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15.08 "Man Utd" dropped plans to buy Inter Milan's midfielder Wesley Sneijder, as the Dutchman's wages would exceed those of all English champions' players, which could cause discontent among the players. (Various)
"Roma" and defender Daniele De Rossi have started negotiations for a contract extension. However, the obstacle may be the salary: the 27-year-old player would like to earn 5 million euros per year, while the club is offering him only 3.5 million. ("Football Press")
14.06 Carlos Tevez's agent Kia Joorbchian says his client is ready to tie his future to the "Man City" club. ("SkySports")
12.13 "Barcelona" plans to offer striker David Villa to London's "Chelsea" and "Man City" teams for 45 million euros. With the received amount and adding their own funds, the Spanish champions would like to acquire Cesc Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez, and Giuseppe Rossi. ("Daily Mirror")
Inter Milan will acquire half of rights to defender Yuto Nagatomo for 4 million euros. In addition, three players will be loaned to Cesena, the club to which the Japanese player belongs: Milanas Jirasekas, Luca Garritano, and Luca Caldirola. ("Sport Mediaset")
Juventus will buy out the contract of defender Simone Pepe from Udinese for the amount of 10 million euros as stipulated in the leasing agreement, but they may immediately sell the Italian to Zenit St. Petersburg for 13 million euros. ("Tuttosport")
Representatives of Barcelona Josep Bartomeu and Andoni Zubizarreta will travel to London to continue negotiations with Arsenal regarding midfielder Cesc Fabregas. ("Daily Mail")
09.00 Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy claims that Luka Modric will not be sold for any money. The Croatian midfielder expressed in the media that he would like to move to Chelsea, but the first 'Blues' bid of 25 million euros was rejected. (BBC)
Andre Villas Boas's agent ruled out the possibility that Porto's manager could take over the Inter Milan helm this summer. ("Gazzetta dello Sport")
Official: Wolfsburg forward Grafite is leaving Germany to wear Al Ahli's shirts for the next two years.
Lyons' Brazilian Michel Bastos is expected to shake hands with Juventus soon. The deal is worth 15 million euros. ("L'Equipe")
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is of interest to the ambitious and wealthy owners of Malaga in Spain. (Various)
Real Sociedad's full-back, 20-year-old Antoine Griezmann, says he is being looked at by Barcelona. The player is also a target for Liverpool. ("Sport")
