Monaco target Daniel Agger

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has emerged as the latest name on Monaco’s summer shopping list with the offer of a four-year deal being put on the table, according to French daily Equipe.



Agger has already courted interest from Italy this summer with his former manager Rafael Benitez having announced his own wish list for Napoli that also includes Lucas Leiva and Martin Skrtel.



The Denmark international very nearly departed for Manchester City last summer, but a financial disagreement meant Agger stayed on at Anfield to become a regular in the starting eleven once again.



And his performances have attracted the attention of Monaco, who have already made a string of signings this summer, most notably snapping up Radamel Falcao from Atletico Madrid.



With 35 league appearances under his belt, Agger helped Liverpool fight hard for a European berth in the table, but it proved in vain as the Reds finished seventh.

Liverpool keen on Sevilla hotshot

Estadio Deportivo is reporting that Liverpool are hoping to sign Sevilla forward Luis Alberto in the summer transfer window.



The 20-year-old footballer was loaned to Barcelona last summer and he largely impressed playing for Barcelona B.



However, despite scoring 11 goals in 37 league matches and racking up the most assists in the team, Barcelona officials opted against making the loan deal permanent.



The player is, therefore, set to return to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, but there is every chance he will be leaving Sevilla again.



According to Estadio Deportivo, Liverpool and Swansea are showing interest in the 20-year-old with a view of luring him to English Premier League at the end of the current campaign.



The Reds are prepared to offer around £5 million for Luis Alberto, but Sevilla is holding out for £8 million.



With Jesus Navas set to join Manchester City and Alvaro Negredo also likely to leave, los Rojiblancos are under no pressure to sell.

Fiorentina calm over Jovetic

Fiorentina sports director Daniele Prade has stated that the club have not made Stevan Jovetic available for transfer.



However, he has reiterated the club's position that he could leave if their asking price of €30million (£25.7m), cash only, is met.



Juventus were quick to make contact over Jovetic and are believed to have offered players plush cash for the Montenegrin, who has also been linked with Arsenal and Manchester United.



Prade, though, is adamant that Fiorentina are happy for Jovetic to remain at the club.



"Stevan is not on the market. There is a promise made by the president [Andrea Della Valle] to him, that he can leave him if we get an offer of €30million cash," he told Corriere dello Sport



"If not we'd gladly keep him. Jovetic has not said he wants to go away, it's a subject that will have to do with him and the president.



"There have not been offers, we only met the player's agent Ramadani. The president has not authorised me to speak with Juventus, it is up to the president to decide."



As well as Jovetic, his team-mate Adem Ljajic was linked with a move to his former club United.



But Prade says they are in talks with the young Serb over a new contract, and he added: "The Ljajic contract, we'll discuss with the agent in the coming days."



The Fiorentina chief did confirm that they are hoping to conclude a deal for Malaga winger Joaquin.



"There is a negotiation with Malaga, we'll talk this week with them to try to close the deal," he said.

Paper Talk - 04 June 2013

• Jose Mourinho last night promised Chelsea a successful marriage as he was officially reunited with his true love.


• Roberto Martinez is to become the new manager of Everton.


• Arsene Wenger insists it would be impossible to turn down the chance to sign Wayne Rooney.


• Wesley Sneijder was last night linked with a shock summer reunion with Jose Mourinho.


• Johan Cruyff has predicted Jose Mourinho will flop on his Chelsea return.


• Arsene Wenger faces a fight to keep £15million Bayern Munich target Laurent Koscielny.


• Manchester United hope to push through the £15million capture of Benfica centre-back Ezequiel Garay.


• Liverpool are ready to push the boat out to sign crack Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan - whether Luis Suarez quits or not.


• Teenage left back Luke Shaw will snub Chelsea and Manchester United to sign a five-year deal at Southampton.


• Arsene Wenger has finally confessed he made a "huge mistake" by not signing Gareth Bale.


• Wonderkid Luke Shaw will snub Chelsea and Manchester United to sign a new five-year deal at Southampton.


• Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has publicly admitted for the first time the Spanish giants are interested in Gareth Bale and hinted they will make a bid in the next few weeks. “Bale is one of Europe’s great players and Real Madrid always likes great players," he said.

• Jose Mourinho insisted he had come home after finally being confirmed as Chelsea's new boss last night.


• Roberto Martinez is set to become the new manager of Everton after chairman Bill Kenwright chose the Spaniard to lead the club forward.


• Arsene Wenger last night admitted: "I could not turn down the chance to sign Wayne Rooney."


• Tottenham last night digged their heels in over Gareth Bale by snubbing a meeting with Real Madrid's sporting director Zinedine Zidane.


• Manchester City have agreed a £21m deal for Seville star Jesus Navas.


• Asmir Begovic can leave Stoke - if the price is right.


• Fulham are closing in on the £3m capture of Roma's Maarten Stekelenburg, with Mark Schwarzer admitting his time may be up.


• Kenny Jackett does not fear the chop after being named the fifth Wolves manager in 16 months.

• An emotional Jose Mourinho last night told Chelsea fans "I am one of you" as he finally returned as manager and immediately set his sights on winning the Premier League for a third time.


• Roberto Martinez is set to become the new manager of Everton after chairman Bill Kenwright chose the Spaniard to lead the club forward.


• Monaco could provide an escape route for unsettled Manchester United winger Nani.

• Jose Mourinho claimed his love for Chelsea meant he had to return to take the Blues back to the top.


• Liverpool are ready to splash £20million on their main transfer target - whether Luis Suarez leaves or not. The Anfield club are closing in on a deal for Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan, despite the asking price from his Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.


• Roberto Martinez will today be unveiled as the new boss of Everton.

• Jose Mourinho returned to Chelsea yesterday and immediately proclaimed: 'I'm here to stay.'


• Roberto Martinez will become Everton's new manager after the Goodison Park cub agreed a compensation package with Wigan.


• Manuel Pellegrini has been handed his first Manchester City signing after the club finally settled on a fee with Sevilla for winger Jesus Navas.


• Sunderland want Celtic striker Gary Hooper.


• Liverpool are rekindling their interest in Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.


• West Ham are closing on a deal for Stockport County midfielder Danny Whitehead, 19.


• Swansea star Michu has emerged as a surprise target for Arsenal.

• Jose Mourinho said last night that the time is right for him to "remarry" at Chelsea after signing a £50million contract to return to the club.


• Manchester City are on the verge of signing Jesus Navas, the highly regarded Spain winger, from Seville in a projected £21.6 million transfer.


• Roberto Martinez is in pole position to be named the new manager of Everton this week, although the club had still to agree formally a compensation fee with Wigan Athletic for the Spaniard as of last night.

Forbidden Mind Blog Tour

  While I'm taking a blog break, I wanted to let you know about a really interesting YA paranormal romance series called The Forbidden Trilogy by Kimberly Kinrade. As my part in the I.O. Blog Tour for the Forbidden Trilogy, I'm here to share with you the cover and synopsis of Forbidden Mind, the first book in the Trilogy. 

She reads minds.
He controls minds.
Together, they might get out alive.

49% of Americans believe their government officials are honest.

I don't know these officials, or their supporters, but I know their secrets, and 49% of Americans are wrong.

My employers pay me well to be right, to know things others can't. But I don't know why they brought that boy in, strapped to a stretcher, barely conscious. He asked me for help when I could give none.

I'm a wealthy spy, a talented artist, a martial arts black belt, and a prisoner. They tell me that on my eighteenth birthday, I will be released, free to go to the college of my dreams. It's my eighteenth birthday, and a man in black is at my door. I know he's not here to free me. I know, because I can read minds. My name is Sam, and this is my story. 

 Want to learn more and buy a copy of the book? It's available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks.

You can find author Kimberly Kinrade at her website, on Twitter, and on Facebook.  

Picture of Alexis Sanchez car crash

Alexis Sánchez's agent, Fernando Felicevich, confirmed the news to MARCA and had to reassure the Chilean's fans. Footage of the Barcelona player's car showed signs of the forward's violent crash on the C-32 road.



The player walked away unscathed after his car crashed into the road's protective barrier and skidded along it for over 100 metres. He then left the vehicle on the roadside before one of his teammates picked him up and drove him to Gavá, where he lives. They did not report the accident to the authorities.



The footballer told the officers who visited him afterwards at his house that he was unsure what had caused his car to leave the road, although everything points to him exceeding the permitted speed limit.

Paper Talk - 03 June 2013

• Jose Mourinho last night broke his silence to confirm for the first time he is the new Chelsea boss.


• Blackpool boss Paul Ince is determined to keep hold of the club's hottest property - his own son, Thomas.


• David De Gea pledged his future to Manchester United - and begged Wayne Rooney to do the same.


• Jesus Navas has edged closer to joining Manchester City, with his club Sevilla accepting he will move this summer.

• Jose Mourinho is set to be confirmed as the new Chelsea boss today.


• Manuel Pellegrini is set to begin talks with Manchester City today about taking over as their new boss.


• Edwin van der Sar insists Wayne Rooney should stay at Manchester United.


• Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City will have to stump up £25m if they are to land Fiorentina ace Stevan Jovetic.

• Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is eyeing a deal for Benfica's Spanish Under-21 striker Rodrigo.


• West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is ready to take Real Betis goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel on a free transfer.


• Newcastle are ready to let versatile James Perch go to make way for new foreign recruits.

• Jose Mourinho has told Roman Abramovich the only needs one big signing to make Chelsea great again.

• Jose Mourinho is expected to be confirmed as Chelsea's new manager within the next 24 hours.


• Graham Arnold, who won the A-League in Australia with Central Coast Mariners, has claimed that he turned down an offer to manage Sheffield United, calling the League One club's approach "pre-historic".

• Jose Mourinho was back in London last night, one step closer to a return to Chelsea.


• Manuel Pellegrini will today start talks with Manchester City after bidding a sad farewell to Spanish football.


• Liverpool will consider bidding for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke should Luis Suarez force through his move to Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.


• Sevilla winger Jesus Navas has confirmed he wants to join Manchester City.


• Victor Wanyama footballing mentor has revealed that the Celtic midfielder has set his heart on joining Arsenal this summer.


• Borussia Dortmund are considering a swoop for Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski.

• Jose Mourinho is expected to be confirmed as Chelsea's new manager by Wednesday.

• Jose Mourinho has arrived in London at the start of a week that should see the Premier League's wealthiest clubs, Chelsea and Manchester City, appoint the managers they hope can wrest the title back from Manchester United next season.