Transfer Gossip Round Up 4th April - Latest on Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool targets

04 April 2013 09:14

Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 31, has urged Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, 27, to join him at Paris St-Germain.

Full story: the Sun

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are weighing up a summer move for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, 26, who fell out with manager Robert Mancini after refusing to pull out of Belgium's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia even though he had only just recovered from a calf injury.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

But Yaya Toure is set to end speculation over his Manchester City future by signing a new contract. The 29-year-old midfielder has been in talks with City officials for the last week.

Full story: the Sun

Brendan Rodgers is ready to offer striker Andy Carroll, 24, an unlikely Anfield lifeline - but only if the England international accepts a role as an impact substitute. Carroll has spent the season on loan at West Ham, who could yet make a permanent move for the player.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham are plotting a major summer reshuffle of their striking department and have put Aston Villa's £15m goalscorer Christian Benteke, 22, at the top of their wanted list.

Full story: Daily Star

Manchester United are tracking the progress of Benfica's 24-year-old former Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic.

Full story: talkSPORT

Norwich manager Chris Hughton is plotting another raid on his old club Birmingham - this time for 19-year-old winger Nathan Redmond.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Blackpool are facing their fifth managerial change of the season after it emerged that boss Paul Ince, 45, is a shock candidate to replace under-pressure Nigel Pearson at Leicester.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Former Leeds United boss Neil Warnock says he wants Mark Hughes to succeed him at Elland Road so he can "destroy another team of mine". Hughes, 49, took over at QPR after Warnock, 64, was sacked in January 2012.

Full story: talkSPORT

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, 26, says the off-the-pace defending champions must try to salvage some pride by beating United in their own backyard.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested striker Robin van Persie, 29, is suffering the effects of "the intensity of his first season" with the Premier League leaders.

Full story: Daily Mirror

The pressure on the Premier League to oversee a reduction in ticket prices has intensified after a supporters' collective representing a dozen influential fan groups urged chief executive Richard Scudamore to consider a range of cost-cutting initiatives.

Full story: the Times

Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez, 52, says he thought it was an April Fool joke when he learnt Ray Wilkins had blamed him for the injury suffered by Ashley Cole against Manchester United.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea's Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 21, who is on loan at Werder Bremen, is expected to leave the German side in the summer. According to De Bruyne, the West London side have told his agent that he must move to a "bigger club".

Full story: Suddeutsche.de

Source: DSG