Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Target Top Quality Defensive Duo, Man City Plan £70m Luis Suarez Bid, Patrick Vieira Lined-Up as Arsene Wenger Replacement

Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Chelsea have opened contract negotiations with 33-year-old club captain and defender John Terry, whose current deal expires at the end of this season – Daily Telegraph

Chelsea and Liverpool have both shown interest in signing Barcelona’s promising young South Korean striker Seung Woo Lee, 15 – Daily Star

Manchester United manager David Moyes has hinted that goalkeeper David de Gea will soon be offered a new contract – Sky Sports

Real Sociedad’s Antoine Griezmann, 23, has played down speculation linking him with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United. The French winger is “thinking about playing and nothing more” – talkSPORT

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has denied reports linking his club to a summer move for Manchester United’s 22-year-old Italian striker Federico Macheda, who is currently on loan at Birmingham City – Daily Express

Inter Milan midfielder Ricky Alvarez has declared his desire to remain at the club beyond the end of the season – Sky Sports

Manchester City are tracking 18-year-old Brazilian Nathan Allan de Soua. The Atletico Paranaense midfielder starred at the Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2013 – talkSPORT

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet wants to permanently sign the on-loan Fabio Borini from Liverpool at the end of the season but accepts he might miss out on the 22-year-old striker – Daily Mail

Manager Roberto Martinez says Everton’s league position at the end of the season will determine how much they spend in the transfer market – Liverpool Echo

West Bromwich Albion manager Pepe Mel says he would have preferred to keep striker Shane Long, but the 27-year-old’s transfer to Hull City was agreed before he arrived at the club in January – Sky Sports

Tottenham are pushing ahead with plans to sign Michy Batshuayi – despite the Standard Liege striker admitting he loves Arsenal – Metro

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp insists he is eager to offer midfielder Alejandro Faurlin a new contract – Sky Sports

Thomas Vermaelen admits he does not know whether he will stay at Arsenal, with a lack of playing time very difficult to stomach – Inside Futbol

Man City prepare £70m bid for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez – Metro

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes Cristiano Ronaldo could be tempted back to Manchester United in the future – Goal.com

Liverpool target Mathieu Valbuena ‘to be sold by Marseille this summer’ – Metro

Seamus Coleman has declared that he is as happy at Everton as he has ever been and just wants to keep impressing – Sky Sports

Manchester City coach Patrick Vieira, who made more appearances than anyone under Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, is being considered as long-term successor to the Gunners manager – Football Direct News

Alan Pardew has warned Hatem Ben Arfa he needs to win over his Newcastle team-mates if he is to have a future on Tyneside – BBC

Manchester United and Chelsea sent scouts to Benfica’s Stadium of Light on Thursday night to watch defender Ezequiel Garay – Daily Mirror

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce believes David Moyes needs to have a major clear out – Daily Star

Former Chelsea defender Alex is being linked in France with a shock summer move to Old Trafford – Daily Mirror

Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus are ready to go head-to-head and battle to sign Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette – Football Direct News

Seb Larsson heads towards the exit door but Phil Bardsley closing in on new deal – The Journal

Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed reports that Sergio Aguero could leave Manchester City for Barcelona in the summer – Goal.com

Tottenham Hotspur have intensified their interest in Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott – Football Direct News