Arsene Wenger seems to be in no mood for a break. Revitalized by Arsenal’s Champions League qualification performance on Sunday, the Frenchman has had an active day, addressing press conferences and deciding over potential transfer targets. The latest star, to come under Arsenal’s microscope, is Manchester City midfielder, Abdisalam Ibrahim.

Ibrahim is presently on loan at Norwegian side, Strømsgodset, who he has joined for the second straight season. A leggy and powerfully built Somalian born player, Ibrahim has unsurprisingly drawn comparisons with Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira for his fluidity and style of play.

Jose Mourinho will take charge of Real Madrid for their remaining two matches this season after which he is free to depart the club he has managed for three years, of which the last one was, according to him, “the worst in his entire managerial career”.

The Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said in a press conference yesterday that the club and the self styled ‘The Special One’ have parted ways by mutual consent. Perez said,“It is a sad day, but I wish Mourinho the best. This club will always remember him, he forms part of our history. Mourinho has spent more time at this club than any other coach has at the 20 clubs in the Primera Division, which shows it is not easy to last at a club for three years, especially at a club where there is as much pressure as this one. On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to thank Jose Mourinho for the work he has done. We have taken an important step forward in a sporting and competitive sense under him, and we wish him luck in the future."

Chelsea keeper, Thibaut Courtois, who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, has expressed his desire to stay on at with the Los Rojiblancos for another season and improve his trade after showing impressive form with the Copa del Rey winners.

Aside from the belief he has that the Blues are the team to be with in the coming years, he maintains he wants to start regularly. Talking to Yahoo News he said,”I know Chelsea are a fair club. The board are smart people and know I need to play. I like the Chelsea project with young players very much. In two or three years Chelsea will have a team to win everything."

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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.

Incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes finally has some positive future prospects to look forward to as a report in The Daily Express suggests that Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio might be headed to Old Trafford this summer.

Manchester United were reported to be en route to planning a £25 million bid for the Italy International, and according to present speculation, the 27 year old may well end up in England this summer with his utility for the Turin Giants reaching its expiry date pretty fast. A move away from Turin would also be beneficial for the Italian, as Juventus Coach Antonio Conte continues plotting bringing newer and bigger names to the club, which could lead to a few significant changes in the midfield.

Arsenal could be on the verge of losing out on a potential transfer target after Juventus were reported to be planning a double coup for Manchester City’s Carloz Tevez and Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuain, reported the Mirror, yesterday.

The Turin Giants are reported to be looking to bolster their attack by deploying BOTH Tevez and Higuain up on the front. The Italians’ Sporting Director Beppe Marotta was quoted saying: “I have to say that Higuain is a bit younger and has a higher market value. Tevez on the other hand has a year left on his contract so maybe between the two, the Tevez deal is easier.”