Florentino Pérez is going to respect Karanka's contract. Real Madrid's assistant manager has three seasons left on his contract and he'll be offered the chance to stay on. Last year he renewed his contract till 2016 and Real Madrid's president will hold a meeting with him to find out what he intends to do. Mourinho doesn't plan on taking him to Chelsea.Full Story »

Robin van Persie dealt a blow to one of his biggest detractors after sending him a mysterious package in the post. Sent to CNN host and Arsenal fan Piers Morgan, who has waged a running battle with Van Persie all season, the package contained a double-sided picture of the Dutch striker kissing the Premier League trophy with one messager eading : 'Piersy my man, thanks for all the support! You m...Full Story »

Real join fight for £60million striker HOT PROPERTY ... Edinson Cavani MANCHESTER CITY are in a straight scrap with Real Madrid for the signature of £60million striker Edinson Cavani. Chelsea have pulled out of the bidding for the Napoli superstar after discovering the total cost of a five-year-deal would be a staggering £100m — including £8m-a-year in wages for the...Full Story »

    Within the vast spiral of contacts, offers and negotiations which Real Madrid is involved in with a view to putting together its squad for next season, the possibility of signing Luis Suárez has cropped up. The Uruguayan striker is Liverpool's top goalscorer this season with 30 goals. Real needs to bolster its strike force and is counting on the player's desire to play Span...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO wants Luka Modric to join him at Chelsea. The Special One is quitting Real Madrid for Stamford Bridge next week and hopes the Croatian playmaker will follow him out of the Bernabeu. And Mourinho is ready to test Madrid’s resolve by slapping in a £30million bid for the former Tottenham star. A Chelsea insider confirmed: “Mourinho’s very keen to clinch a dea...Full Story »

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benítez to be the club's new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited England yesterday was hoping to secure an exchange deal with Manchester City for Edinson Cavani. Film producer De Laurentiis had been linked with outgoing interim Chelsea manager Benitez as a replacement for Napoli's own departin...Full Story »

Ferran Soriano (l): No plans to sign either Radamel Falcao or Neymar Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has denied the club are chasing the signatures of Radamel Falcao and Neymar. Reports have suggested City are among the chasing pack lining up moves for Atletico Madrid hit-man Falcao and Brazil sensation Neymar. alcao has been linked with a host of clubs, including Chelsea, Mona...Full Story »

Titus Bramble has confirmed he will be leaving Sunderland when his contract expires at the end of next month. The 31-year-old defender said his farewells in a series of messages posted on his Twitter account. Bramble tweeted: "I've had a great three years and would like to thank every #SAFC fan for the support they have shown. "The NE is a special place to play and will always be close to m...Full Story »

The Spain international is being chased by the Premier League runners-up but Los Blancos are leading the race, and the attacking midfielder tried not to give much away Malaga attacker Isco has played coy on reports suggesting he will join Real Madrid this summer. On Wednesday Goal revealed Manchester City are targeting the 21-year-old as part of a £120 million summer spending spree, but...Full Story »

Manchester City are ready to resist a £26million offer from Monaco for defender Vincent Kompany. The Belgian is also wanted by Barcelona but City, under whoever replaces Roberto Mancini this summer, see him as a mainstay of their side. Monaco are currently on a huge recruitment drive having been promoted back to Ligue 1 under former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri. Target: Manchester City c...Full Story »