Monday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Arsenal have renewed their interest in Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender, 25, with Arsene Wenger also closing in on the signings of Barcelona winger Alexis Sanchez, 25, and Newcastle full-back Mathieu Debuchy, 28 – Daily Telegraph
The Gunners have agreed a £34m fee for Sanchez but Barcelona are waiting to see if Italian club Juventus can match the offer. Liverpool are also interested in the forward but he is not keen on joining the Reds – Daily Mail
Manchester United have been told they must increase their offer for Feyenoord defender Daryl Janmaat, 24 – Metro
Meanwhile, Red Devils winger Nani, 27, could play a key role in the club’s pursuit of 27-year-old Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal – Manchester Evening News
Southampton are set to make an £8m offer for Cardiff City’s 29-year-old goalkeeper David Marshall – Daily Mail
Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says captain Steven Caulker, 22, will decide if he wants to join Queens Park Rangers after the clubs agreed a fee – Daily Express
West Bromwich Albion could complete their third summer signing in the coming days with defender Chris Baird, 32, in advanced talks – Birmingham Mail
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman plans to replace left-back Luke Shaw, who has joined Manchester United, with Colombia’s 27-year-old Pablo Armero – ESPN
Ashley Cole is a free agent after his contract at Chelsea came to an end and the 33-year-old left-back is in talks with several European clubs as he decides on his next move – talkSPORT
Hull City are expected to beat Crystal Palace, QPR and West Ham to the £4m signing of Tottenham defender Michael Dawson – Hull Daily Mail
Monaco are interested in Newcastle’s 24-year-old French midfielder Moussa Sissoko, who is also being chased by Liverpool – L’Equipe (French)
Liverpool are eager to sell Daniel Agger and have offered the 29-year-old defender to Spanish giants Barcelona – El Mundo Deportivo (Spanish)
Manchester United and Paris St-Germain are willing to pay £47m for Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria – AS.com (Spanish)
Arsenal, Tottenham, Napoli and Borussia Dortmund are the top contenders for Southampton’s 24-year-old French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin – L’Equipe (French)
Italian side Fiorentina could target Manchester United’s 26-year-old Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini – Le Figaro (French)
Manchester City’s high asking price for striker Alvaro Negredo, 28, has prompted Atletico Madrid to look elsewhere and the Spanish club have made a £14m offer for Bayern Munich forward Mario Mandzukic, 28 – Marca (Spanish)
Monaco have asked Real Madrid to pay £63m if they want to sign Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez, 22 – AS.com (Spanish)
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi is concerned he will not get the right price for Arsenal target Mario Balotelli following the 23-year-old Italian striker’s lacklustre performance at the World Cup – Bild (German)
Former Swansea boss Michael Laudrup, who has recently taken over at Qatari club Lekhwiya, wants to sign Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez, 34 – Marca (Spanish)
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 21, says he has a decision to make about his future at Chelsea this summer – Guardian
Liverpool are on the cusp of signing Benfica’s highly-rated forward Lazar Markovic, according to reports – Metro
Dejan Lovren has criticised Southampton for blocking a potential move to Liverpool and the defender admits his head is already at Anfield – Sky Sports
Hugo Lloris has handed Tottenham a massive boost by claiming that he expects to still be between the sticks at White Hart Lane next season – talkSPORT
Manchester United have had an offer for Atletico Madrid defender Miranda knocked back – Inside Futbol
Swansea have won the £4million race for Ecuador’s World Cup left winger Jefferson Montero – Daily Mirror
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