Transfer rumours and paper review – Sunday, May 25

Posted Monday, May 26, 2014 by Talksport.co.uk

Here is all of Sunday's transfer gossip and paper talk...

Incoming Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is ready to offload £38million midfielder Juan Mata as Barcelona line up a £40m bid for the Spaniard, just five months after arriving at Old Trafford. (Sunday Express)

Brendan Rodgers is looking to make Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can his first signing of a busy summer window, with the Reds thought to be closing in on a £12million deal for the 20-year-old. (Sunday Telegraph)

Chelsea are looking at 21-year-old Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane as a replacement for David Luiz, who is set to join Paris Saint-Germain when the summer transfer window opens. (Metro)

Both Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in bringing former Man City striker Mario Balotelli back to the Premier League from Italian side AC Milan. (Mail on Sunday)

Arsenal are planning to replace Manchester City-bound Bacary Sagna with 26-year-old Schalke full-back Atsuto Uchida. (Sunday Express)

Everton are targeting a swoop for Celtic winger James Forrest, 22, to replace on-loan star Gerard Deulofeu who will rejoin parent club Barcelona this summer. (Sunday People)

Arsenal will revive their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, who started in last night’s Champions League final. (Sunday Mirror)

Blackpool winger Tom Ince, 22, is set to turn down Inter Milan, as well as interest from former side Liverpool, and sign for French giants Monaco. (Sunday People)

Manchester City are prepared to force midfielder James Milner and defender Micah Richards into seeing out their contracts, despite the pair wanting to leave. (Mail on Sunday)

Tottenham Hotspur will make one final check to see whether Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, is interested in becoming their new manager before making their move for Southampton's Mauricio Pochettino next week. (Sunday Telegraph)