Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
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Arsenal are hoping to sign 19-year-old Rubin Kazan front man Sardar Azmoun, aka the Iranian Lionel Messi, this summer.
Full story: The Daily Express
Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho says that there has been no approach made so far by London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the Blues’ powerful striker Romelu Lukaku, who is currently spending a season-long loan at Everton.
Full story: The Metro
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will not be forced to sell his star players this summer after all in order to bring in a new strike force, as had previously been reported.
Full story: The Guardian
Paris Saint-Germain playmaker Javier Pastore has absolutely no intention whatsoever of leaving the Ligue 1 champions at the end of the season to join Liverpool.
Full story: The Metro
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas is keen to work again with Belgium international Jan Vertonghen in his new role in charge of Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg, while that move could in turn pave the way for Manchester United to sign Benfica centre-back Ezequiel Garay.
Full story: The Daily Express
Arsenal will sign highly rated young Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata this summer, but only if the north London club agree to a clause in the contract that allows Los Blancos to buy the Spaniard back at a fixed price in two years’ time.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Out-of-favour Liverpool marksman Iago Aspas is desperate to quit the Merseyside giants this summer and return back to Spain just a year after first arriving at Anfield from Celta Vigo for £7.7m.
Full story: The Daily Express
Big-spending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are set to tempt Chelsea with a bid for Brazil international Oscar this summer that would nearly double the £19m the west London club paid for the playmaker two years ago.
Full story: The Daily Express
Lazio attacker Keita Balde Diao is on the verge of extending his stay in the Italian capital in a move that would bring to an end both Liverpool and Manchester City’s long-running interest in the 19-year-old.
Full story: talkSPORT.co.uk
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Fiorentina are all hoping to be able to land highly rated Sevilla central defender Federico Fazio when the summer transfer window reopens again for business on July 1.
Full story: talkSPORT.co.uk
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre says that the Reds are in no great rush to hand manager Brendan Rodgers a new contract at Anfield, claiming it would only be a “distraction” in the race for this season’s Premier League title.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Everton coach Roberto Martinez thinks that England international Leighton Baines should use Bayern Munich captain Philip Lahm as his role model as the Spaniard considers utilising the left back as a holding midfielder going forward in his career.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Manuel Reina, who is currently spending a season-long loan spell with Serie A outfit Napoli, says that he is happy to be mentioned with a possible return to his boyhood club FC Barcelona next season.
Full story: Football Italia
Manchester United front man Wayne Rooney is in danger of missing Tuesday night’s trip to Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals with a toe injury.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Arsenal are interested in signing Granada left-back Guilherme Siqueira this summer just a year after the Brazilian nearly signed for Liverpool.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will travel to Germany on Saturday to personally run his eye over young Bayer Leverkusen starlet Julian Brandt.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Arsenal are set to join both Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in the race to land exciting young Fulham forward Patrick Roberts this summer.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Tim Sherwood says that he will return to his usual position on the touchline for Monday night’s Premier League encounter with Sunderland after choosing to watch the north London club’s recent matches from the stands.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
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