Ashley Young is on the verge of completing his £16million move to Manchester United after undergoing a medical on Wednesday night. A deal for the Aston Villa winger was put in place before he flew to Las Vegas on holiday two weeks ago. And Young quickly completed his medical assessment at Manchester's Bridgewater hospital yesterday after returning from America on Monday.United are expecte...Full Story »

Chelsea and Real Madrid will go head to head in a £40m battle for Santos striker Neymar on Thursday.The 19-year-old was due to play against Penarol in the final of the Copa Libertadores and negotiations are expected to follow. Agent Pini Zahavi has travelled to Brazil on Chelsea's behalf but Madrid have outlined a £5m-a-year deal. Finder's keeper's: Neymar can take his pick from two o...Full Story »

Andre-Villas Boas has spoken for the first time after being unveiled at Chelsea.The Portuguese - widely thought of as the new Jose Mourinho - has signed a three-year deal at Stamford Bridge.But he has told the club's fans that he is no miracle worker after following in the footsteps of the self-styled Special One from Porto. The new man: Andre Villas-Boas holds the Chelsea shirt aloft He sai...Full Story »

ABOVE: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has put Wesley Sneijder top of his wanted list ROBERTO MANCINI is set to go head-to-head with bitter rival Sir Alex Ferguson in a £30m battle to land Inter Milan star Wesley Sneijder. Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has put Wesley Sneijder top of his wanted list after failing to land Alexis Sanchez from Udinese. Manchester United have als...Full Story »

Cheryl Cole's concerned family and friends are urging her to reconsider letting ex-husband Ashley back into her life.Reports today claim that the singer's mother Joan Callaghan is furious that her cheating former son-in-law may have wormed his way back into Cheryl's heart.The 27-year-old singer yesterday told confidantes she will not rule out a reconciliation with the Chelsea and England footb...Full Story »

Stony-faced ... Wayne Rooney at airport GRIM-FACED WAYNE ROONEY looks less than thrilled to be back in rain-lashed Blighty.The Man United ace jetted into Manchester airport this morning, following a fortnight in the sun.He clutched son Kai's travel bag as he was seen walking through arrivals.His wife Colleen looked bronzed as she made her way out of the terminal.The 25-year-old striker and fa...Full Story »

Emmanuel Adebayor is attracting interest from Russian club Zenit St Petersburg as Manchester City desperately try to offload one of their many unwanted players. Adebayor spent the second half of last season on loan at Real Madrid but has been told there is no chance of a permanent transfer. On the move: Man City are keen to offload Adebayor in the summer The former Arsenal striker - who earns ...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard has warned Liverpool not to waste any time in the transfer market this summer because he is desperate to to redress the balance in their long-running battle with Manchester United.Sir Alex Ferguson's side edged one ahead of their arch-rivals in terms of championship titles with their 19th success in May.By contrast, Liverpool have not won the league since 1990 - when Kenny Dalgl...Full Story »

Chelsea secured Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager on Tuesday night after payment of his £13.2million release clause was completed - while the 33-year-old continued to relax on holiday. The Portuguese manager will not travel to London but remain on his summer break, although he may be joined today by a Chelsea delegation sent out to complete formalities. Green light for the Blues: An...Full Story »

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has admitted the Catalan club are unwilling to pay Arsenal's £35million valuation of their captain Cesc Fabregas, but says the midfielder is doing 'all he can' to join Pep Guardiola's side.Fabregas' wish to join Barca - where he started out as a youth player - is no secret, although the midfielder claimed he was happy at Arsenal just last week. Home boy:...Full Story »