TOUCHLINES

DERBY are lining up a shock move for Manchester United striker Michael Owen after manager Nigel Clough said he wanted “ six or eight players, with at least one ‘biggish’ signning” over the summer.

PORTO president Pinto da Costa has revealed he will listen to offer for the club’s star trio-defender Rolando and strikers Hulk and Radamel Falcao

MANCHESTER UNITED’S chief European scout Martin Ferguson is keeping tabs on Espanyol striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, who is also attracting the interest of Tottenham, Everton and Fulham. United are also watching Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.

AC MILAN owner Silvio Berlusconi has promised a summer of spending to turn the side into Champions League winners – and Tottenham winger Gareth Bale is on their hit list. But Welshman Bale insists he will not be leaving White Hart Lane this summer.

LIVERPOOL flop Alberto Aquilani’s permanent move to Juventus could be off after the Italian side said they would not pay the agreed fee.

FORMER Tottenham and West Ham striker Freddie Kanoute is to leave Spanish side Sevilla this summer – but says he has already turned down offers to return to English football.

SPANISH side Sevilla are interested in signing Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

TOTTENHAM themselves are ready to offer £500,000 (RM1.25m) for Ipswich’s 18-year-old forward Caolan Lavery.

LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish says he wants the final say on all future transfer deals Rodwell.

THE Professional Footballers’ Association Scotland player of the year Emilio Izaguirre, who has been linked with several English teams, says he has no wish to leave Celtic after his impressive debut season.

ASTON VILLA’S Ashley Young, who is out of a contract at the end of the season, is a summer target for Real Madrid.

MAGPIES defender Jose Enrique, who is being courted by Liverpool, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, has admitted his Newcastle future is in doubt and that he would be “happy” with a move.

QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt is attracting the interest of several top European club with Lazio plotting a summer move for the Rangers captain. Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United are all reported to be interested.

PREMIER League bound QPR are themselves hopeful of bringing striker Marouane Chamakh to Loftus Road this summer.

TOTENHAM are interested in swapping forward Giovani dos Santos or winger Niko Kranjcar for £13.5m-rated Sevilla midfielder Diego Perotti.

MANCHESTER UNITED and Birmingham City target Maxi Lopez could be heading to the Premier League this summer from Italian side Catania.

ARSENAL and Tottenham have been put on red alert after reports in France claimed coveted striker Gervinho has rejected a new deal at Lille.

CHELSEA are bracing themselves for a £25m bid from AC Milan for midfielder Michael Essien and could also offer a player part-exchange.

ATLETICO MADRID striker Sergio Aguero, who has been linked with Chelsea and Tottenham, has opened the door to a move to the Premier League.

ASTON VILLA, Blackburn and Sunderland have approached West Ham about striker Demba Ba.

MANCHESTER CITY striker Carlos Teves and Chelsea front-man Didier Drogba could be swapping clubs this summer, according to reports.

LIVERPOOL are lining up a bid for Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, having failed to sign him from Hamilton two years ago.

NEWCASTLE manager Alan Perdew hopes to lure Ipswich’s in-demand teenagers Connor Wickham to St James’ Park, having worked with him previously at Reading.

BLACKBURN’S highly rated 19-year-old defender Phil Jones has given a hint where his future may lie by saying “ Arsenal play the prettiest football in the Premier League”.

ASTON VILLA  midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker could leave for free in the summer after his agent revealed there had been no talks over new contract with the Midlands club since November.

MANCHESTER CITY striker Carlos Teves is losing his battle recover from a hamstring injury in time for the FA Cup Final on 14 May.

ARSENAL defender Thomas Vermaelen could make a remarkable to return at Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday. The Belgian has been out since August because of an Achilles tendon injury.

WEST HAM have drawn up a seven-man shortlist to replace Avram Grant as manager – Neil Warnock, Paul Lambert, Malky Mackay, Chris Hughton, Slaven Bilic, Ian Holloway and Martin O’ Neill.

MANCHESTER UNITED and Barcelona will only receive about 25,00 ticket each for the Champions League final at Wembley on 28 May.

MANCHESTER CITY’S Vincent Kompany, 25, says he wants to stay at the club for the rest or his career. “ I have never been embraced as well as I have been here by the fans and country in general,” said the Belgian defender.