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Tuesday April 1st

Liverpool and Everton have joined the race to sign Nuremberg striker Josip Drmic, who has been widely linked with a summer move to Arsenal.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has given Alan Pardew free rein to overhaul his playing squad this summer.
Yossi Benayoun is planning to leave QPR this summer and end his career at home in Israel.
Massimo Cellino has admitted that he doesn't like current Leeds United manager Brian McDermott.

West Brom players were reportedly involved in a dressing room punch-up after the 3-3 draw with Cardiff that left young striker Saido Berahino nursing a head injury.
Massimo Cellino will know by Friday if he has won his fight to buy Leeds United. He is waiting on an appeal against the Football League's decision to block his takeover.
Fernando Torres could be farmed out on loan next season as part of Chelsea's striker purge.
Inter Milan have made Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko their No 1 summer transfer target.

Chelsea plot David Luiz sale to fund summer spending spree as Blues eye Diego Costa.
Everton plot £9million move for Sevilla striker Carlos Bacca as Toffees prepare for Romelu Lukaku exit.
Tottenham face competition from Spartak Moscow in their bid to land Louis van Gaal this summer.

England keeper Joe Hart has been reassured by manager Manuel Pellegrini that he has a future at the club.
Southampton starlet Luke Shaw plays down speculation over mega bucks summer move.

Carlo Ancelotti has emerged as a shock contender to return to London with Tottenham if under-fire Tim Sherwood fails to keep his job beyond this summer.
Referee Andre Marriner is in line to take charge of one of the FA Cup semi-finals less than two weeks after his high-profile blunder in sending Kieran Gibbs off instead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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Tottenham's players and staff held a second dressing-room inquest in three weeks after their hiding by Liverpool on Sunday amid disillusionment with Tim Sherwood's chopping and changing of the squad.
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke will give Arsene Wenger £100m to spend on new players this summer in a bid to strengthen a squad that has shown signs of tiredness as this season has gone on.

Brazil midfielder Paulinho is unhappy with his playing time at Tottenham.
Darren Bent has expressed his frustration at being overlooked by Fulham boss Felix Magath.

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Wednesday April 2

Edinson Cavani has put Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on alert by admitting he may quit Paris Saint-Germain.
West Brom officials have held peace talks with angry Baggies stars after Saturday night's Hawthorns punch-up.
Michael Laudrup is in talks to take over at Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.
Erik Lamela will not quit Spurs, his brother insists.
Aston Villa and Newcastle will join Arsenal in a £6m summer fight for Toulouse's Serge Aurier.
Julain Speroni says he is still in the dark about his Crystal Palace future.
Fulham's William Kvist is unsure where his loan future lies when his loan ends in the summer.
Reading chairman John Madejski has denied he is selling up for £20m.

Hugo Lloris is at the centre of a three-way transfer tussle, with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid aiming to lure him away from Tottenham.
Chelsea are facing an investigation after being accused of ordering partner club Vitesse Arnhem to lose matches.
Saido Berahino's dressing-room bust-up has exposed a rift threatening to tear apart West Brom's squad.
Fulham boss Felix Magath will face a 30 per cent pay cut if they go down.
West Ham have started planning for next season and are plotting "three to five" quality signings.
Brighton are weighing up a move to bring Bobby Zamora back on a summer Bosman.
Morgan Amalfitano is ready to quit West Brom this summer - after they missed a signing deadline.

Younes Kaboul is ready to copy Sol Campbell by quitting Tottenham to join fierce rivals Arsenal on a free transfer.
England have opted to leave their wives and girlfriends at home for their pre-Brazil trip to Miami so they can knuckle down for the World Cup.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic once begged Jose Mourinho to substitute him because he was so disgusted with team-mate Mario Balotelli.
Millwall chairman John Berylson says he will not sack Ian Holloway even if the club are relegated to League One.
Watford have opened talks with defender Mario Cassetti over a new one-year deal.
Joey Barton has called on ex-QPR boss Mark Hughes to apologise for his part in the club's relegation from the Premier League last season.

Bayern Munich accused Wayne Rooney of diving to get Bastian Schweinsteiger sent off on Tuesday night.
The fan in charge of the flyover demonstration at Old Trafford during Manchester United's win over Aston Villa has privately apologised to United fan group Red Issue.

Celtic and the SFA are on collision course after Hoops striker Leigh Griffiths was cited for singing about Hearts going bust.
The Lithuanian administrator who holds the key to Hearts' survival stressed last night that the stricken Edinburgh club will "probably" be saved from liquidation.
Beram Kayal has taken a swipe at Scottish football and at Rangers skipper Lee McCulloch after admitting he's set to quit Celtic.

Uruguay's Football Association has been accused of damaging the nation's World Cup hopes after they resigned en masse amid a crisis over violence at matches.
Holland manager Louis Van Gaal is believed to be willing to work the current Spurs squad should he be appointed manager.

Sports minister Helen Grant has confirmed she is investigating the fees councils charge for football pitches amid warnings that the sport is steadily becoming a game for children with rich parents.
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Thursday April 3

Manchester United will launch a £40million bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos this summer.
Crystal Palace are plotting a summer swoop for Bournemouth defender Steve Cook.
Southampton are hoping to sign teenage keeper Ted Smith from Southend - the England Under-18 stopper played for their Under-21 side on Monday.

Turkish side Besiktas are keen to sign Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott when his contract expires this summer.
Johan Djourou will make his loan move from Arsenal to Hamburg permanent in the summer for a fee of around £2.5million.
Cardiff are close to signing Beira Mar winger Willyan Barbosa.
Brighton hope to re-sign QPR striker Bobby Zamora this summer.
Fulham's £12.4million record signing Kostas Mitroglou might not play again this season after being sent to Italy for treatment on a knee injury. He has only played twice since his move from Olympiakos.

Fulham are planning to sack manager Felix Magath only six weeks after his appointment, with Alan Curbishley poised for a return to the club if they are relegated from the Premier League.
Liverpool, Aston Villa and Everton are looking at £5million rated United Arab Emirates winger Omar Abdulrahman,
AC Milan are willing to pay £3million to make Adel Taarabt's loan move from QPR permanent.
Joey Barton has continued his attack on the state of English football with strong criticism of FA chairman Greg Dyke and England striker Wayne Rooney.

Garry Monk has laid into his Swansea players after feeling they were too relaxed when they returned to training in the wake of their 3-0 win over Norwich.

Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey could give Arsenal a double fitness boost and return to their squad for the clash with Hull in just over a fortnight.
Tim Sherwood has warned Paulinho he will have to work hard to regain his place in the Tottenham side.

The family of former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could put a 30% stake in AC Milan up for sale this summer.

Atletico Madrid hope to cut a deal with Chelsea for on-loan keeper Thibaut Courtois this summer, whether Diego Costa is involved or not.

Rangers supporter Craig Houston promised to carry on his campaign to topple the current Ibrox regime despite a £200,000 law suit being started against him by director Sandy Easdale.
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Friday April 4

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could be forced to sacrifice Oscar or star midfielder Eden Hazard to fund his summer spending spree.
Brendan Rodgers has urged his Liverpool side to show the courage of champions ahead of a trip to West Ham.
Sunderland could face calls from relegation rivals to be deducted a point after fielding ineligible player Ji Dong Won in several Premier League matches.
Manchester City are ready to tie up a deal for £20million-rated Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala.

Everton's on-loan Man City midfielder Gareth Barry, 33, has put talks about his future on hold while he tries to help bring Champions League football to Goodison Park.
Christian Benteke's World Cup dreams are over this summer after he was ruled out for at least six months.

Aaron Ramsey is set to make his Arsenal comeback against Everton this Sunday.
Under-fire striker Fernando Torres leads a five-strong list of stars that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants to sell this summer.

Sunderland are confident they will not face any further punishment after being fined for fielding striker Ji Dong-Won, 22, in five matches when he was ineligible.
Jose Mourinho may have to sacrifice either Eden Hazard or Oscar as he rebuilds Chelsea - after being told he will have to sell before he can buy this summer by owner Roman Abramovich.
Paulinho has hit back at suggestions from Tim Sherwood he is relying on his reputation by insisting there is no way he would refuse to fight for his place.
West Brom's attempts to move on from the Saido Berahino saga were undermined last night when the striker took to Twitter to hint at his frustration.

Manchester City are closing in on a deal for £20million-rated Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala.
Chelsea face a staggering £10million bill to get Fernando Torres out of Stamford Bridge as the forward prepares to dig in over his £175,000-a-week contract.
Yevhen Konoplyanka's English representative has fuelled speculation that Liverpool have renewed their interest in the Ukraine winger.
Manchester United are planning new deals for goalkeeper David De Gea, defender Phil Jones, midfielder Tom Cleverley, and striker Danny Welbeck.

Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle insists they can fight back from a 3-1 first-leg deficit to beat PSG and reach the Champions League semi-finals.

Seven players from the Football League have been arrested in connection with alleged spot-fixing.
Aston Villa's Christian Benteke has suffered a severe achilles injury and has been ruled out for the season and World Cup.
Sunderland have been fined by the Premier League for fielding Ji Dong-Won when he was ineligible.

Morton chairman Douglas Rae blasted former Hibs striker Garry O'Connor as an out of shape, lazy waster.
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Saturday April 5

Arsenal will sign striker 21-year-old Alvaro Morata - but must agree to a buy-back clause which will allow Real Madrid to take him back to Spain.
Meanwhile, the Gunners have joined the race to sign Patrick Roberts, the 17-year-old Fulham forward who Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have have also been keeping tabs on.
Paris St-Germain are prepared to double the £19m Chelsea paid for 22-year-old playmaker Oscar two years ago.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers flew to Germany and made a personal check on Bayer Leverkusen midfield star Julian Brandt on Friday night.

Wayne Rooney is a huge doubt v Bayern Munich with a toe problem.
Premier League clubs have reacted furiously to Sunderland escaping a points deduction.
Eden Hazard will not give up on his treble dream.
Jose Mourinho insists Fernando Torres has a future at Chelsea.
Zlatan Ibraminovic will miss PSG's Champions League second leg at Chelsea.
Gus Poyet admits Sunderland have been lucky to avoid a points penalty.
Roy Hodgson has vowed England will go on the attack at the World Cup.
Christian Benteke's Achilles injury was so bad his team-mates heard the tendon snap from 50 yards away.
Tim Sherwood has hit back at Glenn Hoddle saying the game has moved on.
Patrick van Aanholt will quit Chelsea in the summer.
Mark Hughes hopes he has convinced Ivica Olic to join Stoke.
Carlos Edwards will be given the boot at Ipswich this summer.

Arsene Wenger has revealed that he believed some of his Arsenal players were taking drugs.
Sam Allardyce has called criticism of West Ham's style of play as 'rubbish'.
Wilfried Zaha has been ordered to celebrate if he scores against Crystal Palace.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre insists the club are in no hurry for manager Brendan Rodgers to sign a new contract, describing the matter as a "distraction" as they chase the Premier League title.

Arsenal are set to make a move for 19-year-old Rubin Kazan forward Sardar Azmoun, who has been dubbed as the 'Iranian Lionel Messi'.
New Zenit St Petersburg boss Andre Villas-Boas wants to sign Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen in a move that could allow Manchester United to sign Benfica's Ezequiel Garay.
Liverpool midfielder Iago Aspas, 26, wants to leave Anfield in the summer, less than a year after joining in a £7.7m deal from Celta Vigo.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is planning to spend heavily in the summer on a new striker and insists he will not have to sell key players to fund it.

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Sunday April 6

Steven Gerrard will land a new two-year Liverpool contract this summer.
Brendan Rodgers wants to target world-class players to keep Liverpool at the top of the Premier League for years to come.
Borussia Dortmund lead the chase for fed-up Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
Manchester United face a £15million battle with Arsenal for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.

Ryan Giggs could walk away from Manchester United as a player and coach this summer.
Liverpool are in pole position in the race to sign Real Madrid and Portugal left-back Fabio Coentrao.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is ready to buy Scottish giants Rangers and bring back their glory days.
Adam Lallana is emerging as a top summer target for Tottenham and Manchester United.

Everton fear their hopes of signing Romelu Lukaku and Gareth Barry on a permanent basis could both be scuppered.
AC Milan are ready to battle Liverpool for Micah Richards this summer.
Tim Sherwood claims it would take a world-record transfer fee for Tottenham to sell Hugo Lloris this summer.
Chelsea have joined a host of leading Premier League clubs in the race for Benfica hit-man Rodrigo.

Controversial Italian Massimo Cellino yesterday won his appeal to buy Leeds.
The Premier League's Big Five are set for a £30 million scrap in the summer for Spain's new star Alberto Moreno.
Liverpool are watching Swiss wonder kid Michael Frey with a view to a £5m summer bid

Chelsea are in danger of losing out on signing Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid this summer, with French club Monaco offering a tax-free salary understood to be £150,000 a week as well as trumping a £40million bid.
Paris Saint-Germain are hoping to sign Chelsea's David Luiz this summer for £38million.
Atletico Madrid are willing to offer Fernando Torres an escape route from Chelsea.
Glen Johnson is a target for Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Mega-rich French side Paris Saint-Germain's ambitions to become a leading world football power will continue with a club record £50 million bid for Chelsea's Eden Hazard.
Juventus want Newcastle United keeper Tim Krul to replace legendary Italian international Gianluigi Buffon.
Tottenham last night delivered a hands-off warning to clubs eyeing goalkeeper Hugo Lloris - and slapped a bizarre £100million price tag on him to make sure they do.

Manchester City are ready to make a 'huge investment' to lure Luis Suarez from Liverpool this summer.

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Monday April 7

Former Portsmouth player Sulley Muntari is being tracked by West Ham and Hull City with current club AC Milan's likely to want around £3m for the 29-year-old Ghana midfielder.
Crystal Palace misfit Jose Campana is set to leave Selhurst Park this summer.
Prospective new owner Massimo Cellino is set for major input in Leeds United's signings with manager Brian McDermott's future in doubt.
Chris Hughton's sacking by Norwich City with just five games left has been called ''bonkers and deluded'' by Gary Lineker.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is ready to risk striker Samuel Eto'o, who has not played since 22 March because of a hamstring injury, in Tuesday's crunch Champions League clash with PSG.

Under pressure Sunderland boss Gus Poyet intends to remain at the club next season ... unless he is sacked.

Manchester United boss David Moyes is confident of luring left-back Luke Shaw away from Southampton this summer and is also being linked with Saints' stars Adam Lallana and Morgan Schneiderlin.
Striker Darren Bent will leave Fulham at the end of the season - even if they stay up - with QPR and Crystal Palace two likely destinations.
Brendan Rodgers promised his team can complete their 'fearless' pursuit of a first Premier League title after Liverpool swept back to the top after a 2-1 win at West Ham yesterday.
Ryan Giggs is considering bringing the curtain down on his glittering Old Trafford career by cutting his ties with Manchester United.

Prospective new Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino could bring in Gianfranco Zola as boss if he decides to sack Brian McDermott.

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Tuesday April 8

PSG are ready to table a £50m bid for Chelsea's Eden Hazard.
Juventus want Newcastle keeper Tim Krul to replace Gianluigi Buffon.
Tottenham have issued a hands-off warning to other clubs over keeper Hugo Lloris.
Nicolas Anelka may have found a new club with Brazilian outfit Atletico Mineiro.
Liverpool have moved to dispel suggestions that Steven Gerrard is close to signing a new two-year deal.

Toni Kroos has told Bayern Munich he is keen to join Manchester United in a £40m deal.
Nani looks certain to quit Manchester United at the end of the season.
Arsenal are reportedly chasing £17m-rated PSG midfielder Marco Verratti.
Christian Benteke will go home to Belgium for an operation on his ruptured Achilles.
Manager Nigel Pearson and up to 10 of his players are poised to be offered fresh contracts by Leicester after their promotion.

Arsenal and AC Milan are both tracking teenage Rubin Kazan striker Sardar Azmoun.
Edinson Cavani has hinted he could leave PSG - and challenged Chelsea to stump up the cash.
Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov admitted he considered leaving the club last summer.

Newcastle are set to ditch Hatem Ben Arfa, Sylvain Marveaux and Gabriel Obertain in the summer.
Wigan and Crystal Palace are eyeing Brondby striker Simon Makienok, who has netted eight goals in 17 league games this term.

Tottenham will sack Tim Sherwood in the summer and replace him with Louis van Gaal.
Manchester City have held talks with Sergio Aguero to underline their desire to keep him well beyond this summer.
Manchester United had scouts over the weekend watching Fiorentina's Juan Cuadrado.
Ryan Giggs is ready to drop a bombshell and cut his ties with Manchester United.

Spurs could turn to Southampton boss Mauricio Pocchetino in the summer to replace Tim Sherwood.
Alan Pardew has been told that his job is safe at Newcastle.

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Wednesday April 9

West Ham are keen to sign Sunderland full-back Phil Bardsley.
Gaston Ramirez wants to quit Southampton in favour of AC Milan.
Tottenham are monitoring FC Zurich left-back Loris Benito.

Micah Richards has accepted he needs to leave Manchester City and has turned down a new contract and pay rise.

Chelsea midfielder Thorgen Hazard - younger brother of Eden - has said he is ready to step up next season and make an impact in the Premier League.
Diego Forlan has said that he tried to convince Luis Suarez to join his former club Manchester United.
Tim Sherwood expects to walks straight back into management if he leaves Tottenham in the summer.
The FA will maintain their recommendation to reject the proposed name change of Hull City to Hull Tigers.

Tim Sherwood has turned down the chance to be number two at Tottenham next season.
David Moyes has assured England fans that he is not putting Wayne Rooney's World Cup at risk by playing him with a foot injury.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard is expected to be out for two to three weeks with a calf injury.
Toni Kroos has told his Bayern Munich team-mates he wants to join Manchester United but has been slapped down by the German champions.
Micah Richards is set to leave Manchester City with Liverpool keen to add him to their squad.

Arsenal's Santi Cazorla is urging Spanish team-mate Iker Casillas to make the switch to the Emirates in the summer.
Arsenal target Serge Aurier will snub Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain to move to the Emirates this summer.

Tony Pulis has been given the green light to try and bring Brondby striker Simon Makienok to Crystal Palace.

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Thursday April 10

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla admits his side team lack belief and a winning mentality - and hinted at a move if they don't end their nine-year trophy drought soon.
Gunners legend David Seaman claims winning the FA Cup is more important than a Champions League place this season.
Liverpool fans wanting a ticket at Anfield for Sunday's Premier League title-race six-pointer against Manchester City are being charged almost £5,000 a pair by online ticket vendors.
Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has left the door open to a return to St James' Park if club owner Mike Ashley sells up.

Hull owner Assem Allam has vowed to fight on after the FA rejected his bid to change the clubs' name.
Arsenal will monitor Jay Rodriguez's recovery having joined the race to sign the Southampton striker before he suffered the knee injury that shattered his World Cup dream.
Sardar Azmoun has revealed Arsenal and AC Milan have started talks with Rubin Kazan to sign him.

Arsenal are searching for answers after Santi Cazorla questioned his side's mentality while admitting he is plotting his Emirates exit strategy.
Cazorla also claims Arsenal are considering a summer move for Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Thibaut Courtois will not line up for Atletico Madrid against his parent club Chelsea if the teams meet in the Champions League semi-finals.

Manchester United are plotting a £6 million swoop for PSV Eindhoven defender Santiago Arias
On-loan Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina wants to make his Napoli switch permanent.

The FA has proposed that from next season anyone involved in the top eight tiers of the English league system will be subject to a worldwide betting ban.
Santi Cazorla has told Arsenal: win trophies or I'm off.

Fans desperate to be at Sunday's Premier League game are having to pay up to £5,000 for two tickets.
Hull City's owners have been encouraged by the support of Steve Bruce over their proposed change.
Chelsea fear that Eden Hazard may be out for two weeks after picking up a calf injury against PSG.

Newcastle's Loic Remy and Tim Krul are expected to return from injury for Saturday's fixture away to Stoke City.