Transfer Rumour Gossip: Chelsea Close In On £50m Trio, Man United Want £48m Midfielder, Gunners Open Talks to Sign Spanish Starlet, Anfield Edge Closer to Bundesliga Winger Deal

Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Liverpool have offered £16m for Sevilla’s Spanish left-back Alberto Moreno, 21. Midfielder Suso, 20, could be included as a makeweight in the deal – Daily Telegraph

Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is hoping to follow Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham. The Kenyan, 22, joined the Saints from Celtic for £12.5m last summer – Daily Mail

Tottenham and Manchester United are both interested in Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin. Any deal with Spurs for the 27-year-old Colombia international could see Argentina forward Erik Lamela, 22, who has made just three league starts since being signed from Roma in August last year, moving in the other direction – Gazzetta Dello Sport

Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri has confirmed he wants to move to England if he leaves Bayern Munich this summer. The Switzerland midfielder, 22, is seen as a cheaper alternative to Southampton’s Adam Lallana – London Evening Standard

Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado is a potential target for Atletico Madrid. The Spaniard, 29, wants to leave White Hart Lane after joining for £26m from Valencia last summer – Marca

Turkish club Besiktas have opened talks with Chelsea about a move for Senegal striker Demba Ba, 29. Portugal midfielder Tiago Mendes, 33, is set to return to Stamford Bridge from Atletico Madrid on a free transfer, while Jose Mourinho is also interested in Real Madrid’s Jose Callejon, 27 – London Evening Standard

David de Gea says he has been doing all he can to talk Cesc Fabregas into joining him at Manchester United – Sky Sports

Arsenal have reopened talks with Champions League winners Real Madrid over signing striker Alvaro Morata, 21 – Daily Telegraph

Chelsea are closing in on a £50m-plus triple deal with Atletico Madrid for left-back Filipe Luis, striker Diego Costa and former midfielder Tiago – The Times

Tottenham are believed to be lining up either Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster or Newcastle’s Tim Krul should Hugo Lloris depart White Hart Lane this summer – Metro

Liverpool’s pursuit of Emre Can is being hampered by the 20-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder’s wage demands – Liverpool Echo

Bafetimbi Gomis will be in London on Thursday as Premier League trio West Ham, Sunderland and Swansea’s interest grows in the France striker, 28 – Daily Mail

Manchester City are bracing themselves for a £60m bid from Real Madrid for Sergio Aguero, 25, after the Spanish side gave up on Liverpool’s Luis Suarez – Daily Star

Angel Di Maria claims interest has been shown in his services and has refused to rule out a summer exit at Real Madrid – Sky Sports

Manchester United are ready to activate Koke’s £48m release clause in order to sign him from Atletico Madrid this summer – Metro

Ex-Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, wants to join Arsenal this summer – Daily Mirror

Chelsea are set to join the bidding for Toni Kroos, 24, if the Bayern Munich midfielder becomes a free agent next year – Daily Mail

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal remains keen on Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 25, and Feyenoord’s Bruno Martins Indi, 22, despite reports in Spain claiming the Red Devils had agreed a £24m deal for Atletico Madrid centre-back Miranda, 29 – Manchester Evening News

QPR manager Harry Redknapp hopes to sign Tottenham winger Andros Townsend, 22, and defender Michael Dawson, 30, this summer – Daily Express

Tottenham are looking to replace their technical director Franco Baldini, with chairman Daniel Levy actively scouting for a replacement for the 53-year-old Italian – The Times

Arsenal want departing Manchester City goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon to solve their goalkeeping crisis – Metro

Mohamed Diame insists he has no ambitions to leave the Premier League, but wants to play for a side in the top six – Sky Sports

Manchester City will make formal contact with Roma in the next 24 hours and submit a £25 million bid for Mehdi Benatia – Goal.com

New Tottenham Hotspur head coach Mauricio Pochettino is keen to lure compatriot Javier Pastore away from French giants Paris Saint-Germain – Football Direct News

Barcelona are closing in on the signing of Real Sociedad goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for an initial transfer fee of €9m (£7.3m), potentially rising to €12m (£9.8m) – Goal.com