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Amidst reports that England captain Wayne Rooney is unsatisfied at Man U in these time of Mou, Everton has opened talks with the goal scoring record-breaker. Everton manager Koeman believes that he could make a return that would in turn strengthen Everton. But if Rooney turned down links to China, could he turn down this too?

twitter/@sergioramos Madrid captain Sergio Ramos shared on twitter pix of possible 11 that will be playing against Las Palmas on Wednesday. The picture capture them probably after training looking all athletic and ready to hit Las Palmas.

twitter/@3gerardpique Pique extended his love as he congratulated his baby Shakira - who played one of the voicings in Zootopia movie - as they won an Oscar. Pique has never turned down at opportunity to let the world know Shakira is his "heart".

According to reports, Wenger has just turned down a mouth-watering deal made by a Chinese Super League club. The deal set was at £30 million per year but Wenger turned it down. More details later...

twitter/cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo shared on his twitter page as he worked out in style. From training in the heat to working out in his cool gym. This is the life of a star, isn't it?

credit: espnfc According to reports, Barcelona legends will take on Man U legends on the 30th of June at Camp Nou. The match which was scheduled for last summer but moved to this summer owing to the players commitments. There will also be a return leg at the Old Trafford on September 2. Some players that will be playing for Barcelona include Hristo Stoichkov, Edmilson, Gaizka Mendieta. And Man U legends to play include Paul Scholes and Dwight Yorke.

The last time Juventus failed to win at home was September 2015 which would make it 30 matches ago. With their 2-0 victory over Empoli on Saturday, they were on the 30th game undefeated run at home. Juventus are currently 10 points clear on top of the league table.

You can call it a reunion if you want, but Man city boss [and former Barcelona coach] Pep Guardiola is making a move to sign Juventus full-back and former Barcelona wing-back Dani Alves. Alves is one of his targets for the Summer transfer windows. More details later...

There has been a lot of back and forth with the Alexis Sanchez deal. But Arsenal has again according to the Mirror UK said through the Arsenal chief that Arsenal would not break the bank in order to suit Sanchez's and Ozil's deal.

credit: Mirror UK According to the Mirror, Zlatan is stalling in signing a new deal with Manchester United. The Mirror has revealed that he seems to be delaying because he feels Manchester United may not make it to the Champions League. And seeing that he plans to move to MLS, he doesn't want to miss his final chance at the UEFA Champions League. Although Ibra seems to be comfortable and happy at Old Trafford, Man U would have to do more to keep the giant ace striker.

The Major League Soccer "MLS" is negotiating a game between Real Madrid and their All Stars team in Chicago on 2nd August.

MLS teams have begun negotiations with Bayern Leverkusen player Javier "Chicarito" Hernandez over a possible move to the US league. More details later...

Mourinho has slammed Leicester for sacking the person "who helped them to reach a certain level" and has blamed the "selfishness" of some people for the sacking of Ranieri. According to ESPNFC, Mourinho said... "Probably the season started with a typical selfishness of others -- people thinking of new contracts, leaving, more money, forgetting who helped them reach a certain level. He continued...

According to Sky Sports News, Leicester City have contacted former Inter Milan and Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini but are yet to hold formal discussions with him. More details later...

According to ESPNFC, Ranieri said, "After the euphoria of last season and being crowned Premier League champions all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester City, the club I love, for always. Sadly this was not to be."

According to the Mirror UK, Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is snubbing deals to Chelsea and Manchester United, while expressing interest in PSG. More details later...

According to the Mirror UK, Tottenham plans to move in for Real Madrid midfielder Isco in the summer. More details later...

According to the Mirror UK, Spanish giants Real Madrid are set to battle England club Liverpool for 20-year old German youngster speedster Julian Brandt. More details later...

According to Sky Sports, France International has indicated that he would like to stay at the Old Trafford for as long as possible. Despite finding it difficult to please Man U boss Mourinho, Martial doesn't think it's a reason he should quit his time with the Reds.

According to ESPN, talks by an Chinese League club with Manchester United for the transfer of Wayne Rooney is still ongoing.

credit: UK Reuters Atletico went home with a 2-4 victory against Bayern Leverkusen. But this wasn't the best news for Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann. Griezmann also became the highest goal scorer for Atletico in the Champions League taking over Luis Aragones who scored 12 goals for the club. According to ESPN, Griezmann said...

Manchester City showed a fighting spirit yesterday at home against French side Monaco. Monaco got the lead as half time. But Pep's boys recovered brilliantly as they resumed for the second half. Although 5 awesome goals where scored in just 45 minutes in the second half, Man City scored 4 out of the 5. This is a startling win for Man City. But seeing that Monaco was able to score 3 away goals is still makes it uncertain for Man City to assume that they have qualified for the next stage. Scorers for Man City included Sterling, Aguero among others.

Zidane has opened up to say that Ronaldo prefers playing out in the wings as he seems to score more goals from there. According to ESPNFC, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said:" "That's his natural position. I'm sure he will score goals.

The highest paid players in the world today are no longer the most popular ones. Since the arrive CSL into the world of football, the most popular and prestigious players are no longer necessarily the highest paid players as China displaces that with their big money transfer deals. Here are the top five highest paid players. 1. Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua) - £615,000 per week 2. Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) - £400,000 per week 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £365,000 per week

credit: instagram/cristiano Real Madrid ace striker Cristiano Ronaldo was given a rest day after Espanyol game, but he obvioiusly really wants to keep fit and not get out of shape. According to The Dailymail UK, Ronaldo was home working out...

While Sevilla coach hinted at interest for Barcelona coaching position, the club has still proceeded to prepare a new contract for Sampaoli with a release clause of €1.5 million. The Argentine coach has brought Sevilla to contend with for La Liga and the title could be won by Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Sevilla.

According to The Mirror UK. Wayne Rooney may still go to the Chinese Super League as the CSL transfer windows is still open till February 28. Rooney has not started a game since January 29 in FA Cup match against Wigan. If Rooney makes the move, he stands to earn up to £140 million in three years.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH FIXTURES 21/FEB/2017 Bayern Leverkusen      vs        Atletico Madrid        7:45pm Manchester City           vs         AS Monaco          7:45pm

Guardiola has revealed that Captain Vincent Kompany will not be available for today's UCL match against Monaco. According to Sky Sports, Pep said yesterday...

According to the Daily Star, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Man City target Fabinho has admitted that he is open to a move to England. More details later...

According to the Daily Express, Conte has signed a long-term deal with Chelsea. More details later...

According to the Daily Mirror, Wayne Rooney is likely going to be benched for the EFL Cup final by boss Jose Mourinho. For now, it seems to be only Mourinho who is happy with that decision. More details later...

According the Daily Mirror, Monaco has revealed that there is interest for Bernardo Silva from major european clubs despite race from Man U and Chelsea for the 22-year old. More details later...

According to the Daily Mirror, Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim has hinted interest in Arsenal as he says he is interested in coaching in the Premier League. More details later...

According to The Sun, Manchester United are set to awaken the deal with Real Madrid for midfielder Toni Kroos. More details later...

According to the Sun, Barcelona has added Jurgen Klopp and Pochy to the shortlist of possible replacements for Luis Enrique as Enrique's career at Camp Nou is threatened. More details later...

According to the Sun, Arsenal are gunning to acquire Napoli's top striker Lorenzo Insigne. More details later...

Premier League Daily Panel have revealed that the any coach that succeeds Arsene Wenger has a "legend spot" tailor-made for him.

With Manchester United's victory over Blackburn, Man U will be travelling to Stamford Bridge for the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. Manchester United, who have been gathering momentum over the past few games, will be meeting the in-form and vibrant Premier League leaders Chelsea. It will be a clash of giants.

credit: skysports While reports still have it that Zlatan is proving to be force to be reckoned with and a force that can't be done away with, Zlat has proved it yet again. With Blackburn taking an early lead, Man U had their hopes doused. But Rashford equalized 10 minutes after. Not until the 75th minute did the game experience the touch of Zlatan. Manchester United moves to the last 8 of the FA Cup.

According to ESPN, Wenger has revealed that he would still manage for four years or even more if he leaves Arsenal.

Rising star midfielder Isco has revealed that he may have to leave Madrid in order to get more playing time. He believes he needs more time to become the player he must be. More details later...

Real Madrid breezes past Espanyol in a 2-0 win yesterday. Goal scorers included Alvaro Morata and Gareth Bale. This was Bale's first appearance since his ankle injury and he sent a message to all, that: "He's back"

After the failure of Lindelof to make it on a transfer to the Old Trafford in the January windows, Manchester United has fiinally agreed to sign 22-year old Lindelof in the Summer. More details later...

credit: mirror uk Neville appeared on ArsenalTV and quite did the unexpected. He rebuked the Arsenal fans who have been clamouring for the exit of their 21-year faithful manager, Arsene Wenger. Basically, Neville expressed his displeasure and had this to say. According to the Mirror UK, he said...

FA CUP MATCH FIXTURES 18/02/17 Huddersfield Town           vs                Manchester City       3:00pm Wolves           vs           Chelsea           5:30pm

According to Sky Sports, Man City boss Pep has come to express that he will never coach Barca again even though he believes Barca is still the best club on the planet. He said...

Conte has revealed according to Sky Sports how he is concerned about players and their happiness but is more concerned about winning. With Terry considering leaving the Stamford Bridge and Costa undecided about his future on Chelsea, Conte has still made it clear that he is more concerned about winning than any other thing because that's his job. According to Sky Sports, he said...

SPANISH LA LIGA FIXTURES 18/02/2017 REAL MADRID       VS        ESPANYOL            3:15pm

These executives of Football clubs have no chill. Barcelona suffered a humiliating 4-0 loss during the week against French side PSG. But unbelievably, they are already shortlisting a set of coaches that may replace current coach Luis Enrique.