Wednesday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester United plan to offer Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos a weekly contract worth £260,000 in an attempt to lure the Germany international to Old Trafford this summer.
Full story: The Guardian
Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho is confident of sealing a £50m deal for red-hot Atletico Madrid front man Diego Costa at the end of the season, with the La Liga leaders’ manager Diego Simeone claiming that he will not stop his star man from quitting the Vicente Calderon this summer.
Full Story: The Daily Mirror
Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo claims that he very nearly joined Chelsea back in 2009, only for the move to be halted by AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi.
Full story: The Metro
Premier League champions Manchester United have moved ahead of rivals Chelsea in the race to land coveted young Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, with the Red Devils hoping to be able to conclude a £30m deal for the England international before this summer’s World Cup gets under way in June.
Full story: The Daily Telegraph
Hull City are set to go head to head with both Stoke City and West Ham United this summer in a battle to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jake Livermore on a permanent basis.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Brazilian outfit Atletico Mineiro have said that they will not be signing sacked West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka now after the Frenchman took too long to report for first-team duty with his new team-mates.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Arsenal have shifted their striking focus this summer towards Bayern Munich forward Mario Mandzukic after giving up on their first-choice target Diego Costa, with the Gunners having been told that the Atletico Madrid attacker is signing for rivals Chelsea next season instead.
Full story: The Daily Express
The Manchester United trio of Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Ashley Young were punished by being made to do extra training sessions after being photographed out in Manchester in the early hours of Thursday morning last week in the aftermath of the club’s elimination from the Uefa Champions League by Bayern Munich the previous evening.
Full story: The Daily Mail
On-loan Brighton & Hove Albion attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard says that his confidence will be “sky high” when he eventually returns to Old Trafford at the end of this campaign.
Full story: The Daily Express
Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet will not resign from his position at the Stadium of Light at the end of the season, with the Uruguayan instead making owner Ellis Short either back him or sack him.
Full story: The Guardian
Midfielder Stephen Ireland says that he is happy to have sealed a permanent move to Stoke City after having to endure a torrid time at Aston Villa.
Full story: The Daily Star
Fulham players Scott Parker, Brede Hangeland and Sascha Riether have been personally phoning fans of the west London club who have decided to renew their season tickets for next season.
Full story: The Independent
Sevilla are interested in signing Everton’s reserve goalkeeper Joel Robles at the end of the campaign.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has claimed that out-of-favour Chelsea striker Fernando Torres “would love” a return to the Vicente Calderon next season to the club where the Spain international first made a name for himself.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, as well as Crystal Palace, are all keen on signing England Under-21 international Tom Ince next season.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Aston Villa have suspended manager Paul Lambert’s two assistants Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa, pending an internal investigation, after the pair were accused of bullying.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Ex-Southampton full-back Dan Petrescu is set to take over from current boss Mauricio Pochettino at St Mary’s this summer if as expected the Argentinian does decide to quit the South-Coast club.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Under-pressure Sunderland manager Gus Poyet says that he is “bemused” by rumours on Twitter that he has left the struggling Black Cats.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Manchester United have suffered a huge blow after their number-one transfer target for the summer, midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, agreed a contract extension with the Bundesliga giants.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud says that the north London club now face “five cup finals” between now and the end of the campaign in their bid to finish ahead of rivals Everton in the top four of the Premier League.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea says that the Red Devils have to qualify for next season’s Uefa Europa League in order to prove that the club are not finished as a force.
Full story: The Daily Mirror
Premier League champions Manchester United are closing in on a deal to sign powerful Sporting Lisbon holding midfielder William Carvalho at the end of the season.
Full story: The Daily Mail
Both Liverpool and Arsenal are keeping close tabs on Lille’s exciting Belgium U21 international front man Divock Ori.
Full story: The Daily Mail
West Ham United midfielder Joe Cole mocked Arsenal’s fans prior to kick-off at the Emirates on Tuesday night by pretending to hold up a trophy in front of the Gunners faithful
Full story: The Daily Mail
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud paid tribute to the Liverpool fans who lost their lives at Hillsborough by kissing his black armband after scoring against West Ham United at the Emirates on Tuesday night.
Full story: The Daily Mail
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