Ramsey: Arsenal don't need a big-money signing to challenge for the title

The Wales international is confident that the Gunners can rival champions Chelsea next season even if they do not add to their current squad in the summer window.Aaron Ramsey insists that Arsenal do not need to sign a marquee player this summer in order to win the Premier League.Arsene Wenger’s men finished third in 2014-15, 14 points behind eventual champions Chelsea, but racked up the longest winning run of the season and retained the FA Cup.Ramsey has previously expressed his desire to win the title in 2015-16, outlining his ambitions in an exclusive interview with Goal, and he maintains that the club do not need to splash the cash.

Bertrand: I should be Chelsea's first-choice left-back

The Saints full-back struggled to cement his place in the Blues' first-team during his nine-year stay at Stamford Bridge but insists he is good enough to play for the champions.Ryan Bertrand claims that he should be Chelsea’s first-choice left-back, but insists that he is fantastically happy at Southampton.The 25-year-old left Stamford Bridge to join the Saints in 2014, initially on loan, before later making the move permanent in a £10 million deal earlier this year.Bertrand spent nine years with the Blues but made just 57 appearances for the club and he maintains that he should currently be in Jose Mourinho’s first-team, but admits his transfer to the Saints has given him the freedom to develop as a player.

Real Madrid confirm Casemiro return

The midfielder enjoyed a successful loan spell with Porto but will not extend his stay in Portugal.Real Madrid have confirmed they will call Casemiro back from his loan spell at Porto, ending the Portuguese club's hopes of securing a permanent deal for the Brazil international.The 23-year-old spent last season at the Primeira Liga runners-up and starred in their Champions League campaign, leaving Porto keen to activate a release clause in his loan deal last month.However, Madrid - who appointed Rafael Benitez as coach on Wednesday - have now informed Porto that Casemiro will return to the Bernabeu.

Is Mourinho's Falcao bid genius or folly?

The Blues have identified the Colombia international as a potential signing, despite his struggles at Manchester United, but is the deal doomed to fail or a piece of brilliance?It acquired the reputation as a strikers' graveyard. Stamford Bridge, the place where the most potent players on the planet became laughing stocks. First Andriy Shevchenko, then Fernando Torres. Roman Abramovich's dream signings were exposed as hubristic follies.So Radamel Falcao threatens to complete an unwanted hat-trick of supposed superstars who became sorry substitutes. Except there are two significant differences. The Colombian is the manager's choice, not the owner's. And, unlike Shevchenko and Torres, Falcao's decline seemed to begin before Chelsea even entered the bidding.The statistics were damning. He scored 155 goals in 200 games for Porto, Atletico Madrid and Monaco. He mustered a mere four in 29 for Manchester United.

Benitez: Real Madrid must be patient

The new Real Madrid boss Benitez has pleaded for patience from Real Madrid fans, he says he will need time to adapt to his role after replacing Carlo Ancelotti at the Santiago Bernabeu.Rafael Benitez admitted it was a dream come true to be the new coach of the Blancos, he was unveiled at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, but he has asked for some time from the fans to get to the right fomular.

Best in history' Messi is an example for everyone - Puyol

The former Barcelona captain says the star forward has shown the rest of his team how to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the collective.Lionel Messi is the best player in history and leads by example with the way he sacrifices himself for the sake of Barcelona, according to Carles Puyol.The former Blaugrana captain says the Argentine shows the way with his selfless approach to the game, putting the club in with a great chance of beating Juventus in Saturday's Champions League final.For me, he is the best player in history, Puyol told L'Equipe. It is difficult to have an opinion on players from the past as I have only seen them on videos, if at all. But Leo has been the best for so many years and with amazing regularity, and if anything he continues to improve.

Weak Serie A can't hide behind Juventus' success - Beckenbauer

The former Germany player and coach has insisted that the Bianconeri's run to the Champions League final cannot gloss over the deficiencies of the Italian league.Franz Beckenbauer believes that Serie A remains a sub-standard competition despite the fact Juventusstand on the verge of Champions League glory.The Turin outfit take on Barcelona in Saturday's final in Berlin having already collected the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia this season.However, the former Bayern Munich player and coach insists the Bianconeri's progress is no reflection of Italian football as a whole.I wouldn't go as far as to say this is a renaissance for Serie A. Italian football has been weakening for some time," the 69-year-old told Bild.