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Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup believes England and Spain are still the best two leagues to be in despite this year’s all-German Champions League final. Swansea will be competing in the Europa League next season after their Capital One Cup success at Wembley earlier this year and Laudrup feels the English and Spanish clubs will [...]

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is preparing himself for bids for goalkeeper Pepe Reina this summer as Barcelona step up their desire to sign him, according to the Daily Mirror. Rodgers has reiterated his desire to keep the Spanish international at Anfield but the La Liga champions have made him their number one summer target after resigning themselves [...]

Italian side Fiorentina will look to sign either Chelsea’s Fernando Torres or Manchester City ’s Edin Dzeko this summer according to talkSPORT. The Florence club are set to sell their prized asset Stevan Jovetic to Arsenal this summer for at least £20million and will use all of that money to seek out a replacement. While Torres has struggled to [...]

Barcelona have had a bid for Manchester City target Neymar rejected, according to Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues. The Brazilian forward is thought of as one of the best players in world football right now and City are struggling to compete with Barcelona and Real Madrid for his signature. Rodrigues has admitted talks are on-going with Barcelona [...]

Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann has rubbished talk that he is set to leave La Liga this summer, as reported by Sky Sports. The 22 year old playmaker has been an integral part of Sociedad’s impressive season that sees them on the verge of qualifying for next seasons Champions League ahead of Valencia, Sevilla and [...]

Reading manager Nigel Adkins is desperate to keep young goalkeeper Alex McCarthy this summer despite interest from the big clubs building. Adkins will do everything he can to keep the impressive stopper but the Championship may not be the step McCarthy was looking for after his England call up by Roy Hodgson for upcoming friendlies. Liverpool have [...]

If Jose Mourinho became the next Chelsea manager he would look to bring Cristiano Ronaldo with him to Stamford Bridge, according to the Daily Mail . Ronaldo scored and was later sent off in Real’s Copa Del Rey final defeat to city rivals Atletico Madrid that sees the infamous capital club finish the season without a trophy. Mourinho [...]

Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will not be leaving this summer according to his agent Kristof Vandersmissen, as reported by Sky Sports . Italian club Napoli are reported to be lining up a big money move for the Black Cats stopper but Vandermissen has denied having talks with the Serie A club. Mignolet has been in impressive form for [...]

Fulham manager Martin Jol has confirmed that midfield pair Simon Davies and Giorgos Karagounis will leave the club this summer. Davies has been hampered by injuries over the past few seasons and his career is still in the balance after failed comebacks this season. Karagounis only arrived at Craven Cottage this year but has failed to [...]

Aston Villa’ s player of the season Brad Guzan is set to sign a new big money contract at the club after an inspiring season at Villa Park. Guzan was released by Villa this time last year but new manager Paul Lambert invited the American back in to training and after an impressive pre-season, he signed a [...]

Arsenal manger Arsene Wenger hopes to make Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Julio Cesar his first signing of the summer, according to the Daily Mirror . Cesar has been unable to keep Rangers in the Premier League this season despite some impressive individual displays that has caught the eye of numerous Premier League clubs as well as the big sides in [...]

Arsenal are eyeing an audacious bid to bring want-away Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to North London, according to the Daily Mail. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has denied the rumours but you wouldn’t expect anything else from the Frenchman who wants to keep the deal under wraps. Rooney wants out of Old Trafford after a frustrating season for [...]

Bayer Leverkusen have entered the race to sign highly rated Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan this summer, according to the Daily Express . Gaitan has impressed for the Portuguese club who were cruelly beaten in the Europa League final on Wednesday night by Chelsea in Amsterdam. The pacey winger has been on the radar of Manchester United for the [...]

Chelsea and Manchester United are set to battle it out to sign highly rated Egyptian youngster Ramy Ribia, according to Sky Sports. A number of European clubs have been keeping tabs on the 19-year-old who is fast becoming one of the hottest prospects in world football. Ribia plays for major African club Al Ahly but dreams of playing [...]

Italian giants Inter Milan have made Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon their number one target this summer, according to the Daily Mirror . Lennon has been an unsung hero for Spurs this season as Gareth Bale has stolen the limelight, however the former Leeds United winger is unlikely to look for a summer move away from White Hart Lane. Inter [...]

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is hoping to bring West Brom loanee Romelu Lukaku to Upton Park this summer as a move for Andy Carroll seems to have stalled, according to the Daily Mail. The Chelsea striker has been in fine form for the Baggies this season and is hopeful of impressing the Blues’ new manager when pre-season [...]

Interim Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez claims that the Blues have already put in a place a transfer budget of £100millon for the new manager this summer. Jose Mourinho is the odds on favourite to return to Stamford Bridge from Real Madrid and despite problems with the Chelsea owner in the past, the Portuguese boss would be [...]

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke is hoping to secure a lucrative new contract at Villa Park after his heroics helped the Midlands club survive in the Premier League. Benteke has notched an impressive 19 goals this term as the Villains have battled against the drop for the entire season. The Belgian striker has been linked with [...]

Norwich City manager Chris Hughton has ruled out the possibility of striker Grant Holt leaving Carrow Road this summer. The well-travelled striker has been in and out of the Canaries starting XI this season and has failed to find the form that had praised heaped upon him last year. City signed Leeds United striker Luciano Becchio in [...]

Arsenal centre back Per Mertesacker has confirmed that he wants to stay at the Emirates this summer after a positive season personally. The lanky German international had a tough time adapting to the English game when he first arrived in North London but has grown into it more this season and has become a crucial cog [...]