Teenage sensation interests La Liga side looking for a bargain.

Primera Liga outfit Atletico Madrid have confirmed they are interested in signing Arsenal's attacking midfielder Fran Merida.

The 19-year-old, who scored a cracker in The Gunners' midweek Carling Cup win over Liverpool, is out of contract next summer.

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On Wednesday night two of the world's biggest clubs meet in the Champions League. La Liga giants Real Madrid take on Serie A outfit AC Milan in what surely has to be the pick of the Champions League action.

The two sides have had contrasting fortunes in both league and cup this season.

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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti believes Liverpool have 'lost something' following the summer departure of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.
Ancelotti is well aware of Alonso's influence having been impressed by the Spaniard's pairing with Javier Mascherano during his former club AC Milan's UEFA Champions League final clash with Liverpool in 2007. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso's future is threatening to overshadow Liverpool's pre-season build up for the second successive summer.
However, the circumstances now compared to a year ago are very different.
In 2008 Alonso was left feeling unwanted and let down by Rafa Benitez's willingness to sell him in order to finance the purchase of Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

Plain and simple. Listen to the kid. He knows what he wants:

"In my mind, I don't really want to go back to Villareal," he said, of the Yellow Submarines, with whom he only started two games. "I want to go play somewhere else."
For Altidore, playing time is the most important aspect of his search for a new club.

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Even footballers have turned on the government. Xabi Alonso believes Gordon Brown's economic policies have weakened English football and that the Premier League's star players could be forced to the Continent to escape the weak pound and the incoming 50% tax rate.
Alonso is refusing to commit himself to Liverpool next season, with Real Madrid eager to to take him to the Bernabeu, and with Alonso estimating he is losing a third of his earnings he is edging closer to a return to Spain. Click to continue reading...

The transfer merry-go-round is starting to wind itself up. A few big money moves have already taken place - Ronaldo, Kaka, Glen Johnson - and the next few days are bound to see some more cash flying around. Click to continue reading...