Monday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Former Chelsea winger Salomon Kalou, 28, has revealed he turned down the chance to join Arsenal from his current club Lille in the January transfer window – Daily Express
Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood wants to sign Red Bull Salzburg’s Senegalese winger Sadio Mane, 21, but faces competition from Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle – Daily Mirror
Manchester United will be offered the chance to buy Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao for £10m this summer, having come close to signing the 26-year-old Portuguese last year – Daily Star
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes hopes midfielder Stephen Ireland will sign a new contract with the club soon – Sky Sports
Inter Milan director Piero Ausilio has denied reports the Serie A club are set to sign Arsenal’s 31-year-old France defender Bacary Sagna during the summer transfer window – London Evening Sandard
Bayern Munich have dropped out of the race to sign Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler. The 20-year-old Germany international is believed to be a key summer transfer target for Arsenal – Guardian
AIK Stockholm sporting director Bjorn Wesstrom has acknowledged a deal to re-sign Southampton defender Jos Hooiveld could be an ‘interesting’ proposition – Sky Sports
Neil Warnock is in line to take over from Billy Davies as manager of Nottingham Forest after Kuwaiti owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi held talks with the former Leeds United boss – Daily Telegraph
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 26, feels he is still fighting for his place in the team despite winning his starting spot back from 27-year-old Costel Pantilimon – Manchester Evening News
Sporting Lisbon’s 21-year-old midfielder William Carvalho is on the wish-list of several major European clubs, including Real Madrid and Manchester United – Bild (German)
Juventus’s 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba says he wants to concentrate on playing and not pay too much attention to growing speculation about him moving to French club Paris St-Germain – Tuttosport (Italian)
Atletico Madrid striker David Villa, 32, says he would consider a playing future in the United States – AS.com (Spanish)
Standard Liege owner Roland Duchatelet claims Tottenham have shown no interest in signing Belgian top goalscorer Michy Batshuayi – Sky Sports
Glen Johnson could become an unlikely Galactico this summer with Real Madrid ready to swoop for the Liverpool defender – Metro
Xherdan Shaqiri has played down speculation that he is looking to leave Bayern Munich after his brother, who also acts as his agent, explained that if a summer offer from Liverpool, Manchester United or Inter arrived, it would be closely studied – Inside Futbol
Samuel Eto’o may have set Chelsea on their way to their 6-0 romp over Arsenal yesterday but it seems he still hasn’t forgiven Jose Mourinho for mocking his age – Metro
Manchester City have identified Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen as a leading target to strengthen their defence in the summer – Goal.com
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce could be considering a move for Manchester City misfit Scott Sinclair in the summer, if the Hammers maintain their Premier League status – Football Direct News
Atletico Madrid are gearing up to lose a number of stars this summer including Arda Turan, Koke and Diego Costa – talkSPORT
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o feels that Alex Song “has to leave” Barcelona to make the most of his ability – Goal.com
Loic Remy is ready to snub Tottenham in favour of a move to Arsenal this summer – Metro
FC Copenhagen distanced themselves from a potential move for Nicklas Bendtner after the Arsenal striker was pictured watching them on Sunday – Goal.com
Ezequiel Lavezzi is in no doubt that Paris Saint-Germain are capable of signing Barcelona star Lionel Messi – Goal.com
Southampton are ready to raid Red Bull Salzburg for Brazilian defender Andre Ramalho – Daily Mirror
Premier League club are keeping tabs on West Ham loanee Ravel Morrison, and have been highly impressed by his recent form at Queens Park Rangers – Football Direct News
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