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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.”

Fernando Torres has once again started shining at the end of the season, somewhat similar to what he did at the end of the last season (remember his injury time strike against Barcelona) convincing Chelsea to keep him on as the lone striker so he gets more games and gets better. Chelsea though are unlikely to make that mistake in a hurry again, and are said to be ready to cut their losses and sell the forward to anyone ready to pay £20 million.

Fernando Torres though is confident he can do much better for the Blues in the coming years and says he is ready to fight for a place in the first team. Chelsea are in the market for a marquee striker signing with Radamel Falcao, Wayne Rooney or Edinson Cavani top of their wish list, while young Andre Schurrle is almost certain to come to west London, thus potentially making Torres redundant.

17 year old left back Luke Shaw has been the find of the season for the Saints, and has impressed one and all since making his debut against West Bromwich Albion in November 2012. Ever since that game, he has started virtually every match for Southampton and has notched up 25 appearances for the club in the Premier League this season. And Shaw hasn’t just been good, he’s been terrific, defending with aplomb, getting most of his tackles right, and to top things off he is impressive in the air too. He is also fairly competent going forward, and considering his age is only likely to get a whole lot better.

Wayne Rooney’s fans could soon see him playing in Ligue 1 very soon, and this time it’s not PSG that we are talking about. Newly promoted and well backed AS Monaco have been linked with every single striker out there in the market place, and it was only a matter of time before they saw some Rooney action.

According to reports emerging out of France, Russian billionaire and business tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, who owns the club, is looking to spend big this summer in order to build a formidable team for Monaco. The Russian is also reported to be looking for a new face to replace manager Claudio Ranieri, and former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is high on wishlist.