Friday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Liverpool are set to offer England winger Raheem Sterling, 19, four-times his current £30,000 a week to ward off interest from Real Madrid – (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Monaco are monitoring 32-year-old goalkeeper Petr Cech’s situation at Chelsea if Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois, 22, takes over the number one slot at Stamford Bridge – (Daily Mail)
Manchester United’s attempts to lure Marcos Rojo, 24, away from Sporting Lisbon are being hampered by a row between the Portuguese club and the defender’s third party owners – (Daily Telegraph)
Arsenal face a battle with Spanish club Valencia to sign Napoli’s Chile striker Eduardo Vargas, 24 – (Talksport)
Burnley have thwarted Brighton’s hopes of signing Republic of Ireland left-back Stephen Ward, 28, from Wolves after the club and player had agreed a deal – (Brighton Argus)
Barcelona have dropped out of the race to sign Fiorentina’s Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, leaving Manchester United and Chelsea to fight it out – (Metro)
Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha, 21, is on the verge of moving to QPR on a one-year loan deal – (Sun – subscription required)
Wigan have rejected a £4m bid from Premier League new boys Burnley for midfielder James McArthur, 26 – (Daily Mail)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has denied that Chelsea have first refusal on 20-year-old stars Ross Barkley and John Stones – (Daily Star)
Chelsea have opened talks with Roma for £30m-rated defender Mehdi Benatia, 27 – (Daily Express)
Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, 30, is considering a move away from Old Trafford after Ben Amos was reportedly promoted to be David De Gea’s understudy – (Sky Sports)
Former Cardiff boss Malky Mackay, ex-Celtic manager Neil Lennon and David Moyes, sacked by Manchester United in April, are the three early names in the running to replace Tony Pulis as manager of Crystal Palace – (Croydon Advertiser)
Goalkeeper Joe Hart, 27 and striker Edin Dzeko, 28, are set to follow Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Samir Nasri and David Silva in signing new big-money contracts at Manchester City – (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal and Liverpool must act fast if they want to sign Marco Reus with reports in Spain suggesting he is close to joining Atletico Madrid – Metro
Roberto Martinez has dismissed suggestions that Chelsea have been given first option to sign Everton duo Ross Barkley and John Stones – Sky Sports
Liverpool are confident of finally signing Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony with a new bid set to be lodged in the coming days – Metro
West Ham have confirmed the signing of Metz striker Diafra Sakho on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee – Sky Sports
Sevilla have confirmed the signing of Barcelona starlet Gerard Deulofeu on a season-long loan deal – Inside Futbol
Liverpool are trying to offload defensive misfit Sebastian Coates to Italian side Sampdoria – talkSPORT
Manchester United are making a final push to sign Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid with talks intensifying between the two clubs – Metro
Zenit St Petersburg have signed Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia on a four-year deal – Sky Sports
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has admitted that forward Ezequiel Lavezzi can leave the club this month if he wishes to do so – Inside Futbol
Valencia are ready to battle Arsenal for Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas, according to reports in Italy – talkSPORT
Arturo Vidal will not be joining Manchester United – and they will now turn their attention to Inter Milan’s Colombian international Fredy Guarin – Daily Mirror
Liverpool’s reported interest in Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi has been dismissed by the player’s agent just hours after rumours surfaced – Metro