Transfer Rumour Gossip: Man United Close In On £40m Star Signing, Chelsea Trio Linked With High-Profile Exits, Gunners Target £17m Italian Midfield Maestro, Tim Sherwood Set for White Hart Lane Sack

Tuesday’s transfer rumour roundup.

Manchester United have suffered a setback in their bid to sign Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos, 24, after Real Madrid declared an interest in the midfielder – talkSPORT

However, Kroos has told Bayern and Germany team-mates that he is determined to join the Old Trafford club in a £40m deal – Daily Mirror

Manchester United’s Portuguese winger Nani, 27, is likely to leave Old Trafford this summer according to his agent – Daily Mirror

Barcelona remain convinced they will still be able to sign players this summer as they work on their appeal against the FIFA-imposed transfer ban – Sky Sports

Arsenal are considering a £17m summer move for Paris St-Germain striker Marco Verratti, 21, despite the fact the Italian has not scored in 50 appearances since signing for the French club in 2012 – Metro

The Gunners are interested in Rubin Kazan striker Sardar Azmoun, 19, but face competition from AC Milan – Daily Star

Schalke would be willing to move Tranquillo Barnetta on if the interest is there and the player wants to leave – Sky Sports

Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng, 25, currently on loan at Sunderland, will be welcomed back to the Liberty Stadium if Garry Monk is still in charge next season – South Wales Evening Post

Newcastle will offload winger Hatem Ben Arfa, 27, as well as midfielders Sylvain Marveaux, 27, and 25-year-old Gabriel Obertan during the summer – Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood will be sacked by the club at the end of the season and replaced by outgoing Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal – Daily Mail

Spurs could turn to Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino in their search for a new manager – Daily Telegraph

Sevilla president Jose Castro has rubbished the latest rumours linking Ivan Rakitic with a summer move to Real Madrid – Sky Sports

Liverpool’s Aly Cissokho is set to leave the club at the end of the season to join AC Milan – Metro

Inter Milan are considering a summer move for Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia – Goal.com

AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari is being tipped for a return to the Premier League after finding chances hard to come by under Clarence Seedorf – Football Direct News

Real Madrid are preparing to challenge Paris Saint-Germain for the signing of Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Oscar – Metro

Celtic captain Scott Brown hopes the attraction of Champions League nights at Parkhead can help keep Neil Lennon at the club after his manager was installed as second favourite to take over at Norwich City – Sky Sports

Heerenveen winger Bilal Basacikoglu is not spending time thinking about speculated interest from Manchester United, but admits he would give more than a little thought to an approach from Galatasarayn – Inside Futbol

Manchester United could rival Arsenal for the signature of Juan Cuadrado after sending scouts to keep an eye on the Fiorentina winger earlier this month – talkSPORT

On-loan Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov would be happy to make a permanent move to Monaco – Football Direct News

Manchester City are plotting a move for Chelsea captain John Terry – Football Direct News

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is set for discussions with club owner Randy Lerner over his summer transfer budget following their recent injury crisis – Sky Sports

Mehdi Benatia’s agent has claimed that several “big clubs” are chasing the Roma defender – Goal.com

Inter Milan could try to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Tottenham Hotspur this summer – Football Direct News

Bryan Ruiz would be open to joining PSV Eindhoven permanently, but appreciates that Fulham will decide on his future – Sky Sports


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