Friday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Juventus and Roma are keen to sign £12m-rated Manchester City centre-back Matija Nastasic, 21, while Newcastle and West Ham want City’s 26-year-old right-back Micah Richards – (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United lead the race to sign Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 26, after big-spending French champions Paris St-Germain pulled out – (Daily Star)
But Di Maria may not move to Old Trafford because United boss Louis van Gaal does not want to harm the development of 19-year-old Adnan Januzaj – (Daily Express)
Tottenham are preparing an £11m bid for QPR’s French striker Loic Remy, 27, whose move to Liverpool broke down last month – (Daily Star)
Arsenal are considering a bid for West Ham defender Winston Reid, 26, who is out of contract at the end of the season – (Daily Mirror)
Hull City have increased their bid for Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, 24, to £10m after their initial offer was rejected – (Daily Mail)
Manchester United midfielder Anderson, 26, could make a £5.5m move to Sporting Lisbon – (Daily Express)
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman says midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, is not for sale at any price – (London Evening Standard)
Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood, 45, has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant manager’s role at Crystal Palace – (Sky Sports)
Newcastle United are confident they will keep vice-captain Cheick Tiote, 28, despite interest from elsewhere – (Sunderland Echo)
Tottenham are set to sign Sevilla captain Federico Fazio with the powerful centre back reportedly flying to London to complete an £8million switch – (Metro)
Ronald Koeman has confirmed Artur Boruc will not be involved in Southampton’s plans before the transfer deadline after the goalkeeper asked to move – (Sky Sports)
AC Milan are considering taking Fernando Torres from Chelsea to replace Mario Balotelli, if they are unable to land their first choice target, FC Porto striker Jackson Martinez – (Inside Futbol)
Tottenham are lining up a late swoop for Loic Remy – even though they are being forced to pay a premium at £11m – (Daily Star)
QPR have seen off interest from Arsenal and a host of other top European clubs to land Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas on a season-long loan – (talkSPORT)
West Bromwich Albion boss Alan Irvine has confirmed his interest in former Celtic striker Georgios Samaras – (Sky Sports)
Celtic are looking at the possibility of making a move for Lille forward Salomon Kalou – (Inside Futbol)
Arsenal are set to offer Paris Saint Germain £32million plus Olivier Giroud for their striker Edinson Cavani, according to reports in France – (Metro)
Fredy Guarin is stalling on a move to Zenit Saint Petersburg as he wants to sign for Manchester United – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic not for sale despite strong interest from Juventus – (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert insists he has no interest in signing John Arne Riise, despite the former Liverpool and Fulham defender claiming an approach from the Villans – (Metro)
As Mario Balotelli heads to Liverpool from AC Milan, it has emerged Atletico Madrid passed on the chance to make a bid for the striker – (Inside Futbol)
Leicester fear mystery middle men could scupper their hopes of landing Argentine star Esteban Cambiasso – (Daily Star)
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa has revealed that he is ready to leave the club – (Sky Sports)
Liverpool have told Mario Balotelli he must accept a ‘good behaviour clause’ in his Reds contract before he can complete his switch to Anfield – (Metro)