Football Transfer Gossip

Liverpool are bracing themselves for a £70m bid from Real Madrid for newly-crowned PFA Footballer of the Year Luis Suarez, 27.
Full story: the Sun (subscription required) 
Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana, 25, is set to become the first piece in Liverpool's Champions League jigsaw next season despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United.

Lallana was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year

Full story: Daily Mirror 
French giants Paris St-Germain are hoping to lure Manchester United forward Adnan Januzaj, 19, to the French capital with the promise of a huge salary and a guarantee of Champions League football.
Full story: FootyLatest.com 
Chelsea want to open negotiations over a new contract for defender Ashley Cole, 33, after the left back's impressive first-team comeback.
Full story: Daily Telegraph 
Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis wants £30m to take the club to the next level, with Sunderland forward Connor Wickham, 21, and Stoke midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 25, among his targets.
Full story: Daily Mirror 
Palace will make a formal contract offer to goalkeeper Julian Speroni, 34, next month.

Arsenal striker Giroud was a £13m signing from Montpellier in 2012

Full story: Daily Mail 
Everton manager Roberto Martinez claims he will need to sign at least six players in the summer if they are to compete in Europe next season.
Full story: Daily Express 
Spanish side Atletico Madrid have added 27-year-old Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud to their ever-growing list of striker targets.
Full story: Daily Mail 

OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea midfielder Andre Schurrle, 23, says critics of Jose Mourinho's tactics are simply jealous of his success and the Blues believe they can win a Champions League and Premier League double.
Full story: the Guardian 
Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has ruled himself out of a return to Old Trafford in a coaching capacity with the 42-year-old insisting he is happy with his current role as assistant to Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill.
Full story: the Sun (subscription required) 
Strikers Christian Benteke, 23, and Gabriel Agbonlahor, 27, are facing pay cuts if Aston Villa lose their battle to stay in the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Telegraph 
Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as Tottenham's number one managerial target.
Full story: Daily Mirror 
West Brom are planning for life without manager Pepe Mel next season - even if he keeps them up.
Full story: Daily Star 
Ryan Giggs's hopes of winning four straight games as Manchester United manager have been boosted by news that striker Robin van Persie is approaching match fitness.
Full story: Daily Mail 
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has reached an agreement with Manchester United to become their next manager.

Van Gaal, 62, has twice managed Barcelona and more recently Bayern Munich

Full story: De Telegraaf (in Dutch) 
United's negotiations with Van Gaal appear to have hit a hitch relating to how Giggs would fit into the substantial entourage of staff the Dutchman may want to bring to Old Trafford.
Full story: Independent 
Brian McDermott is again worried about his future as Leeds manager after Benito Carbone was handed a job at Elland Road.
Full story: Daily Star 

GLOBAL GOSSIP

Turkish club Fenerbahce are in advanced negotiations with Arsenal over the transfer of French defender Bacary Sagna, 31.
Full story : L'Equipe (in French) 
French legend Zinedine Zidane has asked Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba to join him at Real Madrid but Paris St-Germain are willing to offer 70m euros for the 21-year-old.
Full story: Tuttosport (Italian) 
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola says midfielder Frank Ribery, 31, "needs to be edgy" in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.
Full story: L'Equipe (French) 

AND FINALLY

England's World Cup squad will be invited to the super-middleweight world title rematch at Wembley between Carl Froch and George Groves on 31 May, the day before they fly out to their pre-tournament World Cup warm-up camp in Miami. 
Source:bbc.co.uk

De Boer is Tottenham's top target

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Tottenham have made Ajax coach Frank de Boer their first-choice candidate to replace Tim Sherwood at the end of the season.
Source: FOX Sports

Man Utd consider Van Gaal alternatives

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Manchester United are still in talks with Louis van Gaal but are considering other candidates to become the club's next permanent manager.
Source: Sky Sports

Manchester City to sign three defensive recuits

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Manchester City will sign three defensive players in the summer with Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando expected to join and Joel Lescott, Micah Richards, Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair all likely to leave.
Source: Daily Telegraph