Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Told To Pay £16m For Sneijder, Reds Target £40m Suarez Replacement, Chelsea Land Brazilian Full-Back And Gunners Offer Big Money To Khedira

Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.

New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal would like to bring 30-year-old Wesley Sneijder, part of his Dutch side at the World Cup, to Old Trafford from Galatasaray but the Turkish club want a fee of around £16m – Daily Mirror

Liverpool will sell Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 27, to Barcelona this weekend if the clubs can agree a £75m fee – Daily Mirror

But Arsenal are fuming because their attempt to sign Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 25, from Barcelona is being held up by the Suarez deal – Daily Express

The Gunners want £6m for Mikel Arteta, 32, following interest from Italian club Fiorentina in the midfielder, who is in the final year of his contract – Telegraph

Roma have set Manchester City a deadline of 21 July to sign Morocco centre-back Mehdi Benatia, 27 – Guardian

Filipe Luis has signed for Chelsea in a deal worth £20million – Metro

Arsenal will have to make Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, their highest paid player if they are to tempt him from Real Madrid – Daily Mail

Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado, 27, could move to Manchester United from Fiorentina – London Evening Standard

Liverpool forward Iago Aspas, 26, is set to join Sevilla after failing to make an impact at Anfield – Daily Star

Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is also mulling over a £10m bid to bring Swansea City’s 21-year-old left-back Ben Davies to Liverpool – Daily Telegraph

West Ham must raise their bid for Dnipro’s 24-year-old Ukrainian winger Yevhen Konoplyanka to £12m if they want to sign him – ESPN

Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are set to battle it out for Benfica winger Joao Filipe, dubbed ‘the next Cristiano Ronaldo’, and goalkeeper Joao Virginia, both just 15 – Daily Express

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League club – Sky Sports

United are also considering a move for Wolfsburg and Switzerland left-back Ricardo Rodriguez, 21, with Patrice Evra’s departure for Juventus likely to go ahead – Daily Mirror

Benfica’s Serbian winger Lazar Markovic, 20, will have a medical on Merseyside on Thursday before completing a £20m move to Liverpool – Liverpool Echo

Liverpool are weighing up a move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema as they plan for life after star striker Luis Suarez – Metro

Nigeria’s 21-year-old midfielder Michel Babatunde – who plays for Volyn Lutsk in Ukraine – claims Sunderland want to bring him to the Premier League – Newcastle Chronicle

Out-of-favour Manchester United forward Bebe, 23, and midfielder Anderson, 26, will get one last chance to impress on the club’s pre-season tour of the United States – Manchester Evening News

Swansea have made a bid in excess of £5m for Watford striker Troy Deeney, Sky sources understand – Sky Sports

Manchester United have been boosted in their pursuit of Arturo Vidal because Juventus need to sell one of their star players – Daily Mirror

Pachuca president Jesus Martinez has revealed an English club are closing in on the signing of Ecuador World Cup star Enner Valencia – Sky Sports

Manchester United have made a £7million bid for Benfica midfielder Enzo Perez and hope to finalise a deal for the player after the World Cup – Metro

Barcelona have reprised their interest in Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen and could step up their efforts to sign him if they fail to clinch deals for primary targets Marquinhos and Jeremy Mathieu – talkSPORT

Liverpool are plotting a £20million bid for sought after winger Antoine Griezmann after he rejected a new contract at Real Sociedad – Metro

Jackson Martinez has handed Arsenal a boost by admitting he is unsure whether he will remain at Porto beyond this summer – talkSPORT