Arsenal outcast Nicklas Bendtner’s tenure as a Gunner is likely to end within the next fortnight as the club has accepted a bid of around £3 million from five different clubs.

Among the five clubs said to have expressed interest are Borussia Monchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt and Besiktas and it is now Bendtner’s prerogative to choose from among them. The Dane, who has now resigned to his fate is learnt to have told Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, “I will make that choice within the next 14 days. They are all good clubs. It is a hugely important choice I’m faced with. I must go where I am wanted. As a footballer, there is only one thing that can make you happy: playing time.”

Stamford Bridge is looking to welcome, what seems to be, a lot of new players in the coming season owing to the constant activity Chelsea are creating in the transfer market. However, there will definitely be a few who will be leaving west London too. One out of those names could be young Brazilian star Lucas Piazon.

Chelsea pre-contracted the Brazilian youngster in 2011, from Sao Paulo for a fee reported to be around £5 million. He has since impressed with the reserve team consistently. He even won the Chelsea Youth Player of the Year in his first season with the Blues, following which he helped them grab the FA Youth Cup.

There are only a few tournaments in football that force the cynic fan to turn on their television sets and become the “real” followers of the game. When we think of a tournament of this magnitude, causing such a radical change in human behavior, the World Cup would obviously strike first. But, this year does not belong to the World Cup, rather it is a chance for Brazil to showcase their preparation for hosting the world’s biggest football competition next year. Yes, the Confederations Cup is here where the top teams from all the football confederations in the world turn up to win this coveted trophy. The international competition, previously named The King Fahd Cup, was taken over by FIFA in 1997 and periodically takes place exactly one year prior to the World Cup in the host nation. The last edition of the competition was played in South Africa in 2009 with present hosts, Brazil, turning out to be the eventual winners with a 3-2 win over USA in the Final.

There is no better place in the world to enjoy football than in the birthplace of footballing flair, Brazil. The country that has produced an almost infinite amount of world-class footballers, is back to enthrall everyone with their passion and hospitality, after 63 years of slumber. Brazil has hosted the FIFA World Cup once, in 1950, where the hosts turned out to be second best in the final clash against South American compatriots, Uruguay. It is but obvious that the Brazilian team would like to go one step further this time around and win the glittering trophy in front of their fans.

Arsene Wenger appears to have set his sights on yet another little known talent, with media report indicating that the Frenchman is interested in Benfica’s Paraguayan left-back Lorenzo Melgarejo.

The player’s agent Juan Gabriel Appleyard is the source of the rumour having announced on Radio Monumental: “Arsenal and Fenerbahce have enquired about Melgarejo. But so far there has been nothing concrete.”

David Luiz’s days at Stamford Bridge may be numbered. The Daily Express carries an exclusive report which says that the Brazilian may not survive for long at West London if he fails to live up to Jose Mourinho’s expectations.

The report claims that Mourinho is agitated by the fact that “Luiz gives the ball away too easily and is too erratic to play at centre-back.” The allegations of the 50 year old seem pretty justified as we have all observed the 26 year old being extremely inconsistent in the backline, which has led to the Blues’ leaking goals during crucial times. Luiz has also been found to be pretty booking-prone having collected a total of 16 yellow cards for Chelsea.

Arsene Wenger has turned his attention this time towards Central Asia in the search for high quality promising players. The 63 year old Frenchman has reportedly been following Anzhi Makhachkala’s Uzbek star Odil Akhmedov.

Akhmedov was quoted telling Russian daily Izvestia: "It is true that I have had interest from London club Arsenal. I am being watched by their scouts, who are watching over my every game. If I move on to this club, it will be a success not only for me but for the whole of Uzbek football. Of course, I am very happy to play at Anzhi. This is a club with a great future, but I’d like to try in England or Spain. All these countries have great teams, but having the choice to play for Arsenal would be a dream."