Saturday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Premier League champions Manchester City are weighing up a £25m move for Everton’s England international midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, using former Toffees midfielder Jack Rodwell, 23, as bait – Daily Mirror
City are keen to keep striker Alvaro Negredo but would let the 28-year-old Spain international leave for £25m – Daily Mirror
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is pondering a £12m bid for 25-year-old Ecuador international striker Enner Valencia, who scored all three of his country’s goals in the World Cup group matches and hit 18 goals in just 23 games for Mexican club Pachuca – Daily Star
Liverpool are interested in Seattle Sounders star DeAndre Yedlin and could invite the 20-year-old full-back on trial during pre-season – Metro
Barcelona are yet to reach an agreement with Liverpool over the signing of Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 27, with a deal not expected until next week – Guardian
Former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, 33, is in talks with Serie A side Roma about a two-year deal – Daily Mail
Tottenham and Arsenal are both interested in Netherlands World Cup centre-back Joel Veltman, 22 – Daily Mirror
Veltman’s fellow Netherlands defender Daryl Janmaat, 24, interests Newcastle and Manchester United – Daily Mail
Netherlands striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, 30, has said he needs to speak to Schalke after being linked with Liverpool – London Evening Standard
France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, is so confident of leaving Southampton this summer he has told his St Mary’s team-mates he will not return after the World Cup – Daily Star
QPR manager Harry Redknapp is considering a move for former Arsenal striker Eduardo, 31 – Daily Mirror
Stoke are also monitoring free agent Eduardo, who came to the end of his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk following four years playing in Ukraine – Stoke Sentinal
Chelsea have made a move for 24-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos, a target for Real Madrid – Daily Star
Brighton’s interest in Australian A-League midfielder Luke Brattan has been dashed by an injury to the 24-year-old – Argus
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi says he came close to selling striker Mario Balotelli to an unnamed Premier League club before the World Cup – Times
Manchester United are set to launch an ambitious £65million bid for Monaco winger James Rodriguez – after his stunning World Cup performances – Metro
The agent of Nicklas Bendtner says no deal has been done with Eintracht Frankfurt and that all options are being considered – Sky Sports
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris believes that the White Hart Lane club will have money to spend this summer and must invest it wisely – Inside Futbol
QPR have agreed a fee with Cardiff for Steven Caulker and are set to sign former England captain Rio Ferdinand, according to manager Harry Redknapp – talkSPORT
Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Alexis Sanchez as Barcelona look to hurry through his sale – in order to raise funds for their signing of Luis Suarez – Metro
Southampton have rejected a bid from Cardiff City for centre-back Jose Fonte – Sky Sports
Gabi has signed a contract extension with Atletico Madrid which will keep him at the club until 2017 – Inside Futbol
Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo is close to ending his nightmare stay in the Premier League after agreeing personal terms to join Serie A giants Inter Milan – talkSPORT
Ashley Williams insists he was always focused on staying at Swansea City after signing a new contract at the club – Sky Sports
Mathieu Debuchy is set to have a medical at Arsenal in the coming days after the Gunners agreed a fee with Newcastle for his services – Metro