Monday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has agreed a deal in principle to join Manchester United this summer – Daily Telegraph
Arsene Wenger will give striker Joel Campbell, 21, the opportunity to establish himself at Arsenal after he impressed in Costa Rica’s shock win over Uruguay at the World Cup. The 21-year-old has had loan spells at Lorient, Real Betis and Olympiakos – Independent
Prospective Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has lined up Celtic’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 22, for £8m as his first signing – Daily Mirror
Arsenal could be set to miss out on striker Alvaro Morata after Wolfsburg submitted a £15.9m offer for the Real Madrid 21-year-old – Independent
Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Aston Villa are showing interest in Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano, 29, who impressed on loan at West Brom last season – Daily Mail
Athletic Bilbao are interested in a cut-price move for Spanish defender Nacho Monreal, 28, who joined Arsenal for £8m in 2013 – Daily Express
Sunderland are close to signing Romania goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, 27, who was recently told that his contract would not be renewed at Manchester City – The Journal
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 36, says his Ivory Coast team-mate Serge Aurier, 21, who set up his country’s two goals in the win over Japan, has the capacity to step up seamlessly to the Premier League if he leaves Toulouse – Guardian
Free agent Marouane Chamakh has admitted he is determined to stay in the Premier League, even if he fails to agree a new deal at Crystal Palace – Sky Sports
Petr Cech’s future at Chelsea has been cast into doubt after boss Jose Mourinho confirmed Thibaut Courtois will return to Stamford Bridge next season – Metro
Joe Hart will be offered a new five-year contract by Manchester City when he returns from the World Cup worth £29m – Daily Star
Meanwhile, City are ready to make a surprise move for free-agent keeper Keiren Westwood as Joe Hart’s new No.2 – Daily Mirror
Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku says he will make a decision about his future following his World Cup campaign with Belgium this month – Goal.com
Manchester United are looking for a long-term replacement to Patrice Evra and, with Luke Shaw’s move far from complete, Holland’s Daley Blind has been linked with the Red Devils – talkSPORT
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is weighing up making an offer for Feyenoord defensive pair Stefan de Vrij and Bruno Martins Indi – Inside Futbol
Italian side Napoli have refuted claims that star striker Gonzalo Higuain will be leaving the club this summer – Daily Mirror
Napoli are also set to offer QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt the chance to resurrect his career – talkSPORT
Arsene Wenger is interested in taking Real Sociedad’s emerging right back Joseba Zaldua as part of the Carlos Vela deal – Daily Mirror
Chelsea are looking at pulling off an audacious double swoop for Real Madrid pair Luka Modric and Raphael Varane – Daily Star
Arsenal have opened talks with Cardiff over a move for goalkeeper David Marshall – Goal.com
Manchester United could be set to miss out on Bayern Munich star Toni Kroos after it emerged that Chelsea are keen to bring him to Stamford Bridge – Daily Mirror
Leeds United have rejected Fulham’s £5million bid for Ross McCormack – Sky Sports
Chelsea and Liverpool could go head-to-head this summer to land Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko – Daily Star
New Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed he chose to move to Stamford Bridge after former club Arsenal informed him they had sufficient cover for his position – Sky Sports
Manchester City are weighing up a deal to swap Stevan Jovetic with Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin – talkSPORT
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