Football Transfer Rumours - Jun-03-2012

Southampton are plotting a £2m raid for Millwall's 23-year-old midfielder Liam Trotter, who has also been linked with Fulham and Sunderland..

Arsenal are interested in signing Crewe's £10m-rated, 18-year-old striker Nick Powell.

QPR are set to offer Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, 31, the chance to resurrect his career by making the switch to Loftus Road

Manchester City will begin their summer spending with a ­£25m offer for ­Athletic Bilbao's 23-year-old midfielder Javier Martinez.

Liverpool are rumoured to be chasing Fulham's Clint Dempsey.

New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed his intention to make Gylfi Sigurdsson, 22, his first Anfield signing after the midfielder's £6.8m move to Swansea stalled.

The exit of Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt, 31, could be as part of a swap deal with Fiorentina for £12m-rated wing-back Juan Manuel Vargas, 28.

Manchester United are aiming to sign Valencia's Jordi Alba, 23, with a cash-plus-player deal involving their Brazilian midfielder Anderson

Sir Alex Ferguson has been told that Manchester United will have to pay a combined £72m to land his top targets - but he will not splash out that amount on the three players. They are Tottenham's Luka Modric, 26, Everton's Leighton Baines, 27, and Newcastle's Cheick Tiote, 25.