Transfer Gossip Rumour: Liverpool Table £17.5m Striker Bid, Man United In Race to Sign ‘New Cristiano Ronaldo’, Blues Star Set for Crunch Talks, Gunners Linked With Etihad Stadium Swoop

The latest transfer stories on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid president claims Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus rejected a move to Manchester United this summer (Daily Mail).

Goalkeeper Petr Cech wants crunch talks with Jose Mourinho about his Chelsea future (Independent).

Juventus join the Red Devils and Tottenham Hotspur in the race to sign PSV Eindhoven youngster Memphis Depay (Corriere dello Sport).

Everton’s pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Clement Chantome will be dealt a blow if Arsenal sign Adrien Rabiot (talkSPORT).

Liverpool to allow youngster Jordon Ibe to join Bolton Wanderers on-loan (Mirror).

Reds make £17.5m bid for AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli (talkSPORT).

Gunners to miss out on Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic to Juve (Daily Express).

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert warns Southampton that captain Ron Vlaar is not for sale (Mirror).

Malky Mackay promised transfer funds at Crystal Palace and wants to sign Sunderland striker Connor Wickham (Mirror).

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has reiterated that United target Angel di Maria is not for sale (AS).

Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham all keen on Atleti defender Toby Alderweireld (talkSPORT).

AS Roma are keeping tabs on Man City striker Stevan Jovetic (Tuttosport).

Mackay wants Wilfried Zaha to be his first signing upon being appointed Palace manager (Daily Star).

Former Fulham left-back John Arne Riise claims he’s in talks with Villa (Sky Sports).

Blues set to beat North London rivals to £35m signing of Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho (A Bola).

Man United to miss out on Roma centre-back Mehdi Benatia as the Moroccan would prefer to move to Bayern Munich (Mirror).

Saints to make second offer for Spurs winger Andros Townsend despite having £10m bid rejected (Mirror).

Cottagers forward Bryan Ruiz is a £3m target for Werder Bremen (Daily Mail).

Gunners will not allow Francis Coquelin to leave the club despite interest from QPR (Le Figaro).

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