Daily Transfer Update - November 4, 2013

Arsenal are targeting Borussia Dortmund midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan

Everton boss Roberto Martinez plans a £600,000 January bid for Dundee United defender John Souttar. The 17-year-old defender has caught the eye with a series of assured performances and was watched by Everton against Celtic on Saturday with Roberto Martinez keen on driving through a deal. (The Mirror)

West Ham, who have failed to score in six out of their 10 Premier League games this season, are preparing a bid for Chelsea striker Demba Ba. Since Jose Mourinho’s arrival at the club, Ba has made only five appearances and clubs are looking to offer the striker a way out of Stamford Bridge. (Fox Sports)

Borussia Dortmund midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan is being targeted by Arsenal. The Gunners squad already boasts of having a large German contingent in the likes of Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Serge Gnabry, and Arsene Wenger hopes that could be used to sway Gundogan their way. (Daily Star)

Stoke, Hull, Sunderland and Crystal Palace have all been linked with a move for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner in the January transfer window. The Denmark international will be out of contract in the summer and the Gunners management have shown no indication that they will be offering him a new contract. (Metro)

Barcelona will have to shell out just £4.2m to land Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina next summer. The La Liga champions will need a new goalkeeper at the end of this campaign as current No.1 Victor Valdes is poised to leave the club – and Reina is on their wishlist. (TalkSport)

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez appeared to cast doubt over his future at Old Trafford by retweeting a story featuring quotes from Mexico team-mate Carlos Vela, in which the former Arsenal striker said Hernandez would need to leave United for regular first-team football. (Daily Telegraph)