15th April 2012
Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has ruled out a future move to the Premier League. "I could never see the day arrive when I would play in England," .
Manchester City are trailing Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera. Herrera is valued at £16m and still has four years to run on his deal, but wants to play Champions League football.
Iker Muniain is one of three wingers on Manchester United's shopping list. Lille's Eden Hazard and Benfica's Nicolas Gaitan are the other players targeted by Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Premier League leaders are also watching Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel.
Bayern Munich are set to hand Manchester City misfit Edin Dzeko a return to Germany after the Bosnian striker struggled to recapture the consistent form that prompted Mancini to pay Wolfsburg £27m just 15 months ago.
West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United are competing to sign Bolton Wanderers veteran Jussi Jaaskelainen. The goalkeeper is available on a free transfer this summer.
Tottenham Hotspur have identified Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris as the man to replace goalkeeper Brad Friedel next season.
Chelsea are lining up a £15m move for Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul to help usher in a new era at Stamford Bridge.
Everton loanee Royston Drenthe is ready to cross the city to join Liverpool. The £80,000-a-week Real Madrid winger is out of contract in Spain this summer and FA Cup finalists Liverpool are willing to match his wages.
Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is ready to offer Christian Burgess, who is currently at university, a contract after the defender - who spent time on West Ham and Arsenal's books as a schoolboy - impressed on trial.
Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey has opened the door to a move to Arsenal after he decided he will wait until the summer to decide his future.
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who is on loan from Hoffenheim, is hoping his parent club can thrash out a deal with Swansea which will allow the player to remain in south Wales next season.
West Brom, Aston Villa and Stoke City are keeping tabs on 25-year-old midfielder Jamie O'Hara's future if Wolves fail to win their Premier League survival fight.
Artur Boruc wants to rejoin Celtic, where he spent five successful years, with the Polish goalkeeper's contract with Fiorentina expiring in the summer, although the relegation-threatened Serie A club have an option to extend that by a year.
Full story: Sunday Mail
Manchester United owners, the Glazer family, have revived plans to float the club in Singapore before August. Between 25% and 30% of shares would be listed, with up to £600m raised from the move.
Blackburn Rovers are set to fine Gael Givet after manager Steve Kean claimed the defender said he was not ready to play in Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Swansea. "It was very apparent when I spoke to Gael that he was not near the right frame of mind to start or to be on the bench," said Kean.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has admitted he could be the next person at the club to be sacked, following Damien Comolli's exit as director of football. The Scotsman also says that he would handle theLuis Suarez 'racism' affair completely differently if it happened again.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood says it would be "perfect" if Arsene Wenger stayed at the Emirates Stadium beyond the end of his current contract, which has just over two years to run.
Jamie Carragher has launched a defence of Liverpool's Premier League form, insisting it is not as bad as has been made out. Kenny Dalglish's side are currently eighth in the table, 33 points behind leaders Manchester United.
Everton midfielder Tim Cahill poured scorn on Liverpool's hopes of FA Cup glory after the Toffees were beaten in Saturday's semi-final. "A few decisions didn't go our way but I'll just say they've got a lot of work to do," said Cahill.
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that he is looking to make changes to his squad this summer to ensure the club do not stand still or decline next season. "There is work to do," said Hodgson. "We're going to have to make certain we continue to improve our squad because it's about quality players."
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