MANCHESTER UNITED PLOT £100 MILLION DEAL TO LURE GARETH BALE
Manchester United are willing to offer £50m plus David de Gea to lure Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale to Old Trafford, making the entire deal worth around £100 million. The Champions League winners have set their sights on the Spanish goalkeeper and will be letting go of Bale to make the deal happen.
VAN DIJK WANTS ARSENAL MOVE
Celtic centre-back Virgil van Dijk has expressed his happiness at being linked with Premier League side Arsenal, who are interested in signing the Dutch defender valued at £10 million (Mirror).
TOTTENHAM WANT EX-LIVERPOOL TARGET YEVHEN KONOPLYANKA
Former Liverpool target Yevhen Konoplyanka is now on the radar of rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who are set to begin talks with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a £7 million deal. The Ukranian winger will be out of contract in the summer and Dnipro want to sell him. (Daily Mail)
MANCHESTER UNITED AND CHELSEA CHASE “UNHAPPY” LUKA MODRIC
Premier League sides Manchester United and Chelsea are back in contention for signing Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, whose wife is reportedly unhappy in the Spanish capital and could play a role in the Croatian’s return to England. (Express)
ARSENAL SET TO LOSE OUT ON ARBELOA
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Real Madrid full-back Alvaro Arbeloa have been dashed as the former Liverpool player could be on his way to reunite with former boss Jose Mourinho at Chelsea. The Spanish international is out-of-favour in Madrid and Chelsea have a made a bid to sign Arbeloa. (Telegraph)
JUVENTUS TO OFFER PAUL POGBA A NEW CONTRACT
In a bid to increase the buy-out clause, 
Juventus are set to offer midfielder Paul Pogba a new contract. The Frenchman is being targeted by a number of clubs including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid. (Express)
JACKSON MARTINEZ ON TOTTENHAM’S RADAR
Tottenham are looking to sell the striking pair of Roberto Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor to get funding for a US $60 million (£40m) bid for Porto striker Jackson Martinez. (Express)
KEVIN MIRALLAS SUSPENDS EVERTON CONTRACT TALKS
Belgian winger Kevin Mirallas has put many teams across Europe on high-alert after refusing to enter into contract talks with Everton until summer. (Mirror)
