Football Paper Talks
- Pep Guardiola will be given a huge transfer war chest this summer with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba and Everton centre-back John Stones at the top of his £130m shopping list.
- Kelechi Iheanacho is set to be added to Manchester City's Champions League squad in place of the injured Samir Nasri.
- Pep Guardiola has vowed not to raid current club Bayern Munich when he takes over as Manchester City boss in the summer but they will make an offer for £75m-rated striker Robert Lewandowski if Real Madrid kick off a bidding war.
- Yaya Toure is ready to quit City in the wake of Guardiola's appointment - he was ditched by the Spaniard when they were previously together at Barcelona.
- Gary Cahill has no plans on following John Terry out of Chelsea after 'clear the air' talks with boss Guus Hiddink over a lack of Premier League playing time.
- Manchester City could make an audacious move for Lionel Messi in the summer, perhaps spending as much as £120m to bring the Argentina superstar to the Etihad.
- Radamel Falcao could still cut short his Chelsea loan stay despite missing out on a return to Atletico Madrid before the deadline. He is being linked with a move to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning, who recently signed Ramires.
- John Terry could also be heading for China, where a possible £20m could be on offer for just one season - several clubs are already said to be interested.
- John Terry's next footballing destination could be the Middle East, with former Chelsea team-mate Gianfranco Zola having sounded out the 35-year-old about joining the club he manages, Qatar's Al-Arabi.
- Rickie Lambert has admitted he is no longer good enough for West Brom's first-team, less than two years after playing in the World Cup for England.
- Tomas Rosicky is poised to leave Arsenal this summer and the thigh injury he suffered on his return against Burnley could be the last time he pulls on a Gunners shirt.
- Luke Shaw is set to give Manchester United a fitness boost and return to action in March.
- Pep Guardiola will target Thiago Alcantara, Ilkay Gundogan and Aymeric Laporte in his first summer as Manchester City manager.
- Marcel Desailly believes Chelsea will eventually offer John Terry a new contract.
- Manchester City's appointment of Pep Guardiola has left rivals United needing to decide whether to make a move for former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho before he is snapped up by another club.
- Oxford United boss Michael Appleton has rejected the chance to join Manchester United as part of their academy overhaul - Appleton began his playing career with the club.
- Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho could be on new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's summer shopping list.
- Mark Warburton was delighted to sign Michael O'Halloran from St Johnstone on Deadline Day, but the Rangers manager's top target could be followed by six more high-profile signings in the summer.
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