EPL,SPANISH LA LIGA, ITALIAN SERIA A, GERMAN BUNDESLIGA Transfers News And Speculations, Rumours All Around

EPL TRANSFERS AND NEWS:

• Lukas Podolski Of Germany Joins Arsenal From Koln With A Price Of 13million.
• Olivier Giroud A France Player Joins Arsenal  From Montpellier With A Price Tag Of 15million
• Matthew Lowton The Defender Who Represents England Has Joined Aston Villa From Sheffield Undisclosed.
• Brett Holman A Midfielder Who's From Australia Joins Aston Villa From AZ Alkmaar Free
• Karim El Ahmadi  Midi From Morocco Joins Aston Villa From Feyenoord undisclosed.
• Eden Hazard Attacker Of Belgium Joins Chelsea From Lille With Amount of 40million.
• Marko Marin Midfielder Of Germany Is Chelsea Player Now who Came From Werder Bremen To Current Club Price Of 8million.
• Steven Naismith Attacker From Scotland Joins Everton Leaving Old Club Rangers Free Transfer.
• Sascha Riether Defender Of Germany Heads To Fulham Leaving Koln For Sometime On Loan.
• Mladen Petric Attacker Of Croatia Also Joins Fulham Leaving  Hamburg On Free Transfer.
• Nick Powell Midfielder Of England Joins Famous Manchester Utd From Crewe On 3.75million.
• Shinji Kagawa Attacker Of Japan also Joins Manchester Utd Departing Bor. Dortmund On 15million.
• Romain Amalfitano Midfielder Of France Heads To Newcastle  Departing Reims On Free Transfer.
• Gael Bigirimana Midfielder Of DR Congo Joins Newcastle Departing Coventry On undisclosed Fee.
• Steven Whittaker Defender Of Scotland Joins The Norwich Leaving Rangers Behind On Free.
• Andrew Johnson Attacker Of England Joins QPR Leaving Fulham On Free Transfer.
• Robert Green Goalkeeper Of England Heads To QPR From West Ham On Free Transfer.
• Fabio da Silva Defender Of Brazil Also Is Part Of QPR Leaving Manchester Utd On Loan.
• Ryan Nelsen Defender Of Black-Caps New Zealand Joins Mighty QPR From Tottenham On Free.
• Park Ji-Sung Midfielder f South Korea Is Now QPR Player As He leaves Manchester Utd 2.5million.
• Nicky Shorey Defender Of 3 Lions England Joins Reading Leaving West Bromwich On Free transfer.
• Danny Guthrie Midfielder Of England Is part Of Reading As He Departs Newcastle On Free transfer.
• Pavel Pogrebnyak Attacker Of Russia Joins Reading From Stuttgart On Free Transfer.
• Garath McCleary Attacker Of England Heads To Reading From Nottingham Forest On Free transfer
• Steven Davis Midfielder Of Northern Ireland Makes Way To Southampton Rangers On Free transfer
• Jay Rodriguez Attacker Of England Also Joins Southampton From Burnley On 8.8million.
• Jamie Ness Midfielder Of Scotland Joins Stoke Leaving Rangers Behind On Free Transfer.
• Carlos Cuellar Defender Of Spain Joins Sunderland As Departs From Aston Villa On Free Transfer.
• Jonathan De Guzman Midfielder Of Netherlands Heads To Swansea City From Villarreal On Loan.
• Jose Manuel Flores Defender Of Spain leads Swansea City As He Leaves Genoa On 2.5million Fee.
• Jan Vertonghen Defender Of Belgium Is Now Tottenham's Player as He Leaves Ajax undisclosed.
• Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder Of Iceland Thrills Everyone By Joining Spurs From Hoffenheim 10million.
• Yassine El Ghanassy Midfielder Of Belgium Heads To West Bromwich From Gent On Loan.
• Ben Foster Goalkeeper Of England Makes Way To WBA By Leaving Birmingham On 5million.
• Mohamed Diame Midfielder Of  Senegal Takes West Ham  And Leaves Wigan On Free Transfer.
• George McCartney Defender Of Northern Ireland Joins West Ham From Sunderland undisclosed.
• Stephen Henderson Goalkeeper Ireland Joins West Ham Departing Portsmouth undisclosed.
• Jussi Jaaskelainen Goalkeeper Of  Finland Heads To West Ham  Leaving Thrilling Bolton On Free.

SPANISH LA LIGA TRANSFERS AND NEWS:

• Aritz Aduriz Attacker Of Spain Joins Athletic Bilbao From Valencia On 2.5million Transfer.
• Daniel Diaz Defender Of Argentina Joins Atletico Madrid From Getafe On 1million Transfer.
• Emre Belezoglu Midfielder Of Turkey Joins Atletico Madrid Leaving Fenerbahce On Free Transfer.
• Cristian Rodriguez Midfielder Of Uruguay Also Joins Atletico Madrid From Porto On Free Transfer.
• Joan Angel Roman Midfielder Of Spain Is Now Barcelona Player,from Manchester City undisclosed.
• Jordi Alba`Defender of Spain Has Joined  Barcelona From Valencia On 14million Transfer.
• Javi Varas Goalkeeper Of Spain Has Joined Celta From Sevilla On Loan.
• Wakaso Mubarak Midfielder Of Ghana Has Joined Espanyol From Villarreal undisclosed.
• Diego Colotto Defender Of Argentina Is Now Member Of Espanyol From Deportivo On Free.
• Angel Lafita Midfielder Of Spain Has Joined Getafe From Real Zaragoza On Free.
• Antonio Floro Flores Attacker Of Italy Makes Way To Granada From Udinese On Loan.
• Joel Campbell Attacker Of Costa Rica Joins Real Betis From Arsenal On Loan.
• Javi Hervas Midfielder Of Spain Has Joined Sevilla From Cordoba undisclosed.
• Diego Lopez Goalkeeper Of Spain Joins Sevilla From Villarreal On 3.5million.
• Hedwiges Maduro Defender Of Netherlands also Joins Sevilla From Valencia On Free.
• Bryan Rabello Midfielder Of Chile Has Also Joined Sevilla From Colo Colo  On Free.
• Alban Bunjaku Midfielder Of England Joined Sevilla From Arsenal undisclosed.
• Andres Guardado Midfielder Of Mexico Has Joined Valencia From Deportivo On Free.
• Jonathan Viera Midfielder Of Spain Has Joined Valencia From Las Palmas On 2.5million.
• Joao Pereira Defender Of Portugal Joins Valencia From Sporting Lisbon On 3.6million.

ITALIAN SERIA A TRANSFERS AND NEWS:

• Ricardo Montolivo Midfielder Of Italy Joins AC Milan From Fiorentina On Free Transfer.
• Kevin Constant Midfielder Of Guinea Joins AC Milan From Genoa On Loan.
• Francesco Acerbi Defender Of Italy Joins AC Milan From Genoa undisclosed.
• Bakaye Traore Midfielder Of Mali Joins AC Milan From Nancy On Free Transfer.
• Marti Riverola Goalkeeper Of Spain Joins Bologna From Barcelona on Free Transfer.
• Amidu Salifu Midfielder Of Ghana Joins Catania From Fiorentina On Loan.
• Paul Papp Defender Of Romania Joins Chievo From Vaslui undisclosed.
• Mounir El Hamdaoui Attacker Of Morocco Joins Fiorentina From Ajax undisclosed.
• Ahmed Hegazy Defender Of Egypt Joins Fiorentina From Ismaily On 1.5million.
• Facundo Roncaglia Defender Of Argentina Joins Fiorentina From Boca Juniors On Free Transfer.
• Steve von Bergen Defender Of Switzerland Joins Genoa From Cesena On Free Transfer.
• Anselmo De Moraes Midfielder Of Brazil Joins Genoa From Palmeiras undisclosed.
• Rodrigo Palacio Attacker Of Argentina Joins Inter Milan From Genoa On 11million.
• Samir Handanovic Goalkeeper Of Slovenia Joins Inter Milan From Udinese On 11million.
• Matias Silvestre Defender Of Argentina Joins Inter Milan From Palermo On Loan.
• Fredy Guarin Midfielder Of Colombia Joins Inter Milan From Porto On 11million.
• Kwadwo Asamoah Midfielder Of Ghana Joins Juventus From Udinese On 9million.
• Nicola Leali Goalkeeper Of Italy Joins Juventus From Brescia undisclosed.
• Mauricio Isla Midfielder Of Chile Joins Juventus From Udinese On 9.4million.
• Lucio Defender Of Brazil Joins Juventus From Inter Milan On Free Transfer.
• Martin Caceres Defender Of Uruguay Joins Juventus From Sevilla On 8million.
• Sebastian Giovinco Attacker Of Italy Joins Juventus From Parma On 11million.
• Emanuele Giaccherini Midfielder Of Italy Joins Juventus From Cesena On 4.25million.
• Ederson Midfielder Of Brazil Joins Lazio From Lyon On Free Transfer.
• Goran Pandev Attacker Of FYR Macedonia Joins Napoli  From Inter Milan On 7.5million.
• Franco Brienza Attacker Of Italy Joins Palermo From Siena undisclosed.
• Egidio Arevalo Rios Midfielder of Uruguay Joins Palermo From Tijuana On 3million.
• Ishak Belfodil Attacker Of France Joins Parma From Lyon  On 2.5million.
• Dorlan Pabon Attacker Of Colombia Joins Parma From Atletico Nacional undisclosed.
• Amauri Attacker Of Brazil joins Parma From Fiorentina On Free Transfer.
• Adrian Stoian Midfielder Of Romania Joins Roma From Bari On 1.2million.
• Marquinho Midfielder Of Brazil Joins Roma From Fluminense On 3.5million.
• Tomas Svedkauskas Goalkeeper  Of Lithuania Joins Roma From Suduva undisclosed.
• Dodo Defender Of Brazil Joins Roma From Corinthians On Free Transfer.
• Maxi Lopez Attacker Of Argentina Joins Sampdoria From Catania On Loan.
• Thomas Heurtaux Defender Of France Joins Udinese From Caen On 2million.
• Willians Domingos Midfielder Of Brazil Joins Udinese From Flamengo undisclosed.
• Allan Marques Loureiro Midfielder Of Brazil Joins Udinese From Vasco da Gama undisclosed.
• Wojciech Pawlowski Goalkeeper Of Poland Joins Udinese From Lechia Gdansk undisclosed.
• Cristian Pasquato Attacker Of Italy Joins Udinese From Juventus On 1.5million.

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA TRANSFERS AND NEWS:

• Dani Carvajal Defender Of Spain Joins Bayer Leverkusen From Real Madrid On 5million.
• Philipp Wollscheid Defender Of Germany Joins Bayer Leverkusen From Nurnberg On7million.
• Junior Fernandes Attacker of  Chile Joins Bayern Leverkusen From Universidad de Chile undisclosed
• Tom Starke Goalkeeper Of Germany Joins Bayern Munich From Hoffenheim undisclosed.
• Claudio Pizarro Attacker Of Peru Joins Bayern Munich From Werder Bremen On Free Transfer.
• Mario Mandzukic Attacker Of Croatia Joins Bayern Munich From Wolfsburg On 13million.
• Dante Defender Of Brazil Joins Bayern Munich From Bor. Mgladbach On 4.7million.
• Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder Of Switzerland Joins Bayern Munich From Basel On 12million.
• Mitchell Weiser Midfielder Of Germany Joins Bayern Munich From Koln On 500,000.
• Marco Reus Attacker Of Germany Joins Bor. Dortmund From Bor. Mgladbach On 17.1million.
• Julian Schieber Attacker Of Germany Joins Bor. Dortmund From Stuttgart On 5.5million.
• Leonardo Bittencourt Midfielder of Germany Joins Bor. Dortmund From Energie Cottbus On 3million
• Peniel Mlapa Attacker Of Germany Joins Bor. Mgladbach From Hoffenheim On 3million.
• Alvaro Dominguez Defender Of Spain Joins Bor. Mgladbach  From Atletico Madrid On 8million.
• Granit Xhaka Midfielder Of Switzerland Joins Bor. Mgladbach From Basel On 8.5million.
• Cha Du-Ri Defender Of South Korea Joins Fortuna From Celtic On Free Transfer.
• Abdul Rahman Baba Defender Of Ghana Joins Greuter Furth From Asante Kotoko undisclosed.
• Adrian Nikci Midfielder Of Australia Joins Hannover From FC Zurich On 600,000.
• Hiroki Sakai Defender Of Japan Joins Hannover From Kashiwa Reysol undisclosed.
• Felipe Martins Defender Of Brazil Joins Hannover From Standard Liege On 2.2million.
• Filip Malbasic Attacker Of Serbia Joins Hoffenheim From Rad undisclosed.
• Takashi Usami Attacker Of Japan Joins Hoffenheim From Gamba Osaka On Loan.
• Matthieu Delpierre Defender Of France Joins Hoffenheim From Stuttgart On Free Transfer.
• Tim Wiese Goalkeeper Of Germany Joins Hoffenheim From Werder Bremen On Free Transfer.
• Eren Derdiyok Attacker Of Switzerland Joins Hoffenheim From Bayern Leverkusen undisclosed.
• Tranquillo Barnetta Midfielder Of Switzerland Joins Schalke From Bayer Leverkusen On Free.
• Roman Neustadter Midfielder Of Germany Joins Schalke From Bor. Mgladbach On Free.
• Tunay Torun Attacker Of Turkey Joins Stuttgart From Hertha On Free Transfer.
• Tim Hoogland Defender Of Germany Joins Stuttgart From Schalke On Loan.
• Eljero Elia Midfielder Of Netherlands Joins Werder Bremen From Juventus On 5.5million.
• Nils Petersen Attacker Of Germany Joins Werder Bremen From Bayern Munich On Loan.
• Theodor Gebre Selassie Defender Of Czech Republic Joins Werder Bremen From Slovan on 2million
• Kevin Pannewitz Midfielder Of Germany Joins Wolfsburg From Hansa Rostock undisclosed.
• Emanuel Pogatetz Defender Of Austria Joins Wolfsburg From Hannover On 2.3million.
• Bas Dost Attacker Of Netherlands JoinWolfsburg From Heerenveen On 8million.

LATEST TRANSFER  NEWS , RUMORS, SPECULATIONS, HOT GOSSIPS:

1. United ready £30m bid for Lucas Moura; Baines nears Old Trafford switch
2. Liverpool  have been told to forget their interest in Real Madrid winger Jose Callejon
3. Inter Milan have been dealt a transfer blow with the news that summer target Paulinho wants to remain in Brazil with Corinthians,
4. Dynamo Kiev have reached an agreement for the signing of striker Marco Ruben from Villarreal
5. Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe could be the subject of an ambitious bid from Premier League new boys Reading,
6. Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has poured cold water on speculations linking him with a summer exit from Alianz Arena
7. Werder Bremen are pondering a move for Inter Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini, according to Bild.
8. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has yet to make any additions to last seasons underachieving squad. Rodgers has stated recently that…
9. Serie A giants Milan have confirmed reports linking defender Taye Taiwo with a summer move to Benfica. The Nigerian full-back…
10. Sporting Lisbon are on the verge of reaching an agreement to sign Dutch defender Khalid Boulahrouz,.
11. ACF Fiorentina have placed a £20 million tag on star forward Stefan Jovetic amidst speculation that English Premier League giants Arsenal and Chelsea…
12. Serie A side Fiorentina have announced on their official website that they have signed forward Mounir El Hamdaoui from Ajax….
13. Brazilian giants Corinthians are on the verge of signing Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero from Hamburger SV, the German Bundesliga side…
14. Chelsea youngster Oriol Romeu has said that a move back to Barcelona would be tough...
15. The Metro are today reporting that it will take somewhere in the region of £20 million to lure Stefan Jovetic…The last few seasons have saw Tottenham establish themselves as a real threat to the big boys at the top…
16. Barcelona target Yohan Cabaye Barcelona are pondering a shock bid for Newcastle playmaker Yohan Cabaye.
17. Berlusconi: I have sold Silva, Ibrahimovic to PSG.

Former Pakistan Player Alimuddin dies

Alimuddin (standing, second from left) made his first-class debut at the age of 12.

Alimuddin the former  Pakistan opener who faced the first delivery bowled by an international side in Pakistan, has died at the age of 81. He was 12 years old when he made his first-class debut in 1942-43, appearing for Rajasthan, in the pre-partition Ranji Trophy.He was a member of the touring side led by Abdul Hafeez Kardar on the historic tour to England in 1954. He started with a hundred at Worcester and scored a second one against Cambridge, but his form fell away and in three Tests he managed only 51 runs. He bounced back to be the best batsman on either side in Pakistan's first home series, against India in 1954-55, but he rarely found his best form thereafter, losing his place in the West Indies, before hitting back with a Test-best 109 and 53 against England at Karachi in 1961-62.Alimuddin was also the first batsman to score a hundred at National Cricket Stadium in Karachi against India, in a low-scoring match in 1955. He played 25 Tests for Pakistan, before retiring and moving to England where he worked in Heathrow Airport for Pakistan International Airlines.He had lung and heart problems, and was also on dialysis. His international career lasted eight years, ending in 1962. He would have played more matches, had it not been for the presence of other quality openers like Nazar Mohammad and Hanif Mohammad. After partition, he stayed back in India to play the 1947-48 season, but later migrated to Karachi.Alimuddin's was a cricketing family with two of his brothers, Azimuddin and Salimuddin, also playing first-class cricket briefly. He remained unmarried all his life, working to support his sister and brothers.The Pakistan board conveyed their condolences to the family. "The PCB management is deeply saddened by the loss of Mr Alimuddin, and their thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time of sorrow," a PCB release said.

3rd Test:Sri Lanka Draw Against Pakistan and win the Series 1-0

A placid track on the fifth day provided Sri Lanka an ideal chance of pushing for victory by chasing down 270 in the allotted 71 overs, a result that looked a strong possibility after an aggressive start led by Dinesh Chandimal. But his dismissal at the stroke of tea slowed down the innings considerably and, despite a fluent Kumar Sangakkara at one end, Sri Lanka's focus turned to securing their 1-0 lead. The change in approach squeezed the excitement out of the chase, but succeeded in ensuring Pakistan lost a Test series for the first time since that ill-fated tour of England in 2010. It was also Sri Lanka's first Test series win in nine attempts since August 2009, and the first after the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan.Misbah-ul-Haq declared immediately after Asad Shafiq reached his second Test century prior to the lunch break. Shafiq added an unbeaten 81 with Adnan Akmal, who batted bravely with a broken finger to keep Sri Lanka at bay for more than 28 overs. In their defence of a target of 270, an all-out attack led by Junaid Khan was Pakistan's big hope of levelling the series, but with the pitch a contrast to days one and three, it was the batsmen who dictated the flow of the game.When they came in for the chase, Sri Lanka had the option of batting out time instead of pushing for a win, given their series lead, but Chandimal's naturally positive approach delivered a promising start. Junaid and Umar Gul got a hint of movement with the new ball, and there were plays and misses. Tharanga Paranavitana reached out to a couple of wide deliveries, while Chandimal, against a round-the-wicket line from Junaid, was squared up by the away-going ball. His tendency to initially shuffle across and fall over gave Junaid a healthy chance of an lbw dismissal, but Chandimal middled the ball well. He slashed Gul through point, drove him down the ground and pulled him through square leg, all in the over before lunch.Chandimal was largely cautious against spin, preferring to see off both Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal, who only got the odd ball to turn, but was quick to seize on opportunities presented by the seamers. Despite the presence of a deep point, Junaid was thrashed twice through the cover region, also prompting the bowler to go back to bowling over the wicket. As the field spread out, he pulled short deliveries towards deep square leg, drove past mid-off and ensured a steady flow of singles and twos. Sangakkara gave him solid company in an 88-run stand.Sangakkara joined Chandimal after the opening pair had added 44 at more than four an over. On a pair, he got going quickly, cracking an incoming delivery from Junaid through extra cover and cutting him past point. Fumbles, byes, overthrows, and singles were in supply, and Sri Lanka were going along smoothly, but Chandimal was keen to press on. After he'd launched Ajmal over mid-off for four, he tried repeated that feat in the over before tea, but failed to clear Shafiq, who held on to a sharp catch.Even though Mahela Jayawardene fell playing a paddle-sweep, an attempt at improvisation, he'd consumed 43 balls before his dismissal. The first nine overs after tea yielded just 12 runs, that sense of urgency on show before lunch having disappeared. Sangakkara whipped Junaid for a couple of boundaries through midwicket, but any signs of the chase being revived proved deceptive.The arrival of Thilan Samaraweera with 123 needed in 23.2 overs, ahead of power-hitters in Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, was the first reality check. His struggles against the doosra continued until he was bowled by Ajmal after facing 20 balls. His dismissal was followed by three consecutive maidens, consigning the game to a draw. The chase was called off nine overs short of the scheduled close.Shafiq's assured century before lunch had given Pakistan a fighting chance. Sri Lanka failed to pick up a wicket with the opposition eight down, and an injured player batting at one end. Had they looked to close the innings early, targeting both batsmen instead of just Akmal, they would have had a better chance of forcing a result in their favour. But they employed spread fields to Shafiq, who batted calmly in the company of Akmal, who proved more than capable of surviving.After the first hour of the day, a message came out from the dressing room to step it up and Akmal played the reverse-sweep for four, while Shafiq slog-swept Rangana Herath for four more. Amid a spate of singles through square leg, midwicket and on the off side, Shafiq also struck Perera through long-off and deep extra cover, before getting a top-edge to the fine-leg boundary. He brought up three-figures half an hour before lunch. At tea, Sri Lanka were favourites. But their priorities changed after that.

Pakistan 226 (Shafiq 75, Misbah 40, Perera 4-63) and 380 for 8 dec (Ali 136, Shafiq 100*) drew with

 Sri Lanka 337 (Paranavitana 75, Perera 75, Junaid 5-70) and 195 for 4 (Sangakkara 74, Chandimal 65, Ajmal 3-50)

Result:Draw

André Schürrle Might End The Job of Daniel Sturridge

André Schürrle, Who Plays For Germany And Bayern Leverkusen Can Be The Next Signing Of Chelsea As The Mighty Blues having hijacked Tottenham Hotspur’s attempts to sign the 20-year-old Brazilian international. A deal should be announced soon.Schürrle’s club, Bayer Leverkusen, have already rejected an offer of £17 million for the 21 year-old and insisted that he would stay with them. But Chelsea are considering their next move with an improved offer of around £20 million.Despite Leverkusen’s public stance, talks between the two clubs were scheduled to take place yesterday although it was unclear on Tuesday night whether they went ahead.Schürrle was identified by former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas as a key signing as part of his brief to overhaul an ageing first team and the club have pressed ahead with their interest despite his sacking in March.If Schürrle is signed he will join Oscar, Eden Hazard (£35.3 million from Lille) and Marko Marin (£6.5 million from Werder Bremen) as Chelsea’s summer arrivals  taking the club’s spending to already more than £80 million with more moves possible plus several other departures.With Didier Drogba having left, at the end of his contract, along with Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa, Chelsea’s new permanent manager, Roberto Di Matteo, will have to balance his squad. Sturridge has made clear that he would like to play as a central striker but Fernando Torres is set to start the campaign as first choice and Chelsea also know that the England international is a player they could demand a big fee for.The 22 year-old is recovering from viral meningitis, which has placed his participation in the Team GB Olympic squad in jeopardy, but has expressed his frustration at playing out of position at Chelsea as well as his lack of opportunities in the second half of last season.Chelsea will also listen to offers for Michael Essien and Florent Malouda while there were fresh claims yesterday that Barcelona might exercise a supposed buy-back clause for midfielder Oriol Romeu.Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is determined to create a “hungry, young team” and is targeting the attacking positions, in particular, adding more creativity and pace as he aims to challenge for the Premier League title next season and attempt to retain the Champions League.The club already have a core of relatively young players such as Gary Cahill (26), David Luiz (25), Ramires (25) and Juan Mata (24) and have also bought emerging talents such as Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne, both of whom may go on loan to gain more experience, as has goalkeeper Thibault Courtois, who is returning to Atletico Madrid.Oscar will be an exciting addition to the squad with one of his agents, Carlos Meinberg Neto, confirming the report in Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph that Chelsea were bidding. Neto claimed there was no agreement with Oscar’s club Internacional but, according to sources, that is not the case. “Tottenham also made an offer, but he should accept Chelsea’s offer as there is more exposure there,” Neto said.Schürrle, who can play as a central striker or as a winger, was part of Germany’s Euro 2012 squad, where he made two substitute appearances, and while Leverkusen have stated that he wants to remain with the Bundesliga club, Chelsea have felt sufficient encouragement to re-enter talks.The Premier League club do retain an interest in Hulk but are highly reluctant to deal with his club, Porto, and will not bid anywhere near the asking price of £60 million.Porto are also hoping to negotiate the departure of midfielder Joao Moutinho whose most likely destination would appear to be Spurs. So far Porto have had no offers close to their asking price of £32 million

Oscar Dos Santos Ready For Chelsea Swap Worth Of £25m

Oscar Dos Santos Who Plays For Brazil And Internacional Is A Mid-Fielder Who Has Been A Target of £25m. Internacional have lined up a deal for Paulo Henrique Ganso of Santos to replace Oscar, and, although they maintain that nothing has been signed with Chelsea, a deal to take the London club's outlay on new players past £60m is close.Tottenham Hotspur had an interest in Oscar but walked away from negotiations at the weekend, perhaps when it appeared that Chelsea were ready to gazump them.Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, has already funded the £32m signing of Eden Hazard from Lille and the £7m capture of Marko Marin from Werder Bremen; two young and sought-after attacking midfielders, and Oscar ticks similar boxes.The 20-year-old is a right-footed playmaker who can operate in any of the advanced midfield positions in the 4-2-3-1 formation that is favoured by the Chelsea manager, Roberto Di Matteo. He is noted for his speed and technical ability and he has made his mark at full international level, starring in the Brazil squad that recently played friendlies against Denmark, Mexico, Argentina and United States. He has played 70 times for Internacional, scoring 19 goals. Oscar has been included in the squad for the London Olympics.The Chelsea squad already has a Brazilian flavour, in the form of Ramires, David Luiz and Lucas Piazon, and Abramovich could add to it further with his pursuit of Hulk, the Porto striker. A £38m fee has been agreed in principle between the clubs but there are complications related to Hulk's third party ownership, and over who will pay the monies owing to his investors.

Indian Footballer Mahesh Thapa Dies Due to Collision With Goal-Keeper

In a tragic incident Mahesh Thapa, a 27-year-old footballer who plays in the local league, died moments after a collision with the goalkeeper during a match in Jalpaiguri. Thapa was first taken to the Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital but couldn't be admitted to the ICU due to lack of beds and he was then driven to a private nursing home called Marina. Unfortunately, the ICU was full there also. It was learnt that Thapa stopped breathing on the way to another private facility called Touch. He was then brought back to the Sadar Hospital where he was declared dead. District Sports Association (DSA) joint secretary, Bhola Mondal told PTI that the player was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance soon after the incident."There was no delay in taking the player to the hospital. There were no beds in the (first two) hospitals and we were told to wait but the condition of the player was such that we could not afford to delay," Mondal said. A player of Raikatpara Sports Association, Thapa was representing the Toralpara team against Bhanu Nagar team. The unfortunate incident took place when the opposition goalkeeper's knee crashed on to Thapa's chest, leading to the latter's collapse. A post-mortem has been conducted on the deceased's body to know the exact reasons of his death, and the reports are awaited. According to sources, those familiar with Thapa claimed that he had been playing for a long time and was not known to indulge in any bad habits. The incident comes barely four months after Bangalore footballer Venkatesh passed away during a match due to cardiac arrest. Venkatesh, could not be revived after suffering a cardiac arrest, and the lack of basic medical facilities played a part. In 2004, Dempo's Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior too had passed away on the field after colliding with then Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Subrata Paul.

England Wins Series 4-0 Against Australia

A "Bravo" Performance By England Stars Help Clean-Sweep The Series 4-0 In 5 ODI Series.Australia's coach, Mickey Arthur, had called for more mongrel but the Australian attack dog managed only a growl or two as England ruthlessly completed a 4-0 victory in a NatWest Series that remained in their control until the last. Australia remain top of the ICC one-day rankings solely because of the abandoned match at Edgbaston, spared by Pommie rain.England were set 146 for victory in 32 overs, a target reduced to 138 in 29 as rain tumbled for the last time from churlish Lancashire skies. There was potential for it to be awkward as Australia took two quick wickets, but Alastair Cook, looking more and more like a one-day captain of status, and Ravi Bopara, in one of his most bullish innings in an England shirt, timed England's seven-wicket victory with 11 balls to spare with aplomb.Cook fell with 12 runs needed, caught at slip off Ben Hilfenhaus for 58, but Bopara, his Essex colleague, saw things though. He has good reason to remember this series fondly. He finished as the second-highest run-scorer behind Ian Bell, strutting his stuff for England like he rarely has before, and has probably secured a batting place on the first Test ahead of Eoin Morgan and Jonny Bairstow on the strength of it.Bopara had fun with the ball, too. His loosener strangled Steve Smith down the leg side and David Hussey edged another routine delivery to the wicketkeeper. If this weather keeps up, he can fiddle through a few overs as England's fifth bowler against South Africa.Australia will want to forget this series by the morning. They have been not as much out of season as overpowered by England's high-class pace attack in challenging conditions. It was their heaviest defet suffered by Australia in a limited-overs series.They will console themselves that it has been a tour with no significance, a tour devised by administrators during misguided diplomatic tit for tat. But Michael Clarke, Australia's captain, sought no excuses: "It was a wake-up call for the team," he said. "England were class. A lot of our team have not faced an attack like that in one-day cricket."The public have turned out in defiance of abysmal weather, and England have rewarded them with committed, powerful cricket, but not before time, a proper series, against South Africa, awaits. They have beaten Australia in a one-day series with conventional cricket and that will help convince them they can carry this form into the longer game.There have been more beautiful visions than the one that met England and Australia at the end of this series. The skies glowered in various shades of Manchester grey, a colour now so popular that it has swept the nation, and an extensive rebuilding scheme had left parts of the ground covered in scaffolding.Only the façade of the old pavilion remains. Walk behind it at the moment and it looks like a theatre prop except with more rubble. It could be excellent when it is finished, but it is not finished and a capacity crowd, having endured afternoon rain, suffered the privations of a half-finished stadium in the belief that a brave new world will have dawned by the time the Ashes Test returns a year's hence.It was 13 degrees in Manchester, colder than Christmas Day apparently, and Australia looked ready for the tour to end. David Warner, at the start, and George Bailey in the final throes of a laboured Australian innings, batted gamely. Bailey salvaged something from 86 for 6, finishing unbeaten on 46 from 41 balls as 25 came off the last two overs.However, James Tredwell was another England player with cause to regard the match as invaluable. Graeme Swann, England's premier offspinner, exudes the confidence of a chat show host; Tredwell, his experienced Kent replacement, displays a meekness that Swann presumably tossed aside soon after birth, along with his first baby rattle.Be that as it may, Tredwell proved a more than capable replacement for his more outgoing colleague. He finished with 2 for 23 in seven overs and was involved in one of two England run outs as their ground fielding again achieved standards that in this series their catching has not matched.Samit Patel redeemed himself for an earlier dropped catch with a sharp throw to Tredwell at the bowler's end as Peter Forrest failed to hustle a second run to long on. Clarke, again looking to up the tempo, sought a desperate single in to the off side and was comfortably run out by Morgan's direct hit.Such has been the praise lavished upon England for their rise to No 1 in the Test and T20 rankings, allied to the suspicion that an identical standing in ODIs might not be far behind, that a slight deterioration in their catching standards has largely passed unrecorded.James Anderson, the local favourite; the otherwise impressive Tredwell, who before his wickets would probably go down as the man least recognised; and Patel, who found himself playing the unwanted role of the fielding buffoon, dropped three catches between them in consecutive overs.Wade was dropped off Stuart Broad and Steven Finn in successive overs, Anderson palming away a chest-high chance (a rare blemish from England's finest close fielder that almost had DEAD RUBBER stamped on it) and Tredwell, who stooped for a low one somewhat rheumatically as if the endless rain was beginning to take its toll. As for Patel's fumble when Warner hacked Broad to third man, the looks of disbelief on the faces of spectators behind him told its own story.In that time, Warner fuelled Australia. He grafted hard and had one domineering moment when he swung Broad over the long-on boundary. He had a run-a-ball 32 when Tredwell produced turn and defeated an ungainly sweep.Wade, opening because of Shane Watson's return, injured, to Australia, made no claim to the job for good, scrambling 12 in 41 balls before Tredwell had him stumped. It was a hard ask - in challenging English conditions and against Anderson and Steve Finn, armed with two new balls - but his critical stare at the spot where the ball had turned quite normally was a poor exit.

AUSTRALIA SCORE: 145 for 7 (Bailey 46*, Bopara 2-8) 

ENGLAND SCORE: 138 for 3 (Cook 58, Bopara 52*) 

RESULT: England wins the 5TH ODI by 7 wickets through DL/METHOD.

Robin-Van-Persie Has No Choice, He Can Sign New Gunner Contract

Robin Van Persie The Arsenal Captain could yet sign a new deal at Arsenal, according to Sky Sports, despite announcing last week he had no intention to do so.Van Persie is set to begin talks with the club this week amid speculation Juventus, Man City and Man Utd are all targeting the Arsenal captain.

OTHER NEWS:

Fabio Capello, Harry Redknapp and Pep Guardiola are among the candidates to be Russia's next manager, the Russian Football Union has announced. Jonjo Shelvey has signed a new long-term deal at Anfield as Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers begins to assess his squad.

TRANSFER NEWS:

In today's transfer news, Barcelona have joined Arsenal in the race to sign £9.5m rated Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham are said to be in contract talks with Lyon and France international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, according to L'Equipe. (Metro)

And finally, Serie A champions Juventus are ready to rival Chelsea for the signing of 22-year-old Fiorentina striker Stefan Jovetic. (Goal.com)