SPORTS AND GAME, GOSSIPS AND TRANSFERS (Saturday)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal are close to agreeing a deal to sign Velez Sarfield midfielder Ricardo Alvarez, according to the president of Italian side Palermo. Maurizio Zamparini said: "At this moment he has already signed for the Gunners."
Full story: Metro

AC Milan want to sign five Chelsea players this summer, with Nicolas Anelka, Alex, Salomon Kalou, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien all wanted by Milan vice president Adriano Galliani.
Full story: talkSPORT

Liverpool are ready to offer Brazilian midfielder Diego an escape route out of Werder Bremen. Diego was handed a huge fine this week for storming out of the team hotel before the last game of the season.
Full story: Caught Offside

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is keen to lure Paris St-Germain's Turkish international Mevlut Erdinc and AIK Stockholm's striker Teteh Bangura to St James' Park.
Full story: the Mirror

But PSG - who are now bankrolled by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) - are keen on strengthening their squad and have started the bidding for QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt at £10m.
Full story: talkSPORT

New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has set his sights on ADO Den Haag's Wesley Verhoek as he searches for a replacement for Ashley Young.
Full story: talkSPORT

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Aston Villa striker Tony Morley believes the club were right to sell Young as they have a ready-made replacement for him in Marc Albrighton.
Full story: talkSPORT

AND FINALLY

League One side Leyton Orient are enjoying a holiday of a lifetime on chairman Barry Hearn in Las Vegas as a reward for their FA Cup draw with Arsenal back in February.
Full story: Daily Mail