Gossip column: Marshall, Morrison, Fabregas, Suarez, Lukaku

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal have failed in a £6m bid for Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall, 29. The Gunners are on the look-out for another keeper following Lukasz Fabianski's move to Swansea City. Daily Express, external

Southampton will swoop for Feyenoord's prolific Italian striker Graziano Pelle, 28, if they appoint ex-Feyenoord boss Ronald Koeman as their new manager. Talksport, external

West Ham's former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison, 21, could be on the move again with Swansea City linked with the player who ended last season on loan at QPR. South Wales Evening Post, external

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David Marshall won plenty of admirers in a superb season for Cardiff in the top flight.

Napoli are set to beat Inter Milan to the capture of Tottenham's record buy Erik Lamela by signing the 22-year-old striker on a season-long loan. Talksport, external

Stoke City have signed Banska Bystrica defender Dionatan Teixeira, 21, following a successful trial spell last season. Stoke Sentinel, external

Manchester United have moved ahead of Chelsea for the signature of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 27, because they will not be in next season's Champions League and are not viewed as direct rivals by the La Liga club. Daily Express, external

However, Chelsea are ready to offer Fabregas £200,000-per-week to tempt him to Stamford Bridge. Metro, external

Liverpool are ready to drop their bid to sign Southampton's Adam Lallana, 26, and set their sights on 20-year-old Benfica forward Lazar Markovic - and there are hints from Lisbon a deal could be done for £25m. Daily Mirror, external

And the Reds are confident of 27-year-old striker Luis Suarez's continued commitment, despite the strongest indication yet that Real Madrid are ready to make a concerted effort to sign him. Times (Subscription only) , external

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Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs

Tottenham have made a bid for 21-year-old Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno, who is also a target for Liverpool. Spurs have offered £14m including midfielder Etienne Capoue, 25, plus striker Roberto Soldado, 29, on loan. Daily Mail, external

Diego Costa's £32m move to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid will be the Premier League club's biggest deal of the summer and will also spark the exits of strikers Fernando Torres, 30, and Demba Ba, 29. Daily Star, external

Chelsea's Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku, 21, is wanted on loan by Atletico Madrid to replace 25-year-old Costa, but Valencia are willing to pay £18m for him. Daily Mirror, external

Arsenal are chasing Serbian defender Nemanja Pejcinovic, 26, who is a free agent after being released by Ligue 1 side Nice. Daily Express, external

Scotland forward Ross McCormack, 27, is ready to leave Leeds and make an £8m switch to Newcastle. Sun (subscription only) , external

OTHER GOSSIP

Southampton want Fulham boss Felix Magath to replace Mauricio Pochettino - who took over at Tottenham last month - but the relegated Cottagers have blocked their request for talks. Daily Mirror, external

Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs, 40, broke down in tears after the Red Devils' final game of the season as the realisation hit that he had finally retired after 23 seasons. Guardian, external

Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson thinks it will be a big success if Roy Hodgson's side reach the last eight at the World Cup. Sun (subscription only), external

GLOBAL GOSSIP

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Reina featured 40 times in all competitions for Napoli last season

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says it remains unclear whether 31-year-old goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who spent last season at the Serie A side on loan from Liverpool, will sign permanently this summer. Sky Sports, external

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola wants to sell midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, and the 29-year-old Germany international could be a target for Manchester United. Bild, external

Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, 20, has dismissed speculation of a summer move to Barcelona, saying he has no desire to leave. L'Equipe, external

Roma and Fiorentina want Udinese's 23-year-old Colombia striker Luis Muriel, who has already said he wants to leave. Tuttosport, external

AND FINALLY

German striker Stefan Kiessling has taken his World Cup 2014 omission in good humour by featuring in an advert with the tag line, "It is always best at home." Metro, external

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