Transfers: James McCarthy could be on the move while Liverpool eye up former Man City striker

There's some Irish interest in today's transfer gossip and news columns.

Tottenham Hotspur will open talks with Everton over the possibility of buying James McCarthy this week, according to the Mirror. McCarthy reportedly wants out of Everton after growing disenchanted over failed promises to improve his contract. The 24-year-old signed a five-year deal after making the move from Wigan in 2013. However, while other players at the club have had their contracts revised, he has not. Spurs are confident they can secure a deal for McCarthy, but Roberto Martinez’s stands firm that the Irish midfielder will remain at Goodison next season. Louis van Gaal actually wants to sell David de Gea to Real Madrid, Spanish outlet AS claim. The Manchester United boss does not want ahave to deal with an unhappy player for another year and is looking for a deal to be confirmed with the La Liga giants as soon as possible. De Gea's blunders against PSG are said to have convinced Van Gaal that he needs the shot-stopper to leave sooner rather than later. Despite having already signed Christian Benteke and Danny Ings, Liverpool are reportedly looking to add another striker to their squad this summer. The Reds are preparing a bid to sign Alvaro Negredo from Valencia, according to reports in Spain. It is understood that the former Man City man is content at the club, but Valencia are willing to entertain offers and would be willing to part with him for a fee of £21.2m. https://twitter.com/VineVCF/status/625271014591725568 L'Equipe are claiming that Sunderland are closing in on the signing of unsettled French midfielder Yann M'Vila M'Vila spent the first half of last season on loan at Inter Milan, but his failure to make an impact saw the deal get swiftly terminated in January. He is currently training with Dynamo Moscow despite still being on the books at Rubin Kazan. If the move goes through, it would finally see the midfielder join the Premier League after years of being heavily linked with a moves to Arsenal and Liverpool.   More news for Irish football fans as Noel Hunt has found a new club. The former Republic of Ireland stirker has agreed a one-year deal to join League One new boys Southend United. https://twitter.com/SUFCRootsHall/status/627398189243592704 Finally, the Guardian reports that Chelsea are close to landing defender Baba Rahman from FC Augsburg after submitting a £17.5m bid for the Ghana international. Augsburg rejected an initial offer of £14m for the player but are now expected to accept the new improved offer. Considering they signed the defender from Greuther Fürth for the princely sum of £1m, this would prove to be an exceptional bit of business for the German outfit.