June 13th football market: rumors and facts (updated) © EuroFootball.com

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16.34 Lithuanian Marius Stankevičius, who belongs to Genoa's "Sampdoria" club, is likely to move to Seville's "Real Betis". This team is returning to the elite division in Spain. ("Tuttosport")

16.00 Federico Macheda, who played for "Sampdoria" on loan, is expected to return to "Man Utd". (Various)

Official: London's "Chelsea" has extended the contract with backup goalkeeper Hilario for another year.

Milan's "Inter" defender Wesley Sneijder recently stated that he would stay with the club, but now he speaks differently. "I love this team, but I regret that we didn't achieve our goals. Can I promise I will stay? Only God knows where my future will be." ("Gazzetta dello Sport")

Lukas Podolski assures that he intends to wear "Koln" jerseys next season as well. ("Express")

"Newcastle" defender Jose Enrique, who is currently of interest to the "Liverpool" club, refuses to extend his contract, further fueling talks of a possible departure. (ESPN)

Linked with "Man Utd," Mesut Ozil confirmed that he will represent Madrid's "Real" next season as well. ("Marca")

12.20 Michel Bastos will soon move to Turin's "Juventus" club. The agent of the "Lyon" defender assesses this possibility at 90%. ("France Football")

Former England national team coach Steve McClaren has signed a three-year contract with the second division club "Nottingham Forest." (BBC)

Michael Essien is of interest to Madrid's "Real" team. The Ghanaian national team member could replace the likely departing Lassana Diarra in the Spanish team. ("Marca")

08.00 Turin's "Juventus" is expected to officially announce by Wednesday that they have acquired Rome's "Lazio" defender Stephan Lichtsteiner. The deal is worth just under 12 million euros. ("TuttoMercatoWeb")

Official: PSG has acquired "Lorient" forward Kevin Gameiro. The player, who was also of interest to "Valencia" and "Newcastle," will move to Paris for €10 million and sign a four-year contract.

"Liverpool" continues its search for a left-back. It is said that the English team would like to acquire "Villarreal" defender Santi Cazorla ("Caughtoffisde") and "Blackpool" representative Charlie Adam, with negotiations possibly concluding at the beginning of this week. (Various)

AC Milan defender Massimo Oddo says he doesn't know if he will stay with the team. "I am disappointed because I played little last season. I want to play," the Italian said. ("Tuttosport")

Sergio Aguero insists he cannot answer the question of which club he will play for next season. Among the options: Madrid's "Real," "Barcelona," Turin's "Juventus," and several English clubs. (Various)

Left-back Fabio Grosso is likely to leave Turin's "Juventus" and move to Qatar. He is attracted to Dubai's "Al Ahli." ("Football Press")

Moscow's CSKA and Japanese football star Keisuke Honda could end up at London's "Arsenal." He is also of interest to "Liverpool." (Various)