Daily Transfer Gossip – 9th June

As football fans across the world look forward to a summer of transfer rumours and news, The Sports Lowdown brings you the latest transfer gossip daily.

Premier League/European Football

• Porto’s Jackson Martinez is on the radar of Arsenal with Arsene Wenger hoping to offload German flop Lukas Poldoski to make room for the Colombian international striker (Daily Mirror)
• Petr Cech has put Arsenal on alert too, revealing he would like to stay in London if he was to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer (Daily Telegraph)
• Crystal Palace are considering offering Blackburn £15 million for their hot shot forward Jordan Rhodes but face stiff competition from Newcastle, Everton and West Brom (Daily Mail)
• Patrick Bamford is interesting the hierarchy at St James Park, with the Chelsea youngster possibly linking up with former manager Steve McClaren who is favourite to take the manager’s job at Newcastle (Footylatest.com)
• Arsenal and Liverpool are keeping tabs on Italian international Claudio Marchisio whose contract talks with Juventus have stalled (Talksport)
• Alan Shearer has urged new England squad member Charlie Austin to join his former side Newcastle in the summer and secure a move back to the Premier League (HITC)
• Lazio have ruled out a bid for Manchester United’s Robin Van Persie after rumours of a move surfaced after the Dutch international was spotted on holiday in the Italian capital (sport.co.uk)

Championship/League One/League Two

• Leeds are refusing to give up in their quest to sign former Leicester City defender Sol Bamba on a permanent deal after he impressed in a loan stint last season at Elland Road (footballleagueworld.co.uk)
• Cardiff City striker Kenwyne Jones could be moving down under after reports linked him with a move to Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League (Walesonline)
• Out of contract Port Vale star Tom Pope is reportedly read to sign a deal with League One newcomers Bury after he was asked to take a 50% pay cut to stay at Vale Park (FootballLeagueWorld.co.uk)
• Bolton are considering signing controversial former Sheffield Wednesday striker Gary Medine after he was released at Hillsborough (HITC)
• Carlisle United look set to swoop for Lincoln City defender Tom Miller (News and Star)
• Oxford United are keen on recruiting loanee George Baldock on a permanent basis after the MK Dons right-back spent the end of last season on loan at the club (Oxford Mail)