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Pellegrini confirms City talks to start soon

Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that he is set to initiate talks with Manchester City soon and will listen to the offers on the table. Pellegrini managed his last game of the season with Malaga and has already confirmed his exit from the La Liga side. Pellegrini also quashed rumors that he has already signed up to be the next Manchester City manager and ESPN quote the Chilean saying, “When I reach an agreement I will tell you. I have an agreement to start conversations with Manchester City. Now the league is over we will start from Monday to look forward and to see where my future lies. Some rumours will be right, others won't, but I have kept my focus on Malaga until now.”

Fabregas set for talks with Vilanova as Big Four snoop around

As Premier League’s Big Four- Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, prepare their summer transfer lists, Cesc Fabregas is ready for crunch talks with manager Tito Vilanova over his Barcelona future. The Daily Mail reports that Neymar’s arrival at Camp Nou has thrown Fabregas’ future in doubt and the Spaniard wants reassurances about his role at the club. Arsenal hold first refusal with a buy-back clause set at £25million but Manchester United have edged ahead with new manager David Moyes keen to strengthen his midfield.

The recent years in competitive football have seen the emergence of a number of cash rich clubs. This has especially prompted the other “lesser” sides to resort to swapping players, to make up for the cash deficit and also ensure contentment for all parties concerned. According to The Daily Mail, the latest club to rely upon such desperate means for cost cutting is Chelsea. The West London side are hoping to reduce their expenses by offering the misfiring-at-times Fernando Torres (plus a fair bit of cash) to Napoli for their Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani.

Chelsea’s proposal could also be fuelled by an interest to remove Manchester City from the race to bag Cavani's signature. The Manchester side are ready to offer Edin Dzeko to facilitate a move for Cavani. However, with Rafael Benitez having signed up as the Serie A side’s manager, an offer for Torres might top any other, with both the Spaniards being at ease working with each other.

Qatar Investment Authority continue to set the European football stage on fire by throwing millions of dollars into the beautiful game. The Doha-based owners of Paris Saint-Germain have made an incredible offer for Wayne Rooney, which even the humblest and noblest of players just would not turn their back to, so it is probably safe to say Au Revoir Monsieur Rooney.

According to The Daily Express, the French side have the following in store for the Manchester United forward – a 30 million pound offer, coupled with a weekly wage of 300,000 pounds post tax for the next four years. And if that wasn’t enough, the Ligue 1 Champions are also willing to let Rooney define any other terms he wants related to image rights, endorsements, etc. This in turn could spell uneasiness for clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal, all of whom have been looking to land in the forward.

Manchester United have started charting out other midfield options after they learnt about the massive release clause in Fabregas’ contract, reports the Daily Express. David Moyes had registered a strong interest in the Catalan midfielder earlier and was set to add the former North London rival to his midfield. However, now he has started to look at other options following the revelation about Fabregas’ 170 million pound release clause.

Fabregas has had a frustrating season at the Camp Nou where the midfielder just cannot seem to break the midfield triumvirate of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. The Spaniard, who was brought to the side following a 35 million pound transfer from Arsenal, had a good start to his career at Barcelona winning a trophy on his first appearance for the team in the Supercopa de Espana against Real Madrid.The midfielder then had a productive run in the centre of the park for some time but slowly his stars diminished and his love affair with the bench started. However, not once has Fabregas spoken of leaving his boyhood club and Xavi’s predetermined successor is all set to work hard to leave his mark on the Catalans.

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Suarez will have to force Liverpool exit

Luis Suarez has had a tumultuous 2 years since his move to Anfield from Ajax and the Liverpool striker could have an equally controversial exit as reports suggest that the Uruguayan is keen on a move to Real Madrid. But the Telegraph understands that the Reds want Suarez to hand in a written transfer request to secure his move to Real Madrid. Liverpool have insisted that the striker will not be sold despite the number of controversies but Suarez’s admissions that he is open to a move to the Bernabeu has left the club with a potential £40million transfer on their hands. (read more)

Real want Bale to initiate transfer with written request

Real Madrid are desperate to sign Gareth Bale after Barcelona landed much-wanted Brazil star Neymar and the Sun reports that the La Liga giants want the Double Footballer of the Year to hand in a transfer request to Tottenham to allow them to begin formal negotiations with his agent. Manchester United, Manchester City, PSG and Barcelona are the other clubs willing to pay £80million for the highly sought-after Welshman but Real Madrid remain optimistic that they head the queue for the Spurs star. Bale still has 3 years left on his current deal and Tottenham are keen for the player to sign a new contract that will see him earn close to £170,000-a-week while extending his stay at White Hart Lane.

Former Gunner and current Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas could be on his way back to England albeit to a different town this time, as the red half of Manchester has come calling and this deal could culminate as early as next week due to incoming manager David Moyes having a rather strong liking to the player.

Two years ago in a transfer saga that lasted two full seasons, Fabregas was reunited with his Spanish teammates at Barcelona after agreeing to leave Arsenal for £35 million. Two years later the Spanish false no.9 at the Euros, is struggling to find a regular place in the starting XI for the Catalan giants and this has left the midfielder frustrated.

Last summer Chelsea stocked up on attacking midfielders left, right and centre, buying Eden Hazard, Oscar, Victor Moses and Marco Marin adding on to the exceptional players that are Juan Mata and Frank Lampard. Now they set out to solidify the holding midfield position during the coming transfer season. The Daily Express reports that Italian international Claudio Marchisio is the latest midfielder to draw the attention of the Blues.

With Jose Mourinho returning to Chelsea this summer, Roman Abramovich is rolling out the ‘green’ carpet, giving ‘The Special One’ everything his heart desires, and apparently the 50 year old Portuguese wants the exceptional talents of Juventus midfielder Marchisio to grace Stamford Bridge. Marchisio has been unbelievable for the Italian Champions, holding the team together in the middle of the park allowing the likes of Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo to express themselves further up the pitch, something Mourinho no doubt hopes he can replicate at Chelsea.