Speculation is rife that former Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is set to return to Stamford Bridge for £30m with Portuguese source O Jogo ...
- Speculation is rife that former Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is set to return to Stamford Bridge for £30m with Portuguese source O Jogo (via the excellent Sports Witness) claiming that the move will be completed today.
- Bayern Munich are set to rival Paris St-Germain and Napoli in the race to sign Chelsea attacking midfielder Juan Mata, 25. [Daily Express]
- PSG have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Juventus youngster Paul Pogba according to talkSPORT. The Parc des Princes side have apparently offered a whopping £40m PLUS midfielder Marco Verratti for the Turin based French international and it’s a deal the Serie A side have apparently accepted.
- Arsenal are planning a £30m offer to Newcastle for midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, and 23-year-old full-back Davide Santon. [caughtoffside.com]
- Wolfsburg director of sport Klaus Allofs is confident that a deal has nearly been secured to sign Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 22. [Independent]
- Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is keen to sign 19-year-old St Etienne defender Kurt Zouma as a long-term replacement for John Terry. [Daily Express]
- Manchester United have joined the race with Arsenal and Chelsea for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez, with assistant coach Phil Neville flying out to Spain to monitor the 19-year-old's current loan spell with Rayo Vallecano. [Daily Mirror]
- United's hunt for fresh talent has also led to manager David Moyes being spotted at in Italy, where he ran his eye over Cagliari defender Davide Astori, 27, and Juventus midfield playmaker Arturo Vidal, 26. [Daily Mail]
- Alternatively, Moyes was there to woo Juve midfielder Paul Pogba, 20, back to Old Trafford, where he spent nearly three years as a teenager. [Daily Express]
- Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is poised to sign highly rated Swedish striker John Guidetti, 21, on loan from Manchester City. [Independent]
- Papiss Cisse, 28, may be about to leave Newcastle, but only if the unnamed club in Qatar chasing his signature add another £1m to their initial offer of £9m. [Daily Mail]
- Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has rejected reports that defender Joleon Lescott, 31, will join struggling West Ham on loan. [Metro]
- French defender Patrice Evra, 32, is set to leave Manchester United when his contract ends in June. [Guardian]
