Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester United have made a £55m bid for Real Madrid’s 26-year-old midfielder Angel Di Maria – (Daily Express)
United will look to sign former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, 26, from Barcelona if they fail to land Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27 – (Daily Express)
Manchester City are close to announcing the signing of Porto’s French defender Eliaquim Mangala, 23, for £32m – (Daily Mail)
Borussia Dortmund say they will do all they can to keep midfielder Marco Reus, 25, at the club, despite interest from Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United – (Metro)
Alberto Moreno, 22, will complete his move to Liverpool next week, but only after the Spanish left-back plays a last game for Sevilla against Real Madrid in the Uefa Super Cup in Cardiff – (Daily Mirror)
Atletico Madrid want to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Roberto Soldado on loan, but Spurs would prefer a permanent deal for the 29-year-old Spaniard – (Daily Telegraph)
Tottenham are chasing £2m-rated Nigerian winger Moses Simon, 19, after watching him in both legs of Trencin’s Europa League qualifier against Hull City – (Daily Mirror)
Everton have agreed a season-long loan with Chelsea for Christian Atsu, 22, after giving the Ghana international assurances that he would get regular first-team football – (Daily Mail)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez wants to give midfielder James McCarthy, 23, an improved contract after just one season at the club – (Liverpool Echo)
Real Madrid are preparing a £10m bid for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, as they seek to persuade the Czech to become Iker Casillas’ replacement at the Bernabeu – (Daily Express)
Tottenham are one of a number of clubs following the progress of Ajax winger Viktor Fischer, 20, after watching him last season – (Evening Standard)
Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez, 31, is training alone in Argentina in a bid to find a new club – (Daily Mirror)
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet says his bid to sign Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 23, has stalled – (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to make 19-year-old Paris St-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot his fifth summer signing – (Daily Star)
Stoke City are back in discussions over an ambitious £8m deal plus add-ons for forward Dynamo Kiev Andriy Yarmolenko, 24 – (Daily Mail)
England goalkeeper Fraser Forster is on the verge of joining Southampton after the Premier League side agreed a fee in the region of £10m with Celtic – BBC
Aston Villa have completed the signing of Aly Cissokho from Valencia for an undisclosed fee – Sky Sports
Everton are believed to be considering a move for Newcastle outcast Hatem Ben Arfa – Metro
Sky sources understand Barcelona have agreed a £15m fee with Arsenal for defender Thomas Vermaelen – Sky Sports
Manchester City have signed Argentina Under-20 international Bruno Zuculini from Racing Club, the club have announced – Daily Star
Tottenham are set to sign USA international right-back DeAndre Yedlin – Sky Sports
Liverpool look set to finalise a deal to sign Ezequiel Lavezzi after PSG told the striker that they want him to leave – Metro
Tottenham are chasing £2million-rated Nigerian youngster Moses Simon – Daily Mirror
Turkish giants Galatasaray are keeping a close watch on Lukas Podolski’s situation at Arsenal, with the forward’s contract having just two years left to run – Inside Futbol
Atletico Madrid are considering loaning out Spain Under-21 midfielder Saul Niguez, who has been tracked by a quartet of Premier League clubs – talkSPORT