Transfer Rumour Gossip: Tottenham Plot £18m Blues Raid, Liverpool Close In On Argentine Defender, Arsene Wenger to Sign New Gunners Deal, Joe Hart Linked With £25m Bernabeu Switch

Tuesday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has emerged as a £25m target for Spanish giants Real Madrid who want the 26-year-old as a successor for the long-serving, but out-of-favour, Iker Casillas – Daily Star

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna, 31, has turned down a £9m offer from Inter Milan and now looks set to sign on a free transfer for Manchester City this summer – Daily Star

Karim Rekik will look to take in a second loan spell at PSV Eindhoven if his route to first-team football an Manchester City remains blocked – Sky Sports

Big-spending Monaco could use their close links with agent Jorge Mendes to challenge Manchester United for the signature of Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 21 – Inside Futbol

Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla, 27, has distanced himself from a move to Arsenal by stating that he will stay at the La Liga club for at least another season – talkSPORT

Rubin Kazan midfield anchorman Yann M’Vila, 23, is back on the list of possible targets for Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton after being told he can leave the Russian club – Daily Express

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is interested in adding Metz’s 24-year-old Senegalese striker Diafra Sakho to his squad – Daily Mirror

FC Copenhagen have rubbished reports suggesting they will look to take Nicklas Bendtner back to Denmark in the summer – Sky Sports

Bayern Munich are confident that they can keep hold of striker Mario Mandzukic, 27, despite the interest of Chelsea and Arsenal – Daily Star

AC Milan could move to sign Udinese striker Luis Muriel at the end of the season if 23-year-old Mario Balotelli departs the San Siro. Muriel, 22, is reported to be one of Liverpool’s summer targets – talkSPORT

Arsenal have offered manager Arsene Wenger a two-year contract extension, rather than the three-year deal they originally planned, in the first sign that they are planning for life after the Frenchman’s departure – Daily Mirror

Reported Manchester United and Chelsea target Fredy Guarin has signed a contract extension with Inter Milan, the Serie A club have announced – Sky Sports

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will hold talks with striker Fabio Borini in the summer to assess the 22-year-old’s striker progress after a season spent on loan at Sunderland – Daily Star

Italian side Udinese have signed a contract with Galatasaray’s winger Albert Riera, 31, who previously played for Manchester City and Liverpool – Tuttosport (Italian)

Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Ibrahim Sissoko, 22, who arrived on loan from Wolfsburg until June, has expressed a desire to stay on at the Spanish club for two or three more seasons – AS.com (Spanish)

Tottenham are ready to test Chelsea’s resolve by making a £18million summer bid for striker Romelu Lukaku – Metro

Former Inter coach Roberto Mancini has refused to rule out taking charge of AC Milan at some point in the future – Inside Futbol

Liverpool are plotting a move for Villarreal’s Mateo Musacchio this summer – talkSPORT

Stoke City could look to pounce on Wilfried Zaha’s uncertain situation at Manchester United this summer – Football Direct News

Inter president Erick Thohir has revealed that Fernando Torres, Edin Dzeko and Bacary Sagna could all join the Nerazzurri this summer – Goal.com

Manchester United have missed out on transfer target Dante after he signed a new contract with current club Bayern Munich – Metro

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the Bundesliga champions are not interested in signing Schalke star Julian Draxler, opening the door for Arsenal to seal his signature – Goal.com

Tottenham Hotspur are preparing a summer raid on La Liga outfit Malaga for midfield man Francisco Portillo – Football Direct News

Manchester United are looking into the possibility of signing Porto right-back Danilo da Silva – Football Direct News

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has said while no permanent discussions have taken place, midfield general Yohann Cabaye will be replaced in the summer – Daily Star