Everton reject Gunners'Jagielka bid

Everton are determined to keep centre-back Phil Jagielka in the face of a bid from Arsenal.

The Gunners made a £10million offer to take the 28-year-old to the Emirates Stadium which was rejected out of hand.

The Merseyside club view the bid as being well below the player's market value, particularly as the defender signed a new four-year contract in March.

Everton have yet to make any signings so far this summer and their tight finances means manager David Moyes is likely to have to sell players in order to be able to bring in new faces.

But Jagielka is not one of those on the list which the Toffees boss is looking to offload, although should a bid closer to the club's valuation of about £20million come in they would have to seriously consider it.

Arsenal have also been linked with Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill and Blackburn's Chris Samba and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger could well investigate those options.

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Stekelenburg all set for Roma move

Ajax shot-stopper Maarten Stekelenburg could be set for a move to Roma, his agent has confirmed.

The 28-year-old has just one season left on his contract with Ajax and could now be moving to the Italian capital under new Roma boss Luis Enrique.

His agent Rob Jansen, quoted in Voetbal International, said: "The negotiations are still very difficult. The clubs are still far apart, but today we continue to negotiate in Amsterdam. Ajax has no set deadline.

"Maarten would be keen on a move to Roma, otherwise I would not be in talks with the club."

Ajax coach Frank de Boer said on Monday: "We want to clarify whether (Stekelenburg) is staying or not and whether he wants to extend his current contract. If not, then a winter transfer seems probable."

Roma recently sold Brazilian goalkeeper Doni to English side Liverpool but still have Romanian Bogdan Lobont and another Brazilian, Julio Sergio, on their squad.

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Vidal excited about Juve move

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal has spoken of his anticipation over his imminent move to Italian side Juventus.

The Chile international is likely to arrive in Turin to complete his permanent transfer.

"I am happy," Vidal told Tuttosport.com. "It is a great step for me, the most important in my career. I will be playing for one of the biggest European clubs.

"I am enthusiastic at the new opportunity that has been given to me.

"They (Juventus) have big aims this season, to win the league title and to return to European competition. My experience in Germany will be of great use to me because Serie A football is similar to the Bundesliga."

Vidal is under contract with Bayer Leverkusen for a further year and is set to join the Turin club in a deal worth 12 million euros on a five-year contract.

Bayern Munich thought they had captured the South American and they reacted with annoyance to the news Vidal is Juve-bound.

President Uli Hoeness told the Bild newspaper: "He has broken his word.

"But as a South American player's agent was involved I had no great hope. Their words usually mean something else."

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Ronaldo praises Real new boys

After a pre-season friendly against Chivas in the United States, Cristiano Ronaldo has praised Real Madrid's new comers.

According to quotes by Marca, the Portuguese was overwhelmed by his new team-mates, especially after their 3-0 win over the American side.

Ronaldo said: "All the new players have surprised me. They are doing very well.

"We are doing very well and we are starting to get in shape ahead of the new season.

The Madrid star was also satisfied with his hat-trick that sunk the Americans, as well as the fact that he scored three times in ten minutes.

"Three goals in 10 minutes? Yeah...that's fine", he admitted.

"But we must continue to work well for the beginning of the season. This game was a good workout and I am happy because we won."

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Benfica sign Capdevila

Benfica have confirmed the signing of Villarreal defender Joan Capdevila on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The Portuguese club revealed that the 33-year-old's contract includes a 20million euro (£17.6m) buy-out clause.

The full-back has won 57 caps for Spain and featured in the victorious Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 campaigns. He will be expected to fill the void left by Portugal international Fabio Coentrao's 30million euro departure to Real Madrid.

Capdevila has netted 15 goals in 145 appearances for the Yellow Submarine in his four years at the club.

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