Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Chelsea will not let Eden Hazard, 23, join Paris St-Germain and the French champions have all but given up hope of signing the Belgian international, says coach Laurent Blanc – RMC (French)
Arsenal are set to offer AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, a deal worth £180,000 per week to move to Emirates Stadium this summer – Metro
Manchester United target Toni Kroos, 24, is no closer to committing his future to Bayern Munich despite the midfielder’s team-mates Thomas Muller and Philipp Lahm being given new deals – Daily Mail
Everton have made an offer for Valencia midfielder Ever Banega, 25, who is also being pursued by AC Milan and Marseille – L’Equipe (French)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants to sign midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, and defender Dejan Lovren, 24, from Southampton and is prepared to lose 23-year-old striker Fabio Borini as part of the deal – Daily Mirror
Nigel de Jong has quashed rumours he could be leaving AC Milan by claiming he has no problems with managerial changes – Sky Sports
New Southampton boss Ronald Koeman wants Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall, 29, to provide competition for Artur Boruc – Daily Mirror
Tottenham are lining up a £3m bid for Sunderland’s 33-year-old defender John O’Shea – Daily Telegraph
Manchester United defender Alexander Buttner is leaving Old Trafford because new boss Louis van Gaal doesn’t rate him – Daily Mirror
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, says he wants to concentrate on the World Cup with Chile and not worry about the transfer rumours linking him with Manchester United and Real Madrid – Tuttosport (Italian)
Liverpool have started preliminary discussions with Bayern Munich over a proposed £16m deal for 22 year-old Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri – Bild (German)
Real Madrid are in the market for a central defender and could make a move for Real Sociedad’s 23-year-old Spanish footballer Inigo Martinez – L’Equipe (French)
Napoli are reluctant to sell striker Gonzalo Higuan, 26, to Barcelona and are likely to demand a £55m transfer fee – AS.com (Spanish)
Juventus are currently negotiating a fee for 21 year-old Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata – Tuttosport (Italian)
Fiorentina sporting director Daniele Prade has denied that the club have received any offer for Juan Cuadrado – Sky Sports
Arsenal are set to make a £15million bid for out-of-favour Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic as the club line up alternatives to leading target Mario Balotelli – Metro
Liverpool and Everton could be about to offer QPR outcast Stephane Mbia the chance to stay in English football – talkSPORT
Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo has vowed not to be distracted by interest from other clubs, as he seeks to put his full focus into the World Cup – Inside Futbol
West Ham have completed the signing of midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate from Anderlecht on a four-year deal – Sky Sports
Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has reportedly begged the club to let him move to rivals Manchester United this summer – Metro
West Brom manager Alan Irvine has confirmed he is interested in signing Joleon Lescott after being officially unveiled to the media – Sky Sports
The agent of Fiorentina defender Stefan Savic has expressed his client’s delight at talk of interest from a whole host of clubs, including Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – Inside Futbol
Arsenal have joined Liverpool, Manchester United and Juventus in the race for Barcelona’s Alexis Sanchez – Daily Mirror
Samir Nasri will pocket around £180,000 a week when he pens his new five-year deal at Manchester City – Daily Star
Wolfsburg’s Luiz Gustavo is being tracked by Premier League trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United – Inside Futbol