28/03/2015 09:11
Manchester to offer $80m for Ronaldo
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is interested in £36m-rated Valencia and Portugal attacking midfielder Andre Gomes, 21.
Manchester United will offer Real Madrid £80m and Cristiano Ronaldo an annual wage of £14m in order to bring the 30-year-old back to Old Trafford, reports BBC Sport.
Louis van Gaal will be allowed to spend £100m this summer as long as Manchester United qualify for the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 26, Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, and Barcelona defender Dani Alves, 31, are all of interest to United's manager.
Barcelona midfielder Xavi, 35, is poised to sign a three-year contract with Qatari side Al-Sadd when his current deal runs out in the summer.(Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
As reports of stumbling blocks surround the contract negotiations of Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, it has emerged manager Arsene Wenger has one eye on landing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 25.
Manchester United are prepared to reject a £12m offer from Arsenal for 25-year-old defender Chris Smalling.