1.Premier League champions Manchester United are set to make a €35.5 million (£30m) offer for Olympique Lyonnais' Karim Benzema, according to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mirror.advisor Bernard Lacombe recently admitted they may not be able to turn down a bid from the Red Devils.
2.Manchester United Must Wait Another Year For Karim Benzema - Agent
However, the Frenchman is seemingly in no hurry to leave Lyon just yet, with his agent, Karim Djaziri, confirming that the player has fixed his attentions this year on appearing for his homeland in next summer's South African World Cup, and does not necessarily want to jeopardise those ambitions by moving to a club where he would need to establish himself.
3.Robin Van Persie Close To Agreeing Contract Extension With Arsenal
It is claimed that the Gunners, who recently completed the signing of Belgium international centre-back Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax for £10 million, have a limited transfer budget of £20m for the close-season.
Manager Arsene Wenger is said to have made ensuring that the Netherlands international's future is sorted out his priority, even if it means the transfer kitty is further reduced as funds for doing so are taken from the budget.
4.Manchester United In Talks With Douglas Costa - Agent
The agent of Douglas Costa has claimed that Premier League giants Manchester United have begun talks with Gremio to purchase the youngster, according to a report emanating from Setanta.
The Red Devils are said to have been tracking the 18-year-old for the past couple of years and may now be ready to pounce following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.
The 11-time capped Brazil Under-20 international has been dubbed 'the new Ronaldinho' and Barcelona, as well as Los Blancos, have also been linked with him.
However, quotes attributed to the midfielder's representative Cesar Bottega suggest United are leading the pursuit of the £20 million-rated starlet.
5.Manchester United To Battle City For Barcelona Star Samuel Eto'o - Report
Manchester City have seemingly been joined by rivals Manchester United in the queue to persuade Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o to move to the Premier League, according to a local press report today.
With Roque Santa Cruz's move to Eastlands from Blackburn Rovers expected to be confirmed very shortly with the player undergoing a medical in Manchester, it was anticipated that Eto'o could be joining him in the City squad soon.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo's impending departure to Real Madrid, coupled with Carlos Tevez reportedly weighing up a move to either Chelsea or, again, City, United manager Alex Ferguson is apparently considering a shock move for Eto'o in order to boost his striking options, and possibly to regain the support of fans disappointed at the exits of Ronaldo and Tevez, as according to a report in The Manchester Evening News.
6.Manchester United Turn To Villarreal Goalkeeper Diego Lopez – Report
Manchester United's pursuit of Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes could be scuppered by the Catalunya outfit's willingness to meet the player's contract demands, and so the Premier League champions have instead turned to Villarreal goal guardian Diego Lopez, according to Sport.
United could be prepared to fork out around €20 million (£17m) for the goalkeeper’s signature – almost a fifth of the money they expect to receive from Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid.
7.Valencia is better than Franck Ribery and an 'absolute steal' according to the Wigan chief...
Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has claimed that Antonio Valencia is the best player in the world in his position and will be a ‘sensation’ should he move to Manchester United.
“I think Antonio is the best wide right player anywhere, and that includes Franck Ribery,” said the Wigan chief.
“If this lad goes to Man United, he will be a sensation there.
"Within a few months and over the course of a season, the United supporters would come to worship this lad.
"We see him week-in, week-out in games and in training and he's a world-class player.”
Whelan also insisted that whilst Valencia was a different player to Ronaldo, United would be doing great business if they were to buy the winger.
"He doesn't play the same way as Ronaldo. There is no show or flash, but he's a world-class player and he'll take some replacing," added the Wigan man.
"No-one tackles him or takes the ball off him, because they can't get near him.
“At the kind of money that's been talked about for Antonio, he'd be an absolute steal.
United appear to be getting £80m for Ronaldo and they would be paying out a fraction of that for Valencia, so it would be great business because this boy has got immense ability.”