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Everton on Banega alert

Everton are on alert after Inter decided to put Argentine midfielder Ever Banega up for sale. They will have to compete with rivals from Spain and France to sign the 28-year-old.

2016 GOAL 50 BREAKDOWN

BY CLUB: Real Madrid (8): Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Pepe, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos, Marcelo, Casemiro Bayern Munich (8): Robert Lewandowski, Arturo Vidal, Thomas Muller, Jerome Boateng, Manuel Neuer, David Alaba, Renato Sanches, Douglas Costa Barcelona (6): Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic Atletico Madrid (5): Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin, Jan Oblak, Koke, Saul Niguez Juventus (5): Gonzalo Higuain, Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci, Paulo Dybala, Andrea Barzagli Manchester United (4): Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Henrik Mkhitaryan, David De Gea Leicester City (2): Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy Arenal (2): Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil Manchester City (2): Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero West Ham United (1): Dmitri Payet Chelsea (1): N'Golo Kante Borussia Dortmund (1): Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang Liverpool (1): Sadio Mane Tottenham Hotspur (1): Harry Kane Inter (1): Mauro Icardi PSG

Man Utd turn to Pepe

Manchester United have joined the race to sign experienced centre- back Pepe from Real Madrid. Reports have it that Jose Mourinho's side will face competition from Juventus in the battle for the defender's signature.

Lille eye Depay move

Under new owners, Lille football club of France are targetting stars who are not getting regular game time at bigger clubs, and Memphis Depay of Manchester United is one of their targets.

Rooney could make LA Galaxy switch

A designated player slot is set to open up at LA Galaxy with Steven Gerrard poised to retire. Making Wayne Rooney a potential player to move to LA Galaxy next summer having fallen down the pecking order at Old Traffod.

PSG turn to Griezmann

Paris Saint-Germain have turned to Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann as their top transfer target as they continue their pursuit of a replacement for their former star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is now plying his trade in England with Manchester United.

IN FULL: The Ballon d'Or nominees for 2015/16

Sergio Aguero, Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang, Gareth Bale, Gianluigi Buffon, Kevin De Bruyne, Paulo Dybala, Diego Godin, Antoine Griezmann, Gonzalo Higuain, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Koke, Toni Kroos, Robert Lewandowski, Hugo Lloris, Riyad Mahrez, Lionel Messi, Luka Modric, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Neymar, Rui Patricio, Dimitri Payet, Pepe, Paul Pogba, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Jamie Vardy, Arturo Vidal.

Rooney offered £80m to quit Man Utd

Rooney offered £80m to stop playing for Man Utd and move to China. Shanghai SIPG offered Wayne Rooney £500,000 per week to quit Manchester United 10 months ago, and their offer still remains on the table for the England international.

KOSCIELNY REVEALS ONE CLUB HE'D LEAVE ENGLAND FOR

Laurent Koscielny has said he will only leave the Premier League if he gets the opportunity to return to his former club Lorient. The France centre- back has become an important member of the Arsenal defence since joining the club from the Ligue 1 side in 2010. His impressive form has seen him linked with a host of top European clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, but Koscielny says he has settled very well in the Premier League and would be happy to see out his career in England. He said, in an interview with L'Equipe : "Move to Paris?! I'll never live or play there! I'll finish my career in England or with Lorient." Koscielny has made seven Premier League appearances for Arsenal this season, scoring two goals to help them to first place.

Barcelona watch Schar & Lichtsteiner

Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez was in attendance for Switzerland's match against Andorra in order to watch defenders Stephan Lichtsteiner and Fabian Schar.

Chelsea weigh up move for Sule

Chelsea are considering a move for Hoffenheim defender Niklas Sule and have already made initial enquiries over a bid for the 21-year-old in summer 2017.

Chelsea intrested in James

Chelsea intrigued by James Chelsea have overwhelmed Arsenal as the club most intrigued to sign Real Madrid star James Rodriguez. The Blues have €150 million left to reinforce their squad this summer.

Alcácer to Barça for 30M€ or more

Alcácer can move to Barçelona for 30M€ or more The Catalan team have a concurrence with Valencia for the striker, who might take after Andre Gomes as the second "Ché" player to join Barcelona this summer.

Joao Mario prefers Real Madrid move

Portugal international and Sporting midfielder Joao Mario prefers a move to Real Madrid because he is desperate to join Portugal team- mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe at Real Madrid despite closing in on a move to Inter.

Chelsea to open Kante talks

Chelsea to open Kante talks Chelsea will move rapidly to open chats with Leicester City over N'Golo Kante after Shanghai SIPG made an offer. The Chinese club's £35 million offer could discredit his £20m discharge condition. Real Sociedad intrigued by Wolfsburg's Bas Dost Real Betis is keen on Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost yet presently Real Sociedad joins in and needs to acquire the Dutch player, as well. Dost is not cheerful at Wolfsburg on the grounds that the club can't promise him a beginning spot. Villarreal show Mata interest Villarreal are the most recent club to demonstrate an enthusiasm for signing Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata yet confront rivalry from Valencia and Everton. West Ham arrange €70m Higuain offer West Ham are set to challenge Arsenal for the signing of Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain, with them setting up a €70 million offer for the Argentine. Napoli close in on Witsel Napoli are set to f

LEICESTER OFFICIALLY COMPLETE MUSA SIGNING

The Nigeria international enjoyed a great season in driving CSKA Moscow to the Russian title and will collaborate with Claudio Ranieri's champions for the 2016-17 battle Leicester City have officially finished the signing of Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow for an undisclosed charge, the club affirmed on Friday. The Premier League champions have tied the Nigeria global to a four-year bargain at the King Power Stadium. Musa turns into the Foxes' fourth senior summer signing taking after the catches of Nampalys Mendy, Ron-Robert Zieler and Luis Hernandez. Speaking to the club's website, Musa said: "I look forward to seeing the fans in the new season and I will do my best to make them happy." "I joined because it's one of the best clubs in the Premier League and they are like a family. That's why I joined Leicester City and I'm very excited."

Pogba reveals he needs Man Utd return

Pogba reveals he needs Man Utd return Paul Pogba has told his family and dearest companions that he plans to leave Juventus in request to go back to Manchester United, censuring Real Madrid in the procedure. Tottenham to pay €22m for Janssen AZ anticipate that Tottenham Hotspur will pay €22 million for 22-year-old Netherlands striker Vincent Janssen, with the player himself favoring a move to Spurs as opposed to West Ham or PSG. City ambush on Bonucci: 60M! Manchester City is prepared to offer 60M a large number of euros to Juventus for Leonardo Bonucci. Bianconeri try not to release the Italy defender be that as it may, Citizens offer him a 5-year contract with 8M every year wage.

Barca turn to Carrasco

Barcelona are keen to bolster their attacking options this summer in order to provide relieve and support for their attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Suarez and have identified Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Carrasco as a potential target.

AZ agrees terms wit Tottenham

AZ has agreed a bid from Tottenham Hotspur for striker Vincent Janssen. The London outfit will pay €20m plus bonusses for the Netherlands international.

JUVENTUS FINALISE MORATA'S REAL MADRID RETURN

Juventus Football Club can today confirm that Alvaro Morata will return to Real Madrid after two seasons in Turin following the Spanish outfit's decision to activate the forward's buy-back clause," a statement on the club's official website read. "All associated with Juventus Football Club would like to wish Alvaro the very best of luck wherever his future may take him and thank him for two truly excellent years of service to the team. "Gracias, Alvaro."

JOHN UTAKA NEAR SIGNING FOR EGYPTIAN SIDE ISMAILY

Former Super Eagles striker John Utaka is nearly finishing a move to his old side after turning into a free agent after his spell in Turkey. Forward John Utaka is set to come back to Ismailly, the Egyptian side where he made his name around two decades ago. The 34-year-old former Super Eagle striker has said the arrangement is practically done after he turned into a free player toward the end of his contract with Turkish side Sivasspor. "Yes it's true, I have been given a pre-contract by Ismaily and we're concluding the arrangement. As you probably are aware as a proficient player you get the opportunity to be offered a pre-contract first then you can sign the agreement. That step has been done," Utaka told KingFut.com. "All that remaining now is my signature, you can say that it is 99% complete. I'm as of now in Nigeria yet will fly to France before going to Egypt." Utaka played for Ismaily in the 2000-01 season where he dr

Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) has chosen Saint-Étienne

Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) has picked Saint-Étienne Montpellier midfileder has picked Les Verts, in spite of being wanted by numerous English clubs for next season.

Football transfer news: Simeone need Higuan at Atletico

1. Malaga tied Sandro for next season Andalusian club is on cutting edge arrangements to sign former Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez. Sandro could be new Malaga player in the accompanying days. 2. Bournemouth to sign Hyndman Bournemouth has consented to an arrangement to sign Fulham and U.S. midfielder Emerson Hyndman. The 20-year-old will be in the Cherries' first-team arranges for next season. 3. Juventus elective for Mascherano Italian club will attempt to sign Axel Witsel if at last they can't pick Mascherano from Barcelona. Juventus need to continue boosting his midfield after Miralem Pjanic signing 4. Man Utd make Ounas offer Manchester United and Napoli have both made offers for Bordeaux winger Adam Ounas, despite the fact that Stoke City and Southampton are likewise intrigued. 5. Song offered to Valencia Barcelona have suggested midfielder Alex Song to Valencia, despite the fact that the Mestalla outfit are just eager to

LEWANDOWSKI'S IN REAL MADRID TALKS

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has opened the way to a move to Spain with reports proposing he will be offered a six-year bargain by Real Madrid. The agent of Bayern Munich prolific striker Robert Lewandowski has uncovered that the player has held converses with Real Madrid. Poland striker Lewandowski, scored 30 goals in the 2015-16 season to help Bayern claim their fourth Bundesliga title in a line, seems to be ready to leave Bayern for Madrid ahead of next season. The striker has quite some time been connected with a switch to Madrid and recommended back in April that he could move to England or Spain one day. His agent has now uncovered that the Champions League finalists have been in contact with Lewandowski's camp, with Bayern mindful of the circumstance. Lewa's agent Cezary Kucharski revealed, " Madrid reached us a couple of weeks back, we listened to everything they said. It's a major and energizing club. We have educat

FERDINAND PRAISED MOURINHO APPOINTMENT AS MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER

Rio Ferdinand has praised the appointment of Jose Mourinho as the manager of Manchester United after a report proposed the Portuguese had marked an agreement to turn into Manchester United supervisor. Mourinho finished the printed material for his move to Old Trafford on Thursday and was announced as United manager on Friday. Ferdinand, who made over 400 appearances for United, winning six Premier League titles, one Champions League crown, is confident Mourinho can bring back a time of supported accomplishment to the club after the disillusioning reigns of David Moyes and Louis van Gaal. He composed on Facebook: "Congrats to Jose on being reported coach of the biggest club on the planet! "This is Jose Mourinho's most energizing and most difficult job however. "The main thing he needs to do is introduce 'winning attitude' back into the club. Get this fixing once again into the players and the individuals that work inside the c

ALABA: BAYERN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL UNDER GUARDIOLA

Bayern Munich defender David Alaba accepts his former coach Pep Guardiola is a very good and successful coach and he is anticipating connecting up with the incoming Ancelloti when he touches base in Bavaria. David Alaba trusts Bayern Munich can expand on their great accomplishment under Pep Guardiola to turned into a far and away superior team at the point when Carlo Ancelotti takes charge at the Allianz Arena. The tireless Bundesliga champions turned into the team to ever win the title four years on the run in the 2015-16 season. Furthermore, Alaba is presently centered around making further progress under Ancelotti, demanding that triumphant in each competition is the club's focal point. Alaba said, the Bayern squad are all extremely glad. Winning the title turns out to be more troublesome consistently. It's insane for them to have won four Bundesliga trophies in succession which no team in the German topflight has accomplished in more than 50 years o

MAN UNITED/ MOURINHO TO OFFER £34M DEAL TO IBRAHIMOVIC

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One of the tallest players in today's football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out of contract since leaving Paris St-Germain toward the end of the season and, could be brought together with the Mourhinho at Old Trafford this summer. Manchester United are prepared to make Zlatan Ibrahimovic a monstrous offer to wind up one of Jose Mourinho's key signings this summer. The Swedish striker is searching for another club in the wake of calling time on his four-year spell with French champions Paris Saint-Germain. He could yet choose to move to MLS for a tremendous payday. Ibrahimovic is said to look for an agreement which would see him acquire a comparable net compensation to his €350,000 weekly wage at PSG. Thus United are ready to offer a huge pay which could convince the 34-year-old to move to Manchester. As a component of the arrangement, Ibrahimovic would get a £8 million expense free signing on reward, with a £250,000 weekly compensation to come throughout hi

Mourinho needs Neville at Man Utd

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Mourinho needs Neville at Man Utd Jose Mourinho is going to sound out Gary Neville to join his private alcove staff at Old Trafford for next season. Ajax and Middlesbrough have come to an assention over the transfer of Viktor Fischer. The Danish player has ventured out to Britain to concur individual terms. Chelsea in Kjaer talks Attempting to stick to the principles of Financial Fair Play, Fenerbahce are prone to offer Simon Kjaer this summer. Chelsea are weighing up a move for the Danish focus back. Southampton first on Koeman's list In spite of the fact that Ronald Koeman is the main possibility to succeed Roberto Martinez at Everton, the Dutch coach needs to hold talks with Southampton over expanding his agreement first. Lazio-Prandelli, bargain just about done Lazio is near range an concurrence with Cesare Prandelli. Former Italy coach ought to sign a two-year contract. Everton arrange £40m Hart offer Everton are set to make an eag

SANDRO READY TO LEAVE BARCA

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Barcelona youngster, Sandro is set to leave the club since the exit door is declared open for the 20-year- old winger to look for fields new following six years with the Catalan mammoths. Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernandez has affirmed Sandro won't play for the Spanish champions next season. Sandro showed up for Barca this season yet just played twice since the turn of the year in the wake of torment a genuine thigh strain. Fernandez uncovered the 20-year- old forward had various alternatives to leave the club last season yet chose to stay, with Barca banned from making any transfers. Be that as it may, with Barca's ban lifted prior this year, Sandro - who joined the famous Barca La Masia institute at 14 years old - is apparently setting out toward a way out in pursuit of more game time. "Last summer Sandro had an offer to leave," Fernandez told Barca TV. "He evaluated the situation we had in that moment, that we could n