Chelsea will sell Romelu Lukaku in the summer.
Despite Lukaku’s success on loan at Everton this season following a prolific year when farmed out to West Bromwich Albion, Jose Mourinho does not want to give the Belgian international striker a new deal.
Mourinho refuses to accept he made a mistake by letting Lukaku go on loan this season.
And given that the 20-year-old has since made some cutting remarks about Mourinho - and the Chelsea boss has been scathing in response - bridges have been burned.
Mourinho is intent on signing one, possibly two, world class strikers in the summer, with Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa and Radamel Falcao of Monaco well-known to be his prime targets
Yet despite not rating Lukaku as a top class striker, Mourinho would be reluctant to sanction the sale of the striker to a rival English club for fear of the player coming back to bite him.
Lukaku then may be forced to leave for Spain - and Atletico Madrid is a possible destination.
But he could also move to Germany, with Borussia Dortmund a likely destination.
But he could also move to Germany, with Borussia Dortmund a likely destination.
Loic Remy will be a target for Tottenham this summer.
Remy has proven himself this season as a consistent goal scorer at Newcastle, where he has been on loan from QPR.
If QPR gain promotion to the Premier League they could retain Remy but it is more likely that the player would want to move on.
With Jermain Defoe departed and Emmanuel Adebayor’s future uncertain, Spurs will be seeking to sign at least two strikers this summer.
Remy is well-known to Tottenham’s new chief scout Ian Broomfield.
Broomfield returned to his role at Spurs after a period with QPR where he was involved in the signing 27-year-old Remy from Marseille last season.
It now seems certain - as predicted here when he first singed his 18 month contract - that unless Tottenham finish in a Champions League spot Tim Sherwood will be sacked in the summer with Dutchman Louis van Gaal favourite to take over.
The manner in which Sherwood steadied the ship and his forthright manner has though impressed many in the game.
And it is likely that Sherwood will get a chance at another Premier League club.
His name has already been discussed, along with Malkay Mackay's, in the corridors of power at Norwich where Chris Hughton’s position remains fragile.
Barcelona’s right back Daniel Alves will be a summer target for both Manchester United and Manchester City.
Alves has a year left on his contract but has fallen out with the club and some of his team mates.
Both United and City need a world class right back.
Roy Hodgson will keep tabs on Hull City’s Curtis Davies over the next couple of months.
Last week TV pundit Roy Keane rubbished the suggestion of Hull boss Steve Bruce that Davies could break into the World Cup squad.
But I understand Davies would be in line for a call up if any of the centre halves established in the England squad - Phi Jagielka, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones or Chris Smalling - get injured.
Even if it is assumed that Arsene Wenger will sign a new, and perhaps final, three-year contract with Arsenal this summer there has been discussions within the Emirates inner sanctum about who is the right man to succeed him.
Frank de Boer, Didier Deschamps, Michael Laudrup and Roberto Martinez are four of the names that have been discussed.
Dennis Bergkamp has been earmarked to take over from the club’s academy from Liam Brady.
Thomas Vermaelen is set to quit Arsenal in the summer and could secure a move to Manchester City.
Vermaelen has lost his regular starting spot this season but is still highly regarded and City skipper
Vincent Kompany would recommend buying his Belgian international defensive partner.
Joleon Lescott, who is wanted by West Ham Aston Villa and possibly Liverpool, is on the way out of the club on a free transfer
Jack Rodwell’s career has floundered at Manchester Cuity since his £12million move from Everton two years ago.
The midfielder was tipped to make England’s World Cup squad but hasn’t been able to command a regular starting place at City.
Everton are set to make a summer move to sign him.
But Rodwell would also interest Newcastle
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