Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Hull are ready to make a club record-breaking move for Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck, 23 – (Daily Mirror)
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, says that he has a verbal agreement that he will be allowed to join Tottenham – (Daily Mail)
Arsenal are continuing to pursue their interest in Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, 27, despite the player suggesting he will stay in France – (Metro)
The Gunners are also considering a shock move for midfielder Stephane Mbia, 28, who is a free agent after leaving Queens Park Rangers – (Daily Star)
Inter Milan are demanding Tottenham pay £10m and swap striker Roberto Soldado, 29, for their 28-year-old midfielder Fredy Guarin – (TalkSport)
Southampton midfielder Jack Cork, 25, is poised to become the latest player to leave the Saints after the club accepted a £3m bid from Crystal Palace – (Daily Mail)
Midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, is set to join either Arsenal or Chelsea after being left out of Real Madrid’s Uefa Super Cup squad against Sevilla – (Daily Express)
Argentina defender Marcos Rojo, 24, who wants to join Manchester United, has been disciplined by Sporting Lisbon for handing in a transfer request – (Guardian)
Swansea face a fight to keep hold of midfielder Jose Canas, 27, who is attracting interest from a number of clubs across Europe – (TalkSport)
Aston Villa are keen to take Arsenal’s Serge Gnabry on loan. Southampton, Newcastle, Sunderland and Crystal Palace have also expressed interest in the 19-year-old midfielder – (Daily Mirror)
West Ham have ended their interest in Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, 21, after a final £5m bid was turned down – (Sky Sports)
Atletico Madrid have opened talks with Chelsea over a deal to bring German forward Andre Schurrle, 23, to the Spanish capital – (Daily Mail)
The agent of Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, 30, has revealed he is looking for a new club for the Dane, who wants regular first-team football – (Inside Futbol)
Manchester United are ready to make a final push for Real Madrid’s 26-year-old Argentina midfielder Angel di Maria – (AS)
Inter Milan have joined West Ham and Schalke in the race for Parma’s 26-year-old French forward Jonathan Biabiany – (Lefigaro)
Liverpool have initiated transfer talks with Sampdoria for 27-year-old Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero – (Tuttosport)
Southampton are on the verge of signing Steaua Bucharest defender Florin Gardos, 25 – (Lefigaro)
Everton have confirmed the signing of Christian Atsu on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea – Metro
QPR have launched an ambitious bid to sign Barcelona misfit Alex Song – Daily Mirror
Watford head coach Beppe Sannino has refused to be drawn on the future of in-demand striker Troy Deeney – Sky Sports
Daley Blind has been spotted-house hunting in the north West as he prepares to complete a £15million move to Manchester United – Metro
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new five-year deal, tying him to the club until 2019 – Sky Sports
Bundesliga side Wolfsburg are just one step away from completing the signing of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner – Inside Futbol
Arsenal are ready to open talks with former QPR flop Stephane Mbia over a sensational move to the Emirates Stadium – Metro
Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri has confirmed that he expects to stay at Bayern Munich this summer – talkSPORT