Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to offer €250M for Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola

Chelsea owner Abramovich is prepared to buy Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi for Pep Guardiola.El Confidencial says Abramovich wants to bring Pep Guardiola to Chelsea - and is willing to wait for the former Barca coach should he stick to his plans to take a year away from football to live in New York.The prospect of buying Messi has been tentatively discussed and it's suggested Abramovich would not blink should Guardiola demand the Argentine's signing.Messi's €250 million buyout clause is within Abramovich's reach and Chelsea's marketing men believe they would make their money back in shirt sales and merchandise.

Chelsea Near To Capture Hulk While Berbatov Will Leave United

Chelsea Have Done A deal With Hulk ,38 million pound ($58 million) As Hulk Is Near To Arrive At Chelsea As He said that I leave My Future To My Agent.With the transfer fee agreement in place, all that remains is for both clubs to sign the necessary paperwork to make the deal official, with the striker’s personal terms not expected to prevent a deal going ahead.The news comes after Chelsea had an initial offer of 30 million pounds for the player rejected by Porto, with the Portuguese side claiming the release clause in Hulk’s contract was around 80 million pounds, yet the Guardian has reported that this figure is a far more modest 48 million pounds.The fee represents a considerable investment by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, even though Chelsea remain without a permanent manager.Hulk scored 57 goals for Porto over the past two seasons, operating primarily on the right of an attacking trio, and looks set to line up alongside Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres as Chelsea’s first-choice front line.

Manchester United’s record signing Dimitar Berbatov has been told by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson that he can leave this summer, after he made just five starts in the league all season.The player’s contract is set to expire this summer, but the club have decided to trigger a clause in his contract that will renew the deal for one more year.This move ensures that United would be entitled to a transfer fee should any club wish to make a bid for the player who joined the Manchester side in a 30.75 million pound transfer.Bayer Leverkusen are interested in the striker who they sold to Tottenham for 10.9 million pounds, but Leverkusen’s chief executive Wolfgang Holzhauer has announced that the German side are unwilling to pay a transfer fee for Berbatov.“The return of Berbatov is not an option for us,” he said. “He would only be an option if he was available on a free transfer.”Borussia Dortmund are keen on the player, and would hope to receive the player in any deal with United for Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.Paris St. Germain, backed by the Qatari royal family, showed an interest in Berbatov in January, and the forward’s agent has revealed he would be open to a move to the French side.Bologna’s Uruguayan midfielder Gaston Ramirez is attracting interest from Manchester City and Italian champions Juventus, with German side Wolfsburg also keen on the player.It is understood that Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has made the first move for the midfielder, with Ramirez’s agent Pablo Betancourt confirming the interest of an unnamed Spanish side.“Juventus and Manchester City have contacted me but there is especially an interesting offer from Wolfsburg and also another one from an important Spanish club,” he said.Earlier this week Mancini admitted his interest in the 21-year-old whom he said is “a good, young player with great potential.”Following reports that Didier Drogba was considering a switch to Real Madrid, it has been revealed that Chelsea’s Champions League hero is struggling to agree to the terms of Madrid club.Drogba had been expected to join Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua, with club officials confident of landing the Ivorian, yet reports in the Daily Mail state that the player remains in negotiations with the club.However, the Spanish champions are reluctant to sign him on a two-year deal with his wage demands thought to be about 150,000 pounds a week.Norwich City manager Paul Lambert is keen to join Aston Villa, and handed in his resignation to the East Anglia side after days of talks with the club’s hierarchy.Lambert’s resignation has not been accepted by Norwich, but Aston Villa are confident of securing the services of the Scot.He steered his side to 12th place in the Premier League, and achieved back-to-back promotions with the Canaries after joining from Colchester in 2009, but the club appear resigned to losing their manager, issuing a statement thanking him for his contributions over the past three seasons.Grant Holt could be set to follow his manager in making the switch from Norwich to Villa, with the striker having announced his intention to leave via his Twitter account.Holt finished the season as the second highest English goal-scorer in the league after Wayne Rooney, and had a transfer request turned down by Norwich.Lambert is believed to see Holt, who scored 17 goals last season, as the perfect foil for England striker Darren Bent.

Manchester City Eye Arsenal's Robin Van Persie

Manchester city Manger Roberto Mancini Has Targeted The Arsenal's Hero Robin Van Persie for £25m After He's Out of Contract with His Current team.Van Persie is out of contract at the Emirates in 12 months' time and City's Italian manager has made no secret of his desire to reunite last season's Premier League top scorer with his old Arsenal team-mates Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy.It would still take an offer in the region of £25million to sign Van Persie, but Mancini believes that is more realistic than the £45m price tag Napoli have put on his other target, Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani.He said: 'Who would I choose between Van Persie and Cavani? The Dutchman is a champion, while the Uruguayan has everything and I wanted to take him to Inter Milan when he played at Palermo. But it's impossible to sign Cavani at his current price - with Van Persie it's different.'Van Persie is a top-class player. His situation is different than when we signed Clichy and Nasri. It was difficult for Arsene Wenger to keep them in London. We will sign a striker if one of our forwards leave.' Edin Dzeko looks likely to be the striker to make way at City this summer, with Juventus ready to compete with any bid from Bayern Munich.Mancini insists he has no intention of selling Mario Balotelli and also believes Carlos Tevez will stay after settling his differences with the club. 'Balotelli will stay for sure,' he said. 'I forgive Tevez and he will stay unless he asks to leave.'Arsenal are taking a hardline approach to their contract negotiations with Van Persie.The club's chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, met with Van Persie's agent, Kees Vos, for another round of discussions on Monday, but still no agreement has been reached.Arsenal have offered Van Persie a new three-year deal worth £130,000 per week - plus a £5million signing-on bonus.The Dutchman is stalling on the deal, and Sportsmail understands one of the reasons is the club's unwillingness to offer him a fourth year. Arsenal sources have indicated the existing deal on the table will not be improved.  Meanwhile, Jack Wilshere will endure gruelling double pre-season training sessions as Arsenal prepare him for his long-awaited return. The midfielder missed the whole of last season with ankle and foot problems before undergoing surgery to clear up a tendinitis complaint in his left knee.Once the 20-year-old's rehabilitation from his latest surgery is complete, he will embark on a series of double summer training sessions designed to get him up to speed in time for the new season.

Roland Garros News and Updates :

Roger Federer Beats Nicolas Mahut  6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 In the 3rd round Of French Open While Djokovic Ease Pass through Nicolas Devilder.Even though he was again far from his best, Roger Federer still managed to win at the French Open.Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, the top-ranked man and woman, had much easier paths to victory.Federer, the 2009 champion at Roland Garros, was pushed to four sets Friday for the second straight match, this time beating Nicolas Mahut of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the third round."I think for bigger guys it's about, if you're able to move them around enough and they have to defend time and time again, this is maybe where you can expose some of their weaknesses potentially," Federer said. "I thought he did well. (I) struggled a little bit, but overall obviously I'm happy I came through."With the win, Federer improved his record number of Grand Slam match wins to 235. The 16-time Grand Slam champion is trying to become the first man over 30 years old to win a major title since Andre Agassi in 2003 at the Australian Open.For Mahut, it was the first time he has ever won a set against Federer in four matches."I was believing in it. I was maybe a bit nervous going into that centre court, but this went well," Mahut said. "But I'm disappointed, because you always want to do better. Disappointed I didn't win that fourth set."Djokovic also advanced to the fourth round, extending his Grand Slam win streak to 24 matches by beating Nicolas Devilder of France 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in a match that ended just as the sun was setting."Last 15 minutes was very hard," Djokovic said. "It was very important for me to finish the match today. I wouldn't like to come back tomorrow and play a few games."No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, No. 7 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro also won, while No. 11 Gilles Simon lost.Azarenka reached the fourth round in the woman's draw with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak, while Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round. But the big surprises came early in the day when third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic were eliminated.Two days after beating seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, Radwanska was routed by 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2.On Court Philippe Chatrier, the 23-year-old Pole didn't look anything like the player who overwhelmed Williams in straight sets on Wednesday."She was just playing very aggressive on both sides," Radwanska said of Kuznetsova. "She just had (an) answer for everything I was trying to do."Radwanska has been having a stellar year on tour, winning three titles and moving up to a career-high No. 3 ranking last month. But she is the only player in the top 10 who has never reached a Grand Slam semifinal."It's always disappointing when losing in the first week of a Grand Slam, that's for sure," Radwanska said. "Today I didn't play bad, she was just playing unbelievable."Against Kuznetsova, however, Radwanska has struggled. She is now 3-10 against the Russian, including her only two losses in tournament finals.Before Friday's match, Radwanska had been 38-7 in 2012, with six of those losses coming against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka.Kuznetsova, who also won the U.S. Open in 2004, has struggled since winning the title at Roland Garros three years ago, only reaching one Grand Slam quarterfinal."I try to play more forehands. I try to dictate. I play more speed," Kuznetsova said of her play Friday. "This is the game I was playing when I won U.S. Open and I won the French Open."In the second round, Sharapova advanced with another straight-forward, straight-set victory.Three days after scoring a "double bagel" in the first round, the second-seeded Sharapova defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1."I really wanted to try to get her on the move. I thought I played well, aggressive, moved in when I had to," Sharapova said. "With every round I'm going to be playing tougher opponents, and that's when you really want to kind of step it up and raise your level. That's what I'll try to do in the next round."Sharapova has won three major titles in her career, but she still needs to win at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam.Last year, she lost in the semifinals at the French Open.Also in the third round, the 13th-seeded Ivanovic lost to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.The former top-ranked player committed 37 of her 40 unforced errors in the final two sets. Errani had only 18."In the third set I was creating a lot of opportunities and missing a lot of easy, easy finishing balls," Ivanovic said. "That's something that I'm not really happy about."For Errani, it was only the second time in 39 matches that she has beaten a player ranked in the top 15.No. 6 Sam Stosur, the 2010 runner-up, advanced as well.American teen Sloane Stephens also advanced to the fourth round, beating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-3, 6-2. Of the eight teenagers in this year's draw, the 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to even reach the third round.

John Terry To Miss 3 European Matches With Chelsea

John Terry Has Been Banned 3 European Matches With Chelsea Following The Controversial Red Card against Barcelona In Semis 2nd Leg ( UEFA Champions League ).The England international will miss the Blues' next two European outings, which will be their European Super Cup tie against Atletico Madrid as well as their first group game in European club football’s elite competition.Chelsea have three days in which to lodge an appeal, although that appears unlikely given Terry’s frank apology for the incident after the game."I feel I've let them (team-mates) down, I've apologised and I apologise to the fans," he said after Chelsea had secured their place in the final.He added: "It does look bad on the replay. I raised my knee but hopefully the people out there who know me, know I'm not that kind of player."At the time I was bewildered, but looking at the replay it looks a red card. On a personal note, of course (it hurts I miss the final). But we deserve to be in the Champions League final."I really hope that doesn't take away from this win."Despite Terry’s absence Chelsea secured one of the finest results in their history on their way to claiming their first ever Champions League trophy.A goal down when Terry was handed his marching orders, the Blues fought back to claim a 2-2 draw despite conceding a spot-kick which Lionel Messi missed while the west London side were 2-1 down on the night.Chelsea went on to beat Bayern Munich in the final to secure the trophy and their pace in next year’s competition, knocking Tottenham down into the Europa League in the process.

Sri-Lanka Wins 1st T20 Against Pakistan

A Low Scoring Game Match at Hambantota Came To An End as Sri-Lanka Gained a 37 Runs Victory Over Pakistan.Sri Lanka put on a brilliant bowling and fielding performance to post a comfortable 37-run victory over Pakistan in their opening Twenty20 international on Friday.Pakistan were bowled out for 95, their lowest T20 total against Sri Lanka, after restricting the hosts to 132-7 in Hambantota.Sri Lankan pace men Nuwan Kulasekera, Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga and debutant off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake took two wickets apiece after man-of-the-match Thisara Perera scored a crucial 32 not out.Opener Ahmed Shehzad top-scored for Pakistan with 36 while the extras contributed 19 runs, the second-highest of the innings. Umar Akmal (12) was the other batsman to reach double-figures.Pakistan never recovered after losing two wickets off the first two balls of the innings, with Kulasekera removing skipper Mohammad Hafeez and debutant Shakeel Ansar.The Sri Lankan bowlers were backed by their fielders, with Perera and Kulasekera each taking a superb catch.Left-arm paceman Sohail Tanvir earlier grabbed three big wickets as Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka.He jolted the top order when he dismissed skipper Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara in his opening three overs to reduce the hosts to 31-3.Tanvir finished with 3-12 off four tight overs, his best performance in Twenty20 internationals, while off-spinner Saeed Ajmal bagged two wickets for 20 runs.Perera smashed two sixes and as many fours in his 16-ball knock to help his team make 43 runs off the last 22 balls.Lahiru Thirimanne, making his T20 debut, was the other main scorer with a 25-ball 30.Sri Lanka made a poor start after electing to bat, losing four wickets in the opening eight overs with just 39 on the board.Tanvir struck with his third delivery when he had Jayawardene caught by Shoaib Malik in the covers and then had Dilshan caught by Umar Gul at fine-leg in his next over.Sangakkara (19) hit three successive fours off paceman Mohammad Sami before he inside-edged a Tanvir delivery onto his stumps.The second and final Twenty20 match will be played on Sunday.