FOOTBALL HEADLINES
***Celtic manager Neil Lennon has revealed that the club have accepted an offer from Southampton for the transfer of Victor Wanyama, although the Hoops boss insists there are still a number of clubs interested in the striker. (ESPN)
***Real Madrid have reportedly offer cash plus players to Spurs in a bid to deliver Gareth Bale for newly-appointed boss boss Carlo Ancelotti. Argentina winger Angel Di Maria is among several stars that the Spanish giants are willing to hand over to the White Hart Lane club with in order to land the Premier League's Player of the Year. (The Mirror)
***Napoli boss Rafa Benitez says Real Madrid have 'recovered their real values' by appointing Italian Carlo Ancelotti as gaffer. (The Sun)
***Carlos Tevez's £10million move to Juventus has pushed Gonzalo Higuain closer to Arsenal. The Real Madrid striker has agreed terms of £125,000 a week with the Gunners, taking him above current highest earners Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott and Lukas Podolski. (The Sun)
***Spain head coach Vicente Del Bosque has ruled out any complacency from his team ahead of their Confederations Cup semi-final against Italy on Thursday at Fortaleza.
***Meanwhile, Italy manager Cesare Prandelli has maintained his team have 'the weapons' to challenge Spain in their Confederations Cup semi-final for an opportunity to face Brazil i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ the final.
***Uruguay chief coach Oscar Tabarez has blamed his team's 2-1 Confederations Cup loss to Brazil on a missed first-half penalty by striker Diego Forlan in the 14th minutes.
***Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted that his team are 'not ready for the World Cup' despite reaching the Confederations Cup final. Paulinho's late header fired Brazil into the final of the Confederations Cup after a tough 2-1 victory over Uruguay.
***Borussia Dortmund have emerged as the new favourites to sign Liverpool target Henrikh Mkhitaryan, after tabling a £19.5 million bid with Shakhtar Donetsk. (ESPN)
***UEFA president Michel Platini has praised Paris Saint-Germain for appointing French-man as head coach with Laurent Blanc replacing Italian Carlo Ancelotti.
***Manchester City are ready to renew their interest in Robert Lewandowski as they begin shopping for a new striker after the exit of Carlos Tevez to Juventus. (The Mirror)
***Shakhtar Donetsk have informed Liverpool that they must pay £25million in the next 10 days if they really want to have their target Henrikh Mkhitaryan at Anfield. (The Sun)
***Real Madrid new manager Carlo Ancelotti has disclosed that he cannot wait to guide Manchester United target Cristiano Ronaldo through next season, diminishing speculation the forward will return to Old Trafford in the summer. (ESPN)
***Liverpool are ready to sell Jonjo Shelvey to Swansea - if the Welshmen come up with £5million. The Swans have opened talks with the Reds' boss Brendan Rodgers - who managed the Liberty Stadium side himself until a year ago - about buying the England Under-21 midfielder. (The Mirror)
***The Spanish Football Federation on Wednesday denies the allegations made by Brazilian media that some players had items stolen during a strip poker party after their 2-1 victory over Uruguay. (The Guardian)