Tottenham’s 26 year old Croatian playmaker Luka Modric is looking to submit a transfer request as a result of Spurs' failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League this term. Modric’s decision is understandable as a player of his calibre and in his prime would like to play at the top level year after year. This transfer request, should it be accepted, will leave many top clubs on their toes hoping to snap up the creative midfielder.

Luka Modric moved to Tottenham from the Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb in the summer of 2008 for £16.5 million, and Tottenham would be looking at a bumper payday if they are to part with their star man. Modric helped Dinamo win the league in consecutive years from 2006 to 2008 and was honoured with the Prva HNL Player of the Year award in 2007. Modric’s natural position is as an attacking midfielder from where he controls the game with his creative and accurate passing though he can also be deployed on the wings should the need arise.

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The return of the Old Lady of Turin to power in Italy means a shopping spree could be on the cards this summer. However, if reports in leading English dailies are to be believed it is Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko and Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez who are on their shopping list and not Arsenal's Dutch superstar Robin van Persie. The Daily Mail believes that 26-year old Dzeko is an attractive proposition for Juventus while the Mirror chimes in with reported interest in Luis Suarez.

The Mirror also believes that Loic Remy is still very much on Tottenham's shopping list with the absence of Champions League football unlikely to deter Spurs from making a play for the Marseille front man. The same story also reports that a move for Luka Modric to Real Madrid seems a distinct possibility with the Galacticos looking for a playmaker and Tottenham keen on not selling him to a Premier League rival. A move for Lassana Diarra back the other way could help sweaten the deal. (Mirror)

Bayern Munich's tormentor-in-chief and Chelsea hero Didier Drogba has seemingly scored his 'final' goal in a Blues shirt, with reports in many of the UK's top tabloids suggesting he is poised to join Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenua. Drogba who scored the two most important goals in Chelsea footballing history on Saturday, is reportedly ready to leave The Blues on a free transfer and accept the 250,000 pounds per week deal offered by the Chinese club.

There were reports coming out of the Chinese media last week suggesting Drogba's agent Thierno Seidy was ready to meet Shanghai club owner Zhu Jun, in a bid to wrap the deal much sooner than expected in order to help the struggling Shanghai side who lie a lowly 10th in the Chinese league.

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has just completed a superb season on loan with Tottenham Hotspur and hints at an extended spell at the club. The Togolese player was Tottenham's top scorer last season, finding the back of the net 17 times and assisting 11 times in the League to take the club to a fourth place finish.

The player is well settled at White Hart Lane and a permanent contract is clearly in the offing. The 28-year old posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, 'Loved my spell at Tottenham. We are working hard with the chairman to make it permanent. Will keep you informed!!' Harry Redknapp will also be keen on retaining the player especially after the striker developed an excellent partnership with fellow striker Louis Saha, who arrived at the club from Everton in January. Tottenham fans on Twitter have responded with great enthusiasm, supporting the striker's decision and praising him for his valuable contribution to the club.

Former Dutch captain Frank de Boer is the latest high profile manager to turn down the offer of managing Liverpool with the 42-year old Dutchman insisting that he has just begun his Ajax project and is looking at it as a long term assignment.

In an interview with Dutch daily, De Telegraaf, De Boer said that he was flattered with having been linked to the vacancy on Merseyside, but has absolutely no interest in leaving his current club at present. De Boer, who has been capped more than 100 times for the Dutch national side, spent 10 years at Ajax as a player before moving to Barcelona where he also spent 5 glorious seasons.

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Fernando Torres might have left Germany with a UEFA Champions League winner's medal, but the Spanish striker is far from pleased with the way his first full season at Stamford Bridge turned out. Sitting out of the FA Cup final and being named on the subs bench again for the Champions League finale is no way to treat a £50 million striker, and reports in Spanish Daily AS suggest that the Super Striker wants a clarification of his role at the club, and will reconsider his future if what the bosses say is not to his liking.

Contract negotiations between Manchester City and the man who led them to the promised land, Roberto Mancini are reportedly underway, with the Daily Mail reporting that the Blues boss has been offered a three year £15 million contract. The new contract is a 43% increment over his current pay check, and will make Mancini the second best paid manager in the Premier League after Arsene Wenger. (Daily Mail)