Saturday’s transfer rumour roundup.
Real Madrid are considering a move for Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo, 28, as a potential replacement for Juventus-bound Alvaro Morata, 21 – Metro
Italian forward Fabio Borini, 23, looks poised to sign for Sunderland after the Black Cats agreed a £14m fee with Liverpool – Sky Sports
After signing Filipe Luis on Friday, Chelsea are in talks over a £20m bid for another Brazilian Atletico Madrid defender – 29-year-old Joao Miranda – Daily Star
Liverpool have told French striker Loic Remy, 27 to lower his wage demands if he wants an £8m Anfield move from Queens Park Rangers – Daily Mirror
QPR have been offered 34-year-old former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o, but are unlikely to pursue the deal owing to his wages – Daily Mail
Arsenal face last-minute competition for goalkeeper David Ospina, 25, from Valencia – Metro
Everton are closing in on a deal to bring Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 21, back to Goodison Park on a permanent basis after he spent last season there on loan – Daily Mail
Tottenham are close to completing a £10m deal for 21-year-old Swansea City defender Ben Davies, having seen off rival interest from Liverpool – Daily Telegraph
Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 28, is unhappy about his lack of first-team appearances last season, but wants to stay at the club – Manchester Evening News
Atletico Madrid could take advantage of Liverpool’s failure to land Alberto Moreno, 22, by making their own move for the Sevilla left-back – talkSPORT
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says summer signing Cesc Fabregas, 27, was never open to rejoining his former club Arsenal and that it was easy to persuade the midfielder to move to Stamford Bridge – Guardian
Former Manchester United and Aston Villa defender Paul McGrath believes Netherlands international Ron Vlaar, 29, could replace defender Nemanja Vidic, 32, at Old Trafford – talkSPORT
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Walcott will return to full training by the end of August – Daily Express
Feyenoord playmaker Jordy Clasie will NOT be moving to the Premier League this summer, the Eredivisie side have confirmed – Metro
Dnipro have rejected West Ham’s offer of £9.5million for winger Yevhen Konoplyanka – Sky Sports
Moves are afoot to bring former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge next season, possibly in a player-coach role – Sky Sports
Crystal Palace have reportedly had an offer accepted for Tottenham Hotspur’s Gylfi Sigurdsson – Metro
While Juventus have all but given up on their interest in Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri, Roma are accelerating their efforts to do a deal for the Switzerland international – Inside Futbol
West Brom have splashed out a club record £9million on Nigeria international striker Brown Ideye – talkSPORT
Yaya Toure has performed an embarrassing U-turn and pledged his future to Manchester City – Daily Star
Arturo Vidal admits he has received interest this summer from Manchester United, but says he may yet stay at Juventus ‘for the rest of his life’ – Metro
Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea have completed their transfer business for the summer – Sky Sports
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is disappointed in Dejan Lovren’s public demands to move to Liverpool but remains hopeful that the Croatian could yet stay – Goal.com
Harry Redknapp claims that QPR are hopeful of sealing a deal for Cardiff’s Steven Caulker after agreeing a fee for the defender – talkSPORT
Newcastle still hope to add Sporting Lisbon’s Eric Dier to their six summer recruits – Daily Star
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