Liverpool to Pay £46m for Marco Rues and Other Football Transfer News

Liverpool are set to be disappointed in their attempts to make Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus, 26, their record £46m signing, with Real Madrid set to beat them to the German international's signature. (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester United have had a record bid turned down for Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller, 25, according to Sport1 in Germany. (ESPN)
But United have dis
missed rumours liking them with a £70m bid for midfielder Muller. (Daily Mirror)

And the club will not sign German Robert Lewandowski either, according to former Manchester United youth player Markus Neumayr. (Daily Star)

Chelsea will make a fresh £26m offer for Everton defender John Stones after the Premier League champions' initial £20m bid was rebuffed. (Daily Mail)

But Everton are likely to demand more than £30m for Stones, which would make him the most expensive English defender ever. (The Guardian)

Chelsea are also pushing to conclude a £14m deal with Bundesliga side Augsburg for left-back Abdul Baba Rahman, 21. (Evening Standard)

Manchester United are interested in bringing Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 28, to Old Trafford to replace Victor Valdes. (Manchester Evening News)

Newly promoted Norwich are interested in signing Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 33. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini, 31, is on the verge of sealing a move to Galatasaray in a deal worth about £2.8m. (Evening Standard)

Former Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says Christian Benteke's £32.5m move from Villa to Liverpool will prove to be money well spent. (Sky Sports)

The future of Manchester City and Barcelona target Paul Pogba depends on his club Juventus, according to the 22-year-old's agent. (talkSPORT)

Nemanja Matic has become the first Chelsea player to express his disappointment that goalkeeper Petr Cech, 33, was sold to rivals Arsenal. (Independent)

Juventus are set to assess Arsenal target Julian Draxler, 21, before entering talks with Schalke. (Daily Express)

Stuttgart and Borussia Monchengladbach have expressed an interest in taking Chelsea defender Nathan Ake, 20, on loan next season. (Daily Mail)

England captain Wayne Rooney, 29, believes being elevated to Manchester United's main striker could allow him to surpass his best ever tally of 34 goals for the club. (The Guardian)