Thursday’s transfer rumour gossip:
Tottenham Hotspur hope to beat Liverpool to the signing of Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi, 21 – Metro
Chelsea are keen to sign Atletico Madrid’s Spain international striker Diego Costa, 25, in a £40m summer deal – Daily Mail
Christian Benteke’s Aston Villa future won’t be certain until after the World Cup, the 23-year-old Belgium international’s agent has claimed – Daily Mirror
Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has stated that Bacary Sagna is set to remain in England this summer – Sky Sports
Southampton and England left-back Luke Shaw, 18, is a target for Real Madrid, who are confident of beating Chelsea and Manchester United to sign him – Daily Mirror
Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign sought-after Croatia teenager Alen Halilovic from Dinamo Zagreb, the Catalan giants have announced – Sky Sports
Spurs and Arsenal are vying for the services of Nuremberg’s Switzerland international striker Josip Drmic, 21, who has scored 11 times for the Bundesliga outfit this season – talkSPORT
Sheffield Wednesday boss Stuart Gray has refused to rule out a summer move for Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, 20, who played on loan for the Owls earlier this season – Sheffield Star
Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal would be an ideal manager for Manchester United if David Moyes is sacked, according to Ajax youth coach and former Dutch international Ronald de Boer – Metro
Aston Villa will give forward Gabriel Agbonlahor, 27, a four-year contract this summer – Daily Telegraph
Juventus’s 26-year-old Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal says he is confident of winning the Champions League with the Italian side, dismissing rumours of a summer move to Real Madrid – Tuttosport (Italian)
Stoke City are keen to sign Wolfsburg’s 34-year-old Croat striker Ivican Olic but could face competition from German club Hamburg – Bild (German)
Arsenal and Liverpool transfer target Jeremy Menez, 26, has hinted that he may join Juventus from Paris St-Germain this summer – L’Equipe (French)
Manchester United’s Davide Petrucci, 22, is a target for Charlton Athletic, who hope to sign the Italian midfielder on loan – South London Press
Fulham have re-signed Mali captain Mahamadou Diarra until the end of the Premier League season – Sky Sports
Manchester City are ready to ditch their interest in Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes after he picked up a long-term knee injury – Metro
Demba Ba is readying himself for a summer switch away from Chelsea and has told RMC that discussions are being held with interested parties – Sky Sports
Bundesliga outfit Freiburg have opted not to push to sign Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin on a permanent basis – Inside Futbol
Former Liverpool and Manchester City winger Albert Riera is back in English football after joining Watford until the summer – talkSPORT
Inter Milan are pursuing former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, who is struggling to get a game at FC Barcelona – Football Direct News
Bryan Ruiz has no regrets at having joined Fulham and insists he could return at the end of a PSV Eindhoven loan spell – Sky Sports
Arsenal have made an offer for highly-rated Rubin Kazan striker Sardar Azmoun – who has been dubbed the ‘Iranian Lionel Messi’ – Metro
Monaco’s on-loan striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to stay at the club permanently, according to coach Claudio Ranieri – Goal.com
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is extremely keen on French defensive midfielder Yann M’Vila – Inside Futbol
Manchester United target Ilkay Gundogan is set to extend his current contract with Borussia Dortmund, putting to bed any doubts over a summer transfer – Football Direct News