Transfer Rumour Gossip: United Boss Plans Raid On Former Club, Gunners Keen On French Ace, Rodgers Promises ‘Top Players’ And Hart Set For City Exit

Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Manchester United are in advanced talks with Everton over the signing of full-back Seamus Coleman, 25 – Metro

However, the Old Trafford club have been turned down by Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, as they cannot offer the 27-year-old the standard of football he wants – Daily Star

Arsenal are targeting Toulouse right-back Serge Aurier, 21, as a replacement for Bacary Sagna, 31, whose contract expires in June – Daily Mirror

Brendan Rodgers has confirmed Liverpool will be in the market for ‘top players’, but has insisted that spending lots of money is no guarantee of success – Sky Sports

Inter Milan want Javier Hernandez, 25, to join Manchester United team-mate Nemanja Vidic, 32, at the San Siro next season and are in advanced negotiations for the Mexico striker – Daily Express

Joe Hart, 26, could be on his way out of Manchester City with manager Manuel Pellegrini ready to move for Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 32 – talkSPORT

Wojciech Szczesny has revealed he would be happy to pledge himself to Arsenal for the rest of his career – Sky Sports

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is planning to sign QPR’s highly rated Canadian winger Michael Petrasso, 18 – Daily Mail

Charlton Athletic midfielder Diego Poyet is a target for Spanish giants Barcelona. The 18-year-old is the son of Sunderland manager Gus Poyet – talkSPORT

Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood, 45, insists he must be given full control of the club’s transfer policy if he remains at White Hart Lane next season – Telegraph

Real Madrid have made a £15m transfer offer for AC Milan’s 21 year-old Italian defender Mattia De Sciglio – Tuttosport (Italian)

Transfer talks for Bayern Munich’s 22-year-old Swiss defender Xherdan Shaqiri will begin in summer with Liverpool, Manchester United and Inter Milan interested – Bild (German)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is willing to loan out their 29 year-old striker Fernando Torres and sign AS Monaco’s Radamel Falcao, 28, and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa, 25 – Tuttosport (Italian)

Tottenham head coach Tim Sherwood has played down reports that a deal is close for Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka – Sky Sports

Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin says he is ready to play for a ‘great club’ and is refusing to rule out joining Arsenal – Metro

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o says that he would be open to a return to former club Inter Milan when his deal at Stamford Bridge expires – Sky Sports

Liverpool will push ahead with a summer deal for Udinese forward Luis Muriel after he reportedly set his sights on a move to the Premier League – Metro

Everton will have to fight off competition from Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan to land Granada youngster Jeison Murillo this summer – talkSPORT

Juventus are planning a bid to make the loan signing of Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo permanent in the summer – Goal.com

Tottenham Hotspur could rival the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United for the signing of Lyon youngster Samuel Umtiti – Football Direct News

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard admits he would love to see striker Didier Drogba back at Stamford Bridge – Sky Sports

Chelsea are set to bump up Eden Hazard’s weekly pay packet to £200,000-a-week to stave off interest from Real Madrid – Metro

Manchester City are prepared to blow their Premier League rivals out of the water with a £30m bid for Southampton starlet Luke Shaw this summer – Goal.com

Barcelona’s Korean youngster Lee Seung Woo has rejected contract offers from Arsenal and Liverpool to remain with the Catalan club – Football Direct News

Serbian international Filip Djordjevic is all set to join Serie A side Lazio once his contract with French club Nantes expires at the end of the season – Inside Futbol