Football Rumours

As well as Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, Spurs midfielder Luka Modric is one of Chelsea's summer transfer targets, giving the White Hart Lane club chairman Daniel Levy a major dilemma this summer after their Champions League qualification.

Double winners Chelsea will make a £40m move for Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Kaka.

Southampton have confirmed that 13 players will be leaving St Mary\'s when their contracts expire this summer.

Experienced quartet Chris Perry, 37, Graeme Murty, 35, Wayne Thomas, 30, and Jon Otsemobor, 27, head the list of players who will be released.

They are joined by Lloyd James, Simon Gillett, Michael Poke, Jake Thomson, Kayne McLaggon, Jamie White, Oliver Lancashire, Tom Dunford and Jack Boyle.

Bartosz Bialkowski, David Connolly and Ryan Doble will be offered new deals.

Loan duo Papa Waigo N'Diaye and Michail Antonio have returned to parent clubs Fiorentina and Reading respectively.

Lord Triesman is to stand down as chairman of the England 2018 World Cup bid, BBC Sport understands.

However he is not leaving his role as chairman of the Football Association.

Triesman acted after the Mail on Sunday said he suggested Spain could end its bid if rival bidder Russia helped bribe referees at this summer\'s World Cup.

The 2018 team has already faxed apology letters to the Russian and Spanish FAs and the bid is undertaking a "major damage limitation exercise".

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will attempt to start his spending in preparation for the Champions League next season by signing Manchester City defender Micah Richards for around £6m

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will revamp his squad this summer by letting 14 players leave Eastlands and bringing in Hamburg defender Jerome Boeteng for £11m, along with Benfica midfielder David Luiz and Napoli play-maker Marek Hamsik.

Inter Milan Jose Mourinho says he will coach Real Madrid - he's just not sure when he will move to the Bernabeu.
"Sooner or later I will coach Real Madrid. I coached a big team in England, I am coaching a big team in Italy, and then I will coach a big team in Spain," Mourinho told Panorama magazine.

Chelsea's 'The Special One' will be making a big money move to Mancester City.

Manchester United and England Under 21 Star Danny Welbeck will be returning to Championship side, Preston North End on loan.

Fears over Terry's participation in the World Cup - with the tournament less than a month away - were raised after he was taken to hospital on Wednesday.
But a scan revealed the Chelsea captain did not suffer a break.
"With such an important match coming up the right thing was to put a protective boot on and have a scan," Terry said.