Jermaine Pennant is on the verge of signing a new contract at Stoke. The winger will be handed a 12-month extension with the Potters offering a basic salary plus more money based on the number of appearances he makes.

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny is set to reject advances from both Barcelona and Bayern Munich in favour of staying with the Gunners. The Frenchman wants to stay in north London despite interest from the two European heavyweights.

Stuart Pearce is set to be sacked as manager of the England Under 21s following the Young Lions' disastrous European Championship campaign. Steve McClaren and Gareth Southgate are in the running to take over from Pearce.

Attracted by the German championship, Benoit Trémoulinas is in the viewfinder of Bayer Leverkusen. The French international defender will probably leave Bordeaux this summer. Monaco also monitored him.

Seeking reinforcements in the midfield, OM is very interested by Giannelli Imbula. But the Phoenicians are not alone on this issue. Monaco and Arsenal are also in the game. The price asked by Guingamp is €m9.

The French international goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau had begun talks with the club of the Principality. After exploring many avenues, the ASM thinks that the idea to bring the experienced goalkeeper (34 years old) would not be so bad.

Faouzi Ghoulam, the full-back of AS Saint-Etienne, has courtiers in Italy. Torino and Sampdoria have inquired about the Algerian international. The price demanded by the "Verts" cooled them: € 7M.

Borussia Mönchengladbach is interested in Ajax playmaker Siem de Jong, whose brother Luuk is already playing for the 'Fohlen' team.

The Spanish coach seems to be interested in Real Madrid's player. Los Blancos prefer to wait for Ancelotti so the Italian can make a proper decision on Callejon's future.

The Black Eagles are ready to offer €4m to Ronaldinho.