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Montpellier captain Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa says it would be a dream-come-true for him if the defender gets a chance to move to Manchester United in the summer.

Manchester City and Manchester United have both invited Brazilian starlet Lucas Moura for talks over a potential move to the Premier League, the player's father has confirmed.

Arsenal's Yossi Benayoun expects captain Robin van Persie to stay at the North London club for a long time.

Roberto Di Matteo says he was never bothered by the possiblity of facing Real Madrid, and sees Bayern Munich as an opponent of equal difficulty, as Chelsea prepare for battle with their German counterparts in the Champions League final.

Manchester United winger Nani has criticised his team for letting local rivals Manchester City back into the title battle and said the players should feel ashamed if they do not win the league this season.

Manchester City welcome United to the Manchester derby that could decide the destination of the Premier League, as Roberto Mancini and Sir Alex Ferguson play mind games.er League, as Roberto Mancini and Sir Alex Ferguson play mind games.

As we build up to what is potentially the biggest Manchester derby in recent years, if not ever, we re-live the memories of that stunning 6-1 humiliation City handed United in October last year.

Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly working on signing Sao Paulo's attacking midfielder Lucas Moura and Hoffenheim's Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Welsh winger Gareth Bale, whose future at White Hart Lane has been widely speculated on, has threatened to leave Tottenham if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says that he understands how important the Manchester derby is to the fans of both sides and claims it's as big as the El Clasico.

Pep Guardiola insists he wants a break from football and has no plans to join Chelsea or any other club after his departure from the Nou Camp.

A philosophical Arsene Wenger expressed his surprise at Pep Guardiola's reaction to Barcelona's recent slump in form but cautioned it was impossible to understand the pressure the Spaniard is under at the Nou Camp.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that the Citizens are planning a move for Lille's Belgian ace Eden Hazard in the summer.

UEFA have confirmed that suspended Chelsea captain John Terry will be allowed to lift the Champions League trophy and collect the winners' medal if the Blues defeat Bayern Munich in the final at the Allianz Arena next month.

Given Manchester City's interest in Higuain, Real Madrid could use the Argentinian as bait to lure City's leading goal scorer Sergio Aguero to the Bernabeu next season.

Liverpool legend Jamie Redknapp has praised Chelsea's remarkable backs-to-the-wall achievement in overcoming Barcelona to reach the Champions League final.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho claims that Portuguese star Christiano Ronaldo is better than Argentinean sensation Lionel Messi despite both the stars missed penalties in their respective Champions League semi final games.

Ex-England boss Fabio Capello says that he would prefer the chance to manage a Premier League club and might only consider a return to Serie A, if an interesting offer comes his away.

Former Premier League referee Graham Poll believes Viktor Kassai made a number of errors in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and insists the official was affected by the pressure of a big game.

Real Madrid boss José Mourinho, who saw his side knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, says that will be in favour of his former club Chelsea in the Champions League finals against German giants on 19 May at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

The excellent recent run of results for Chelsea, following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas' sacking, has led to calls from the players for interim manager Roberto Di Matteo to be offered a permanent contract.

Bayern Munich will play Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final after prevailing in a penalty shoot-out against Real Madrid following an enthralling two-legged semi-final.

Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola refused to accept criticism of star striker Lionel Messi after the Catalans' Champions League semi-final elimination to Chelsea on Tuesday.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, after seeing his team lose 1-2 against German giants Bayern Munich in the first leg, semi finals of the Champions League, says that his side need some luck during the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on 25 April.

Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who had quite a ruckus with Chelsea's Frank Lampard during the two teams Champions League tie, is not very happy with his teams' results but he says he is glad that Barcelona did not change their tactics and their principles during the game

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is confident that Los Blancos can overturn a one-goal deficit and beat Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final.

Chelsea are interested in signing Benfica midfielder Javi Garcia in the summer.

Real have won 10 of its last 11 UCL matches at home, while Bayern managed only one victory in its last four European away games.

Reports are widely speculating that Eden Hazard is still considering a move to Tottenham in the summer, despite Manchester United confirming that they are chasing the playmaker.

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