The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies

Klaas Jan Huntelaar to Manchester United
The Spoiler admires Sir Alex Ferguson for being bold enough to take a gamble on Michael Owen but he couldn’t risk placing all his eggs in the 29-year-old’s hole-ridden basket. Therefore, the rumours that United are after another striker aren’t too surprising, with The Sun speculating that £20 million-rated Real Madrid man Huntelaar is a target.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Far from being another Afonso Alves who can only score in the Eredivisie, Huntelaar managed a respectable eight goals in 13 starts and seven sub appearances in Spain last season. Real Madrid are unlikely to get back what they paid for him though considering they are selling just six months after buying and have made it clear they need to get rid of players.

Wesley Sneijder to Chelsea
With Real Madrid increasingly looking like the only club capable of prising Franck Ribery away from Bayern Munich, The Daily Telegraph are reporting