Transfer Live Updates (September 12) – Juventus want Manchester United and Real Madrid stars, Barcelona chase Arsenal fan favourite and Liverpool flop demoted to U23s
Juventus will attempt to re-sign Manchester United’s 25-year-old France World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba next summer. The champions of Italy also want to sign Real Madrid’s 30-year-old Brazil defender Marcelo. (Tuttosport)
Barcelona are lining up moves for Spanish full-backs Nacho Monreal, 32, and Alberto Moreno, 26, who play for Arsenal and Liverpool respectively. (Mundo Deportivo)
Manchester City’s Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 27, is ready to reject interest from Barcelona in January and open talks over a new deal with the Premier League champions. (Sun)
Manchester City and French champions Paris St-Germain could be forced to rein in their spending under proposed Europe-wide rules limiting them to a net outlay of £89m a season. (Sun)
Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne, 28, has an informal release clause of £178m according to the club’s president Aurelio De Laurentiis. (Corriere dello Sport via Talksport)
Arsenal and Switzerland defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, 34, has rubbished reports of retirement and claims he has the body of a 28-year-old. Lichtsteiner has made one substitute appearance since joining the Gunners from Juventus in June. (Daily Mail)
Atletico Madrid’s sporting director Andrea Berta has emerged as a leading contender in Manchester United’s search for a director of football. (London Evening Standard)
John Terry’s move to Spartak Moscow is in doubt. The 37-year-old former Chelsea and England defender agreed terms over a one-year deal that would see him earn £1.8m – with the option of a second year. But now Russian media report it’s on hold because he and his family have concerns over moving to Moscow. (Mirror)
Russian media are also suggesting the former England captain is asking for an additional £1.2m a year to complete the deal. (Sport Express – in Russian)
Turkish side Fenerbahce are interested in appointing former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal to replace Dutchman Phillipe Cocu, 47, who has only been in charge for nine games. Portuguese Carvalhal, 52, has not managed since leaving Swansea City following relegation from the Premier League in May. (Sky Sports)
Liverpool’s Serbia winger Lazar Markovic, 24, has been demoted to train with the club’s under-23 side. Markovic has made 19 Premier League appearances for the Reds since signing for £20m from Benfica in 2014. (Liverpool Echo)
Former England and Tottenham striker Darren Bent, 34, “100%” would be interested in playing for Rangers. Bent is currently without a club after being released by Derby at the end of last season. (Talksport)
Everton and England forward Theo Walcott, 29, is set to miss Sunday’s Premier League home game with West Ham with a rib injury. However, Walcott could return to face his former club Arsenal on 23 September. (Telegraph)