Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Chelsea have agreed an £8m deal to sign QPR forward Loic Remy, 27, after striker Fernando Torres, 30, joined AC Milan – (Metro)
Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, is weighing up a £7m move to Aston Villa following talks with former Old Trafford captain Roy Keane, who is now assistant manager at Villa Park – (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal have been given a boost in their pursuit of winger Alessio Cerci, 27, after Torino’s president Urbano Cairo revealed the forward would be sold for the right price – (Daily Star)
Manchester United want to sign defender Timothy Fosu Mensah, 16, from Ajax – (Daily Express)
West Ham will look to complete a season-long loan for Barcelona’s Cameroon midfielder Alex Song, 26 – (Daily Mail)
Newcastle United midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, 27, is a loan target for former Magpies star Lee Clark at Championship side Birmingham City – (Newcastle Chronicle)
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger wants to return to former club Brondby in Denmark after the summer arrival of Dejan Lovren from Southampton pushed the 29-year-old down the Anfield pecking order – (Daily Express)
Manchester City have not received a ‘big offer’ for striker Alvaro Negredo, 29, despite Pellegrini admitting there has been some interest from Spain in his “fourth-choice” striker – (Manchester Evening News)
However, City are not looking to sell Negredo before the transfer deadline, according to Pellegrini – (Sky Sports)
Daley Blind is set to have a medical at Manchester United after they agreed a £14.2million fee with Ajax for the player – (Metro)
Marseille have not made a move to sign Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Newcastle United, though the defender does remain a potential option during the last days of the transfer market for the Ligue 1 side – (Inside Futbol)
Arsenal have reportedly missed out on Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot after Roma agreed a deal with the French champions for the 19-year-old – (Metro)
Lassana Diarra is having a medical with QPR this morning, according to Sky sources – (Sky Sports)
Inter midfielder Fredy Guarin has put a potential move to Zenit St. Petersburg on hold amid speculation Juventus will make a move for him if Arturo Vidal is sold to Manchester United – (Inside Futbol)
Tottenham have had a surprise £4.7million bid for Montpellier midfielder Benjamin Stambouli accepted – (talkSPORT)
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock is trying to hijack QPR’s move for Norwich striker Gary Hooper – (Daily Mirror)
QPR have signed highly-rated Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for a fee believed to be around £6million – (talkSPORT)
AC Milan are considering making a move for young Liverpool midfielder Suso, as they prepare to embark upon a last minute flurry of transfer market activity – (Inside Futbol)
Saphir Taider is to leave Southampton just three weeks after moving to the south coast on a season-long loan from Inter Milan – (Sky Sports)
Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck is closing in on a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur as Roberto Soldado nears a loan switch to Juventus – (Metro)
Argentina World Cup goalkeeper Sergio Romero has a new admirer in the final few days of the summer transfer window. And it is Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal – (Inside Futbol)