Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Real Madrid are planning to make a £25m swoop for Chelsea midfielder Ramires, 27 – Daily Mirror
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United face competition from Paris St-Germain for Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann, 23, with the Basque club keen to sell before the World Cup starts – Daily Star
QPR striker Loic Remy, 27, wants to join Arsenal more than any other teams interested in signing him – Daily Mirror
Frank Lampard, 35, is tempted by an offer to play with New York City FC and play on loan in Australia with Melbourne City when his Chelsea contract expires this summer – Daily Mail
Sunderland have made an undisclosed bid for 29-year-old Swansea defender Ashley Williams – Sky Sports
Chelsea are confident of signing ex-Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, from Barcelona for less than £30m and will improve his £100,000-a-week wages – Times
Blackpool winger Tom Ince, 22, is set to decide between a move to Tottenham, Everton and Newcastle after rejecting a switch to Inter Milan – Daily Express
Israel captain Yossi Benayoun has left Queens Park Rangers to join his hometown team Maccabi Haifa on a two-year deal – Sky Sports
Aston Villa have sounded out former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand over a possible move to Villa Park – but the 35-year-old free agent would prefer to join a London club – Daily Mail
QPR are ready to rub Fulham’s noses in taking their Premier League mantle with a double swoop for Brede Hangeland and Steve Sidwell – Metro
Romelu Lukaku has admitted he may have to leave Chelsea this summer amid speculation the club are closing in on Diego Costa – Sky Sports
West Ham are ready to battle Tottenham for the signature of Napoli midfielder Blerim Dzemaili, 28 – talkSPORT
Liverpool are close to completing a deal for Bayern Munich’s £15m-rated winger Xherdan Shaqiri, 22, who has been capped 32 times by Switzerland – Daily Star
The agent of Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne, 23, claims it is to be an honour to be linked with Arsenal, who are are preparing a £17M bid – Guardian
Southampton have joined the list of clubs interested in signing 31-year-old former Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell, who is a free agent – Daily Mail
Chelsea expect to wrap up the signing of £32m man Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid by Tuesday – Sky Sports
Marseille have opened up talks with Newcastle about signing centre-back Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, 25 – Newcastle Chronicle
Midfielder Samir Nasri, 26, is set to sign a new five-year deal at Manchester City – Guardian
Nicolas Gaitan claims to have no intention of leaving Benfica as reports continue to link him with top clubs in England – Sky Sports
Manchester City target Dani Alves admits that he is open to the possibility of a move away from Barcelona this summer – talkSPORT
Manchester United have moved ahead of a host of rivals in the race to sign Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez – La Stampa (Spanish)
Brazilian defender Danilo has insisted that he is happy at Porto after being linked with a summer move to Arsenal – Sky Sports
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Sandro has already been in contact with Napoli coach Rafael Benitez as a potential transfer for the Brazilian midfielder moves ever closer – Inside Futbol
West Ham have failed in a loan bid for French forward M’Baye Niang, who is set to leave AC Milan this summer – Sky Sports
West Ham’s hopes of landing free agent Gareth Barry this summer have taken a knock as Everton are ready to offer him a bumper deal – Football Direct News