Transfer Rumour Gossip: Ten Set for Chelsea Exit, Liverpool Plot Ambitious £25m Brazilian Star Bid, Russian Giants Plan £40m Mesut Ozil Bid, Eagles Keen On Re-Signing Wilfried Zaha

Tuesday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola insists 24-year-old midfielder Toni Kroos will stay at the club, despite reported interest from Manchester United – Manchester Evening News

Everton are plotting a £9m move for Sevilla striker Carlos Bacca, 27, as a replacement for on-loan forward Romelu Lukaku – Daily Mirror

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will sell Brazilian centre-back David Luiz, 26, in order to raise the funds to sign Atletico Madrid’s 25-year-old striker Diego Costa – Daily Mirror

Mourinho is planning to sell a further nine players as part of radical squad overhaul this summer – London Evening Standard

Patrice Evra’s agent insists that the defender has not yet decided whether to stay at Manchester United or move on this summer – Sky Sports

Everton and Liverpool have joined the race to sign 21-year-old Nuremberg striker Josip Drmic after news Arsenal had already signed the Swiss proved premature – Daily Star

Julio Cesar has admitted he would be keen to reach an agreement with Benfica for next season after missing out on a move to Portugal last summer – Sky Sports

Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt is confident that Julian Draxler, 20, will stay at the Bundesliga club. The Germany international midfielder is believed to be a summer transfer target for Arsenal – Metro

Borussia Dortmund are hopeful they can fend off interest from Arsenal and Manchester United by committing midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 23, to a long-term contract – Daily Express

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says they would be interested in re-signing Wilfried Zaha from Manchester United. Zaha, 21, joined United for £10m from Palace in January 2013 – Daily Star

Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, 18, has played down speculation linking him to clubs such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea – Daily Express

Southampton’s new director Hans Hofstetter insists the club will not have to sell any of their highly-prized England youngsters this summer – Sky Sports

Chelsea will consider letting Fernando Torres, 30, leave on loan if they cannot find a buyer for the Spain striker – Telegraph

Russian club Spartak Moscow will rival Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in hiring Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, who is to step down from his post after this summer’s World Cup – Daily Mirror

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has emerged as a shock contender to return to the Premier League at Tottenham if Sherwood loses his job – Daily Mail

Zenit St Petersburg have allegedly indicated they’d be willing to reimburse Arsenal for Mesut Ozil and take the German off their hands in a £40million summer deal – Metro

Liverpool are plotting an audacious £25million move for Real Madrid star Marcelo, according to reports in Spain – talkSPORT

Liverpool could make a double raid on Napoli this summer as they eye Gokhan Inler and Lorenzo Insigne – Football Direct News

Italian outfit Roma have declared that they are happy to have current boss Rudi Garcia in charge, even though they are unwilling to rush contract extension talks – Inside Futbol

Edinson Cavani has opened the door to a summer exit from Paris Saint-Germain, with Manchester United and Chelsea both interested in the striker – Goal.com

Manchester United might have snapped up Pep Guardiola last summer had it not been for Sir Alex Ferguson’s thick Glaswegian accent – Metro

Inter have made Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko their top transfer target and have already held initial talks over a summer move – Goal.com

Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa has “given the green light” to Borussia Dortmund to make move with regards to a return in the summer – Football Direct News

Paris Saint-Germain winger Jeremy Menez expects to leave the Ligue 1 leaders after failing to agree terms for a contract extension – Goal.com

Arsenal are monitoring the performances of Adel Taarabt, on loan at AC Milan from Queens Park Rangers – Football Direct News


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