Thursday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Manchester United are convinced they will sign Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, 18, in a £30m deal that was planned before David Moyes’s sacking earlier this week – Guardian
United are to make enquiries over whether Paris St-Germain may sell striker Edinson Cavani, 27, and may make another bid for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, whom they failed to sign last summer – Guardian
Barcelona will look to push through a move for Chelsea midfielder David Luiz, 27, after their transfer ban was temporarily lifted – talkSPORT
Jose Mourinho’s interest in Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, could be ended because Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is thought to be keen on bringing Cavani to Stamford Bridge instead – Daily Express
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is looking forward to the summer so the club can press on with their transfer plans – Sky Sports
Barcelona have joined the pursuit of Tottenham’s Belgium international defender Jan Vertonghen, 27, who is also wanted by Roma – Daily Mirror
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is thought to be considering a move for Manchester United and England midfielder Tom Cleverley, 23, as a long-term replacement for 33-year-old Leon Osman – Daily Mail
The Toffees are also considering a move for another Manchester United England international, 23-year-old striker Danny Welbeck – Daily Express
Hull City are keen to secure Matty Fryatt on a new contract and ward off interest in the striker – Sky Sports
With uncertainty over the future of 26-year-old Netherlands international goalkeeper Tim Krul at Newcastle, the Magpies are looking at Jeroen Zoet, 23, of PSV Eindhoven, and Celtic’s Fraser Forster, 26, as possible replacements – Newcastle Journal
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, now the Napoli boss, is keen to sign Reds defender Daniel Agger, 29, this summer – Daily Express
Newcastle have been offered Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere for about £4.5m, but are likely to reject the chance to sign the 24-year-old, who has scored 13 goals in 33 games this season – Newcastle Chronicle
Newcastle will make a renewed bid to sign Benfica’s Serbia midfielder Filip Djuricic, 22, after meeting the player’s representative last week – talkSPORT
Southampton’s Calum Chambers, 19, is being viewed by Arsenal as a possible replacement for Bacary Sagna, 31 – Daily Mail
Newcastle and Sunderland face a tussle to sign Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel, 26 – talkSPORT
Former United captain Roy Keane has emerged as a possible assistant to Louis van Gaal if the Dutchman is named as Moyes’s full-time successor – Independent
In addition to David Luiz, Barcelona are looking at Paris St-Germain’s Thiago Silva, 29, Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte, 19, Villarreal’s Mateo Musacchio, 23, Real Sociedad’s Inigo Martinez, 22, and FC Basel’s Fabian Schar, 22, as possible transfer targets to strengthen their squad – Marca (Spanish)
Inter Milan President Erick Thorir is waiting to receive offers for goalkeeper Samir Handanovic. AS Monaco, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Real Madrid have shown an interest in the 29-year-old Slovenia international – Tuttosport (Italian)
Bayer Leverkusen have begun making enquiries for Hamburg’s 20-year-old Turkey international midfielder and Liverpool-target Hakan Calhanoglu – BILD (German)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is the only viable option for AC Milan if they decide to sack current coach Clarence Seedorf at the end of the season – Tuttosport (Italian)
Manchester United are reportedly plotting a sensational summer move to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona – Metro
Feyenoord coach Ronald Koeman has admitted that it would be hard to turn down Barcelona if they were to approach him this summer – Goal.com
Manchester United have reportedly offered left-back Patrice Evra a new three-year deal with his current contract set to expire – Football Direct News
Real Madrid appear to be making a push to sign winger Juan Iturbe, who has attracted much interest over the course of the season, not least from Premier League leaders Liverpool – Inside Futbol
Croatian striker Ivica Olic has finalised his new contract with Wolfsburg after deciding against a move to Stoke City – Sky Sports
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