The future of Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna remains uncertain with Sky Sports News reporting that the French international has turned down a new two-year deal worth L80,000 a week to stay at Emirates. Boss Arsene Wenger admits the ball is very much in Sagna's court but still expects the defender to give his all if selected for Saturday's FA Cup final when they take on Hull City.
We seem set for another summer of transfer speculation surrounding Luis Suarez. The Liverpool striker has been speaking at an event in Spain ahead of the World Cup but The Mirror reports that Real Madrid are preparing a L70million raid for the Uruguay striker - and are prepared to let Karim Benzema move to Arsenal to fund the deal. The newspaper claims the Champions League finalists have already sounded out Suarez's representatives.
Welcome to Thursday's live transfer blog and we open with a line from the Daily Mail who say Arsenal are to make a third move to sign Real Madrid's French international striker Karim Benzema after the Champions League final. The Mail reports that Benzema only has a year left on his deal at Real and may look to force a move through.
The Liverpool Echo claim that Sevilla's Spanish international left-back Alberto Moreno has been identified as Brendan Rodgers' top defensive target this summer.
The Daily Mirror reports that Napoli have joined Arsenal in the hunt for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, while The Sun and Daily Star claim that Chelsea are ready to offer Romelu Lukaku a contract extension after seeing him shine during a season-long loan at Everton.
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