After their primary transfer target Radamel Falcao looks set to be lured away by newly promoted French side AS Monaco and the future of England international Wayne Rooney seems far from clear, Chelsea are wasting no time in trying to shore up their attack for next season by setting their sights on Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani.

The Napoli forward has been very impressive this season, scoring as many as 35 goals in 40 appearances for the Italian Serie A outfit leading them to a second place finish in the league.

After Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines, it is the turn of defender Phil Jagielka to be linked with a move to Old Trafford. The England International is expected to accompany outgoing manager David Moyes to OT, when the Scot takes over the reins at Manchester United from July 1st this year.

Jagielka is the third Everton player, after Fellaini and Baines, linked with a move to United this summer. According to The Daily Express though Jagielka might actually prove to be the Scot’s first signing, indicating the importance of the player in his manager’s eyes.

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Ancelotti was first choice to replace Ferguson, not Moyes

David Moyes may be set for his biggest test next season as he looks to continue the work done by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United but the Everton manager may not have been the first choice to replace Ferguson at Old Trafford. The Daily Star understands that the Premier League champions approached PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti to succeed Ferguson with the Scot issuing a personal plea to the Italian but the former-Chelsea manager turned down the offer to return to England as he wants the Real Madrid job. Ancelotti’s rejection forced United to turn to Moyes and the Scot signed a 6-year deal to replace Ferguson.

Bayern rule out Rooney bid

Wayne Rooney’s future is going to be the subject of much speculation all summer after the striker’s request for a transfer away from Old Trafford. But Munich will not be the England international’s destination after Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer ruled out a bid for the Manchester United striker. Rooney’s future in Manchester is now in the hands of new United manager David Moyes but Bayern have distanced themselves from the 27-year old. ESPN quotes Sammer saying, “I don't know what Rooney would bring to the Bundesliga. I can't answer that. I can answer that we have great respect for Wayne Rooney but there has been no contact with him. There is no contact and he's not on the agenda. No, no. Absolutely not."

Just yesterday there were reports of much sought after Colombian striker Radamel Falcao being lured away by French Ligue 1 bound cash-rich AS Monaco, who are plotting to become the new superpower in the land. A Spanish TV station claims that the newly crowned French champions Paris St. Germain are not going take that lying down, and are set to fire their own retaliatory salvo. PSG have apparently launched an extraordinary bid to get arguably the best manager in the world Jose Mourinho to snub a return to Chelsea and join them instead.

The French Champions are reportedly offering the Portuguese tactician an astounding salary of £12.7 million a year to take over at the Parc des Princes.

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Ancelotti was first choice to replace Ferguson, not Moyes

David Moyes may be set for his biggest test next season as he looks to continue the work done by Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United but the Everton manager may not have been the first choice to replace Ferguson at Old Trafford. The Daily Star understands that the Premier League champions approached PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti to succeed Ferguson with the Scot issuing a personal plea to the Italian but the former-Chelsea manager turned down the offer to return to England as he wants the Real Madrid job. Ancelotti’s rejection forced United to turn to Moyes and the Scot signed a 6-year deal to replace Ferguson.

Bayern rule out Rooney bid

Wayne Rooney’s future is going to be the subject of much speculation all summer after the striker’s request for a transfer away from Old Trafford. But Munich will not be the England international’s destination after Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer ruled out a bid for the Manchester United striker. Rooney’s future in Manchester is now in the hands of new United manager David Moyes but Bayern have distanced themselves from the 27-year old. ESPN quotes Sammer saying, “I don't know what Rooney would bring to the Bundesliga. I can't answer that. I can answer that we have great respect for Wayne Rooney but there has been no contact with him. There is no contact and he's not on the agenda. No, no. Absolutely not."

The conspiracy theories continue to abound Manchester United, with the latest from the Metro suggesting that Carlo Ancelotti was Sir Alex Ferguson’s primary choice to succeed him, and David Moyes was approached after the Italian rejected the opportunity to move to United.

According to reports, Sir Alex had tried persuading the 53 year old former Chelsea manager to succeed him at Old Trafford, last week. It was only after Ancelotti declined the offer, that Moyes was approached.