Transfer Rumour Gossip: Liverpool Close In On Five More Summer Signings, Arsenal Want German Duo, £40m Serie A Star Close to Old Trafford Switch

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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