Manchester United might be in for some good news at last. The Red Devils, who have been missing out on a number of transfer targets in recent times, could soon welcome Belgian powerhouse Marouane Fellaini to Old Trafford. The 25 year old has hinted at a possible move to Manchester United by expressing his desire of playing in the Champions League.

The Belgian, along with Everton left back Leighton Baines, has been strongly linked to a potential switch to Greater Manchester since the present Everton manager David Moyes was offered the job to lead United, next season onwards. Fellaini has performed quite consistently over the past few years, attracting the attention of a number of high profile clubs. He has been indispensable to the Toffees, who are en route to becoming a potent force in England.

The three-way fight for the Champions League spots will witness a decisive battle at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night when Tottenham Hotspur come a-calling on Chelsea. Three points separates the two London rivals, with 3rd placed Chelsea the front-runners to clinch the European spot. Tottenham are down in 5th spot, two behind Arsenal who will be closely following the events tonight. Both Chelsea and Tottenham head into the season-defining clash on the back of narrow victories over the weekend thanks to late goals from their respective talismans, Juan Mata and Gareth Bale.

The added subplot to the encounter is provided by Andre Villas-Boas’ first return to the club he once called home before being unceremoniously dumped. The stats don’t back Tottenham to grab a victory though as they haven’t won at the Bridge in 20 visits, the longest no-win record at an opponent’s ground in the Premier League.

This season’s Champions League propelled to the forefront Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz and a number of clubs have added the prolific goalscorer to their summer wishlist, including Premier League giants Arsenal and Liverpool. However, they will be rivaled heavily by Italian bigwigs Napoli as the Serie A side line up forward targets to account for the possibility of Edinson Cavani’s summer departure.

Yilmaz has scored 28 times for Galatasaray this term which includes an impressive tally of 8 goals in the Champions League, with only Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski netting more. Interest in the 27 year-old has risen significantly in recent weeks and even Galatasaray boss Fatih Terim admitted last month that there was a chance the striker could leave for greener pastures this summer.

The Red Devils have already been crowned the Champions of England and the spotlight is now on Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur in the battle for the coveted Champions League spots. Sunday’s tie at Old Trafford between Man United and Chelsea might not be a title decider like in previous seasons but there is plenty riding on the game, mainly for Chelsea. The Blues are fresh from securing their place in the Europa League final and if they are to avoid plying their trade in Europe’s 2^nd tier competition next season, they need a victory at the Theatre of Dreams on Sunday, especially after dropping two points against Liverpool last time around. 3^rd placed Chelsea are a point ahead of Arsenal with a game in hand but they also have a crunch tie against Tottenham coming up, thus making each point invaluable. Rafa Benitez’s side might be trailing the Champions by 20 points but they have knocked them out of the Capital One Cup and most recently the FA Cup.

Manchester United:

Having won their 13^th Premier League title, and a record 20^th title overall, Sir Alex Ferguson’s men look nothing less than rejuvenated. With a chance still left to beat Chelsea’s record of 29 wins in a single season, United at 27 wins this season, would definitely be expected to play for pride and records. The controversial 3-2 victory over Chelsea’s nine-men in the reverse fixture back in October is sure to linger on everyone’s minds, but so is Chelsea’s remarkable comeback in the FA Cup tie at Old Trafford, which paved the way for an impressive win for Chelsea in the replay.

The era of Spanish dominance is well and truly in the past after Bayern Munich brushed aside Barcelona 3-0 in the 2^nd leg of their semi-final to clinch the tie 7-0 on aggregate and setup the first all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on May 25^th at Wembley. Barcelona were always up against it after their 1^st leg mauling and with Lionel Messi being restricted to the bench through injury their chances reduced further.

Any hopes of Bayern being slack were washed away three minutes into the 2^nd half when Arjen Robben got the crucial away goal after cutting in from the right. Gerard Pique’s own goal on 72 minutes made it 2-0 to the Germans, who added a 3^rd four minutes later through Thomas Muller. The stage is set for the Germans to shine on the continent’s biggest stage and on a personal note, Bayern have a glorious chance to make up for the disappointments of 2010 and 2012.

Borussia Dortmund have booked a place in the Champions League final at Wembley at the expensive of nine-time winners Real Madrid, whose 2-0 victory in the 2nd leg last night wasn’t enough to overturn the deficit as they lost 4-3 on aggregate. Dortmund stunned the world with their 4-1 demolition job of Madrid in the 1^st leg and Jose Mourinho’s side needed a minor miracle at the Santiago Bernabeu to reach the finals. The early goals that Mourinho craved didn’t materialize as Dortmund grew stronger as the game progressed, until two quick-fire late goals boosted the home side.

Karim Benzema made it 1-0 on  82 minutes with a close range finish before Sergio Ramos added a 2^nd from a corner six minutes later. Madrid just needed one more goal to progress on away goals and came mighty close through Ramos, who headed wide in added time. Jurgen Klopp has masterminded Dortmund’s passage to only their 2^nd Champions League final, a mere eight years after the club was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Sir Alex promised funds for star players in the summer

Manchester United are plotting their assault on the Champions League next season after securing their 20^th league title this week as the Daily Mail report that the Sir Alex Ferguson will be given a huge transfer kitty. United are heavily linked with Robert Lewandowski and James Rodriguez while there are always rumours surrounding the central midfield position. “Having spoken with the Glazer family, I think there’s every intention we want to kick on now,” said Ferguson. The septuagenarian Scot dismissed the idea of wholesale changes though as he added: ‘”I don’t think we need to rebuild at all — possibly two players. It depends if a player came along that we felt met our criteria. I think we’d push the boat out and get him, irrespective of how many players we had.”

Udinese defender urges English giants to move for him

Most players have greatly embraced the art of self-promotion, possibly inspired by Eden Hazard’s theatrics last summer and the latest episode comes from Italy courtesy of Udinese’s Medhi Benatia. The 26 year old defender has plenty of admirers in the Premier League, including Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea, and the Metro report the £15m-rated centre-back insisting his suitors to make a move in the summer. Benatia declare that the Serie A will remain his home ‘unless one of the huge English teams that follows me makes a bid.’