Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, 25, is close to completing a £22m deal to join Arsenal, according to his father.
Norwich are competing with Everton for Wigan striker Arouna Kone. The 29-year-old Ivory Coast international’s contract has a £5m buy-out clause.
Swansea captain Ashley Williams, 29, is preparing to tell his club he wants to leave this summer. Arsenal are the centre-back’s preferred destination, ahead of Everton and Liverpool.
Sochaux defender Sebastien Corchia’s agent says the 22-year-old full-back is more likely to stay in France with Lyon rather than move to Arsenal.
Manchester United’s hopes of landing Thiago Alcantara have
suffered a blow after Barcelona suggested the possibility of offering the 22-year-old midfielder a new deal.
However, Thiago’s father, Brazil World Cup winning defensive midfielder Mazinho, thinks his son should move to Manchester United, ahead of Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Chelsea. In a further boost, Thiago’s younger brother, attacking midfielder Rafinha, 20, could move to the Premier League on loan, with the family planning to relocate to the north west of England.
Celtic defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama, 21, is being urged by agents to reject overtures from Southampton and move to Galatasaray or Fenerbahce because of the significantly lower rate of income tax paid in Turkey.
Stoke want to give 28-year-old defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios another chance to prove himself at the club. Last season, the £6m signing from Tottenham did not start a Premier League game for the Potters.
Birmingham centre-back Curtis Davies, 28, is expected to complete a £2.3m move to newly-promoted Premier League side Hull on Monday.
Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino is set for a triple snub with Cagliari midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 25, Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama, 21, and Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo, 27, all set to reject moves to the club.
Bolton are close to signing Leicester striker Jermaine Beckford, 29, after the two clubs agreed a transfer fee.
Paris St-Germain’s new-coach-in-waiting Laurent Blanc will consider making an offer for Chelsea defender David Luiz when he takes over from Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group are unlikely to want to keep Pepe Reina, 30, at the club if they complete a £9m deal to sign fellow goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 24, from Sunderland.
GLOBAL GOSSIP
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has urged Uruguay striker Edison Cavani, 26, to make a decision about his future before the end of the Confederations Cup
Former France coach Laurent Blanc has broken his silence on his widely rumoured move to Paris St-Germain, saying “there is a good chance I’ll sign”.
Meanwhile, the agent of Thiago Silva, 28, says the defender has received “no official contact” from Barcelona regarding a move away from the French club.
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