Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Lead £48m Playmaker Chase, Luis Suarez Apology Paves Way for £80m Exit, Chelsea Close In On £15m Nigerian Striker, Alvaro Negredo Linked With £20m La Liga Return

Tuesday’s transfer rumour gossip.

Liverpool had no involvement or prior warning of Suarez’s apology for biting Italy defender Chiellini and the move is seen as paving the way for his switch to Barcelona – Independent

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning a £23m move for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, to help bring the best out of playmaker Mesut Ozil, 25 – Daily Mirror

Atletico Madrid are preparing a £20m bid for Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo, 28, who missed out on a place in Spain’s World Cup squad – Daily Star

Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, 36, will play for Manchester City’s A-League side Melbourne City in Australia next season, ahead of his move to Major League Soccer franchise club New York City – Daily Mirror

Manchester City want Malaga keeper Willy Caballero to compete for Joe Hart’s place but the 32-year-old Argentine could cost £7m – Daily Mail

Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Costa Rica World Cup shootout hero Keylor Navas, 27, with the keeper having a £6.5m buyout clause at Levante – Daily Mirror

Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has signed a new one-year deal to keep him at Stamford Bridge for the 2014/15 season – Sky Sports

Chelsea’s move for Emmanuel Emenike could be set to go ahead after Fenerbahce reportedly offered the Nigeria star to the Blues for £15m – Metro

Tottenham are rivalling Arsenal in the bid to sign Toulouse right-back Serge Aurier, the 21-year-old Ivory Coast international – Daily Mail

Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis is preparing an £8m bid for Cardiff City defender Steven Caulker, 22, and is confident of keeping Yannick Bolasie, 25 – Daily Telegraph

Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, has given Manchester United a huge transfer boost by declaring he would rather move to Old Trafford than anywhere else – Daily Star

Chile forward Alexis Sanchez wants to stay at Barcelona next season but the 25-year-old would allegedly prefer to join Arsenal over Liverpool if he is forced to move this summer – Metro

Brazilian left-back Filipe Luis, 28, is so determined to push through his protracted transfer to Chelsea that he has cut off all contact with his club Atletico Madrid – Daily Express

Arsenal have had an enquiry for Roma midfielder Alessandro Florenzi, 23, turned down by the Italian club – Metro

Fulham are leading the race to sign Leeds United captain Ross McCormack and could finalise a deal to sign the 27-year-old Scottish international this week – Yorkshire Post

Former Brazil playmaker Kaka, 32, has arrived in the US to join Orlando City club after leaving AC Milan – Tuttosport (Italian)

Chelsea’s 20 year-old Brazilian defender Wallace Oliveira dos Santos has been loaned out to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem for next season. Last season, he was on loan at Inter Milan – Le Figaro (French)

Newcastle United’s 28 year-old French defender Mathieu Debuchy is on the verge of signing up for Arsenal, in place of Manchester City-bound Bacary Sagna, 31 – L’Equipe (French)

Italian side Napoli are chasing AC Milan’s 25-year-old Moroccan midfielder Adel Taarabt – Le Figaro (French)

Lorenzo Insigne’s agent has insisted he has had no contact with Arsenal over his client this summer and stressed Napoli have also not informed him of any approach, even though he knows the striker is a wanted man – Inside Futbol

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is closing in on his third signing of the summer, but would not confirm whether Adam Lallana would be following former Southampton team-mate Rickie Lambert to Anfield – Sky Sports

Luuk de Jong is closing on a move to PSV Eindhoven after Newcastle United opted not to sign him on a permanent basis – Inside Futbol

Yacine Brahimi has opened the door to a summer transfer by announcing that he wants to join ‘an upscale club’ – Sky Sports

Italy striker Manolo Gabbiadini has revealed his Premier League dream and has hinted he could seek a move to England next summer – talkSPORT

Chelsea have today confirmed the departure of former England left-back Ashley Cole – Daily Star

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