Arsenal are set for a huge summer spending spree, with Gonzalo Higuain top of their wishlist. From today’s newspapers it is understood an offer of around £17 million will tempt Real Madrid to part with their striker. Higuain has scored 17 goals in 44 appearances this season. The money used for Higuain is part of a rumored £70 million transfer kitty.
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After Sunday’s disappointment - with Tottenham missing out on the last Champions League spot - boss Andre Villas-Boas has been told he will given major backing in the summer transfer window.
Villas-Boas, frustrated on previous occasions to sign Joao Moutinho, will make the Porto star his main target with a host of other names on the manager’s wishlist.
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It wasn’t too long ago that Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for a mind-blowing £80 million. If the rumors are true, he could be on the move again. It will take similar money for Real Madrid to part with their main man, who has bagged an incredible 55 goals already this season!
Today’s rumor is that Ronaldo is set to leave La Liga and travel back to the Premier League. Chelsea and Manchester United are ready to start a bidding war for the Portuguese international.
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It’s starting to look like some Premier League clubs are going to seriously splash the cash this summer. Manchester City have a number of players on their radar and the incoming manager will no doubt demand money to spend.
The latest name linked with the Etihad is Sevilla winger Jesus Navas. The Spanish international has long been linked with top clubs and is yet to take the plunge. Navas has 23 caps for Spain and has been Sevilla’s top player for years - he certainly possesses the right credentials.
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Manchester City have sacked Roberto Mancini and if all reports are to be believed, then the next manager will be Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini.
In today’s newspapers, Manchester City have been linked with Isco, who Pellegrini may try and take with him from Spain. Malaga will look for a fee of around £17 million for the attacking midfielder. Isco is now a full Spanish international and has impressed in his 67 appearances for Malaga, scoring 13 goals.
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Fabio Coentrao’s mistake on Saturday is almost too good to be true.
Coentrao took his place on the Real Madrid bench for the match against Espanyol, and on most days, there would be nothing unusual with that. But on Saturday, he wasn’t in the match-day squad.
Goalkeeper Iker Casillas gives Coentrao a double take, but even after he explains the situation to the Portugal defender it just doesn’t seem to sink in that he is not supposed to be there. Even Jose Mourinho gets a good laugh out of his blunder, and let’s face it, smiles have been in short supply at Madrid lately.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction says all you need to know about what he thinks about Coentrao — even he knows his close friend isn’t too bright sometimes.
The Wayne Rooney story isn’t going away any time soon, so Manchester United are looking around for potential replacements. One name doing the rounds in this morning’s papers is Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, who has been getting regular starts under Jose Mourinho recently. Click here for this and more gossip in today’s edition of Paper Chase.
David Luiz’s stunning season with Chelsea has not gone unnoticed by Barcelona, so recently humiliated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Catalans are desperate to find a center-back to replace ageing defender Carles Puyol. Luiz can also play in midfield and scores spectacular long-range goals too. When was the last time Barca scored one of those? Click here for this and more rumors about Edinson Cavani and Robert Lewandowski.
Sadly, and perhaps inevitably, Mario Balotelli and the Belgian model Fanny Neguesha are no longer an item.
It seems hard to believe that the two could have split after the AC Milan striker allegedly offered the opportunity for the Real Madrid squad to sleep with his girlfriend if they overcame a 4-1 deficit against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Of course, she had no say in the matter!
Incredibly, Gazzetta dello Sport is claiming that Balotelli dumped Neguesha, but whoever forced the split Neguesha has had a narrow escape.
After last night’s dramatic 2-0 win but 4-3 aggregate loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho seemed to concede that La Liga was not his destination next season.
Speculation is rife as to where he’ll be off next, but former club Chelsea appear top of most people’s shortlists. The Blues are aiming to lure him towards Stamford Bridge themselves this summer, offering a whopping $150 million transfer war chest to the Portuguese maestro. For more news on JoMo, Wenger, Benteke and Bale’s future, take a look at today’s Paper Chase.
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