The agent of West Brom's leading scorer Peter Odemwingie says the Nigeria international is happy at the Hawthorns, and despite speculation linking him with Juventus, remains focussed on keeping Albion in the top flight.
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TRANSFER GOSSIP
Manchester United have agreed a £17.8m deal for Atletico Madrid's 20-year-old goalkeeper David de Gea as the replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who is due to retire at the end of this season. Full story: Daily Mail
The Red Devils are also preparing a summer move for Celtic's Biram Kayal, 22, as manager Sir Alex Ferguson looks for a youthful, box-to-box midfielder. Full story: CaughtOffside
Tottenham are leading Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic, who will cost about £15m after an impressive season in the Bundesliga. Full story: talkSPORT
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will seek a guarantee from new majority shareholder Stan Kroenke that he will not cash in on captain Cesc Fabregas this summer. Full story: Daily Mail
The Anfield club are also planning a swoop for former Liverpool striker Michael Owen, who is out of contract in the summer and is unlikely to be given a new deal at Manchester United. Full story: CaughtOffside
And Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is looking at bringing in Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho if his bid for Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill fails. Full story: Daily Mirror
Unsettled Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez is edging closer to a switch to Juventus after various representatives met in Italy. Full story: talkSPORT
Versatile Ajax defender Vurnon Anita, valued at £8m after coming through the club's famous youth system, is being targeted by Tottenham and Manchester United. Full story: talkSPORT
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has insisted there is no deal in place to sell Spanish full-back Jose Enrique to Liverpool. Full story: the Independent
West Ham are watching Sporting Lisbon's £8m-rated Portuguese international forward Yannick Djalo. Full story: Daily Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP
Carlo Ancelotti will see out the remainder of the season as Chelsea manager but is expected to leave in the summer as the club come to terms with what will be only the third season of the Roman Abramovich era to fail to yield a trophy. Full story: the Guardian
Ancelotti has admitted that he expects to be sacked and has told friends he believes he has only seven matches left in charge at Stamford Bridge. Full story: the Times (subscription required)
Blues owner Abramovich is ready to turn to Guus Hiddink as his next manager. Hiddink is currently in charge of Turkey's national team. Full story: Daily Mail
Former Netherlands coach Marco van Basten is also in the frame to replace Ancelotti. Full story: the Sun
Chelsea's players want the Italian replaced by a dream team of Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho as manager and Hiddink as director of football. Full story: Daily Mirror
Van Basten and fellow Dutchman Frank Rijkaard, who had a spell as boss of Barcelona, are the top two names in the frame to succeed Ancelotti and the new man will be joined by Hiddink, who is coming in as technical director to oversee all transfer dealings. Full story: Daily Star
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has made a veiled attack on the team spirit of Manchester City ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semi-final between the two rivals. Speaking in the aftermath of midfielder James Milner's evident displeasure at being substituted in Monday's defeat at Liverpool, Ferdinand pointedly said United players do not complain about being replaced or sitting on the bench. Full story: the Independent
Spain have given up the chance to play as a guest nation in this summer's Copa America because of their "tight competition calendar" but "have not ruled out accepting a future invitation," according to their soccer federation. Japan were originally billed to participate but withdrew from the tournament after the recent earthquake and tsunami. Full story: the Independent
Former Manchester United defender David May says he was delighted to see striker Fernando Torres on Chelsea's team sheet in the match between the two sides in midweek because it was a boost to the Red Devils' Champions League hopes. Full story: talkSPORT
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