Wednesday's transfer gossip round-up


A quick-fire round-up of Wednesday's transfer gossip
Arsenal are set to make a move for former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba as the Gunners look to prise the 34-year-old from Shanghai Shenhua.
Manchester City are close to an agreement with Fiorentina to bring 22-year-old Montenegro forward Stevan Jovetic to the club next summer.
Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he was denied the funds to sign Jovetic in 2009 by then owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. In a new book, Benitez says the reluctance of the Americans to back him financially that summer resulted in Liverpool's failure to build on their Premier League second-placed finish.
Manchester United have had to deny rumours Sir Alex Ferguson met with Pep Guardiola in New York on Monday to discuss the future of the Manchester United manager's job, saying instead the 71 year old was on holiday to watch Andy Murray's US Open triumph
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