Belgian Sensation Spurs Bound

Belgium and Lille wing wizard Eden Hazard has confirmed he could join English side Tottenham Hotspurs this summer - but insists a deal has not been done yet.

The 21-year-old is one of the hottest young prospects in Europe at the moment and is reported to have attracted the interest of the likes of top European sides like Chelsea, Real Madrid and Arsenal.

The forward appears to have his heart set on a move to the Premier League this summer and he says White Hart Lane may be his destination.

Hazard denied reports he has already agreed terms with Harry Rednapp’s side, but he did tell Belgian TV station RTBF that a move to join high flying spurs is possible.

He said: "Maybe it will be Tottenham. It is a great English club. I said that I would go to England and there is very good players (at Spurs).

"I have not yet signed. This is going to happen soon".

The youngster plays predominantly on the wing and has not ruled out a move to the Primera Division, however.

"Spain is perhaps more my style of game but (if I move there) it must be to either Barcelona or Real Madrid."

Eden made his Lille debut as a 16-year-old and has gone on to become one of the French side's most important players.

Last campaign he became the youngest player to win the French Ligue 1 player of the year award after helping Lille complete a domestic double and he made his international debut for Belgium at the age of 17.

HAZARD PROFILE
FULL NAME	Eden Hazard
DATE OF BIRTH	7 January 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	La Louviere, Belgium
HEIGHT	1.72 m
COUNTRY	Belgium
CURRENT CLUB	Lille
PLAYING POSITION	Winger
CLUB CARRER	131 Appearances – 25 (Goals)
NATIONAL TEAM CAREER	25 Appearances – 1 (Goal)

HAZARD SKILL VIDEO:

Chelsea on the werge of signing De Bruyne

Premier League giants Chelsea are in talks with Belgium outfit Genk over the signing of Kevin de Bruyne.

The 20 year old has been on Chelsea's radar for some time and could be a Blues player by the end of the week after Genk chief Dirk Degraen flew in to London for talks.

If a deal is done, it is likely the midfielder will be loaned back to the Belgian champions for the rest of the season.

"Dirk Degraen is in London and the expectation is that it (the transfer of De Bruyne) will be finished this week," a Genk spokesman said.

"The assumption is that Kevin de Bruyne will be transferred to Chelsea and then will finish the season (on loan) at Genk."

De Bruyne forced his way in the club's first team in 2009 and helped the Belgian side win the domestic title last season.

De Bruyne made his international debut in 2010 and is viewed as one of the brightest young prospects in the country.

He has already played twice against Chelsea for Genk in this season's Champions League group stage.

Villas-Boas has made just one major signing so far this transfer window - the capture of English defender Gary Cahill from Bolton.

DE BRUYNE PROFILE
FULL NAME	KEVIN DE BRUYNE
DATE OF BIRTH	28 JUNE 1991
NATIONAL TEAM	BELGIUM
HEIGHT	1.80 m
PLAYING POSITION	LEFT WING
CURRENT CLUB	GENK
SENIOR TEAM APPEARANCE(CLUB)	77
SENIOR TEAM GOALS(CLUB)	12
INTERESTED SIDE	CHELSEA (ENGLAND)

City, Chelsea Keen on Real Winger

Angel Di Maria, Real Madrid

English Premier League sides Manchester City and Chelsea are linked with a move for Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria, according to reports in Spain.

The 23 year-old has struggled to make a strong impact at the Santiago Bernabeu this campaign and there have been rumors over a possible exit.

According to Spanish newspapers, Barclays Premier League sides have made contact with Madrid over a possible move to sign the Argentine.

In fact, Di Maria have been offered a huge £1.65m-a-year salary package, which is three times of his current wage at Madrid.

The club likely to fork out such spendthrift packages is money rich Manchester City, who are reportedly interested in adding the winger to their already illustrious ranks.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is also eager in joining the race to sign the former Benfica wing wizard as he is reportedly ready to approve a £150million transfer kitty for Andre Villas-Boas.

Di Maria joined Real Madrid from Portuguese outfit Benfica in 2010 for €25 million.

QPR set to name new boss

MARK HUGHES

QPR Chief Tony Fernandes is "sure" the club will name their new boss on Tuesday as former Fulham and Manchester City manager Mark Hughes prepares for more talks over the vacancy.

Hughes held talks with QPR officials at Loftus Road on Monday and though an agreement couldn't be reached, both sides were positive as they left the stadium that a deal could be made when discussions resumed on Tuesday.

Speaking after the talks with Hughes, chief executive Philip Beard told "If we get things right then hopefully we can start looking forward to Newcastle on Sunday, but we have got some work to do."

Fernandes, though, appears certain, replying to a question on Twitter with the answer: "Yes I am sure we will be announcing new QPR manager today."

Rangers have moved quickly to replace Neil Warnock, who was sacked on Sunday after a tormenting run of eight Premier League games without a win which has left them in 17th place just a point above the relegation zone.

UEFA Champions League & Europa League Knockout stage Fixtures

Champions League Round of 16

Lyon vs APOEL
Napoli vs Chelsea
AC Milan vs Arsenal
Basel vs Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen vs Barcelona
CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg vs Benfica
Marseille vs Inter Milan

 Europa League Round of 32

Porto v Man City
Ajax v Manchester Utd
Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao
Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv
Stoke City v Valencia
Rubin Kazan v Olympiakos
AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht
Lazio v Atletico Madrid
Steaua Bucharest v FC Twente
Plzen v Schalke
Wisla Krakow v Standard Liege
Braga v Besiktas
Udinese v PAOK
Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven
Hannover v Club Brugge
Legia Warsaw v Sporting

*First leg on  16  Feb and Second Leg on 23 Feb

Europa League Round of 16 draw

Salzburg/Metalist v Rubin K/Olympiacos
Legia W/Sporting v Porto/Man City
Steaua/Twente v Plzen/Schalke
Wisla K/Standard L v Hannover/Club Brugge
Stoke/Valencia v Trabzonspor/PSV
AZ Alkmaar/Anderlecht v Udinese/PAOK
Lazio/Atletico M v Braga/Besiktas
Ajax/Man Utd v Lokomotiv M/Athletic B

*First Leg on March 8 and Second leg on March 16

Premier League Saturday Results

Wayne Rooney and team celebrating

Manchester United 4 – 1 Wolverhampton

Champions Manchester United bounced back after a heart breaking champions league exit with a thumping victory over Mick McCarthy’s Wolves at Old Trafford. Winger Nani and striker Wayne Rooney scored 2 goals each.  

Van persie scored his 15th goal of the season

 Arsenal 1 – 0 Everton

Arsenal’s winning run continues and skipper Van Persie scored his 31^st goal in 2011 with a fantastic volley. Alex Song provided a fantastic chipped through pass and Van Persie slotted the only goal of the match with his left foot. 

Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring against QPR

Liverpool 1 – 0 QPR

Uruguay international Luis Suarez proved his quality once again with a match winning goal in the 46^th minute. This victory takes the Reds to 6^th spot in the table.

G Holt battling for the ball with Simpson

 Norwich City 4 – 2 Newcastle United

Norwich scored 4 goals past Tim Krul’s net and Newcastle dropped to 7^th spot in the table after a fantastic start to the season. Wes Hoolahan scored the first goal, skipper Holt scored a brace and his strike partner Morrison also added to the score line. For Newcastle Demba Ba scored a brace but was in the losing cause.

Michel Vorm saved a crucial Client Dempsey penalty

 Swansea 2 – 0 Fulham

Swansea continued their home winning streak with goals from winger Scott Sinclair and striker Danny Graham. But the real man behind the victory was goal keeper Michel Vorm, made some fantastic saves and stopped Client Dempsey’s penalty with an acrobatic effort.

Victor Moses celebrated his birthday with a goal against West Brom

 West Bromwich 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic

Birthday boy Victor Moses scored and Jordy Gomez penalty helped Roberto Martinez Wigan climb above the relegation zone. Reid scored a consolation goal for the home side.

Marcus Albrighton scored the first goal in Aston villas 2-1 victory over Bolton

Bolton 1 – 2 Aston Villa

Owen Coyle’s position as manager of Bolton is under a big threat after losing to Aston villa at home. Bolton are at the bottom of the table with just 9 points in 15 games this campaign. Albrighton and Petrov scored for Aston Villa and Klasnic scored for Bolton.

Juve Legend keen on Premier League

Italian international Alessandro Del Piero has confirmed he dreams of playing in the English Premier League before the end of his memorable career.

The Juve legend has been at the club for 18 years having signed from Padova in 1993 and he is their all-time leading goal scorer and also record appearance holder.

The 37-year-old veteran was expected to hang-up his boots when his current deal with Juve expires at the end of the campaign.

The Turin outfit will not be offering their legend a new deal, but the Italian has no intention of retiring.

He told France Football: "I have to confess a secret. I love the Premier League.

"What a great league. Of course I would like to play there before retiring."

Del Piero has made 684 appearance for Juventus and has scored 285 goals in all competitions. He was also a part of Italian world cup winner team in Germany 2006. He has made 91 appearance for Italy and has netted 27 goals.

Del Piero has won 7 Serie A title, 4 Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup with Juve.

The 37 year-old has won UEFA U-21 European Championship, Fifa World Cup 2006 with his national side.