Friday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester City will make a move for Liverpool’s Slovakia centre-back Martin Skrtel, 29, if the Reds fail to reach the Champions League, while City defender Joleon Lescott is set to join Besiktas in the summer – Daily Mail
Chelsea are considering a bid for Marseille’s Belgian midfielder Giannelli Imbula, 21, as they look at alternatives to John Obi Mikel, 26 – Metro
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claims England right-back Glen Johnson, 29, who has a year left on his £110,000-a-week contract, could still earn a new deal at Anfield – Liverpool Echo
Wayne Rooney has signed a four-year contract extension that will keep him at Manchester United until June 2019 – Sky Sports
Alan Pardew has admitted having concerns about his future as Newcastle manager despite the club dismissing claims he would be sacked if they lost Sunday’s home game against Aston Villa – Daily Express
Aston Villa full-back Alan Hutton, 29, is desperate to leave after being frozen out of the first team because of his high wages – Daily Mirror
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is hoping to secure a new contract for Dutch defender Ron Vlaar, 29 – Daily Mirror
Javier Zanetti has brushed off speculation linking him with a move to Chelsea by insisting that Inter Milan is his ‘life and home’ – Sky Sports
Manchester United scouts were in Portugal last night keeping track of summer target Eliaquim Mangala – Metro
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has revealed that the club are likely to utilise an option open to them to extend midfielder Kris Commons’ contract – Inside Futbol
Tottenham are ready to offload flop striker Roberto Soldado at the end of the season with Tim Sherwood losing faith in the Spain international – Metro
Darijo Srna has revealed that he rejected the chance to join Chelsea or Bayern Munich, and has no regrets about his decision to stay at Shakhtar Donetsk – Sky Sports
Sporting Kansas City wonderkid Erik Palmer-Brown could be set for a move to Italian giants Juventus – Give Me Sport
Chelsea have set their sights on Real Madrid trio Sami Khedira, Raphael Varane and Fabio Coentrao – Football Direct News
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini could be considering a fresh bid for Real Madrid midfielder Isco, after his future was recently thrown into doubt – Football Direct News
Arsenal are waiting on news of Fiorentina’s attempted purchase of Juan Cuadrado, as the deal could be set to open up an opportunity for the Gunners to move for the Colombian in the summer – Metro
Juventus midfielder Aturo Vidal has admitted he is flattered by reported interest from Real Madrid – Sky Sports
Manchester City have confirmed Ghana midfielder Mohammed Abu has left the club to join Stromsgodset in Norway – Sky Sports
Arsenal target Karim Benzema has emerged as a possible signing for Italian side Roma in the summer – Football Direct News
Inter president Erick Thohir has revealed that Nemanja Vidic’s summer move to the Serie A club could be announced in the next few days – Goal.com
PSG are willing to offer Lucas and Marco Verratti in exchange for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba – Gazzetta Dello Sport
Alan Pardew insists Mathieu Debuchy is not looking for a move away from Newcastle United – Goal.com
West Ham’s Joe Cole is another big name player on the list of possible US Major League Soccer movers this summer – Football Direct News
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he tried to sign Southampton striker Rickie Lambert in January – Daily Mirror
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta has signed a contract extension that commits him to the capital club until 2016 – Sky Sports