Football Transfer Rumours - Feb-03-2012

Arsenal have made an inquiry for Benfica's Spanish midfielder Javi Garcia, 24, with a view to signing him in the summer.

Mancini has also admitted that he is keeping an eye on a number of players in French top division, Ligue 1, with Paris Saint-Germain defender Mamadou Sakho, 21, one the Italian has picked out.

Manchester City have confirmed their interest in signing 21-year-old Lille forward Eden Hazard, with manager Roberto Mancini calling the Belgian an "enormous talent."

Striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, 26, claims he turned down a move to Everton during the transfer window, and insists he would only consider leaving Marseille for a club like Manchester United.

Manchester United target, 20-year-old Basel midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, is still wanted by Zenit St Petersburg.

Real Madrid want to fund a bid for Sergio Aguero by selling Gonzalo Higuain to Chelsea this summer.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 25, has emerged as a surprise transfer target for Juventus. The Italian giants want Suarez to replace 37-year-old veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero, who will leave the club in the summer.

Carlos Tevez's agents are believed to want to hold talks over a move from Manchester City to Russia, where the transfer window does not close for another three weeks. Oil-rich Anzhi Makhachkala are interested in the Argentina striker.