Wednesday’s transfer rumour roundup.
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Standard Liege front man Michy Batshuayi, who has been heavily linked with a summer switch to Everton next season, claims that he would prefer to move to Premier League giants Arsenal instead.
Full story: The Daily Express
Liverpool are interested in signing young PSV Eindhoven striker Zakaria Bakkali at the end of the campaign, but the Reds face a fight to land the 18-year-old after he was heavily linked with Premier League rivals Arsenal as well.
Full story: The Daily Express
Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio was at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to run his eye over Chelsea forward Fernando Torres ahead of a possible move for the misfiring Spain international this summer.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin is set to bring an end to any chance he may have had of joining Chelsea next season by putting pen to paper on a new contract with the Serie A giants.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Premier League champions Manchester United are monitoring FC Zurich attacking starlet Dimitri Oberlin, although the 16-year-old is also being watched by Serie A outfit Udinese as well.
Full story: Inside Futbol
Both Stoke City and Cardiff City are set to go head to head in the battle to sign Hannover marksman Mame Biram Diouf at the end of the campaign, when the former Manchester United attacker will be available to pick up on a free transfer.
Full story: talkSPORT.co.uk
Man United agree ‘in principal’ to sign PSG striker Edinson Cavani in a mammoth £80m deal.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a move for highly rated Southampton head coach Mauricio Pochettino should the north London club opt to part company with manager Tim Sherwood this summer.
Full story: talkSPORT.co.uk
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has claimed that veteran Galatasaray front man Didier Drogba will return to the west London club one day as a strikers’ coach.
Full story: The Metro
Former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba has revealed that he would have remained at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2012 had he and the Blues managed to reach an agreement over extending his contract in west London.
Full story: The Daily Star
Everton hope to be able to extend in-demand right-back Seamus Coleman’s stay at Goodison Park amid interested in the Republic of Ireland international from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Everton are set to hand new contracts to both midfielder James McCarthy and defender John Stones.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Manchester United fans blame former manager Sir Alex Ferguson for the Red Devils’ current struggles under new boss David Moyes.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Liverpool coach Mike Marsh says that the Merseyside giants are still only thinking about finishing in the top of of the Premier League come the end of the campaign, as opposed to winning the title.
Full story: The Liverpool Echo
Arsenal playmaker Jack Wilshere is still having to wear a protective boot on his injured foot a fortnight after suffering the problem playing for England in an international friendly with Denmark at Wembley Stadium.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says that he does not need to spend millions of pounds in the transfer market like rivals Manchester City and Chelsea in order to be able to compete for the Premier League title.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Manchester City duo Gael Clichy and Aleksandar Kolarov have both been linked with a summer move to Serie A champions Juventus.
Full story: Tuttosport
Ex-Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola claims that he left Camp Nou in 2013 because he was no longer able to motivate his players.
Full story: Marca
Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi is currently in discussions with the La Liga champions over a new contract in Catalonia that would see the Argentina international earn a whopping £209m over a five-year period.
Full story: AS.com
Barcelona have called stories suggesting head coach Tata Martino has left Camp Nou as “completely false” and say that the Argentinian is solely concentrating on trying to improve the La Liga giants’ current results.
Full story: Marca
There was yet more bad news for under-pressure Manchester United manager David Moyes after Tesco said that they would not consider working with the Scot because he is not a winner.
Full story: The Metro