Transfer Rumour Gossip: Chelsea Close In On £40m Brazilian, Liverpool Linked With Shock Bernabeu Swoop, Italian Wonderkid On Gunners Radar, David Moyes Targets Five La Liga Talents

Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Newcastle striker Luuk de Jong, 23, hopes to sign a long-term deal at St James’ Park when his loan spell from German club Borussia Monchengladbach expires at the end of the season – Daily Star

Manchester City have won the race to sign 16-year-old Feyenoord midfielder Rodney Kongolo, who has been compared to former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira – Daily Mirror

Jose Mourinho insists Ryan Bertrand still has a future at Chelsea despite being loaned out to Aston Villa – Sky Sports

Liverpool are keen on signing Barcelona defender Adriano, 29, for £6m in the summer to end their left-back troubles – Metro

Tottenham Hotspur will look to make three quality additions to their squad this summer, with several of the club’s disappointing recent arrivals expected to depart – Daily Telegraph

Werder Bremen and Aaron Hunt have both refused to comment on claims that he has already told the club he wants to leave this summer – Sky Sports

Paris St-Germain striker Jeremy Menez, 26, admits he is unsure of his future amid talk of a move to Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season – Daily Express

Chelsea have been given a boost in the race to sign 27-year-old Brazil international Hulk after an agent revealed the Zenit striker wants to move to England – Metro

Manchester United have been given a boost in their pursuit of Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos with the news Real Madrid have cooled their interest in the 24-year-old Germany international – Daily Express

Chelsea would consider letting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21, extend his loan spell at Spanish high-flyers Atletico Madrid, if he signs a new contract at Stamford Bridge – Daily Star

Arsenal will look to sign a new goalkeeper in the summer after Lukasz Fabianski told Arsene Wenger he will quit the club when his contract expires at the end of the season – Metro

Man United have set their sights on a host of Athletic Bilbao talents as David Moyes scouts five members of the Basque club’s squad – Fijaches

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted that striker Nicklas Bendtner will leave the club at the end of the season – Goal.com

Liverpool have set their sights on a summer move for Benfica full-back Joao Cancelo – Football Direct News

Real Madrid have not been in contact with Stoke City over signing Asmir Begovic, boss Mark Hughes has insisted – Inside Futbol

Liverpool are weighing up the possibility of bringing in CSKA Moscow midfielder Alan Dzagoev in the summer – Football Direct News

Nicolas Anelka has announced he has terminated his contract with West Brom with immediate effect – but the club has denied the striker has formally left The Hawthorns – Goal.com

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke is hoping to have a clearer picture of the club’s attempts to sign Ilkay Gundogan to a new contract by next week – Inside Futbol

Spanish starlet Suso wants to return to Liverpool when his loan spell at Almeria expires – and pen a new long-term deal with the Reds – Liverpool Echo

Manchester United have made former City defender Jerome Boateng their top defensive target – Football Direct News

Schalke are the latest side to show an interest in unsettled Manchester United playmaker Shinji Kagawa – Football Direct News

The Reds are lining up a shock move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema – Liverpool Echo

Arsenal are set to battle north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the summer signature of Juventus hitman Domenico Berardi – Football Direct News

Marc Bartra will put pen to paper on a new contract at Barcelona next Tuesday and the club will install a £25m release clause in the deal – Marca

Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic says it took him ”a minute” to agree to his Stamford Bridge return – Daily Mirror