Tuesday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester United are set to wrap up the £59.7m deal to sign Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid as early as Tuesday afternoon – (Independent)
Manchester United will follow up their move for Angel Di Maria by signing Netherlands utility player Daley Blind, 24, from Ajax for £18m in the next few days – (Sun – subscription required)
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal wants to sign Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, in a £34m deal that would take the two-year transfer spend at Old Trafford through the £200m barrier – (Independent)
United could use the Italian club’s interest in striker Javier Hernandez, 26, to help secure a deal for Vidal – (Daily Express)
Arsenal and Manchester United have received a huge boost in their pursuit of Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, 27, after the Italian club scrapped a proposed meeting with potential suitors Bayern Munich – (Daily Star)
Arsenal are set to chase Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, after the Portuguese club lowered their asking price – (Daily Express)
The Gunners could move for either Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck, 23, or QPR’s Loic Remy, 27, as they fear France striker Olivier Giroud could be out for three months with an ankle injury – (Daily Telegraph)
Southampton have made a move for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld and hope to beat Monaco to a deal for the 25-year-old Belgium international – (Times – subscription required)
Tottenham are willing to meet the £8m release clause of Sevilla captain and Argentina defender Federico Fazio, 27, according to the La Liga club’s sporting director Monchi – (London Evening Standard)
Chelsea are in talks to sign Mattia Destro, 23, according to the Roma forward’s agent – (Daily Star)
Bournemouth are keen to sign West Ham striker Carlton Cole for £1m but the 30-year-old does not want to drop into the Championship – (Daily Mirror)
QPR are close to signing Liverpool left-back Jack Robinson, 20, in a £1m deal – (Daily Mirror)
West Ham have made enquiries about Bayer Leverkusen’s 25-year-old centre-back Philipp Wollscheid – (Daily Mail)
Sunderland, QPR and West Brom all want Leicester midfielder Andy King, 25 – (Sun – subscription required)
Sunderland are close to signing Liverpool’s Uruguayan defender Sebastian Coates, 23, on a season-long loan deal – (Daily Star)
Wolves are closing in on the signing of Chelsea midfielder George Saville, 21 – (Express and Star)
Hull have not given up hope of signing striker Jordan Rhodes, 24, even though Blackburn insist their key player is not for sale – (Hull Daily Mail)
Scotland international Rhodes is considering putting in a transfer request in order to force through a move to the KC Stadium – (Daily Mail)
Arsene Wenger is ready to revive his interest in Danny Welbeck, Edinson Cavani and Loic Remy in a bid to cover for the injured Olivier Giroud – (Metro)
Eeverton are closing in on a deal for free agent Samuel Eto’o after Liverpool dropped their interest in him – (Daily Star)
Lille striker Salomon Kalou is hoping an offer heads his way from a top five Premier League club before the transfer window slams shut, while the French side’s coach admits it is 50-50 whether the former Chelsea man will stay – (Inside Futbol)
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert will look to dip back into the transfer market before the window closes if the right recruits become available – (Sky Sports)
Juventus are hoping to seal a double loan swoop for Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski and Liverpool target Radamel Falcao – (talkSPORT)