Today's Transfer Gossip

 

Podolski, Ospina, Campbell, Sanogo, Flamini and Jenkinson out, Jonny Evans for Seamus Coleman, McCarthy to Spurs...

 ARSENAL PREPARE CLEAR-OUT
With Arsenal's links to Morgan Schneiderlin, Arturo Vidal and other outfield players either going quiet or based entirely on thin air, the papers instead focus on those likely to depart from Emirates.
The Sun mention six players who are beginning to clear their desks and organise leaving nights out. To be honest, most of them are predictable.
Lukas Podolski, David Ospina, Joel Campbell, Yaya Sanogo, Mathieu Flamini and Carl Jenkinson are the players in question. None of those are particularly surprising other than Mathieu Flamini. Surely Arsenal wouldn't risk losing a central midfielder without bringing one in?

EVANS FOR COLEMAN?
Manchester United's hunt for a right-back seems to be beginning and ending with Seamus Coleman. Every day brings another nuance to the story that United would love to buy the Everton defender. He'll cost them a bloody bundle.
Friday's development comes from the Daily Star, who claim that United will try and use Jonny Evans as bait to tempt Everton into selling. Evans has just entered into the last year of his Old Trafford contract, and is unlikely to be offered a new deal. He's just not good enough.
For all the claims and counterclaims, Everton remain adamant that Coleman is going absolutely nowhere. So there.

SPURS WANT EVERTON'S MCCARTHY
To the Daily Mail now, and their claim that Tottenham will press forward with their attempts to sign James McCarthy from Everton. They really do have a soft spot when it comes to buying central midfielders.
McCarthy is reportedly frustrated at the lack of new deal from Everton, which is odd given that a) they paid quite a lot of money for him and b) he's really bloody good. Spurs are looking to take advantage over his disillusionment.
The Mail say that Spurs do not want to enter into a saga (it's not really their choice if they want the player badly enough), but that they are prepared to offer Aaron Lennon and Younes Kaboul as part of the deal.
Remember kids: Swap deals almost never happen.

AND THE REST
Juventus are interested in signing Chelsea winger Willian. Meanwhile, Chelsea are interested in Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger, according to the player's agent... Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat is ready to spend £13million on Zenit St Petersburg defender Nicolas Lombaerts and Dynamo Kiev striker Jeremain Lens... Monaco and Sevilla, who are both in the Champions League, want 26-year-old Stoke midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who has a year left on his contract with the Potters... West Ham have made a move for Argentine playmaker Manuel Lanzini and aim to sign him on a season's loan from UAE side Al Jazira with a view to a permanent deal... Flop Norwich striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel is being lined up for a return to Sporting Lisbon, who sold him to the Canaries for £8.5m two years ago, on loan...
Stoke want winger Victor Moses, striker Patrick Bamford or teenage midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan from Chelsea in addition to the £8m the Blues have bid for goalkeeper Asmir Begovic... Former England right-back Glen Johnson, 30, who is available on a free transfer after he was let go by Liverpool, has turned down a move to Turkish outfit Besiktas... Newcastle have played down suggestions that they are preparing a bid for Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli... Guus Hiddink has entered the running to take over at Leicester City - with Neil Lennon yet to be approached to take over from Nigel Pearson... Crystal Palace are set to collect £2.5m after former Eagles full-back Nathaniel Clyne, 24, sealed his move to Liverpool... Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has opened negotiations to cut short defender Javier Manquillo's two-year loan spell from Atletico Madrid.
Source: Football365