Arsenal is expected to pick up their pursuit of Julian Draxler in the summer.

Draxler has four years left on his current deal with Schalke, and his release clause of over £35 million would need to be met in order to acquire him, but Heldt is confident he will stay put.

General manager Horst Heldt told Sky Deutschland: "I definitely believe that he will be staying at our club for the new season.

"Julian (Draxler) is an important player in our squad, he is playing regular matches and he is doing quite well."

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has said that there is no chance of Toni Kroos leaving Bayern Munich in the summer.

Kroos has been connected to a transfer to Manchester United.

"Toni Kroos is sure to play in a Bayern Munich shirt next year as well," Rummenigge said.

Kroos' contract runs out in the summer of 2015.

Kroos had hinted this year that he would be keen to play in the Premier League, saying: "It is no secret that the Premier League is a possibility for me. But no one has come to any agreement with me and it will stay like this until the summer and, some time, a decision will be made. It is also no secret that the Premier League is not a bad league."

Manchester City will expand Etihad Stadium in two phases.

Work to increase capacity from 47,670 to 62,170 will begin imminently but with the South Stand developed first, to make it a 54,000 seat stadium, by the start of the 2015-16 season.

The club's chief commercial director Tom Glick said the expansion was "a hugely significant moment for City".

The stadium was originally built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

A move for Diego Costa from Atlético Madrid to Chelsea in the offseason is appearing more likely with Sky Bet removing the wager from its boards.

Sky Bet’s head of football trading Paul Wiggins said: “We’ve seen an unusually high amount of bets on Costa joining Chelsea, especially given we’re some way off the transfer window re-opening.

“We made Chelsea 5/2 favorites when we opened the market and they have been heavily backed over the weekend at odds as short as 4/7, forcing us to suspend the market.”

Costa will reportedly cost in excess of £35 million.

Adam Lallana has 10 goals and eight assists in the Premier League this season for Southampton.

Mauricio Pochettino believes Lallana is one of the best midfielders in the world and he has possibly earned a spot on Roy Hodgson's England squad for the World Cup.

"We haven't seen a player like that in this country for a long time," Pochettino told reporters.

"Lately he has had a number of opportunities to get into the England national side so that is a very good thing for him.

"I am always telling him that he has the characteristics of a Spanish player and he has the skills of an [Andres] Iniesta, Xavi or [Cesc] Fabregas."

Manchester United is interested in a €50 million transfer for Cesc Fàbregas.

Fàbregas returned to Barcelona from Arsenal in 2011 after 212 appearances.

Fàbregas is signed with Barcelona through 2016, but would like an extension.

Manchester City has a 67 percent chance of winning the Premier League, according to SPI's updated odds.

Liverpool ranks second with a 20 percent chance, followed by Chelsea at 13 percent.

Those three clubs are virtually certain to end the season in the top-4, which would secure a spot in the Champions League.

Arsenal has an 86 percent chance of finishing in the final top-4 spot, followed by Everton at 13 percent, while Tottenham and Manchester United have less than a one-percent chance.

Chelsea has long been expected to address the striker position in the transfer market this offseason and José Mourinho confirmed it this weekend.

Mourinho praised his defense in Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace while criticizing others for "disappearing."

Chelsea is expected to pursue Diego Costa.

"I don't think it's the moment to speak about next season and the market but it's clear to everybody that Chelsea next year wants to bring a striker," said Mourinho. "What's the future for the other strikers? The ones who are staying are competing with the striker we are bringing [in]. And normally, at the end of the season, players that are not playing a lot or players who are not happy may prefer a change. That is also part of the market. We want to improve the team and the players and make some surgical movements in the transfer window."

Mourinho acknowledged he must also get consistency from Eden Hazard, André Schürrle and Oscar in run-of-the-mill matches, after suggesting the defeat at Palace was an indication of a poor "mentality". "I will try to improve the players," he said. "I can't and I don't need to improve [Branislav] Ivanovic, [Gary] Cahill, John Terry. I can't improve them and I don't need to improve them but there are other guys I need to improve. I think we are doing that step-by-step. But that's not enough to be champions.

"Always, in the back of your mind, you think you might win [the league] but you have to be realistic and you have to analyze the situation and understand. How many points did Chelsea finish in the last two seasons behind the team in first? How many points? [25 and 14] That was for a reason. So this season to be where we are is an important step but, when you are there, you have in the back of your mind the little feeling that you can still do it. You think you can, you think you can, but the reality is different."

Cristiano Ronaldo received whistles at the Bernabéu during Real Madrid's 5-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano.

Fans were frustrated at Ronaldo's refusal to play the ball to his teammates. Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema also received jeers.

“I have always said that sometimes I understand whistles because they can be deserved,” Carlo Ancelotti told the media in quotes reported on Madrid’s official website. “Right now, no -- the players are putting in a lot of effort. We need the help of everyone. Whistling Cristiano isn't comprehensible.”

Manchester United remains adamant that they will not sell naming rights to Old Trafford, according to sources.

Rumors on social media sites have suggested that United's stadium could be renamed after Nike in a lucrative deal that would enable them either to pay off debt or finance the sining of new players.

Forbes reported in 2012 that a 20-year deal on the Old Trafford naming rights could be worth as much as $1 billion.