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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, has opened talks with Turkish club Besiktas over a summer move, according to his agent.


(ESPN) 

Should Cech quit Stamford Bridge this summer, manager Jose Mourinho could try to sign 28-year-old Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy.

(Daily Star) 

Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to walk out on Real Madrid – and an announcement on the 30-year-old forward’s future could come as soon as this week.


(Sun – subscription required) 

Southampton have launched a fresh bid to keep England full-back Nathaniel Clyne, 24, out of Manchester United’s reach.

(Manchester Evening News) 

Atletico Madrid are reluctant to sell Chelsea target Antoine Griezmann as they look to strengthen this summer. The France forward, 24, has a buy-out clause set at £43.5m and super-agent Jorge Mendes is understood to be poised to enter negotiations on Chelsea’s behalf.


(Daily Mail) 

Former England midfielder Steven Gerrard, 34, admitted that he lost the “buzz” of playing when he learned he was to have a restricted role at Liverpool.

(Times – subscription required) 

FC Tokyo and Japan striker Yoshinori Muto, 22, is set to reject a move to Chelsea in favour of a transfer to German club Mainz.


(Guardian) 

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 32, has been urged by team-mate Wilfried Bony not to leave the club, with Inter Milan and Paris St-Germain both possible destinations at the end of the season.

(Daily Mirror) 

Winger Jordon Ibe, 19, is one of four Liverpool players refusing to sign an improved contract.


(Sun – subscription required) 

Liverpool have made a tentative approach to AC Milan regarding the availability of 28-year-old forward Jeremy Menez.

(Tuttosport – in Italian) 

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he would would give Chelsea’s campaign a “seven or eight” out of 10 after the club secured the Premier League title with four games to spare.


(London Evening Standard) 

Former Arsenal striker Niall Quinn says his former club must sign a world-class defensive midfielder in the mould of Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic if they are to have any chance of winning the Premier League next season.

(Talksport) 

Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson believes the Reds’ failure to qualify for the Champions League will see England forward Raheem Sterling, 20, quit the club.


(Liverpool Echo) 

The agent of Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 33, has dismissed reports linking the player with a return to AC Milan this summer.

(Daily Express) 

Hull City’s name change saga is set to rumble on through the summer after a Football Association vote on the issue was shelved until at least July.


(Hull Daily Mail) 

Everton are on the lookout for a new goal threat this summer – but 25-year-old QPR striker Charlie Austin is not among their targets.

(Liverpool Echo)  

Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, a target for Sunderland, admits he would consider leaving the Scottish champions this summer.


(Sunderland Echo) 

Everton defender Phil Jagielka, 32, has labelled 34-year-old John Terry an inspiration after the Chelsea captain’s fine season at Stamford Bridge.

(Talksport) 

Best of social media

Hull City midfielder Robert Snodgrass might be worth a follow on social media if you ever want to have a flutter on the outcome of matches. The Scotland international nailed his prediction for Champions League semi-final second leg between Bayern and Barcelona in a


tweet 

sent before kick-off.

Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was full of praise for Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen after the German pulled off a remarkable stop during Tuesday’s night’s match,

tweeting: 

“What a save! And credit from the commentators too! It must be good! Haha.”

Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has not exactly enjoyed a productive season at Manchester City, featuring in just nine league games, so it’s good that he has a few sidelines – such as


posing for a photoshoot in Paris. 

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere had a

message for fans of the club 

after he made his first outing at Emirates Stadium in six months during Monday night’s defeat to Swansea: “So happy to be back on the pitch at The Emirates thanks to all the fans for giving me a warm welcome back!!” he wrote.

And finally

Jack Grealish’s meteoric rise at Aston Villa is to be immortalised by author Lee Child in a future instalment of his best-selling Jack Reacher novels. The surname of Grealish, 19, will feature in Child’s 21st Reacher story, due for release next year. “It’s a great name – and he’s a great kid,” said Villa fan Child, who has weaved the names of 20 past and present Villa players into his books.


(Birmingham Mail)