Friday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Arsenal have been given a boost in their bid to sign Germany international Sami Khedira, 27, after the midfielder rejected the offer of a new two-year contract at Real Madrid – Daily Star
Arsenal are also in negotiations for the £8m transfer of France striker Loic Remy from newly promoted Queens Park Rangers – Independent
Chelsea are holding out for a fee of £8m for defender Ryan Bertrand as Liverpool and Tottenham consider a move for the 24-year-old – Daily Express
Liverpool have joined Tottenham in the race to sign Swansea City’s 25-year-old Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony, with the Welsh club holding out for a fee of £20m – talkSPORT
Former Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh, 30, has agreed a two-year deal to stay at Crystal Palace, accepting a significant pay cut in the process – Guardian
Fulham midfielder Kieran Richardson, 29, is expected to complete a medical at Aston Villa on Friday, after turning down offers from three other Premier League clubs – Daily Mail
Villa are also set to offer defender Ron Vlaar, 29, a bumper new contract to head off interest in the Netherlands international – Daily Star
West Ham are facing competition from AC Milan and Sevilla for 25-year-old Ecuador striker Enner Valencia, who is valued at £12m by Mexican side Pachuca – Daily Mail
Southampton’s bid to sign striker Graziano Pelle has stalled after Saints refused to meet Feyenoord’s £9.5m asking price for the 28-year-old Italian – Daily Star
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has made a £4m bid for 21-year-old Bosnia midfielder Muhamed Besic – Daily Mirror
Barcelona will press on with plans to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez for £75m even though Fifa have upheld the 27-year-old Uruguayan’s biting ban – BBC
Lazio believe they are favourites to sign Feyenoord’s 22-year-old Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij, who has emerged as a transfer target for Manchester United – Daily Express
Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, 27, could quit Tottenham this summer according to his agent Mustapha Nakhli – Daily Mirror
Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Mario Mandzukic from Bayern Munich – Sky Sports
Arsenal have agreed to take Egypt international Ahmed Fathi on trial this summer ahead of a possible shock transfer to the club – Metro
Angel Di Maria has edged a step closer to joining Manchester United after reportedly accepting the club’s £150,000-a-week contract offer – Metro
Pierre-Michel Lasogga insists that he still intends to play in England at some point in his career, despite turning down the chance to join Newcastle United this summer – Sky Sports
Newcastle United are confident of beating Stoke City to the signature of Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere in the coming days – Inside Futbol
Tottenham are trying to hijack Chelsea’s move for Atletico Madrid full-back Filipe Luis – talkSPORT
Spurs stopper Hugo Lloris says the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino was the major factor in his decision to stay – Daily Star
Chelsea appear to still be planning on bringing Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge this summer, as the Blues look to fend off competition for the Ivorian – Metro
Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Rob Green has signed a new two-year deal at Loftus Road – talkSPORT
Stoke manager Mark Hughes has ruled out the possibility of selling Peter Crouch this summer despite the arrival of Mame Biram Diouf – Sky Sports
Arsenal are in advanced talks with Atletico Madrid over full-back Javier Manquillo – Daily Mirror
Juventus are still waiting for Manchester United to make an official approach for midfielder Arturo Vidal, with the Red Devils not having taken advantage of a recent opportunity to do just that – Inside Futbol