Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Liverpool are ready to compete with Tottenham over 21-year-old Swansea left-back Ben Davies – Daily Star
Chelsea are prepared to sell Nigeria midfielder John Mikel Obi, 27, as they plan a move for Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, who is also a target for Arsenal – Daily Express
Arsenal are expected to confirm the signing of France defender Mathieu Debuchy, 28, from Newcastle on Thursday in a £10m deal – London Evening Standard
Harry Redknapp has made Aston Villa centre-half Ron Vlaar, 29, a £4m target for QPR – Birmingham Mail
Stoke boss Mark Hughes is close to signing Liverpool’s Morocco winger Oussama Assaidi, 25, in a deal worth a potential £7m – Daily Telegraph
Leeds United are keen on Cardiff City defender Mark Hudson, 32, as a potential summer addition, as they look to bolster their back line – Inside Futbol
Olympiakos want to sign Fulham’s Costa Rica forward Bryan Ruiz, 28, on a free transfer, even though he has a year remaining on his contract at Craven Cottage – Daily Mail
Swansea are set to sign Monarcas Morelia and Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero, 24, for £4m – Daily Mirror
Stoke City are one of several teams interested in Spanish winger Keko, 22, who is a free agent after leaving Italian club Catania – Inside Futbol
Tottenham will offer Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, 27, a new five-year contract, including a pay rise from his current £45,000-per-week deal – Daily Mail
New Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal wants to get rid of Anderson, Javier Hernandez, Wilfried Zaha, Nani, Tom Cleverley, Chris Smalling and Bebe – Daily Star
Striker Emmanuel Riviere, 24, thinks he is the perfect fit to lead the line at St James’ Park after becoming Newcastle United’s latest summer signing, a £6m buy from Monaco – The Northern Echo
Liverpool have re-opened talks with Sevilla over a last-ditch bid to sign their exciting full-back Alberto Moreno – Metro
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will have a medical with Queens Park Rangers today – Sky Sports
Chelsea have been a given a boost in the hunt for Raphael Varane with the defender considering quitting Real Madrid this summer – Metro
Mario Balotelli will go on AC Milan’s pre-season tour of the United States, as the Italian club moved to dampen speculation linking the striker with a switch back to the Premier League – talkSPORT
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has revealed that the club have made an offer for Valencia defender Jeremy Mathieu – Sky Sports
Tottenham Hotspur have lodged an enquiry with Roma about the availability of 23-year-old striker Mattia Destro – Inside Futbol
Everton are closing in on a £4m deal for Bosnia star Muhamed Besic – Daily Star
Liverpool are reportedly in pole position to sign PSV’s teenage star Zakaria Bakkali amid interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia – Metro
Roma have won the race to land Hellas Verona star Juan Manuel Iturbe in a deal worth €31million – Sky Sports
Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, who has been targeted by Chelsea and Manchester City, has informed the Italian club’s supporters he intends to stay at the Stadio Olimpico – talkSPORT
Massimiliano Allegri has wasted no time settling into his job as Juventus coach, with one of his very first tasks being to place a phone call to Manchester United defender Patrice Evra – Inside Futbol
Chelsea are ready to go head-to-head with Liverpool to sign Real Sociedad contract rebel Antoine Griezmann – Metro