http://gty.im/472759598 Manchester United have ended their interest in Southampton right-back Nathaniel Clyne. United have been linked with a summer deal for Clyne, forcing current club Southampton to desperately offer a new contract to the England full-back. Speculation over a move to Old Trafford grew last month when Daily Mirror reporter David McDonnell claimed a deal worth £17m had been agreed between the two Premier League clubs. But it is understood that such a deal is now OFF after United informed their Premier League rivals that they were no longer interested.
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http://gty.im/465754144 Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is on Manchester United’s shortlist of candidates to replace David De Gea, according to Daily Telegraph. Cech has played second fiddle to Thibaut Courtois this season and has been strongly linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, gaining interest from the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and other top European clubs. And, it is now understood that Man United have also joined the race to sign the Czech Republic international. United boss Louis van Gaal is considering a swoop after reports emerged in Spain that David de Gea has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid…
http://gty.im/472754870 Wolfsburg are battling Chelsea for the summer signing of Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, according to Bild. The Belgian striker has struggled this season in general but has returned following a number of injury problems to play a big part in Villa’s FA Cup run which will end against Arsenal at Wembley later this month. Manchester United have been linked in recent weeks but it is understood that Chelsea and Bundesliga side Wolfsburg have been frequent visitors to Villa games in recent weeks. Villa will be hoping to keep hold of the 24-year-old, and have attempted to fend off…
http://gty.im/473084114 Mario Götze is set to stay at Bayern Munich, despite reports of a swap deal for Manchester United’s Angel Di Maria, according to Kicker. Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann was speaking to Goal.com last week when he confirmed that officials at the Allianz Arena were far from impressed with the World Cup final goalscorer. Gotze, who joined Bayern from Borussia Dortmund two seasons back has failed to cement his place in their side and has played a bit part role for Pep Guardiola this season. Hamann said: “Mario Gotze is badly out of form and has hardly contributed for Bayern…
http://gty.im/473182352 Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has signed a pre-contract with Manchester City, according to SportMediaSet. Madrid president Florentino Perez is said to be unhappy with recent performances that have seen the Santiago Bernabeu side fail to push Barcelona in the La Liga title race, succeed in the Champions League and falter in the Copa del Rey. And, his frustrations have been backed by fans, who believe replacing Ancelotti this summer is the right thing to do. Jurgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund has been linked, whilst Ancelotti’s future is now up for discussion with a report claiming that he has already…
http://gty.im/472765168 Manchester United keeper David De Gea has agreed a deal with Real Madrid, according to Marca. The Spanish media are reporting that there has been further development in the Spanish starlet’s reported move to Real Madrid. Last month, journalist Josep Pedrerol appeared on television channel La Sexta and claimed a deal in principle between the player and club has already been agreed and that has been followed by Marca’s release of the story that the Spanish keeper penned a deal in principle when visiting his family last week. De Gea has been United’s stand out player this season and…
http://gty.im/471960044 Tottenham are ready to hijack West Ham’s move for Sampdoria’s midfield enforcer Pedro Obiang.
http://gty.im/459355370 Arsenal will receive £3 million as part of Thomas Vermaelen’s move to Barcelona last summer, should the Spanish giants win the Champions League. The Belgian central defender left Arsenal last summer for a move to Barcelona but has failed to appear for the Catalan club on the field. Injuries and the form of Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano have his chance of appearances hard to come by, although he has returned to feature on the bench as an unused substitute in recent weeks. Arsenal will not mind though, as reports in England and in Spain claim that the North…
http://gty.im/473198914 Manchester United are desperate to land Gareth Bale this summer and are preparing to sell both Angel Di Maria and Robin van Persie. The sales of Di Maria and Van Persie will save United a whopping £500,000-per-week next season and they plan to use that funding to make an £80m bid for Madrid winger Bale. Bales has had a frustrating year with the Spanish giants and has struggled to replicate the form that made him one of the most consistent players in the world at Tottenham Hotspur two seasons back. A summer move is expected with the club’s fans…
http://gty.im/473258502 Arsenal are considering a move for Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel as an alternative to Petr Cech, according to Daily Mail. Arsenal’s race to sign a new keeper this summer is developing fast as boss Arsene Wenger has made tentative transfer talks with rivals Chelsea about the services of Petr Cech. Cech has been the talk of English press in recent weeks as his future at Stamford Bridge looks set to end, prompted mainly by the impressive form of Thibaut Courtois. The 32-year-old has been linked with a number of Europe’s biggest clubs including Liverpool and Inter Milan, whilst Ray Wilkins made comments…