Gonzalo Higuain News

Victor Valdes has organised a special dinner where his decision to leave in the summer became clear.

Should they make a move, Marca believes a bid of 40m will be needed. The 27-year-old Uruguay international received a 10-match ban towards the end of this season, for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during a Premier League game.

The Arsenal hierarchy will back Wenger not just in terms of big money for transfers but also for contracts and they are capable of competing to sign Rooney.

A glance at the sports pages of almost any major newspaper will show Arsenal linked with a host of strikers.

ASMIR BEGOVIC insists he hasn't received a firm offer from Liverpool - but says that doesn't mean he won't get one.

The Argentine striker looks set to swap Madrid for Turin in the coming days after six years in Spain - and he is just what the Bianconeri need to challenge in Europe next season Spanish Football Writer Juventus' return to Europe's elite continues to gather pace.

Despite being sidelined with a hamstring problem, the four-time Ballon d'Or winner has been named in Alejandro Sabella's 23-man squad for June's World Cup qualifiers Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been called up to Argentina 's latest World Cup qualifiers squad despite being out injured.

It appears increasingly unlikely that Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic will be joining Arsenal this summer.

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal continues to be linked with a big summer exit, but fans of the Serie A champions are unlikely to approve any sale of the 26-year-old Chile ace.

Unless you are a big fan of Tahiti's national football team, the most unlikely participant in the summer's Confederations Cup, the summer is going to be a boring one.

Manchester United are set for a summer of change with long-serving manager Alex Ferguson retiring and David Moyes coming in to take his place, leaving the futures of some of the playing staff up for discussion too.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is finally planning to spend big this summer as he looks to rebuild his squad.

ARSENAL and Manchester City were both interested in bringing Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain to the Premier League - but it's Juventus who lead the race for his signature.

ANDY CARROLL was last night ruled out of England's summer friendlies - on the day West Ham agreed to pay Liverpool 15m for him.

We've heard the whispers, read the gossip and entertained the idle speculation for weeks, months and even years.

REAL MADRID are ready to blow Tottenham out of the water in a bid to sign Gareth Bale this summer.

Director Giuseppe Marotta earmarked the two strikers as potential transfer targets but stressed that the club are exploring "various options" in the market Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta has confirmed the club's interest in luring both Gonzalo Higuain and Stevan Jovetic to Turin this summer.

Arsenal are not willing to pay more than 20m for the 23-year-old who has been on the club's radar since 2011.

Laurent Koscielny maintains the Arsenal players knew exactly what was at stake if they had failed to beat Newcastle on Sunday.

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