Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will be allowed to invest the full proceeds of the £75m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona into the Reds’ squad – Daily Star
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is targeting Germany duo Sami Khedira, 27, and Lars Bender, 25, in his search for a defensive midfielder – Daily Telegraph
Chelsea are ready to hijack Wenger’s move for Real Madrid midfielder Khedira – Daily Mirror
Newcastle are close to signing 24-year-old Monaco forward Emmanuel Riviere, who has also been linked with Arsenal, Stoke City and West Brom – Evening Chronicle
Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell is wanted by up to nine different Premier League clubs, including former club Everton, while Inter Milan, Valencia and Villareal are also chasing the 26-year-old – Daily Mirror
North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham are battling for the signature of QPR striker Loic Remy, 27, although Newcastle could still land the France international following his loan spell on Tyneside – talkSPORT
Crystal Palace are close to signing striker Fraizer Campbell after meeting a £600,000 buy-out clause in the 26-year-old’s contract with Cardiff City – Guardian
Palace have also made an £8m bid for Cardiff defender Steven Caulker, 22, who is set to turn down a move to Queens Park Rangers in favour of Selhurst Park – Daily Mirror
Stoke are closing in on the signing of 23-year-old Spanish forward Bojan Krkic from Barcelona – Daily Star
Serie A club Inter Milan are interested in signing Cardiff’s 26-year-old Chilean defender Gary Medel – Sky Sports
Manchester United and Chelsea are competing for the signature of midfielder Alex Song, 26, with Barcelona ready to accept a bid of £20m – Daily Star
Newcastle have reached an agreement with Montpellier over the £13m transfer of 24-year-old attacking midfielder Remy Cabella from the French club – Daily Express
Chelsea are considering making a £7m bid for Paris St-Germain’s 19-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot – Daily Express
West Ham face competition from Sevilla and AC Milan in the race to sign Ecuador striker Enner Valencia from Mexican club Pachuca – Daily Mirror
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta, 32, has dismissed speculation suggesting he is set to leave the club – talkSPORT
Southampton close in on Graziano Pelle as Ronald Koeman’s rebuilding mission begins – Metro
Marcus Olsson has re-signed with Blackburn for the forthcoming Sky Bet Championship season – Sky Sports
Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of winger Kieran Richardson from Fulham on a two-year deal – Inside Futbol
Angel Di Maria is ready to snub Manchester United’s advances as he is intent on playing Champions League football next season – Metro
Everton have signed Muhamed Besic for an undisclosed fee after the Bosnian turned down Swansea City – talkSPORT
Manchester United are closing in on a £40million deal for Juventus star Arturo Vidal after holding positive talks with his agent – Metro
AC Milan have announced they are negotiating the sale of Brazilian forward Robinho to new Major League Soccer franchise Orlando City – Sky Sports
Antoine Griezmann has rejected a new contract with Real Sociedad, putting Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal on red alert – talkSPORT
New Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has hit out at defender Dejan Lovren for claiming his “head is in Liverpool” – Inside Futbol
Liverpool favourite Dirk Kuyt has fired a warning to his former club and other title contenders by insisting, new Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal WILL be a success at Old Trafford – Daily Star
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