejoined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan – Sky Sports

 

Turkish club Galatasaray have told Manchester City they must pay £25m for goalkeeper Fernando Muslera if they want to buy the 27-year-old in January – Metro

Man United want £68m Benfica trio – Daily Express

Wales manager Chris Coleman is the new favourite to become the next Crystal Palace manager, although Alex McLeish has also joined the running – Daily Telegraph

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is lining up a reunion with Newcastle United defender Davide Santon – Daily Star

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has insisted that Daniel Amartey’s preference for Manchester United will not stop him from pressing ahead with a move – Daily Star

Martin O’Neill is close to being named as the next manager of the Republic of Ireland and he wants former Irish international Roy Keane as his number two – Daily Mirror

Arsenal target £30m La Liga goal machine – Rafael Hernandez (Twitter)

Manchester City are set to join the chase for highly rated Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster – Express

Arsenal face competition from Galatasaray and Juventus to land Japanese goal ace Yoichiro Kakitani – Express

Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has insisted the club have no plans to sell start striker Radamel Falcao – ClubCall

Atletico Madrid defender has ended speculation surrounding his future by signing a new deal at the club – Sky Sports

 

Real Madrid have dropped yet another hint that Iker Casillas’ future could lie away from the Bernabeu after bumping up Diego Lopez’s pay – Marca

Inter Milan striker Rodrigo Palacio has revealed that he would be more than happy to end his playing career at the San Siro – ClubCall

Parma striker Amauri has rejected several offer to go and play in the United States – Calcio Italia

Juventus are lining up a shock move for Bayern Munich star Xherdan Shaqiri – Europsport.pl (Polish)

Manchester United will battle AC Milan for the signing of Saint Etienne full-back Faouzi Ghoulam as they continue to search for a replacement for Patrice Evra – Express