Cruzeiro have rejected Real Madrid’s first offer for Lucas Silva, with Bernabeu manager Carlo Ancelotti publicly admitting that the club has been tracking the 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder – (AS)
Manchester United midfielder Daley Blind, 24, is making good progress in his comeback from a knee injury after his dad confirmed a scan revealed everything is as it should be – (Daily Mail)
Danny Murphy is convinced his old club Liverpool would never turn to former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas to replace current manager Brendan Rodgers – (talkSPORT)
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is considering starting Diego Costa, 26, in Wednesday’s final Champions League group game against Sporting Lisbon as he seeks to improve the Spain forward’s match fitness after his progress was interrupted by injury – (Guardian)
Manager Louis van Gaal has cast doubt over Radamel Falcao’s long-term future at Manchester United by claiming he is “not interested” in the 28-year-old Colombia forward’s reaction to being held back from first-team action at the club – (Daily Telegraph)