Barcelona full-back Eric Abidal has emerged as the latest target for big spending Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain.
The 31-year-old French international, who recently had a surgery to remove a liver tumor and went on to lift the Champions League trophy with his side, has a year remaining in his contract at the Nou Camp.
According to Sport, big spending French outfit have been made aware of his contract situation and are ready to prise him over at the end of this season.
Abidal is believed to be eager in a new two-year deal with the Catalan giants, but the club are only willing to offer him a conditional one-year extenstion based on performance targets.
That could force the veteran defender to consider his options and possibly leave Barcelona after this season.
PSG's ambition as shown by the money spent during the transfer window on players like Javier Pastore could convince Abidal to leave the Nou Camp for Parc des Princes.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded that Chelsea pose a "big threat" to his team's title defence this season.
The two sides' first clash in the new season will take place on the 18th at Old Trafford.
"They have tremendous experience with the likes of Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, John Terry, Alex, Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres - there aren't any young kids in that team," Ferguson was quoted as saying in Inside United, the club's official magazine.
"But they don't have 36- or 37-year-olds like Ryan Giggs. Lampard and Drogba are 33, Anelka is 32 - not dissimilar to [Michael] Carrick and Rio Ferdinand, and we wouldn't be saying they are dead and buried, would we? So why should they be? They'll still be a big threat and we expect them to challenge."
When asked if he could empathize with 33-year-old new coach Andre Villas-Boas, who is just a year older than Ferguson was when he was in charge at East Stirling, the latter said situation were different.
"He has a different set-up there to me, but I'm sure he'll get plenty of advice from others and he'll do fine. I don't know much about him," the Scot continued.
"He's a young man and it's a big step coming into the Premier League from the Portuguese championship, but given time and support anything is possible."
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard expressed his happiness at the return of striker Craig Bellamy and insisted he never wanted him to leave.
The Welsh international completed a shock return to Anfield following a free transfer from Manchester City on the final day of the transfer window.
Bellamy spent a season with the Kops back in 2006/07 but did not enjoy the best of times, and was consequently sold to West Ham.
Speaking of the Welsh man return, Gerrard can't be happier and revealed his regret over his departure four years ago.
"I'm delighted that Craig is back - I didn't want him to leave in the first place," the Liverpool captain told the club's official website.
"That pace and the fiery character he's got will help us in our push for success this season.
"When he was here before he was popular and one of the hardest working in training. He was always in the gym getting himself in good shape.
"What people need to realise is that Craig is a top professional. He works really hard day in, day out.
"He's very knowledgeable about the game and I know even though he's slightly older than me he will still want to learn and do well here.
"I'm sure he will be desperate to play for Kenny. He will have watched Liverpool from the outside like me in recent months and seen a lot of positive things. He will be excited to come back and we're glad to have him back."
Meanwhile, Gerrard will be hoping to make a return from his injury against Tottenham on 18 September.
Former Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff has labeled Real boss Jose Mourinho's behavior in the Spanish Supercopa as an act of 'arrogance and impotence'.
The Real Madrid manager was seen poking the eye of Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova during the second leg of the La Liga curtain raiser, which the Catalan side went on to win 3-2.
Reflecting on the incident, Cruyff stated that Mourinho has crossed the line this time around.
"What he did was an act of arrogance and impotence. Many say that he did it to divert attention and to get the people to talk about the incident rather than about the match itself, but I don't believe in that," the former Dutch international said to El Periodico de Catalunya.
"The problem is that he is getting obsessed with his inability to beat Barcelona. He has crossed the line this time. A lot has happened between both sides in the past, but it has never been this bad."
The RFEF opened an investigation into the Portuguese’s behaviour, but the governing body has yet to make a final decision on the Madrid coach's eventual punishment.
