Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 26, has told friends
he wants to leave Chelsea this summer and return
to Spain. (Sun - subscription required)
Patrick Vieira has not been told when he will be
offered a chance to discuss the head coach role at
Newcastle United. The 38-year-old Frenchman,
who is currently head of Manchester City's Elite
Development Squad, is among the contenders for
the job along with Steve McClaren. (Daily
Telegraph)
Brendan Rodgers will survive as Liverpool manager
- but only if he accepts the transfer policy
implemented by the club's owners. (Daily Mirror)
Dynamo Kiev forward Andriy Yarmolenko says he
is ready to move to the Premier League, with
Liverpool and Tottenham interested in the 27-year-
old. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United believe they are in pole
position to sign Brazil's Dani Alves from
Barcelona should Louis van Gaal wish to sign the
32-year-old right-back. (Guardian)
Alves has been accused by Paris St-Germain
coach Laurent Blanc of using other clubs' interest
to earn himself a new contract at Barcelona.
(Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United have confirmed their interest in
Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger - but will
switch their attention to Southampton's Morgan
Schneiderlin if a deal cannot be done. (Daily Star)
Real Madrid want to open talks with Liverpool over
a £45m move for forward Raheem Sterling, 20.
(Sun - subscription required)
Striker Theo Walcott, 26, will discuss where he is
to be used - and how often he will play - as part
of his contract talks with Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool might be close to signing James Milner
from Manchester City, but they are not willing to
meet Aston Villa's valuation of Christian Benteke.
The Belgium striker, 24, has a £32.5m buy-out
clause in his contract. (Independent)
Benteke will tell Aston Villa he wants to leave the
club for European football next season, despite
the Midlands club being willing to make the striker
the best-paid player in their history. (Times -
subscription required)
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini, 30, says he
will be happy to shake hands with Barcelona
striker Luis Suarez, 28, in the Champions League
final on Saturday, as the duo meet for the first time
since the Uruguay striker bit the Italy defender in
the World Cup. (Independent)
Defenders Aly Cissokho, 27, Philippe Senderos,
30, and Matt Lowton, 25, will be among the
players to be sold by Aston Villa during the
summer. (Birmingham Mail)
Everton have opened talks with midfielder Tom
Cleverley, 25, whose contract at Manchester United
is set to expire this summer. (Liverpool Echo)
Saint Etienne wing-back Franck Tabanou only
wants to move to Swansea City this summer,
according to the 26-year-old's agent. (Wales
Online)
Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 25, is keen
on a move to Chelsea in the summer and is
convinced Jose Mourinho is following his
progress. (Daily Express)
Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva, 30,
believes there is a strong possibility of Carlo
Ancelotti returning to AC Milan. Former Milan
defender Silva worked at PSG with Ancelotti, who
was sacked by Real Madrid last week. (Goal.com)
Ancelotti, though, will not be joined in Milan by
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Sweden striker will not be
sold to his former club, according to PSG
president Nasser Al Khelaif. (ESPN.co.uk)
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata says he is
determined to win Saturday's Champions League
final against Barcelona to make fans of his former
club Real Madrid happy. (Marca.com)
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini says Barcelona
star Lionel Messi would not be able to replicate
his stunning solo strike in the Copa Del Rey final if
he was playing in Italy. (AS.com)
West Brom are weighing up a transfer move for
former West Ham forward Nene, 33. (Daily Mail)
Midfielder Yaya Toure, 32, has decided to stay at
Manchester City after talks with chairman
Khaldoon Al Mubarak. (Daily Star)
Best of social media
Wayne Rooney has an unusual snap to remember
his family holiday by. The Manchester United and
England striker posted this on Instagram, along
with the message: "Didn't expect to see pigs in the
sea in the Bahamas! Haha"
England Under-21 goalkeeper Jack Butland is
ready for the European Championships, if his
Instagram account is anything to go by. The
Stoke City player posted: "One suitcase emptied
and another packed up! This time to meet up with
England and I can't wait."
And finally
While Jack Wilshere risked getting himself into
trouble for leading Arsenal fans on a sing-song,
his former Gunners team-mate Andrey Arshavin
was flexing his vocal chords by joining a Russian
pop band on stage. (Metro)
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