Monday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is ready to challenge Chelsea’s attempts to sign Benfica’s 20-year-old Serbia forward Lazar Markovic – Metro
West Ham and Hull are leading the chase for AC Milan’s £3m-rated Ghana midfielder and former Portsmouth player Sulley Muntari, 29 – Daily Mirror
On-loan midfielder Gareth Barry is happy to wait until the summer to discuss his future as Everton chase qualification for the UEFA Champions League – Sky Sports
Sevilla and Spain defender Alberto Moreno, 21, is reportedly at the centre of a Premier League transfer battle involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool – Metro
Chelsea scouts watched Toulouse defender Serge Aurier at the weekend, but the 21-year-old Ivory Coast international has revealed a desire to join Arsenal – Inside Futbol
Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell says the Gunners should move for Chelsea’s 20-year-old Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku, currently enjoying a successful season-long loan at Everton – talkSPORT
However, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is demanding £24m for the 20-year-old forward, who is on the shortlist of several European clubs, including Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid – BILD (German)
Real Madrid are looking at Southampton’s Luke Shaw, 18, and Benefica’s Guilherme Siqueira, 27, as possible replacements for 26-year-old left-back Fabio Coentrao – Marca (Spanish)
Juventus are ready to challenge Napoli with a £10m bid for Newcastle’s 26-year-old goalkeeper Tim Krul – Tuttosport (Italian)
Juventus could face strong competition from Roma for the transfer of Hamburg’s 20-year-old midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu – Tuttosport (Italian)
Inter Milan’s 34-year old striker Diego Milito will return to his native Argentina after his contract expires – L’Equipe (French)
Spanish striker Raul, 36, who currently plays in Qatar for Al Sadd, is torn between playing in the US-based Major Soccer League or retiring – AS.com (Spanish)
Tim Sherwood is always good value for a quote but the Tottenham manager has really outdone himself with his generous valuation of Hugo Lloris’ transfer-market price tag – Metro
Manchester City could be preparing a move for Benfica striker Oscar Cardozo – talkSPORT
Norwich City have confirmed they have parted company with Chris Hughton, with Neil Adams appointed as first-team manager – Goal.com
Manchester United have been left deeply impressed with Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo and are preparing to launch a bid to snap up the Argentine in the summer transfer window – Inside Futbol
Liverpool will rival Tottenham Hotspur for Brazilian Jorginho with Arsenal’s interest waning – Football Direct News
Liverpool are watching Swiss wonder kid Michael Frey with a view to a £5m summer bid – Daily Star
Crystal Palace flop Jose Campana is ready to quit Selhurst Park this summer – Daily Mirror
David Moyes is confident of luring Luke Shaw away from St Mary’s Stadium and is also being linked with at least two other up-and-coming Southampton players – Daily Mail
Ryan Giggs is set to quit Manchester United as David Moyes plans a huge squad overhaul – Daily Mirror
Borussia Dortmund have lodged an expression of interest for Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski – Inside Futbol
Arsenal are set to lose out in the race to sign Alvaro Morata after Inter Milan made an offer of £15m for the Real Madrid striker – Football Direct News
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has wasted no time in planning for the summer transfer window by identifying Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti as a potential signing – Inside Futbol
Juventus are the latest club to be linked with a move for Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic – Football Direct News