Monday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Manchester United are preparing a £100m package to bring Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 26, to Old Trafford, which would cover the Argentina international’s £50m transfer fee and wages – (Daily Mail)
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman wants to make Lazio midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez, 29, his eighth signing of the summer and is preparing an £8m offer for the Uruguay international – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United have reignited their interest in Roma’s Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman, 28, with Juventus confident they will hold onto 27-year-old Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal – (Daily Express)
Tottenham are willing to listen to offers for Lewis Holtby, who they signed from Schalke for £1.5m in January 2013, as QPR and Crystal Palace line up moves for the 23-year-old midfielder – (Daily Mail)
Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are on alert after Paris St-Germain’s contract talks with their 29-year-old Argentine winger Ezequiel Lavezzi broke down – (Daily Star)
Manchester United are eyeing up a move for AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes, 32, as a cheaper alternative to Roma’s £24m-rated centre-back Mehdi Benatia, 27, according to Corriere dello Sport – (Football Italia)
Celtic are closing in on the one-year loan signing of winger Mubarak Wakaso, 24, from Rubin Kazan – (Daily Record)
Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano, 29, is eager to secure a move to West Ham United following a training ground bust-up with coach Marcelo Bielsa – (Sky Sports)
Napoli appear to have beaten Swansea City to the signature of Dutch midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 26, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at the Liberty Stadium from Villarreal – (La Gazzetta – in Italian)
Tottenham are ready to reject a £10m offer from Southampton for 23-year-old England winger Andros Townsend, who is also attracting interest from QPR – (Daily Express)
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique says he is still in the market for new signings despite spending £115m on five players, including £75m on 27-year-old Luis Suarez this summer – (Marca)
Chelsea are looking at AS Roma striker Mattia Destro, 23, in case Fernando Torres, 30, decides to leave the club – (Le Figaro)
Bayern Munich could make moves for defenders Mehdi Benatia, 27, and Diego Godin, 28, who play for AS Roma and Atletico Madrid respectively –(L’Equipe)
Arsenal are in advanced negotiations with Italian side Napoli for the loan transfer of 24-year-old Chilean forward Eduardo Vargas –(Tuttosport)
AS Monaco had offered their striker Radamel Falcao, 28, to Barcelona, but the Catalan club declined the proposal as they had already signed Luis Suarez – (Mundodeportivo)
Liverpool will look to make a move for Paris St-Germain forward Edinson Cavani, 27, if they fail to recruit Colombia striker Radamel Falcao – (Bild)
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 28, is Real Madrid’s preferred candidate to succeed veteran Iker Casillas at the Bernabeu – (Bild)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that the club is not looking at making any transfer moves – (Marca)
Inter Milan could face stiff competition from AS Monaco for FC Porto’s Brazilian defender Ronaldo, 28 – (Le Figaro)
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, 28, has been offered a new five-year deal by manager Manuel Pellegrini, which is set to be signed this week – (Daily Express)
Arsenal are not believed to be close to sealing a loan deal for Napoli’s Eduardo Vargas despite reports, but the forward could still be heading to the Premier League with both QPR and Sunderland interested – (Metro)
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood, 45, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Tony Pulis at Crystal Palace after a favourable interview – (Guardian)
Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, 21, is attracting interest from other clubs and Black Cats manager Gus Poyet says the summer transfer window should be shut before the start of the top-flight season – (Independent)
Arsenal and Manchester United have been told to stump up £40m if they want to sign Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk – (Metro)
Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo will return to training on Monday after apologising for his behaviour as he attempted to push through an exit from the club – (Sky Sports)