Transfer gossip: Bale, Van der Vaart, van der Wiel, Gary Cahill, Mexes and Afellay

Liverpool will make an "audacious" bid to sign Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon this summer for £15m.
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Meanwhile, Tottenham may be forced to sell some of their leading players, including midfielders Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart, due to the financial implications of failing to qualify for next season's Champions League. Spurs must overturn a 4-0 first leg deficit in their quarter-final with Real Madrid to stay in this year's Champions League and are currently outside the automatic qualification places for next year's competition.
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Manchester United are preparing a summer move for Werder Bremen winger Marko Marin. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sees the 22-year-old as a long-term replacement for veteran Old Trafford midfielder Ryan Giggs.
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United are also stepping up their interest in Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel. The 23-year-old Dutch international has also been on Chelsea's radar.
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Manchester City are plotting an audacious part exchange deal to land Real Madrid playmaker Kaka. City hope to use striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who is currently on loan at Madrid, to help secure the Brazilian. In 2009, when he was still an AC Milan player, Kaka turned down a reported £100m move to City.Full story: caughtoffside.com

Bolton striker Johan Elmander and defender Gary Cahill could be on their way to Arsenal in the summer.
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Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger is hoping to persuade Roma defender Philippe Mexes to turn his back on a move to join AC Milan as the Arsenal boss looks to lure the experienced France international to North London.
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Dutch midfielder Ibrahim Afellay is due for talks over his future at Barcelona having been left frustrated by a lack of action in the team. This will interest Liverpool, who have been monitoring the 25-year-old.
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