Wednesday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has agreed to go back to Chelsea this summer and has put Zenit St Petersburg striker Hulk, 26, at the top of his transfer shopping list.

Full story: Daily Star

Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen, who has been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United, has stated that a reported £17m price tag is a matter for clubs interested in him. The Denmark international, 21, has a year left on his contract in Amsterdam.

Eriksen, 21, has already won 33 Denmark caps

Full story: Inside Futbol

Arsenal and Liverpool could move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 31, in the summer.

Full story: Metro

Swansea hope that the prospect of Europa League football might tempt Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku to join them on loan next season. The Belgium international, 19, has scored 13 Premier League goals during his loan spell at West Brom this season.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle and Aston Villa are both interested in meeting Loic Remy's release clause if QPR are relegated to the Championship. The French striker, 26, who has also been linked with Tottenham, has scored five goals in seven starts since arriving at Loftus Road from Marseille in January.

Full story: Metro

Chedjou could reject Premier League interest

Lille defender Aurelien Chedjou is set to reject interest from Newcastle, Arsenal and Liverpool to join Valencia. The Cameroon centre-back, 27, has indicated he wants to leave the reigning French champions.

Full story: talkSPORT

Stoke, Aston Villa, QPR and Hull are all interested in Phil Neville, 36, who has announced he will leave Everton this summer.

Full story: Daily Mail

Arsenal have been quoted £15m for Asmir Begovic, 25, after opening preliminary talks over their interest in the Stoke goalkeeper.

Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP

Sunderland midfielder Craig Gardner, 26, has dismissed suggestions from new manager Paolo Di Canio that the Black Cats lack fitness.

Full story: Daily Mirror

Aston Villa have told striker Christian Benteke he will have to wait until they have guaranteed their Premier League status before they will open contract talks with the Belgian, 22, who has scored 19 goals since joining from Genk in August.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez says he wants a return to Liverpool, where he spent six years, in the future.

Full story: Daily Express

Former Chelsea boss Roberto di Matteo is set to snub interest from Leeds and wait for a bigger job offer.

Full story: Daily Star

Arshavin has not played since 20 January

Russian forward Andrey Arshavin, 31, could retire from football when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season.

Full story: Daily Mail

Arshavin can be revealed as the Premier League's richest sub. He has pocketed £7,800 per minute played this season.

Full story: the Sun

West Brom boss Steve Clarke says the club must splash the cash if they are to continue climbing up the table.

Full story: the Sun

Reading captain Jobi McAnuff says the biggest lesson the club have learned this season in the Premier League is the way in which games are decided by the smallest of margins.

Full story: Reading Post

Former Newcastle forward David Ginola wants his old club to give their fans something to cheer about by winning the Europa League this season.

Full story: London's Evening Standard

GLOBAL GOSSIP (sourced by BBC Monitoring)

The German Football League is considering moving off-season from the summer to the winter in order to make best use of the weather.

Full story: Die Welt (German)

AND FINALLY

Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 21, made light of being likened to a Harry Potter character by West Ham fans in Sunday's goalless draw at Anfield.

Full story: 606 newsletter