Pep Guardiola is Chelsea’s No.1 choice to replace Andre Villas-Boas if Roman Abramovich loses patience with the Portuguese boss. AVB suggested after the defeat at West Brom that he doesn’t expect the Roman to back him and understands that Chelsea sitting in 5th position isn’t an ideal situation for the football club.
Elsewhere in the news Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced that Harry Redknapp will take the England job; Arsenal are looking to break the bank to secure Van Persie on a permanent deal, while Mario Balotelli looks set to get a heavy fine for breaking the club’s curfew.[divider]
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Andre Villas-Boas suggested that he isn’t worried if he hasn’t got Roman Abramovich’s support and he doesn’t expect the Russian to back him – Guardian
Arsene Wenger hasn’t ruled out beating Milan in midweek and says it is Arsenal’s job to make the impossible possible – Guardian
Sir Alex Ferguson believes it is inevitable that Harry Redknapp will leave the Tottenham job and take up the England post at the end of the season – Guardian
Mario Balotelli faces up to a £250k fine following his visit to a strip club on Thursday night. Mancini doesn’t like his team going out 48hrs before a match; a boundary that the Italian striker has crossed – Daily Telegraph
Goal-line technology has been given the green-light to be used in 2013, despite opposition by Michel Platini – Independent
Arsenal will break the bank to secure the long-term services of Robin van Persie, who’s contract has less than 18 months to run – Daily Mail
Arjen Robben has put Tottenham and Chelsea on alert by revealing that he is ready to quit the Bundesliga as his situation at Munich isn’t ideal. A bargain fee of £10m has been mooted as the Dutchman has only 18 months left on his contract – Mirror
Pep Guardiola has emerged as Chelsea’s top target to replace Andre Villas-Boas if Roman finally loses patience with the Portuguese boss – Mirror
Kyle Walker and Glen Johnson are on Real Madrid’s summer hitlist as they look to bolster their options at right back at the Bernabeu – Metro
Dave Whelan will meet Roberto Martinez this week to get an explanation for the unacceptable performance at the DW Stadium yesterday – Sky Sports
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