Thursday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is trying to buy Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, 27, and Ajax defender Daley Blind, 24, before the transfer window closes on 1 September – (Daily Mirror)
United will have to pay £20m to sign Netherlands international Blind from the Eredivisie club with Ajax director of football Marc Overmars demanding “the absolute top price” – ( the Sun – subscription required)
Liverpool are still pushing to sign ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, 26, who is currently at Barcelona – (Metro)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out moves for three strikers: Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck, 23, Monaco’s Radamel Falcao, 28, and former Birmingham man Nikola Zigic, 33 – (London24.com)
Sunderland have made a £6m bid to sign Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, from Celtic after Atletico Madrid’s Toby Alderweireld, 25, rejected a move to the Black Cats – (the Times – subscription required)
Manchester United will bid for £24m-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, as Louis van Gaal looks to offload Danny Welbeck, 23, Tom Cleverley, 25, and Shinji Kagawa, 25 – (Daily Telegraph)
Cleverley is ready to wait until his contract ends to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer next summer – (Independent)
Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero, 39, has agreed to join Indian Super League Delhi Dynamos after his contract with Sydney FC expires in January, according to Sky Sport Italia – (Football Italia)
Crystal Palace are set to re-sign 21-year-old winger Wilfried Zaha from Manchester United after Neil Warnock returned to the club as manager – (Daily Star)
Sevilla want to sign Southampton’s Uruguay forward Gaston Ramirez. The 23-year-old cost the Saints £12m two years ago but has not featured in the club’s first two league matches of the season – (the Sun – subscription required)
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, 32, is on the verge of joining German champions Bayern Munich for £8m – (Guardian)
Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson, 30, insists he is relaxed about his contract situation despite looking increasingly likely to leave the club as a free agent at the end of the season – (Liverpool Echo)
Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Paris Saint Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot with his agent arriving in London to finalise his switch to the Emirates Stadium – (Metro)
Celtic have completed the signing of Rubin Kazan striker Mubarak Wakaso on an initial loan deal – (Sky Sports)
Juventus are hoping to seal a double loan swoop for Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski and Liverpool target Radamel Falcao – (talkSPORT)
AC Milan have held talks with Chelsea over the transfer of Fernando Torres – (Sky Sports)
However, Milan have been dealt a blow in their bid to sign Marco van Ginkel on loan from Chelsea, after the player expressed his wish to remain at Stamford Bridge – (Inside Futbol)
Tottenham have been dealt a blow after AC Milan rejected the north London club’s proposed swap deal involving Roberto Soldado for Mattia De Sciglio – (Metro)
Lucas Leiva’s time on Merseyside looks to be coming to an end as Napoli close in on a deal to bring him to the club on a season long loan – (Daily Mirror)
New Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock will look to make Manchester United misfit Wilfried Zaha his first signing – (Daily Star)
Mehdi Benatia has completed his move to Bayern Munich by signing a five-year contract after passing a medical with the German champions – (Sky Sports)
Sunderland have secured the arrival of Inter playmaker Ricardo Alvarez, after the Nerazzurri agreed to allow the Argentine to leave the San Siro – (Inside Futbol)
Steve Bruce is closing in on a landmark signing for Hull City in the form of Palermo’s Abel Hernandez – (Metro)
Sky Sports sources understand that Leicester have agreed a fee with Wigan for James McArthur – (Sky Sports)
FC Metz have signed Mali international Modibo Maiga on a season-long loan deal from West Ham – (Inside Futbol)