2014 Summer Transfer Rumours Mk. I

Iago Aspas has admitted that he wants to leave Liverpool at the end of the season in search of more first team opportunities.

The striker left Celta Vigo last summer to sign for the Premier League outfit for a fee of €10m.

But having played just 13 times for Brendan Rodgers’ men, the 26-year-old has claimed that he will look for a transfer away from the club.

“I am not 20 years old anymore,’ he is reported as saying by the Metro newspaper.

“I can’t go on loan and explode.

“I think the best would be to transfer to another club and that I find the best fit for myself and the club.”

Sensational reports in the Italian Press this afternoon claim that Vincenzo Montella could be targeted by Milan in the summer.

Sport Mediaset suggest that the Rossoneri will relieve Clarence Seedorf of his coaching duties at the end of the season, regardless of where they finish in the table.

And with the Dutchman out of the picture, Barbara Berlsuconi will go to the Fiorentina boss and try to tempt him to San Siro.

The former Roma striker may prove difficult to get however, having signed a contract to keep him in Tuscany until 2017.

It is also unclear whether Montella would want to swap Champions League-chasing Fiorentina for middle of the table Milan.

Mediaset though, insist that the Diavolo are looking at the Viola tactician as a potential successor to Seedorf.

And should they get their man, Luciano Spalletti is expected to come in at Artemio Franchi, having been sacked by Zenit St Petersburg in March.

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Real Madrid will go for either Southampton’s Luke Shaw or Guilherme Siqueira this summer to replace Fabio Coentrao.

Marca reports that it has been suggested Madrid have already made progress on a deal to sign Siqueira, who almost moved to Santiago Bernabeu last summer.

Siqueira would have been the replacement for Coentrao had the Portuguese’s transfer to Manchester United been completed.

But the deal broke down and instead Siqueira left Granada for a season-long loan spell with Benfica.

Madrid could resurrect the move at the end of this season with the feeling that Siqueira would be an ideal back-up for Marcelo as he is not a big enough name to demand a guaranteed starting place.

Shaw is considered the less likely option because of his young age and high price tag, with €36m mooted for the 18-year-old England international.

Chelsea and United are monitoring Shaw’s situation at Southampton with a view to a move and Madrid are unlikely to make it a three-horse race.

Shaw would be the second Southampton youth graduate in the Madrid squad after Gareth Bale, who started his career as a left-back. The pair also share an agent.

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Italian media claim Inter are close to a €30m deal for Porto striker Jackson Martinez, selling Samir Handanovic.

According to Mediaset Premium, the Nerazzurri have set their sights on the Colombian international forward who had already been close to joining Napoli last summer.

It’s reported Inter emissaries were in the stands to watch the Porto-Sevilla Europa League quarter-final on Thursday.

The price-tag for 27-year-old Martinez is thought to be €30m, which Inter would reach by offering €27m plus a further €3m in performance-related bonuses.

He has scored 16 goals in 25 League games this season, plus a further three in 10 European outings.

Mediaset also maintain President Erick Thohir will raise the funds for Martinez by selling goalkeeper Handanovic.

The Slovenian international can make around €20m and is of interest to the likes of Manchester City and Atletico Madrid.

Nicolas Anelka insists he wants to reconnect with football amid claims in Brazil he has been in talks with Atletico Mineiro.

Anelka was sacked by West Bromwich Albion in March for gross misconduct after claiming to have quit the club on social media.

This came after the 35-year-old was handed a five-match ban by the Football Association for his controversial 'quenelle' gesture when celebrating a goal in December.

Anelka says that he is already looking at his options, but is unlikely to agree anything before next season.

"I am not specifically looking for a club but I am receiving offers and the least I can do is check them," he told French newspaper Metro.

"I haven't decided anything yet. My contract with WBA officially ended on 29 March and bar a miracle, there won't be any new challenge before the next season starts, be it in Europe or in a exotic country.

"I want to play football like when I was young, connect myself again with the love for the game of my debut."

Reports in Brazil claim that Mineiro are leading the chase, and their director of football Eduardo Maluf refused to deny their interest.

"As I handle all negotiations, I would rather not talk about it, so I won't confirm it but I won't deny it either," he told O Tempo.

However, Atletico Mineiro president Alexandre Kalil says the club can't afford him.

He told Globo Esporte: "Anelka is a top European football player, with a high salary and we can't afford to pay that."