Football Transfer rumours on Europe.

• Arsenal are favourites to sign James Milner from Manchester City this summer,
• Manchester United are optimistic of beating Liverpool to German World Cup winner Sami Khedira.
• Valencia could pile more problems on Manchester City by making a cheeky bid for David Silva.
• Joel Ward is set to sign a new three-year contract at Crystal Palace.
• Swansea re keen to end their search for a left-back by signing Schalke’s Christian Fuchs.

• Manchester City will launch a stunning £30m-plus bid for Raheem Sterling as soon as the transfer window opens.
• Manchester United will offer Southampton Javier Hernandez as a sweetner to persuade them to sell England defender Nathanial Clyne.
• Sampdoria have confirmed they want to take Mario Balotelli back to Serie A this summer.
• Spurs are poised to take advantage of the uncertainty over Sam Allardyce’s future as West Ham manager by hijacking their move for Basel defender Fabian Schar.
• Nottingham Forest are lining up a move for Bolton centre-back Matt Mills.

• Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is facing up to a month out with a thigh problem.
• Steve Claridge wants to become manager of his former club Portsmouth.

• Manchester City have identified Aaron Creswell, the West Ham defender, as a summer transfer target. Chelsea are also thought to be monitoring Creswell.
• Kevin De Bruyne and Paul Pogba, the Wolfsburg and Juventus midfielders respectively, are also City targets.

• Tim Sherwood is poised to open talks with on-loan Manchester United star Tom Cleverley over a permanent deal in an effort to fight off competition from Everton.
• Scott Sinclair will join Villa in a £2.5m deal from Manchester City if Premier League survival is secured.
• Arsenal are preparing to open formal contract talks over the next fortnight with Theo Walcott and his representatives about a new contract.
• Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign the exciting Brazilian youngster Nathan – who plays for Atletico Paranaense – following his arrival in London ahead of a medical.

• John Guidetti may have blown his chances of a return to Feyenoord this summer after angering the Rotterdam club with “outrageous” cash demands.