Stewart Downing admits he will leave Middlesbrough

Stewart Downing, Middlesbrough's £10m-rated winger, will be leaving the club this summer he has admitted in an interview, citing his need to be at a bigger club to advance his England career. The news will come as a major distraction to Riverside boss Gareth Southgate as he prepares for a must-win game at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium today...

Juventus and AC Milan will be on alert after Daniel Agger's contract negotiations at Liverpool broke down, with the Danish defender rejecting a four-year deal at Anfield that would have brought him £10m. Rafa Benitez has been told by the club's owners that he must wait before offering a deal to fellow defensive stalwart Alvaro Arbeloa, and Agger's deal looks like it will also be put on the back-burner...

Barcelona's striker Samuel Eto'o has dismissed any chance of his moving from the Catalan giants to the Premier League. Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool have all been linked with the 28-year-old in recent months, but the Cameroonian said: "If you were playing in this Barcelona team the way it is playing, would you want to leave for anywhere else in the world? For me, we have the best attacking force in world football. It is an honour to play in this team with so much talent"...

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