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The £12million chase to sign Simon Kjaer looks like turning into a straight battle between Manchester United and Tottenham after his agent revealed he wants to join a Champions League club. Former Middlesbrough striker Mikkel Beck appeared to dash Manchester City's hopes of landing Kjaer after eliminating Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg from the running and describing how the 21-year old centre-back was setting his sights high. Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini had admitted holding discussions with both Manchester clubs, Tottenham and Wolfsburg and hinted he was ready to sell to the highest bidder.

But Beck narrowed down the field by countering: 'I heard those remarks, but it is not true that Wolfsburg are contenders for Simon's signature. He will not be going there. 'Simon knows he can play in the Europa League with Palermo next season, but he is ready to take the next step and move up to a higher level. There are still one or two interesting clubs to consider.'

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The unseemly wrangle over Paul Pogba's transfer from Le Havre to Manchester United finally reached a satisfactory climax for both clubs last week. This was a relief after the last similar saga, involving Gael Kakuta, but as with Chelsea's French prodigy, spoke volumes of a coveted young prospect. So what can the Premier League expect from its latest young import from across the Channel?

Pogba was spotted by Le Havre's chief scout Franck Sale in his home district of Sarcelles, in the suburbs of northern Paris, at the age of 13. Sale wasted little time in recruiting him to the much-vaunted academy that has produced the likes of Vikash Dhorasoo and Charles N'Zogbia in the past. "I was impressed by his attitude," Sale told Goal.com. "He was already like a footballer and had great game intelligence for his age."

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Marseille are showing interest in Manchester United midfielder Anderson even though he is unlikely to be fully fit until September. The Brazilian, 22, ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee in February days after vowing to get his United career back on track following a fall-out with Sir Alex Ferguson. Lyon and Paris St Germain have also shown interest in the past.

CSKA Moscow star Milos Krasic has delivered a snub to Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal by declaring he only wants to move to Italy. Krasic, 25, has been strongly linked with a £15 million switch to Juventus this summer, although the Premier League trio are also hot on his trail.

The tall winger has thrilled scouts all season and is expected to star in World Cup 2010 with Serbia. Speaking to Tuttosport, Krasic confirmed his desire to play in Serie A next term. "Yes, I want to play in Italy. I don't know what team, but I want to go there. I have heard about Juventus," Krasic said. "They (his agents) are deciding my future, but I am sure that they will choose the best for me. I am focused on the World Cup for now."

Everton midfield dynamo Mikel Arteta will pledge his future to the club, despite reported interest from Premier League behemoths Arsenal and Manchester United.

The Sunday Mirror claims the 28-year-old is keen to show his loyalty to Toffee's boss David Moyes, who stood by him during the Spaniard's eight-month spell on the sidelines.

Arteta was forced to have a prolonged spell in the treatment room following a cruciate ligament injury sustained in February 2009. Arteta's contract is due to expire next summer and talks over a new deal were believed to have stalled.

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Arsenal and Manchester United have been told to hurry up and make a move for Milos Krasic or risk losing out to Juventus.

The CSKA Moscow star has been scouted by all of the Barclay's Premier League big guns and turned down a move to Manchester City in January.

Inter Milan are also keen, but Juve have stolen a march on their rivals by making the first move along with Fenerbahce, but Krasic has little interest in relocating to Turkey.

The 25-year-old Serbia winger wants to sort out his future before the World Cup and his agent Dejan Joksimovic admits a move to Turin could be wrapped up this week.

'The English are interested in Krasic,' said Joksimovic. 'It's not only Manchester United with their eye on him, but also Arsenal.

'However, neither have yet made a concrete offer. At the moment, Milos has offers from two clubs: Fenerbahce and Juventus.

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The chief executive of Manchester United, David Gill assured the club does not plan to sell Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov over the summer. Gill said in an interview for the British “The Independent” that keeping Berbatov, who had been the subject of many transfer speculations, is also the personal desire of the Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Gill's expectation of the summer was that "some will leave, some will come in" and "there won't be any major players leaving". Whether the definition of "major" includes the out-of-favor Michael Carrick or Luis Anderson can be debated but Gill does not envisage the club selling Berbatov, who has not fulfilled the expectations of him when he joined from Tottenham, The Independent writes.

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The chief executive of Manchester United, David Gill assured the club does not plan to sell Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov over the summer. Gill said in an interview for the British “The Independent” that keeping Berbatov, who had been the subject of many transfer speculations, is also the personal desire of the Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Gill's expectation of the summer was that "some will leave, some will come in" and "there won't be any major players leaving". Whether the definition of "major" includes the out-of-favor Michael Carrick or Luis Anderson can be debated but Gill does not envisage the club selling Berbatov, who has not fulfilled the expectations of him when he joined from Tottenham, The Independent writes.

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The 22-year-old, who is set to travel with his country to this summer's World Cup finals, had agreed terms with United and passed a medical in April. United have not disclosed the fee for Hernandez, but he is believed to have cost somewhere in the region of £6-8m.

He will officially join the Red Devils on 1 July. The diminutive forward - affectionately known in Mexico as 'Chicharito', which roughly translates as 'little sweet pea' - scored in Mexico's 2-1 friendly defeat to the Netherlands in Freiburg, Germany on Wednesday.

He also featured in the second half of his country's previous friendly, the 3-1 reverse at the hands of England at Wembley on Monday.When the deal was initially struck, United manager.

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Manchester United are reportedly set to offer €21 million to prise Ivorian midfielder  Yaya Toure away from Barcelona. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is understood to be keen to strengthen United's midfield given the constant injuries plaguing Owen Hargreaves and the loss of form from the likes of Michael Carrick and Anderson.

A report in Spanish publication Sport claims that Ferguson has identified the 27-year-old as a key target in bolstering United's capabilities in the middle of the park, particularly from a defensive viewpoint.

While Barca coach Pep Guardiola is said to be keen to retain the services of Toure, reports yesterday stated that the Catalan outfit would consider releasing the player for a fee of €30-35 million.

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