Moura to Man Utd? Afellay to Arsenal FC? Dempsey to Liverpool FC? Saturday's transfer round-up

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Saturday's round up of the top transfer stories from the past 24 hours...

- Sao Paulo have confirmed that they have received bids from Manchester United and Real Madrid for Lucas Moura.

- Arsenal and Liverpool are on alert as Barcelona are ready to sell Ibrahim Afellay this summer, according to Goal.com.

- Fulham are interested in signing Liverpool striker Andy Carroll in a deal that could see Clint Dempsey move to Anfield, according to The Guardian.

- Porto would prefer to sell Hulk to Paris Saint-Germain than to Chelsea this summer, according to Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticia.

- Real Madrid are hoping to beat Manchester United to the signing of Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric next week for a fee in the region of £35million, according to Goal.com.

- Porto winger James Rodriguez, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, insists he has no plans to leave the the Estadio do Dragao.

- Schalke midfielder Lewis Holtby, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool, has admitted to Bild he "dreams" of playing in the Premier League.

- Tottenham have agreed a fee to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City.

- Schalke defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos is a target for AC Milan, according to Goal.com.

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