Transfer Rumour Gossip: Chelsea to Offload 14 in Massive Clear-Out, Man United Close In On Serie A Forward, Patrick Vieira Lined-Up as Arsene Wenger Replacement, Saints Defender On Anfield Radar

Monday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Real Madrid are ready to offer Chelsea’s 33-year-old defender Ashley Cole £8m in wages over two years. Cole’s contract at Stamford Bridge expires at the end of this season – Daily Mirror

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is planning to revamp his forward line this summer, with the futures of strikers Demba Ba, 28, Fernando Torres, 30, and on-loan Romelu Lukaku, 20, likely to be under scrutiny – Guardian

Liverpool are preparing a summer bid for Southampton’s 24-year-old centre-back Dejan Lovren after missing out on the Croatia international last year – Daily Mirror

Jonathan de Guzman admits he would be more than happy to prolong his stay in south Wales with Swansea – Sky Sports

Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa, 25, could be on his way back to former club Borussia Dortmund on loan, despite the Japan international’s impressive display in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday – Daily Mirror

Southampton left-back Luke Shaw has played down speculation linking him with a move away from St Mary’s, although he has acknowledged the importance of this summer in determining the club’s future – Sky Sports

United are ready to part with Wilfried Zaha, 21, for a cut-price £5m this summer, despite having signed the forward in a £10m deal from Crystal Palace in January 2013 – Stoke Sentinel

Nuremberg’s 21-year-old Swiss striker Josip Drmic has denied a move to Arsenal has been agreed, but says he dreams of one day playing for the Gunners – Sky Sports

Manchester United are targeting Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, 54, as a potential replacement for David Moyes should they decide to part with the 50-year-old Scot – Daily Star

Inter Milan are hopeful of bringing in Chelsea’s Fernando Torres, but feel the £5m price tag for the 30-year-old striker is “oversized” – Tuttosport (Italian)

Liverpool have joined rivals Manchester United in the pursuit of Bayern Munich’s 25-year-old defender Jerome Boateng – Bild (German)

Kaka has casted doubt on his future at AC Milan after revealing that he is considering a move to the United States – Sky Sports

Patrick Vieira is being lined up as a possible successor to Arsene Wenger, should the Arsenal boss answer the call of the French FA to take over as the national team’s next manager – Metro

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes that Luis Suarez is on course to become a £100 million player – Goal.com

Manchester City will do battle with Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the summer as they bid for the signature of Barcelona’s Dani Alves – Football Direct News

Steve Sidwell is hoping to end the season with Fulham still in the Premier League and with fresh terms on the table – Sky Sports

Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has moved to cool transfer talk surrounding him, insisting he is in no rush to leave the Stade Gerland – Inside Futbol

Arsenal are set to offload Mikel Arteta at the end of the season and replace him with Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender – talkSPORT

Chelsea are set to offload as many as 14 players this summer as Jose Mourinho looks to put his stamp on the Stamford Bridge squad – London Evening Standard

Manchester United manager David Moyes may be ready to sell Michael Carrick this summer – Football Direct News

Adel Taarabt has declared his desire to make his loan move to AC Milan permanent and revealed his agent is already in talks over a deal – Goal.com

Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul is reportedly on Barcelona’s radar this summer – Football Direct News

Mathieu Debuchy has again hinted he is ready to follow his France team-mate Yohan Cabaye out of Newcastle to Paris Saint-Germain – Daily Mirror

Chelsea are ready to swoop for Nottingham Forest keeper Karl Darlow – as they look for young English talent – Daily Star

Roma striker Adem Ljajic is set for a summer move to Manchester United – Football Direct News

Newcastle are leading the race to sign Manchester City’s £7 million-rated right-back, Micah Richards – Goal.com


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