INTERNATIONAL UPDATES • Arsenal will hold talks with Rubin Kazan forward Sardar Azmoun, 19, who has been dubbed the Iranian Lionel Messi, over a move to the Emirates in the summer. • Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed speculation linking Romelu Lukaku, 20, with a move to Tottenham, insisting there has been no approach for the striker, who is on loan at Everton until the end of the season. • Liverpool target Javier Pastore, 24, has no intention of quitting Paris St-Germain in the summer, according to the midfielders agent. • Andre Villas-Boas wants to be reunited with Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen, 26, at Zenit St Petersburg in a move that could pave the way for Manchester United to sign Ezequiel Garay, 27, from Benfica. • Arsene Wenger is set to land striker Alvaro Morata, 21, as long as he and Arsenal agree to a buy-back clause which will allow Real Madrid to take him back to Spain. • Liverpool midfielder Iago Aspas, 26, wants to leave Anfield in the summer, less than a year after joining the Premier League title-chasers in a £7.7m deal from Celta Vigo. • French giants Paris St-Germain are offering Chelsea the chance to cash in on their 22-year-old Brazilian playmaker Oscar. PSG could be willing to nearly double the £19m Chelsea paid for him two years ago. • Lazio forward Keita Balde Diao, 19, is on the verge of extending his contract at the Italian club - and that could end Liverpool and Manchester Citys hopes of signing him this summer. • Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are locked in a four-way fight with Fiorentina to land Sevillas 27-year-old defender Federico Fazio this summer. • Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre insists the club are in no hurry for manager Brendan Rodgers to sign a new contract, describing the matter as a distraction as they chase the Premier League title. • Monacos former Tottenham and Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, 33, wants to follow in the footsteps of Eric Cantona and become a film star when he hangs up his boots. • Kaka has expressed his delighted at having made 300 appearances for AC Milan - claiming that hed like to make another 300. • Neymar has admitted that he cannot wait to line out for host nation Brazil at the 2014 World Cup, revealing that he already has butterflies in his stomach. • Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina has admitted that is flattered that he is still being linked with Barcelona
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:45:37 +0000
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