Friday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Chelsea’s Fernando Torres, 30, has been linked with a return to former club Atletico Madrid in a swap deal involving fellow forward Diego Costa, 25 – Daily Mirror
Manchester City are preparing a summer move for Liverpool’s Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 27 – Metro
Benfica boss Jorge Jesus has confirmed Liverpool’s interest in £25m-rated striker Rodrigo, 23 – Daily Mail
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has confirmed the club are moving ahead with transfer plans, despite no new director of football being appointed – Sky Sports
Inter Milan are favourites to sign Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho, 21, unless Liverpool or Manchester United can get in first – talkSPORT
The agent of Bayern Munich’s Mario Mandzukic, 27, has flown into London for talks with Arsenal and Chelsea about the Croatian striker – Inside Futbol
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to reward left-back Jon Flanagan, 21, with a new contract – Guardian
Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis says he will not discuss the future of goalkeeper Julian Speroni until the end of the season – Sky Sports
Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle, 56, a former Spurs player and manager, believes the club has squandered the £86.9m they received from Real Madrid for Gareth Bale, 24 – Daily Mail
Chelsea have opened contract talks with defender John Terry. The Blues’ captain, 33, is out of contract in the summer but wants more than a one-year extension – Daily Telegraph
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, has told French media that one day he would like to play for a “great club” – Southampton Echo
Manchester United are ready to test Southampton with a £15million offer for defender Dejan Lovren at the end of the season – Metro
Bayern Munich wideman Xherdan Shaqiri would be open to a move to Liverpool or Manchester Unitedshould they make an offer, his agent has revealed – Goal.com
Rafael Benitez could be about to trump his former club and beat them to the signing of Porto striker Jackson Martinez after the two were spotted lunching together – Football Direct News
Laurent Koscielny will be the next Arsenal player to sign a new contract at the club, following on from deals for Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla, Per Mertesacker, Tomas Rosicky and Gedion Zelalem – Daily Telegraph
Inter Milan are willing to depart with Italian striker Manuel Icardi for a fee of £20m this summer – Football Direct News
Manchester City eye transfer of keeper Geronimo Rulli from Argentina’s Estudiantes – Daily Mirror
Tim Sherwood Puts Brakes On Tottenham Links with Liverpool Target Yevhen Konoplyanka – Inside Futbol
Manchester United could join the race to sign out-of-favour Real Madrid right-back Daniel Carvajal – Football Direct News
Jose Mourinho has made Southampton youngster Sam Gallagher a top summer target for Chelsea according to the Metro – Daily Mirror
Roma are reportedly lining up a Premier League raid for Romelu Lukaku, Davide Santon and Paulinho – Daily Mirror
Joe Cole must wait until the end of the season before finding out if he has a future at West Ham – Daily Mail
Arsenal are interested in signing Southampton defender Calum Chambers in the summer as they fear losing Bacary Sagna – Independent
Tottenham Hotspur could be interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell this summer – Football Direct News
Freiburg defender Matthias Ginter has ended speculation about a transfer to Arsenal insisting he does not want to move abroad with Borussia Dortmund now favourites to sign the central defender – Fussball Europa