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Los Blancos’ Dutch playmaker could be heading for the Bernabeu exit this June as he struggles to convince his employers. Rafael van der Vaart was Real Madrid’s only big signing in the summer when he joined from Hamburg for €13 million. After making a blistering start to his career in the famous white shirt, when he netted four goals in his first three league games, the 25-year-old has almost completely disappeared from view as he struggles to hold down a place in the Madrid ... Read More

Jose Mourinho has emerged as the managerial target for Manchester City and their fabulously rich Arab owners. Current manager Mark Hughes is believed to have until the end of the season to convince Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, that he is the man to satisfy their lofty football ambitions. But if Hughes fails, then City will make serious efforts towards securing a big-name appointment. Discreet soundings have already been made in the direction of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, but he ... Read More

Bayern Munich are ready to make a bid to land Chelsea winger Florent Malouda when the transfer window opens in January. The Blues French international is believed to have become surplus to requirements in the long-term plans of boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who is happy to let the player move on. The 28-year-old has been a long-term target of the German giants and they are willing to pay £8 million to sign him. Scolari, who does not have much money to spend on new signings, ... Read More

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is reported to have successfully lured Glen Johnson away from Portsmouth with a £9 million offer. Benitez has been eager to bring the 24-year-old to Anfield for some time in a bid to bolster his back four, and according to the People, the 24-year-old was given a tour of the club's Melwood training complex in the build-up to Christmas. His rumoured presence at the club's facility has added fuel to speculation that the real reason he missed Portsmouth's Boxing ... Read More

ARSENE WENGER will start his radical transfer-window surgery with a three-pronged raid on Newcastle. The Arsenal boss has targeted Toon trio Shay Given, Steven Taylor and Charles N’Zogbia in an attempt to fix the Gunners’ flagging season. Wenger has been forced into the January sales after seeing his inept troops slide out of the Champions League positions. And with skipper Cesc Fabregas crocked for virtually the rest of the season, he wants to move quickly and relatively cheaply to strengthen at The Emirates. His scouts ... Read More

Fresh from their summer spending spree under Juande Ramos, Tottenham Hotspur look set to plunge into the transfer market again under Harry Redknapp. Reports indicate he has persuaded Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to part with £15million to finance a bid for Middlesbrough and England left-winger Stewart Downing. Should he fail to capture Downing, Redknapp has identified Seville’s Diego Capel and Blackburn’s Morten Gamst Pedersen as potential alternatives. Stephen Hunt, still plying his trade at Championship Reading, is another option, with £5million a ... Read More

Alexis Sanchez admits he would love to play for Manchester United Football Club. The 20-year-old Chilean striker has become one of the most promising youngsters in Italian football, due to a number of impressive performances as Udinese’s number 11. Nicknamed El Nino Maravilla (The Wonder Boy), Sanchez has already been linked with some of the bigger clubs in La Liga, but he has revealed his ambition is to play for United. "I would like to play in the Premier League and, above all, at ... Read More

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is reportedly looking to bring in Deportivo La Coruna winger Angel Lafita during the January transfer window while the out-of-favour wideman Jermaine Pennant is linked with a move out of Anfield. It looks like former England U-21 international Pennant, who has seen few starting opportunities at the Merseyside club this season, could be sold in the New Year with Real Madrid and Wigan Athletic said to be interested in the former Arsenal and Birmingham City player. Reds manager Benitez meanwhile, ... Read More

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho said that he relishes the thought of winning the Spanish Primera Division. He referred to the Spanish League as being one of the most prominent in the world. Mourinho rose to prominence when he won the Portuguese League in consecutive seasons with Porto as well as the UEFA Champions League in his second year with the club. He followed that up with two consecutive English Premier League titles with Chelsea. He is ... Read More

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has revealed that he will consider his Real Madrid future in the January transfer window. The 35-year-old has been heavily linked with a return to his hometown club Napoli in the winter, a move the Italians have admitted they would love to complete but which they feel the Spaniards would not agree too. Cannavaro was full of praise for his former team, whose good start to the Serie A season has seen them reach fifth place going into the winter ... Read More

Villarreal have invited Manchester City to make an offer for midfielder Marcos Senna. Aware that City are chasing their Spain international, Yellow Submarines chief Jose Manuel Llaneza said: "We have received no formal offers but in football nothing is impossible. "If we get a big offer we would consider it." Marcos Senna was one of the stars from the Spanish Side which won the Euro 2008 earlier this year. Read More

Liverpool Young Star Heading to Real Madrid News Indicate that Real Madrid are trying again to bring Liverpool youngster Jermaine Pennant under its wings with a new push for the young winger on this Thursday. Pennant former Birmingham and Arsenal ace has only made four appearances since he arrived at Anfield this season, and it seems his not included in Rafa Benitez’s long-term plans. As Pennant’s contract comes to an end, Real Madrid surely would like to bring in the 25 ... Read More