AMSTERDAM (SW) – Ajax Amsterdam have shown an interest in Spanish and FC Barcelona defender Olegeur.

Dutch international defender Khalid Boulahrouz is set to join Bundesliga outfit VfB Stuttgart, Chelsea announced on Monday.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo would be doing the ´worst thing´ for his career if he succeeding in engineering a move from Old Trafford to Real Madrid.

LONDON (SW) – Speculation is rife after the news that the Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been left out of Chelsea’s team to tour China that he could be on his way out from Stamford Bridge.

DURBAN (SW) – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said at a press interview in Durban earlier today that Cristiano Ronaldo would be making the biggest mistake of his career were he to move to Real Madrid.

Spanish champions Real Madrid said Monday they had asked the Brazilian Football Federation not to call up their striker Robinho for the Olympics in China next month because he is injured.

Chelsea on Monday denied tabling a sensational world-record offer for AC Milan´s Kaka as the transfer rumour mill went into overdrive at the start of their Asian tour.

LONDON (SW) - Ghana and Chelsea’s midfielder Michael Essien has signed a new five year contract with the London based club.

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari on Monday rubbished renewed speculation that Didier Drogba was headed for the exit after the want-away striker pulled out of a pre-season tour with a knee injury, as goalkeeper Petr Cech signed a new five-year deal that will keep him with the club until 2013

Chelsea boss Peter Kenyon on Monday denied a record-breaking bid to lure Kaka from AC Milan but said the club was still chasing Real Madrid´s Robinho.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech expressed delight on Monday after signing a new five-year deal that will keep him with the club until 2013.

Chelsea´s former France international midfielder Claude Makelele has reached an agreement to sign for Paris Saint Germain, the French club announced on Monday.

Chelsea´s billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich is set to obliterate the transfer world record with a 150 million euro (238 million dollar) bid for AC Milan´s Kaka, according to Monday´s Gazzetta dello Sport.

Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma is on the verge of becomming new Inter boss Jose Mourinho´s second summer signing, according to the Gazetta dello Sport on Monday.

Barcelona´s out-of-favour striker Samuel Eto´o said Monday he has received offers from Chelsea, Tottenham and Inter Milan.

Valencia are considering selling some of their star players, including strikers David Villa who was the top scorer at Euro 2008 and David Silva, to balance the books, Spanish media reported Monday.

Bosnian international striker Sergej Barbarez, who played for German sides Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund, has announced his retirement, according to media reports here on Monday.

Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Monday expressed relief that Frank Lampard had joined their Asian tour as speculation swirls over his future.

Ghana captain John Mensah has turned down the chance to play in the English Premier League in favour of an 8.4 million euro five year deal with French champions Lyon.

DURBAN (SW) – It was announced late yesterday (Monday) by Sir Alex Ferguson that Wes Brown, Manchester United’s central defender, would be flying home as early as Wednesday from his South African tour following the death in hospital of his half sister Claire Fallows.