Man Utd still in Carlos Tevez hunt

Manchester United's chief executive David Gill has admitted that they are still the race for Carlos Tevez, and that while they consider £25.5m to be too much to pay for the Argentinean striker they accept that it is a fee that they may have to match. "If we wish to secure his rights and agree a personal contract with him, we have to pay a certain sum. That is £25.5m. It's a decision we are taking and assessing what we wish to do," said Gill. "Our honest opinion in the current economic climate is it is a bit toppy but that is not to say that we won't pay that. Other clubs may be prepared to pay that so we have to understand we operate in a certain marketplace"...

The first major deal of the close season has been concluded as Juventus, the old lady of Italian football, have signed Brazilian playmaker Diego from Werder Bremen for £21.5m. The 24-year-old, who has 33 international caps, had helped Bremen reach the Uefa Cup final this year, but had long made it clear that he wanted to move to a bigger club and Juve, now guided by former player Ciro Ferrara, swooped for him yesterday..

Emmanuel Adebayor has indicated that he will not be going anywhere this summer, and expects that his Arsenal club colleagues Cesc Fabregas and boss Arsene Wenger will stay at the Emirates too. "I have always said I'm happy here, I'm tired of saying it," Adebayor said. "This team has a future and this year we went a step further than we have done in the past in the Champions League, we're progressing. I don't know what Wenger thinks. He has always had confidence in me, he is aware of my qualities." Chelsea and AC Milan have reportedly been sniffing around the Togolese international...

Carlo Ancelotti could have dealt his chances of moving to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea boss a fatal blow as he revealed the details of how the west London club had been pursuing him for the last year in his autobiography. In the book Ancelotti talks of the Blues as having no "personality", a claim that will do little to endear him to the club's hierarchy as they prepare for the FA Cup Final against Everton on Saturday. He also talks about how he feels he is "already the coach of the Blues" - something Roman Abramovich may have something to say about... ·