World Football Gossip Roundup: Hulk's Fee, Arsenal Clear-Out, Dzeko to Germany

Just in case you didn't get enough Chelsea yesterday, today's gossip roundup has more from West London's favorite big-spending club.

This time, it's Hulk the Blues are after. And even though that's not exactly news, the word is that Roman Abramovich is willing to buck up for the muscle-bound Porto star.

How much will Chelsea pay? Read on for more.

According to the Mail Online, Chelsea used this week's trip to Benfica to reopen talks with Porto over Brazilian winger/forward Hulk.

Hulk, as most readers will already know, has a release clause of more than £80 million in his contract.

This apparently is no problem for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, who is ready to spend big bucks on his squad again this summer.

But according to the report, Hulk was eager to play for Andre Villas-Boas, who was recently sacked.

This story has legs.

One player who could be on the way out of Stamford Bridge this summer is midfielder Raul Meireles.

Meireles, who joined the Blues from Liverpool last August, is reportedly a target of Juventus.

TalkSport cites reports out of Portugal that say Juventus are lining up a bid for the 29-year-old Portuguese international.

Juventus will reportedly offer £9 million.

One player who won't be moving this summer—despite intense speculation for the past year—is Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze.

Gotze, 19, signed a new deal with Dortmund this week.

He'll be under contract with the German club until 2016.

These guys, on the other hand, are almost certainly moving this summer

According to the Mail Online, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning a summer clear-out of dead weight in the squad.

That means Andrei Arshavin, Marouane Chamakh, Nicklas Bendtner, Denilson and Carlos Vela will be allowed to leave.

Doing so would reportedly save Arsenal £23 million per year in wages, and that money will be used on more deserving players, like Robin van Persie.

Most astounding part of that report: Chamakh reportedly earns £60,000 per week. Personally, I'd pay him about £6. Total.

In related news, The Telegraph reports that Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will receive a substantial raise this summer.

Ox, 18, broke into the first team this season and currently earns about £25,000 per week.

According to TalkSport, Manchester City are interested in signing 27-year-old defender Adriano from Barcelona.

Bayern Munich and Juventus have also been linked to Adriano, according to the report.

Adriano joined Barca from Sevilla in 2010.

Finally, The Sun reports that Edin Dzeko could be headed to Borussia Dortmund to join Mario Gotze's yellow revolution.

Honestly, I like this idea. A lot.

Except for the part about a Robert Lewandowski swap deal. That's not happening.

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