Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan wants to join Chelsea in a £29million deal this summer. The Blues are emerging as strong candidates to...
- Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan wants to join Chelsea in a £29million deal this summer. The Blues are emerging as strong candidates to land the talented Turkey star ahead of next season.
- Former Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo has been appointed as the new coach of Italian Serie B side Modena. Crespo had been coaching the youth squad of Parma.
- Gonzalo Higuain is ready to snub rival offers to join Liverpool this summer, according to reports. Liverpool are also keen, and reports in Italy say Higuain has decided he wants to move to Anfield, with the Reds his favoured club to join. The 27-year-old has been valued at £72million by Napoli but Liverpool could stand a chance with a bid of about £42m.
- Manchester United will only increase their £30m bid for Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 29, if Real Madrid agree to do the same for United's Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea, 24. (Mirror)
- But Ramos's mother Paqui Garcia says her son wants to stay at the Bernabeu. (Antena 3 - in Spanish)
- Crystal Palace are in talks with Paris St-Germain about signing 29-year-old France midfielder Yohan Cabaye, who played under Palace boss Alan Pardew at Newcastle, for around £10m. (Guardian)
- Stoke City manager Mark Hughes will pay Serie A side Udinese £4.4m for Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, 24. (Daily Star)
- Meanwhile, Stoke's Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 28, has his heart set on joining Chelsea, even as an understudy to number one Thibaut Courtois. (Mirror)
- Manchester City are facing a battle to secure their top two midfield targets this summer with Wolfsburg vowing to keep Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 24, and Juventus's French midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, waiting on the outcome of Barcelona's presidential elections before deciding on his future. (Daily Telegraph)
- City will therefore turn their attention to Napoli's Slovakia midfielder Marek Hamsik, 27, in a £20m deal. (Sun - subscription required)
- Meanwhile, City are planning to replace manager Manuel Pellegrini with Pep Guardiola in 12 months' time, but the Chilean is determined to stay at Etihad Stadium and wants to open talks about a new contract. (Daily Star)
- Aston Villa want to sign Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso, 34, after his contract at Leicester City expired. (Sun - subscription required)
- Newcastle United will have to pay more than £9m if they want to sign 26-year-old Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost. (Newcastle Chronicle)
- However, another report states Wolfsburg have put a £30m price tag on Dutch striker Dost, 26. (Daily Express)
- Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates, 24, will make a permanent move to Sunderland from Liverpool after spending last season on loan at the Stadium of Light. (Guardian)
- Aston Villa's Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 24, would turn down a move to Tottenham even if a deal is agreed, as he favours Liverpool. (London Evening Standard)
- Atletico Madrid's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan, 28, a reported target for Chelsea and Manchester United, will announce which team he will join on Friday. (Manchester Evening News)
- Chelsea are expected to confirm the loan signing of 29-year-old Monaco striker Radamel Falcao later this week, having already agreed personal terms on a £130,000-a-week deal. (London Evening Standard)
- Crystal Palace, West Ham and Marseille are in a three-way battle to sign Lille's Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye, 25. (Daily Mail)
- Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 33, is the subject of interest from West Bromwich Albion, while the England international has also been linked with QPR and Bournemouth. (Liverpool Echo)