Transfer Rumour Gossip: Milan Make Balotelli Offer To Gunners, Reds Return For Isla, Chelsea To Axe Four And Vermaelen Denies United Link

Friday’s transfer rumour roundup.

AC Milan could lower their £27m asking price for Mario Balotelli, 23, if Arsenal are willing to send Costa Rica’s Joel Campbell, 21, in the opposite direction – Metro

Crystal Palace are also interested in signing Campbell, who impressed as Costa Rica won their World Cup opener against Uruguay – Daily Mirror

Arsenal will move for Bayern Munich’s Mario Mandzukic, 28, if they fail to sign former Manchester City forward Balotelli – Daily Express

Liverpool and Arsenal are ready to resurrect their interest in Chile and Juventus right-back Mauricio Isla, 26 – Daily Star

Monaco are in pole position to sign former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, 33 – Daily Express

Five players are set to leave Chelsea this summer, with striker Fernando Torres, 30, midfielder Marko Marin, 25, and forward Romelu Lukaku, 21, among those set to depart – Daily Star

New West Brom manager Alan Irvine is interested in bringing Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell, 23, to the Hawthorns either on loan or permanently – Daily Mirror

West Brom are also considering a move to bring Fulham winger Kieran Richardson, 29, back to the Hawthorns – Birmingham Mail

Liverpool are considering making a bid for Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia this summer. The 28-year-old has just one year left to run on his current deal – Metro

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, has set his sights on moving to Italian side Roma, but only if they can meet his pay demands of £60,000-a-week – Daily Express

Liverpool will make a third attempt to sign Southampton and England midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, following the World Cup – Liverpool Echo

AC Milan midfielder Kaka, 32, is set to become a high-profile signing for new Major League Soccer franchise Orlando City – Daily Mail

Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, wants to stay at Manchester United and fight for his place – Daily Star

Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United – Sky Sports

Liverpool to make £15million transfer offer for Real Madrid star Sami Khedira – Metro

Liverpool are preparing a bid of around €20m to tempt Bayern Munich into selling Switzerland winger Xherdan Shaqiri – Inside Futbol

Out-of-contract defender Joleon Lescott is having a medical at West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports

Arsenal want to make a shock move for Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic as they plan for life after Thomas Vermaelen – Metro

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is weighing up a £9m for FC Basle defender Fabian Schar – Daily Mirror

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has admitted his future with the Serie A club is unclear – Daily Mirror

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Pierre-Michel Lasogga has informed Hertha Berlin that he wishes to sign for Hamburg, snubbing interest from English side Newcastle United – Inside Futbol

Liverpool will look to land Benfica winger Lazar Markovic if their move to sign Adam Lallana fails – Daily Star

Tottenham will consider a move for Swansea striker Wilfried Bony once they exhaust the possibilities of signing Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea – Daily Mail