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Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has refused to rule out a move to rivals Manchester United.

United are looking to bring in a replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who retires at the end of the season, and have long been linked with a move for Reina.

He told Spanish radio station Ondo Sera: “Yes, well van der Sar will hang up his gloves in the summer so of course they are looking. I can’t do anything. I can’t say anything logically as I have a contract with Liverpool.

“Of course one likes to fight for titles and be in a team that does that. We always fought to be in the Champions League and try to win the title. But unfortunately it hasn’t been the case in the last couple of years.”

[Source: Ondo Sera]

Hoffenheim defender Andreas Beck turned down a move to Italian giants Juventus in the January transfer window, according to his agent.

Hoffenheim reportedly were prepared to accept a bid of around €8million from Juventus for the defender.

“He is currently the captain of Hoffenheim and is very happy at the club. He never even considered leaving Hoffenheim in the winter,” said Arthur Beck, the player’s agent and brother, to Sportinformationsdienst.

“Juventus are obviously a great club, but they’re not the only team who want to sign Andreas. The fact that Juventus made an offer is no reason for us to get carried away.

“Andreas really wants to play European football, but that could very well happen with Hoffenheim, too. He’s not desperate to leave the club. We haven’t held talks to extend his current contract, but everything’s possible.”

[Source: Sportinformationsdienst]

Manchester City and Chelsea are reportedly set for a bidding war for Ajax star Gregory Van Der Wiel in the summer.

Ajax turned down moves for the 22-year-old in the January transfer window.

Chelsea and City were impressed at Van Der Wiel’s performances at last summer’s World Cup and are ready to go to war for the signing of the right-back.

“We had to keep Gregory in January but in the summer we shall see,” a source at Ajax told talkSPORT.

“If there is a big bid from a team then it’s only natural we’d have to discuss it like we did with Luis Suarez.”

[Source: talkSPORT]

Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has revealed that he turned down a move to Liverpool in the January transfer window.

The Reds wanted to bring in the highly-rated striker as a replacement for Fernando Torres, who joined Chelsea.

“Representatives from Liverpool arrived in Bilbao and had talks with the leadership of our club, but obviously I did not want to be put on the transfer list. So to talk about this any longer makes no sense,” Llorente told Marca.

“I understand the fans of Athletic who don’t like talk of clubs that are interested in me, but it shows that I’m doing my job well. At the moment my football future is associated with Atheltic.”

[Source: Marca]

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has hinted he could make a new attempt at signing David Beckham.

Redknapp could make a move for the former England captain, when his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy expires in December.

Redknapp said: “I could do, yeah. I love him, I love the way he plays. That ball that Van der Vaart hit for Crouchy, David hit about seven of them the other morning in training.

“It was like he had radar and Crouchy kept heading them in the goal. I kept saying ‘That’s what I have been asking you to do lads’.

“David has been fantastic. He is a top-class bloke. He has been great around the place. You would love to have him at your club.”

[Source: The Mirror]

Werder Bremen star Dominik Schmidt has revealed that he is expected to leave the Bundesliga side in the summer.

Schmidt, who made his first team debut earlier this season, and Bremen have failed to agree on a new contract.

“Contract negotiations have been put on hold. Both parties have been in talks for a while, but we have so far failed to reach an agreement,” the 23-year-old Schmidt was quoted as saying by Kreiszeitung.

“We have exchanged thoughts about what we expect, but an agreement is very far away at the moment. Obviously, financial things are the biggest problem here,” commented Bremen sporting director Klaus Allofs.

[Source: Kreiszeitung]

Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar insists he has no plans of leaving the Italian giants in the near future.

Cesar has been linked with a move to Manchester United, as the Premier League giants are looking to bring in a replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who is set to retire at the end of the season.

“United? I never heard from anyone, and from what I know, neither have Inter,” Cesar told Gazzetta dello Sport.

“If the club has something to tell me in future then I will sit down with president Massimo Moratti and speak with him.

“For me Viviano’s arrival wouldn’t change anything.

“I don’t see why I should change club when my contract expires in 2014.”

[Source: Gazzetta dello Sport]

Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen have revealed that they rejected a bid from a Premier League club for striker Bjorn Vleminckx.

The 25-year-old has recently been linked with the likes of Blackburn, Fulham and Bolton, but reports claim it was West Ham United who launched a move for the top-scorer in the Eredivisie.

“A club made an official approach and they also made an official bid,” NEC technical director Carlos Aalbers confirmed.

“It was far from our asking price, we are talking about the top-scorer in the league and look how far he has progressed.”

[Source: The Mirror]

West Ham have signed 17-year-old hit-man Paul McCallum from Dulwich Hamlet.

McCallum has been a hit at Dulwich Hamlet this season and has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs.

“It feels unreal. I feel like I am dreaming,” McCallum told the club’s official website.

“I am expecting to wake up any minute. I am honoured to sign for West Ham and I feel great.

“The youth team at West Ham have got a great history and that is one of the reason why West Ham stood out more than the Chelseas and Arsenals. I know I made the right decision to come here. There is definitely a path here. It is a great set-up.”

“A lot of clubs were interested. At one point I think it was 14 clubs. I have just kept my head down and carried on working hard and here I am now.

“I have been on trial so I know everyone and like the way training is. I hope I can hit the ground running.

“The first team would be the dream. Hopefully one day, with some luck, the coaches can see what I can do and I get a chance.”

[Source: West Ham's official website]

Udinese president Giampaolo Pozzo insists they have no plans of selling Swiss international Gokhan Inler.

Inler was strongly linked with a move to Napoli and reports claim a €13million move collapsed.

But Pozzo insists that they have no plans of letting the highly rated midfielder leave in the near future.

“Inler’s future is at Udinese,” Pozzo told Free Tv.

“It would be nice to be able to keep all the players here. We can all fight for big objectives once we reach survival and if everyone is united we can do it.”

[Source: Free TV]