Serie A champions Juventus are preparing a £10m offer for 31-year-old Manchester United forward Robin van Persie. (Daily Star) Chelsea are l...
- Serie A champions Juventus are preparing a £10m offer for 31-year-old Manchester United forward Robin van Persie. (Daily Star)
- Chelsea are lining up a £30m offer for Napoli's Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, 27. (Sun - subscription required)
- West Ham United hope to appoint their former defender Slaven Bilic, 46, as boss this week. Bilic is ex-Croatia manager. (London Evening Standard).
- A deal between the Hammers and Bilic, whose former clubs include Everton, has already been sealed. (Metro)
- Real Madrid youngsters Martin Odegaard and Marco Asencio will be farmed out on loan in the summer transfer window, according to Marca. The talented footballers were snatched by los Blancos in the January window with a view to building for the future.
- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will move for Porto's Colombia forward Jackson Martinez, 28, if he can offload Lukas Podolski, among others. (Daily Mirror)
- The Gunners have been denied a £2.9m bonus payment from Champions League winners Barcelona because Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen, 29, who they sold to the Spanish club last August, did not play a single minute in the competition. (London Evening Standard)
- Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 27, wants to resurrect his career at Manchester United after failing to secure a permanent transfer to Real Madrid . (Daily Telegraph)
- But United's hopes of signing Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, 27, have faded. (Sun - subscription required)
- Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 33, has given Arsenal encouragement of signing him after admitting he is keen to stay in London if he leaves Stamford Bridge this summer. (Daily Telegraph)
- The agent of Liverpool's England forward Raheem Sterling, 20 has been criticised by former Reds striker John Aldridge. (Daily Mirror)
- Juventus striker Carlos Tevez could make a surprise move to Liverpool, according to the Express. The former Manchester United and Manchester City man has spent the last two years in Serie A, and has racked up ninety-five appearances in all competitions
- Aston Villa's 30-year-old defender Ron Vlaar, who has been offered a new contract by the club, says he thinks he "can go a step higher". (Daily Mirror)
- Everton boss Roberto Martinez has ruled out signing a new keeper after reiterating his faith in USA international Tim Howard, 36, and Spaniard Joel Robles, 24. (Liverpool Echo)
- Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Andrea Pirlo is pondering a summer move to Australia. The veteran midfielder has hinted that he could quit Juventus this summer, even if the Bianconeri failed to lift the Champions League trophy.
