Transfer Rumour Gossip: Barca To Wrap Up £80m Suarez Deal In 48 Hours, United Look To Hijack Sanchez Move, Gunners Confident Of £35m Double Deal And Cech Nears Blues Exit

Friday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 27, is set to complete his proposed £80m move to Barcelona in next 48 hours – Daily Mail

Liverpool have had a £20m offer for Southampton defender Dejan Lovren, 24, rejected, but are being frustrated in their attempts to wrap up a deal for the centre-back – Liverpool Echo

Lovren is not expected at Southampton for pre-season training after declaring his intent to leave – Daily Mail

Manchester United have been offered Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 26, for £40m. Arsenal, Paris St-Germain and Juventus have also expressed an interest in the Argentina international – Daily Star

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident of pulling off a £35m double deal for targets Alexis Sanchez, 25, and Mathieu Debuchy, 28 – Daily Mirror

Arsenal will bid £20m for Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, after Napoli joined the race for the France midfielder’s signature – Daily Express

Bayern Munich are looking to beat Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal to Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado, 26 – Daily Express

West Ham United have completed a deal to sign Ipswich Town defender Aaron Cresswell – Sky Sports

Manchester United could attempt to hijack Arsenal’s move for in-demand Alexis Sanchez – Metro

Manchester City have had a £32m bid for France defender Elaquim Mangala, 23, accepted by Porto, but face an anxious wait to see if Chelsea – whose boss Jose Mourinho is also keen on the player – make a move – Daily Star

Arsenal have made a £23.8m offer for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, and will use close friend Mesut Ozil to tempt the player to join the Gunners – Metro

Juventus are keen on signing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, 33, who signed a contract extension at Old Trafford last month – talkSPORT

QPR expect to complete the signing of Rio Ferdinand next week after manager Harry Redknapp confirmed the former Manchester United centre-back, 35, has agreed to move to Loftus Road – GetWestLondon

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, could quit Stamford Bridge this summer, according to his agent – talkSPORT

Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos has rejected claims he has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid – Sky Sports

Arsene Wenger has stepped up his pursuit of Iker Casillas after reportedly personally phoning the Real Madrid goalkeeper to talk him into a move to Arsenal – Metro

Marouane Fellaini says his future will be decided after the World Cup amid reports he could leave Manchester United – Sky Sports

Feyenoord and Southampton are involved in a standoff over striker Graziano Pelle, with the English Premier League side unwilling to go above the €8m mark – Inside Futbol

Netherlands ace Klaas-Jan Huntelaar insists he will first talk to Schalke before considering a switch to Liverpool – Daily Star

Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez has admitted that a move to La Liga interests him, but that the Premier League is too physical – Daily Mirror

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has warned his rivals to forget about prising away star men Ron Vlaar and Fabian Delph – Daily Star

Mario Balotelli could see his prospective move to the Premier League fall through after a disappointing World Cup campaign, according to reports in Italy – Metro

Celtic have completed the signing of goalkeeper Craig Gordon – Inside Futbol

Romelu Lukaku is set to leave Chelsea for Ateltico Madrid this summer – but only on loan – Metro

Swansea have been warned that Sunderland will not give up in their bid to land Ashley Williams – Daily Star