Transfer Market Rumors - 11/17 Highlights

• The Sunday People reports that Manchester City is willing to offer Sergio Ramos up to 8.5 million euros a year to join the club. According to the report, the Citizens are preparing an initial offer of 39 million euros to Real Madrid for the 27 year old. Ramos' current contract expires in 2017. Given the recent injury to Vincent Company and the sub-par performances of City's alternative options at center back, a theoretical move for Ramos would make sense. It's hard to imagine Ancelotti's side letting Ramos go for any fee. More to come...
• Pellegrini's side is also in the hunt for a new keeper following Joe Hart's recent errors and highly publicized exclusion from the starting line-up. Willy Caballero (32 year old Argentine) and Julio Cesar (34 year old Brazilian) are some of the names that have been touted as potential transfer targets. It'll be interesting to see whether or not Joe Hart will be able to keep his England place ahead of the World Cup in Brazil.
• According to the Daily Star, Juventus is closely monitoring Anders Lindegaard (29 year old Dane). The Manchester United keeper is also being followed by AC Milan who are searching for a replacement for Christian Abbiati. Lindegaard could be an interesting back-up option for either club, but is probably not up to the level required to hold down a starting position for either Juve or Milan.
• SSC Napoli is considering making an offer for Danilo D'Ambrosio according to calciomercato.com. Bigon is apparently a fan of the player with Neopolitian origins, whose contract expires in June 2014. Napoli is in desperate need of a full-back following recent injuries to Mesto and Zuniga, and D'Ambrosio (25 year old Italian) would make a solid addition.
• According to the Spanish paper El Mundo Deportivo, Marco Reus (24 year old German), who is being followed by several major clubs, would favor a move to Barcelona, to the extent that his agent has made this clear to Barcelona Sporting Director Zubizarreta. The Borussia Dortmund player who is under contract through June 2017 is also being followed by Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Reus is a very good player, but he'd struggle to hold down a starting spot in the current Barcelona set-up. He'd probably get significantly more playing time at Man U, for instance. Having said that, none of those clubs are bad options!
• TMW reports that Galatasaray's Italian manager, Roberto Mancini is keeping close tabs on El Sharaawy's situation at AC Milan. The Turkish giants may make an offer over the coming weeks. The 21 year old Italian is probably better off staying put at AC Milan to develop a potentially devastating trio alongside Kaka and Balotelli.
• According to the Daily Star, both Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in Italian international Alessio Cerci. The 26 year old Torino man whose contract expires in 2015 is valued at about 20 million euros.
• Il Corriere Fiorentino reports that Fiorentina is interested in Thomas Vermaelen (28 year old Belgian), whose contract is up in 2014. The Arsenal skipper who is currently locked out of the the Arsenal starting line-up by Mertesacker and Koscielny would make a good fit for Fiorentina, and the Serie A, where his ball-playing skills would probably be more appreciated. Fiorentina are also rumored to be looking at Davide Astori (Cagliari) and Martin Skrtel (Liverpool). 
• Tuttosport reports that Inter Milan is following Manchester City's Edin Dzeko (27 year old Bosnian), who is also interesting Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund. Inter's interest makes sense considering current injuries to both Icardi and Milito. From Dzeko's vantage point, given what he produced in the Bundesliga, you'd have to say it just hasn't quite worked out at City the way he would have hoped. Serie A could be worth a shot!
• Tuttosport also reports that Napoli is interested in Tottenham's Younes Kaboul (27 year old Frenchman) whose contract is up in June 2014. Benitez also has Agger, Mascherano, and Skrtel on his radar, all whom he's worked with in the past at Liverpool.
• According to the Daily Star, Manchester United is determined to extend Javier Hernandez' contract on improved terms. The 25 year old Mexican International joined United from Chivas Guadalajara for 7.5 million euros in the summer of 2010, and has mostly been an impact player off the bench. His current contract expires in June 2016, and now might be the time for Chicharito to make a move to club where he can be a regular starter and fulfill his potential.