Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 29, will turn down a lucrative new four-year contract worth up to £165,000 a week in order to join Arsenal. Liverpool also want the England international. (Daily Star)
Liverpool are also interested in City's 29-year-old Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko. (Mail)
The Daily Mail leads on the news Raheem Sterling wants to leave Liverpool
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville says his old club should use 24-year-old goalkeeper David De Gea as leverage to sign Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25. (Sun - subscription required)
Real are yet to say whether manager Carlo Ancelotti will stay for next season, despite the Italian saying he plans to. (Guardian)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says the Premier League has greater strength in depth than its Spanish equivalent and Barcelona and Real Madrid would not be as dominant if they played in England. (Talksport)
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana, 27, has described his first season at Anfield as "very average" but says the club can cope with the loss of 34-year-old captain Steven Gerrard with the players they already have. (Guardian)
Manchester City forward Scott Sinclair, 26, is set to make his loan move to Aston Villa permanent now Tim Sherwood's side have secured their Premier League status. (Express)
Swansea defender Ashley Williams, 30, says he enjoyed playing in this season's Europa League but is relieved to have missed out on qualification for next year's competition. (Mirror)
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Ronaldinho will play in the Liga MX Clausura semi-finals with Queretaro
Former Barcelona and AC Milan forward Ronaldinho, now at Mexican club Queretaro, enjoyed a celebratory meal after securing a place in the Liga MX Clausura semi-finals. The 35-year-old posted on Instagram:"Good meal to recharge the batteries! Does anyone want some?"
Tottenham's 25-year-old forward Nacer Chadli has revealed his love for video game Football Manager, asking his followers on Twitter:"How many seasons have you reached?"
Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen was modest in victory after his club secured the Spanish league title. The 29-year-old, who is yet to make his debut following a move from Arsenal, tweeted:"Congrats to my team-mates for winning the league yesterday. Hopefully I will be able to contribute more next year."
And finally
Pranksters posed as autograph hunters to trick David De Gea into signing a piece of paper that states he promises to stay at Old Trafford "for 10 years unless Manchester United fail to play in the Champions League for two seasons running". (Cheeky Sport via Express)
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