Red Devils to offload Brazilian misfit and other red-hot gossip

Manchester United are ready to allow Anderson to leave Old Trafford in a bid to land highly-rated Argentine winger Angel Di Maria. According to reports, the Red Devils are set to offer the Brazilian misfit to Benfica in a player-swap-plus-cash deal to land the £38m-rated Di Maria. Elsewhere, Manchester City have entered the race to sign Bayern Munich's £50m-rated winger Franck Ribery, Ajax have slapped a £35m price tag on Luis Suarez’s head to thwart Manchester United’s bid for the Uruguayan striker; Barcelona are ready to spend £70m to scupper Chelsea's interest and bring Liverpool striker Fernando Torres to the Nou Camp; Manchester United are set to table a bid of £20m for Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell, and the agent of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has quashed reports that the 32-year-old Italy star is heading for the EPL this summer.