Real Madrid Interested In Raheem
Raheem Sterling has seen his future at Manchester City plunged into doubt - and that will alert Real Madrid City have yet to begin formal contract talks with Sterling even though he will enter the final two years of his contract at the end of the season.
England star Sterling is enjoying the best season of his life, has scored 20 goals and been a key member of Pep Guardiola’s title-chasing side. But even though they have have signed up Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva to new deals, City are making Sterling wait.
Sterling, 23, has matured this season into one of the best attackers in Europe and Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has already admitted he is an admirer of the City forward.
Guardiola will want Sterling tied down after his impressive season but the lack of movement will not only put Real Madrid on red alert but other clubs as well.
Sterling is currently on £180,000-a-week but would expect a big increase on that deal for one of the Premier League’s most important players.
In Other News
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has agreed a new contract with the club worth nearly £20m a year until 2021, a £3m increase on his current deal. (Mail)
Guardiola is risking a touchline ban if he wears a yellow ribbon in support of imprisoned politicians in his native Catalonia during Manchester City's game against against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. (Times - subscription required)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger does not believe Pep Guardiola has brought a higher level of football to the game in his spells at Barcelona and Manchester City. (Guardian)
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 28, has been linked with a move away from the club but manager Zinedine Zidane says the Wales international "will always be important" to the Spanish outfit. (Sun)
Manchester United officials are becoming annoyed by the conduct of midfielder Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola, who told the Old Trafford side's manager, Jose Mourinho, where to play the 24-year-old France international. (Times - subscription required)
Jose Mourinho says his Manchester United players have to earn his trust rather than the other way round. (Mirror)
Manchester United have stepped up their interest in signing Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast international has a £35m release clause in his contract. (Mirror)
Manchester United players have no problem with the tactics used by Manager Jose Mourinho in the goalless Champions League last-16 first-leg draw against Sevilla. (Manchester Evening News)
Anthony Martial's future at Manchester United could be in doubt with the 22-year-old forward yet to receive an offer of a new contract at Old Trafford. The Frenchman's current deal ends next summer. (RMC - in French)
West Brom boss Alan Pardew knows his future at the club is in doubt with the Baggies bottom of the Premier League but he says he wants to stay at The Hawthorns outfit. (Telegraph)
Several Premier League clubs are tracking FK Ostersunds' Iranian striker Saman Ghoddos, 24, following his impressive Europa League displays against Arsenal. (ESPN)
Watford, West Brom, West Ham and Newcastle are all interested in signing Marseille's Cameroonian midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, 22. (Sun)
Newcastle are interested in signing Galatasaray midfielder Garry Rodrigues, 27, a Cape Verde international who is valued at £10m by the Turkish club. (Birmingham Mail)
Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka, 29, says his loan move to the club from Sparta Prague has "completely changed my life" and the Slovak hopes he can earn a permanent move to the Magpies. (Guardian)
Tottenham's South Korean forward Son Heung-min, 25, says his first memories of England were "bad" after failed trials at Portsmouth and Blackburn. (Mail)
Paris St-Germain are considering signing 18-year-old AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the summer. The Italian teenager signed a new contract with the Serie A side until 2021 last summer. (AS)
Everton boss Sam Allardyce does not see his role at the club as a "short-term fix" and hopes "to to do bigger things in the future". (Guardian)
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand made an offer close to £10m to buy non-league side Dulwich Hamlet's ground, but the bid was rejected by the owners. (Independent)
Manchester City midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko, 21, says "everyone calls me 'Kev'" because he looks like team-mate Kevin de Bruyne. (Telegraph)
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