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Manchester United superstar Wayne Rooney tops the list of potential transfer targets currently being drawn up by Real Madrid chiefs. The striker joins Spanish hitman Fernando Llorente as a potential summer target, with the La Liga giants looking to continue building their new generation of 'galacticos'.

  According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is wanted by Barcelona as an understudy to veteran stopper Victor Valdes.     Alongside Brescia’s Nicola Leali and Nikolay Mihailov of FC Twente, 21 year-old Szczesny has been earmarked as a potential addition to Pep Guardiola’s squad.

Arsenal could be set to miss out on another top target with reports from Italy claiming AC Milan are in talks with Fiorentina midfielder Ricardo Montolivo. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is desperate to bolster his midfield[http://www. sportsvibe. co.

Timothy Bradley has challenged Amir Khan to a 50-50 split of any purse in a bid to get their names on a contract.   Bradley will face Joel Casamayor in a defence of his WBO light-welterweight title in November, while IBF and WBA champion Khan is slated to face Lamont Peterson in December.

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright is reportedly holding talks with a wealthy Indian company about a possible take-over of his club.   The Jain Group, a Mumbai-based conglomerate, are hugely successful in India from energy and property businesses and it is thought they want to expand into England.

According to a report today in the Daily Telegraph, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is to pursue Benfica star Nicolas Gaitan after losing out on both Samir Nasri and Wesley Sneijder during the summer.   Despite months of intense speculation, Nasri opted for a move to Manchester City, while Sneijder stayed at Inter Milan.

Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin has said CSKA Moscow midfielder Alan Dzagoev, is the most talented young footballer in Russia and it seems Gunners scouts are inclined to agree.   According to the Metro, Dzagoev is being tracked by Arsenal, Man City and Spurs who are all reportedly considering bids for the 21 year-old.

It may have been less than two weeks since the transfer window slammed shut, but that has not stopped Spanish giants Real Madrid from looking for new recruits. The latest player to catch the attention of Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is Liverpool striker Luis Suarez who has started the season in devastating form.

Blackburn playmaker David Dunn has expressed his confidence that, although Chris Samba has been the subject of intense speculation regarding a potential move to either Arsenal or Tottenham, the defender remains committed to his current employers.

Though it had been thought that Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was verging on a swoop for Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi after some rather intriguing comments from the player's agent, it now seems as if the former Manchester United striker has closed the door on a potential move.

Liverpool have beaten stiff competition from Spain to secure the signature of highly-rated youngster Nacho, according to reports in Spain. The Albacete striker enjoyed a successful trial with the Reds recently and grabbed himself a brace during the under-18s 8-0 thrashing of Stevenage.