TOUCHLINES

REAL MADRID boss Jose Mourinho is considering using Brazil star Kaka as bait to lure Chelsea’s Frank Lampard to the Bernabeu.

MOURINHO wants to make a £10m(RM50m) bid for Blues striker Didier Drogba – but the Ivory Coast hit man is unsure whether to leave Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA are in talks with Ajax over dutch fullback Gregory v an der Wiel and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, who starred against England in February.

TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp may sell Rafael van der Vaart in the summer because the Dutchman’s lack of mobility place restrictions on the team’s formations.

ASTON VILLA assistant manager Gary McAllister says the club must work hard to keep hold of England winger Stewart Downing, amid rumoured interest from Manchester United and Liverpool.

UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson continues to target Inter Milan’s £30m(RM150m) Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder – and has urged his club’s owners, the Glazer family, to bankroll the deal.

ITALIAN striker Federico Macheda may be allowed to leave Old Trafford in the summer, with Sampordia keen to make his loan deal permanent.

ARSENAL remain interested in Everton leftback Leighton Baines, who could be a replacement for one or both of Gael Clichy and Kieran Gibbs if contract talks with the pair are not settled.

THE GUNNERS are chasing £15m(RM45m)-rated German wonder kid Mario Goetze after rave reviews from Arsene Wenger’s German scout. The Borrusia Dortmund midfielder could be a replacement for Samir Nasri if the Frenchman fails to agree term on a new deal.

SPURS are lining up a new bid for Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote – but hopes to fare better then they did with their January approach by offering Wilson Palacios in part-exchange.

ASTON VILLA keeper Brad Friedel could be a target for Midlands rivals West Brom after Baggies’ stopper Scott Carson and under study Boaz Myhill failed to impress new manager Roy Hodgson.

AFTER initially saying they accepted the FA’s decision not to deduct points from Championship winners QPR, third-placed Swansea have now refused to rule out an appeal against the ruling, according to chairman Huw Jenkins.

ALEX FERGUSON has decide to stay at Old Trafford for at least another season – and hopes Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti will do the same.

CARLOS TEVES, Manchester City’s top scorer, will only be considered for a place in his side’s FA Cup final squad if he plays some part in theire Premier League game at home to Tottenham tomorrow.

MEANWHILE, Emmanuel Adebayor has admitted his relationship with Mancini was non-existent before he was sent out on loan to Real Madrid. “At City I didn’t exist. Mancini didn’t talk to me and people had forgotten about me,”he said.