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Rooney fears his Old Trafford career is nearing its end

Wayne Rooney has vehemently denied putting in a transfer request according to the Mirror, who claim that Manchester United are forcing the striker out of the club. Sir Alex Ferguson has even publicly spoken about Rooney’s alleged transfer request and it is now David Moyes’ decision whether to keep the one time talisman at the club. The suggestions are that Moyes will not stop Rooney from quitting the Red Devils, with some outlandish claims that Sir Alex even tried to swap the 27 year old for Joe Hart.

West Ham agree £15m for Liverpool-reject Carroll

The English press is aflutter with news that Liverpool and West Ham have come into an agreement over Andy Carroll, the most expensive British player of all time. Liverpool have supposedly accepted to let the Hammers sign Carroll permanently for around £15m, which less than half of what the Reds paid Newcastle two years ago. The deal now hangs on the 24 year olds decision, with some sources claiming that he has doubts over extending his loan spell to a permanent move at Upton Park.

Manchester City seem to be undergoing vast changes not just at the helm, but also among their extremely potent, yet often misfiring squad. Their list of high profile departures this summer could include the likes of Samir Nasri, Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko just to name a few. Perhaps unlikely to draw the same media attention as the aforementioned trio is veteran central defender Kolo Toure, who is out of contract this summer.

The Telegraph reported yesterday that Liverpool are close to securing the services of the Ivorian. The Merseyside club need to find a suitable replacement for veteran Jamie Carragher, and Kolo Toure is one of the few proven names, for the job.

Roman Abramovich’s transfer engine seems to have hit a snag. The Russian business tycoon, known for shelling out enormous sums of money, even for less deserving names, seems reluctant to sign a cheque for a “mere”(by his standards) 19 million pounds to bag Schalke and Greek defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos.

Chelsea, who do have established names in the form of John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic gracing the Blues’ backline, are already in the process of finding a suitable replacement for the 32 year old John Terry, who may be fast approaching his expiry date for the Blues. Terry, in spite of being one of the best English defenders around, has shown in the past few months that he is injury prone (and also, increasingly booking-prone!!!), having missed some important matches due to the aforementioned reasons.

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Mourinho and Madrid part ways

The least surprising news of the calendar year has been confirmed by Real Madrid as the Spanish giants announced the departure of Jose Mourinho. The self-styled ‘Special One’ was brought in to deliver Champions League success but after ending the season empty-handed he has parted ways with Madrid by ‘mutual consent’. “We've decided to bring our relationship to an end. Nobody's been sacked, it's a mutual agreement,” said Florentino Perez to the press. The path has now cleared for Mourinho to make a return to Chelsea as the release clause in his contract has been waived off.

Arsenal’s £70m splurge to begin with Higuain capture

Arsene Wenger is heading into the unknown this summer as he prepares to spend big bucks on established Internationals and the Telegraph report that the number one priority for the Arsenal manager is a striker. Gonzalo Higuain is being touted as a possible target, with the Real Madrid forward available for £19m after falling out of favour at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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Overpaid Star Wars: Return of Tevez

Where would a transfer gossip column be without the ever so generous Carlos Tevez, the darling of the rumour mill who never stops giving. After a bit of a lull, the Man City striker is back in the news after Juventus declared their interest in him. The Mirror quote Juve Beppe Marotta openly discussing the possibility of signing Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain. A day before, the Argentine himself fed the rumours by declaring that he has spoken to PSG and is also interested in the “Monaco project”.

Chelsea-target Andre Schurrle hopes to have played last game for Leverkusen

As the curtains came down on the Bundesliga season, Bayer Leverkusen’s Andre Schurrle didn’t waste a minute as he immediately went public with his intention to leave the club for Chelsea. The 22 year old has been stuck in negotiations with the Blues for a long time, with the roadblock being the replacement that Leverkusen want to secure before selling their star. The attacker has put the ball firmly in his club’s court by stating this to Sky Sports: “I hope they will keep these promises. It also depends on Leverkusen. I think, it was my last match.”

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Man City now lead the chase for Falcao

Atletico Madrid’s much sought after striker, Radamel Falcao, is set to snub Chelsea and Monaco by instead moving to Man City according to the Sunday People. The report suggests that City have met the £54m release clause in the Colombian’s contract, with the clincher supposedly being the imminent arrival of Manuel Pellegrini. We can confidently state that this will not be the last batch of gossip to be delivered with the 27 year olds name pasted all across the box.

Mourinho denied the permission to take Ronaldo with him to England

Jose Mourinho’s stock in the Spanish Capital couldn’t be lower after Real Madrid suffered the ignominy of a Copa Del Rey Final loss to Atletico Madrid. The defeat will only hasten Mourinho’s departure from the Bernabeu as the ‘Special One’ heads back to his beloved Stamford Bridge. But his hopes of brining Cristiano Ronaldo with him has been scuppered by FLoreinto Perez, who according to the Sunday People has blocked any possible approach for Ronaldo. The ‘Special One’ will still have Michael Essien for company on the flight back.

The Top 4 of English football – Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal – were all believed to be in the race to sign Barcelona’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez. But according to reports emerging out of Italy, French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco might give the English forces tough competition in their bid to sign the 24 year old.

Italian website TuttoMercato reported on Friday that newly promoted Monaco could launch a serious challenge for the Ligue 1 title. Monaco have considered the possibility of investing a staggering €100million into strengthening their squad and Alexis is touted to be one of their prime targets.