Chelsea are in “advanced talks” with Monaco over the loan signing of Radamel Falcao, a striker who could fill the void left by Didier Drogba‘s retirement now that Mauro Icardi has committed his future to Inter Milan.

David Woods of the Daily Star quotes a club source when providing information on Falcao‘s potential switch to Stamford Bridge: “Talks have been going well and Jose is still a big fan of Falcao, despite the difficult time he had at (Manchester) United,” said the source. “It looks like the deal is going to happen.”

“Mourinho shares the same agent as Falcao in Jorge Mendes and is said to be confident a deal can be sealed within the next few days,” writes Woods.

Falcao managed just four Premier League goals during his 2014-15 loan spell with Manchester United. He worked hard to regain his fitness after suffering a serious knee injury prior to last year’s World Cup, but he wasn’t rewarded with prolific goalscoring form. The Colombian still has plenty to offer and needs to rediscover his clinical nature in a pressure-free environment.

Mourinho is unlikely to deploy Falcao over Diego Costa or Loic Remy, but like Drogba last year, he could still receive ample playing time. The Ivorian scored six goals in 10 starts and 23 substitute appearances across the Premier League and Europe, per WhoScored.com. He became pivotal when Costa and Remy struggled with injury problems toward the season’s end.

Chelsea were linked with a move for Icardi, reported by Simon Johnson of the London Evening Standard. However, the Argentine has now signed a new contract with Inter, keeping him at the San Siro until 2019, reported by ESPN FC.

Serie A specialist David Amoyal thinks Icardi‘s deal is excellent for the Italian league:

Although Mourinho‘s side could offer Icardi greater opportunities to play at a higher level, the 22-year-old is intent on helping Inter back to the big time. “All players want to be in the Champions League, but I’m happy here at Inter,” Icardi revealed to the club’s official website (h/t ESPN FC). “I hope I can qualify for that competition next year with a great Nerazzurri side.”

Goals were hardly a problem for Mourinho‘s men during the title-winning Premier League campaign, in which they finished second-highest top scorers with 73, behind Manchester City on 83. However, both Costa and Remy consistently struggled with injury problems, so a quality third-choice striker is needed to maintain Chelsea’s presence across all fronts.

Falcao‘s ability can’t be scoffed at, even after his wretched campaign with United. He could turn out to be a masterstroke or risk who wasn’t worth taking for Mourinho.

Either way, Louis van Gaal and Red Devils supporters will watch on nervously if he heads to west London and begins to perform well. United had first refusal on the player, but are likely lining up alternative options to compete with Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie.

B/R UK’s Andy Brassell recently looked at under-the-radar players Chelsea could take an interest in:

Mourinho won’t be looking to change his squad too much, but a subtle refreshing could further the side’s credentials in Europe and the Champions League may spark Falcao into life.

He’d no doubt need to take his chances at Chelsea, something he wasn’t able to do last season with United. Even so, the player showed enough commitment to suggest he could develop into a top Premier League star within the right setting.

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The official announcement came at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Spanish capital, Real Madrid confirming on the club’s Twitter account what the world already knew: Rafa Benitez had been appointed as Real Madrid manager. 

Accompanying the official communication was an elaborate image of Benitez, one depicting both his path to the Santiago Bernabeu and the essence of his management. It was a kind of trumpeting of his credentials, Benitez’s high-profile stops—Valencia, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Napoli—listed alongside his accumulated silverware. And laid over the Madrilenian‘s head (the part where the brain is) were tactical diagrams, the intended message clear: Real Madrid had signed the footballing genius it wanted. 

Except, that’s not really the case at all. Benitez, who joined Real Madrid as a 13-year-old, returns after a pair of underwhelming stints in Serie A and a short, turbulent time in west London. In a poll of Real Madrid fans conducted by Marca, only 8.9 percent of respondents wanted the Spaniard hired.

What’s more, Benitez returns to a club that doesn’t really know what it wants. Enduring its leanest run in the Primera Division since pre-Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid has gone through 11 managers in 12 years and has just sacked Carlo Ancelotti—the man who delivered the club its 10th European Cup only 375 days ago. When, at the announcement of Ancelotti‘s sacking, president Florentino Perez was asked what the Italian had done wrong, his response, per AS editor Alfredo Relano, was alarming: “I don’t know,” said Perez. 

Benitez’s appointment, therefore, is one of necessity rather than desire; more the only choice than the obvious choice. Zinedine Zidane had been deemed not yet ready; Joachim Low was unavailable; Jurgen Klopp had opted for a break. Among other candidates, Michel, Unai Emery and Julen Lopetegui (Michel and Emery finished second and third respectively behind Klopp in Marca‘s poll) appear to have been deemed too risky.

So Benitez it is, the former Castilla manager and onetime assistant of Vicente del Bosque returning to a typically tempestuous Bernabeu that’s unsure if it wants him but has him anyway. You might call it a forced second marriage. 

As such, Benitez, amid the cynical reaction to his appointment, faces countless challenges he must negotiate in a hurry. Winning over the Bernabeu won’t be easy, as a long list of managers have discovered before him. But the magnitude of the task and the obstacles present—and the fact that coaches are almost expected to fail in Chamartin—also create a tantalising opportunity for a man who identifies with Real Madrid. He can alter the entire narrative of his managerial career by doing just one thing: winning. 

To do so, the 55-year-old will first have to earn the trust of a squad dripping with talent but one that won’t be easily won over. Real Madrid’s players were fiercely loyal to Ancelotti, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos and Marcelo among those to have expressed their fondness of the endearing Italian since the season’s conclusion. 

Earlier this season, Ramos also highlighted a major barrier managers like Benitez must overcome. When defending Ancelotti and firing back at Jose Mourinho, Ramos, as noted by ESPN FC‘s Rob Train, remarked that Ancelotti “had played at the highest level.” The suggestion wasn’t hard to grasp: those who haven’t don’t get it. 

Benitez, in his day, played. But it was for Real Madrid Castilla, Parla and Linares—hardly European royalty.  

For the Madrilenian, therefore, getting on side with his new players will mean convincing them of his methods. An almost religious tactician and a man obsessed with the fine details of systematic organisation, Benitez is at the other end of the managerial spectrum to his predecessor. He’ll need his ideas to quickly gain traction within the squad; convince Real’s stars that game-to-game adjustments are necessary; convince them opponent-specific tactics are the way forward; spread the idea that formational balance must be achieved at all costs. 

Essentially, Benitez needs to convince Real Madrid that the difference between lifting the league trophy and watching it lifted in Catalonia lies in the details he fusses over. 

And then there’s the president.

Perez, a construction magnate who initiated and continues to utilise the maligned Galactico policy, is one of the most difficult club administrators for a manager to work with in Europe. In the last nine years of Perez’s two-part reign, Real have lifted one league title, his impulsive, intrusive and shortsighted methods depriving the Bernabeu of a sense of footballing continuity that has underpinned Barcelona’s simultaneous success. 

“Whereas the Catalans still just use business principles to fortify a football philosophy, Real Madrid use football to further a business philosophy,” wrote notable journalist Miguel Delaney after the Blaugrana captured a fifth league title in seven seasons last month. 

Now Benitez is the latest man who must find a way to make it work with Perez, to steer a team to success while not necessarily steering the club. From Ancelotti, he inherits a squad that doesn’t need a lot of work, but the president will likely perform work on it anyway. 

Benitez might get the sort of mix he wants; he might not. Regardless, he’ll have to win anyway. Quickly.

Doubts persist as to whether can. But there’ll be an added significance to any triumph if he does. “Today is an emotional day, coming back here, to my home,” Benitez said with a tear in his eye when presented at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, per Marca. Earlier, Perez had described the new manager as “Real Madrid through and through,” citing the Madrilenian‘s arrival as the beginning of “a new era.”

Benitez’s immense challenge is to start it in style. 

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Yaya Toure summer transfer sagas are becoming the norm. Manchester City often find themselves in a delicate situation. Toure is one of their best and most important payers, yet is advised by an agent, Dimitri Seluk, whose primary concern is getting the best deal for his client, even if that involves unsettling the club he plays for. It’s a distracting sideshow that must surely leave the City officials exasperated every year.

This summer has been no exception. It may not have reached the levels of absurdity last year’s “cake-gate” incident did, but Seluk did tell Sky Sports only a few weeks ago he was “90 per cent sure” Toure would start next season away from the Etihad.

Inter Milan were interested, with former City manager Roberto Mancini, now in charge at the San Siro, pretty clear in his intent, as reported by ESPN, and Toure himself had cast admiring glances to France’s nouveau riche Paris Saint Germain, according to Darren Lewis writing in the Mirror. It’s fair to say his position at City has been uncertain for some time.

But there appears to be some closure. It is looking increasingly likely Toure will be at City next season, particularly given his comments to James Robson at the Manchester Evening News during the club’s post-season tour. At 32, some will see that as a problem, that City should have cashed in on a player whose star is on the wane and tried to move on from the overreliance they have on him to control games from midfield.

He still has plenty to offer, though, but to maximise his quality in his later years, perhaps Manuel Pellegrini needs to concoct a different role for the Ivorian, one which involves fewer defensive responsibilities and allows him to occupy spaces higher up the pitch.

Currently, he is asked to play in a two-man midfield, breaking up opposition attacks and attacking from deep. It’s a role that involves a high level of energy expenditure, too much, perhaps, for a 32-year-old. Indeed, the Toure of the 2013/14 season appeared to thrive in such an all-encompassing role, scoring 20 league goals from the middle of the pitch, many of them vital in terms of their importance, and generally dominating games with his pace and power. He finished third in the PFA Player of the Year vote in what was his best season as a professional footballer. 

Yet this season there was a decline, summed up by Pellegrini himself, who, speaking before the game with West Ham United in April, said: “I don’t think he’s happy with his performance this year – and nor am I.

“But we must support him and return him to his normal performance. Maybe if we play without Yaya when he was at the Africa Cup and we’d won all the games, then he comes back and we start losing, maybe then you think that.”

It’s certainly true Toure’s form has dipped. His goals tally has almost halved, and there have been one or two performances—Burnley and Manchester United away, in particular—where he was a complete non-entity.

But Toure remains a unique player. No one else in the City squad can do what he does. His precision passing, the power and pace, the intelligence, the dominance, the long-range free-kicks and the ability to carry the ball. It’s a remarkable mix of attributes that means he remains one of the best and most valued players around, despite his advancing years. 

But some time in the No. 10 role, playing closer to Sergio Aguero and with two midfielders playing behind him to assume the burden of defensive responsibility, would surely be better for the City side. It seems unfair to ask Toure to play such a demanding role as the one he is in now when his form has suffered and his legs aren’t perhaps what they once were. 

Rob Pollard is Bleacher Report’s lead Manchester City correspondent and will be following the club from a Manchester base throughout the 2014-15 season. All quotes are obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Follow him on Twitter: @RobPollard.

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed he is “not interested” in signing Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann.  

The Portuguese manager ended speculation surrounding the versatile forward’s potential switch to Stamford Bridge, as reported by Marca (h/t James Olley of the London Evening Standard): “Griezmann is a great striker but is not within our objectives to strengthen the squad for next season. We are not interested.”

Griezmann has also confirmed he isn’t looking to depart the Vicente Calderon after a terrific debut season, per the report: “I’m good at Atletico. I just arrived and I’m not a player who moves after the first year. I still need to learn and know that I can do it here and get very far at Atletico. I hope I can. I do not know interest from other clubs is true or not because they are rumours. I am happy at Atletico.”

Darren Lewis of the Daily Mirror previously suggested Chelsea are “interested” in the player, but Mourinho confirmed otherwise. Griezmann netted 22 goals during his first La Liga season with Diego Simeone’s men, building on his 16-goal run for Real Sociedad the year before, per WhoScored.com. 

His versatility and energy make him suitable for a stint at Chelsea. Griezmann can play on either wing and through the middle in a supporting striker’s role, but he would need to up his defensive contribution to make it into Mourinho’s plans.

The Chelsea overseer relies on Eden Hazard and Willian on either side of lone striker Diego Costa. They both track back, offer defensive resistance and are ready to break forward when the side regains possession. Griezmann is used to playing organised, well-drilled football under Simeone and could easily make the transition.

His qualities are highlighted below:

Mourinho faces a difficult task when finding improvements for his squad, but he may look to land experienced winners who can aid Chelsea’s fight in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently admitted his “only regret” is having played just one season under Mourinho at Inter Milan, per Telefoot (h/t Rohan Banerjee of the MailOnline). Interest from Chelsea is reported by Anthony Chapman of the Daily Express, and France Football recently suggested PSG have a major decision to make, per Jonathan Johnson of ESPN FC:

A combination of Mourinho and Ibrahimovic in the Premier League would be great entertainment, as the characters of both men will appeal to many watchers of the division. B/R UK’s Andy Brassell believes Chelsea’s priorities could lie elsewhere, though:

Mourinho is right to put speculation around Griezmann to bed. Such reports could cause disruption in the Blues squad ahead of their bid to defend the Premier League title, so it’s best for all involved that a rapid response has been provided.

Ibrahimovic’s arrival seems unlikely—Chelsea don’t need a replacement for Costa—but it wouldn’t be beyond Mourinho to land a player of his calibre during the summer.

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Real Madrid have finally named Rafael Benitez as the club’s new manager on a three-year deal.

Los Blancos tweeted confirmation of Benitez’s unveiling:

Madrid provided an official statement, confirming the incoming boss will speak to the press on Wednesday:

Real Madrid C. F. will present Rafa Benitez as the new first team coach for the next three seasons today, Wednesday 3 June.

The ceremony will take place at 1pm CEST in the presidential box of the Santiago Bernabeu. Following his unveiling, Rafa Benitez will hold a press conference in the press room.

Madrid recently parted company with Carlo Ancelotti after a two-season spell in charge, during which he delivered a Copa del Rey win and the club’s 10th European Cup success.

But after toiling in both of the aforementioned competitions this season and falling short in La Liga, the club decided some fresh impetus was required. Benitez, who was Napoli manager for two seasons prior to this appointment, is the man they’ve decided to take them forward.

Here’s a look at what the former Liverpool and Valencia boss has won in his managerial career to date:

For some, this is a peculiar appointment. Stylistically, Benitez is a manager who doesn’t seem like the correct fit for Real. The Spaniard has made his name through shrewd tactical acumen and a pragmatic approach to matches, a modus operandi which certainly doesn’t tie in with Madrid’s own mantra of winning with a swagger.

As noted by Bleacher Report’s Karl Matchett, it means some attacking flair is likely to be sacrificed:

A number of Madrid players are currently linked with departing, but Bleacher Report’s Spanish football expert Guillem Balague expects key names to stay. He suggested Rafa will chase Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea:

Ian Ladyman of the Daily Mail reports Madrid’s continued interest in the Red Devils stopper.

There have been some turbulent spells during Benitez’s managerial career. He endured volatile relationships with authority figures at Valencia, Liverpool and Inter Milan. His record in the transfer market has also been sketchy at best, and as such, it’s understandable that many are pondering if this is really a step up for Real.

Benitez does have some admirable qualities, too, though. As noted here by Sid Lowe of the Guardian, the Spaniard knows what it takes to win La Liga:

In addition, Benitez has also fashioned a reputation as an expert when it comes to European competition. He won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, guided the Reds to another final two years later and lifted the Europa League trophy with Chelsea in 2013, despite being unpopular among the club’s supporters.

There are certain caveats to all of those trophies Benitez has won, but the fact remains that for a club like Real, which lives and breathes by the silverware accrued, they are appointing a manager that has sampled nine trophy wins in the past decade.

However, Daniel Storey of Football365 remains wholly unconvinced by the merits of the Spaniard:

It’s certainly going to make for an intriguing dynamic. Benitez is a man that’s unafraid when it comes to speaking his mind, and at a club like Real, where the minutiae of every move made or word uttered is analysed in forensic detail, that could ruffle a few feathers.

Given the quality of players he will have at his disposal, expect him to deliver silverware. But despite Benitez being a thoroughbred winner, as we’ve seen in the case of so many of his predecessors, that’s not always enough to meet the incomparably high standards of this football club.

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Roberto Mancini returned to coach Inter Milan last November, six years after his first spell in charge. It was an exceptional period of success, only to be greeted with a fairly shambolic, uncoordinated mass of individuals, many of whom would not have been befitting of the Nerazzurri shirt during his first helm.

It must have felt like surveying the scenes of a wreckage as Mancini nimbly poked around, looking for vague signs of class. He found solace in the presence of Mauro Icardi, an elite-level goal-getter, while comfort would also have been given by the solid hands of Samir Handanovic. However, outside of that, this Inter team did not resemble anything like what he had left behind.

Tasked with returning the club to its former glories, Mancini initially tossed and turned over his formation of choice before settling on a 4-3-1-2. In January, he brought in wingers, a decision predicated on the supposed issues created by predecessor Walter Mazzarri’s predilection for a back three with wing-backs.

Mazzarri’s tactical preferences left Inter without true wide players in attacking areas, leading to Mancini’s successful pursuit of Xherdan Shaqiri and Lukas Podolski. However, the tactical to-ing and fro-ing, combined with the transfer market activity, did not lead to a change in short-term fortunes. Inter sat in ninth place when Mancini returned. They finished the season in eighth.

Essentially, what the last few months have told Mancini, and the rest of football, is that an icon’s return, while symbolic, does not necessarily precede an improved team performance. Ultimately, it is just one factor amid a multitude of others, including financial backing, squad strength and long-term vision.

One week ago today, Carlo Ancelotti was relieved of his duties as manager of Real Madrid after failing to land silverware in his second season with the club. Despite winning La Decima in his first year, the high demands of Madrid managerial life got to him in the end.

Speaking to Italian newspaper Il Giornale (via ESPN FC), Ancelotti stated his intentions to take a break from football, prioritising surgery on his back and time with his soon-to-be-born grandchild. Since then, however, there have been persistent rumours linking him with a return to AC Milan.

Ancelotti coached Milan in exemplary manner between late 2001 and May 2009, winning one Scudetto, two Champions Leagues, two European Super Cups, one Club World Cup, one Coppa Italia and one Supercoppa. He spent more time with the Rossoneri than with any other club in his managerial career thus far.

He had dinner with Milan CEO Adriano Galliani last Wednesday, where it is said that the possibility of his taking Filippo Inzaghi’s place as Milan coach was discussed. The likelihood of this actually happening is uncertain, though it is worth considering what Ancelotti would encounter should he resume the club’s coaching hot seat.

The first thing he would notice is, like Mancini with Inter, a clear drop-off in the quality of the players. Since he left, a team formerly built around legends such as Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta and Andrea Pirlo is now without leadership or character.

All of those mentioned above were arguably beyond their absolute peak by the time Ancelotti departed, and there was little or no succession plan, resulting in today’s Milan—a revolving door of cast-offs, has-beens and never-weres.

A harsh assessment, perhaps, though league tables do not lie, and since those heady days of Ancelotti’s reign, Milan have fallen beyond all recognition. Massimiliano Allegri was able to temporarily stem the descent, guiding them to a league title in 2011 and second place in 2012, but since he was sacked in January 2014, the club slid to eighth to finish off the 2013-14 campaign and 10th this season in the Serie A table.

The playing squad and league position are merely the tip of the iceberg, however. Structural issues lie at the foundation of Milan’s recent decline.

For the first time since the Deloitte Money League began as a publication, Milan lie outside the top 10 richest football clubs in terms of revenue generation (via Goal.com). As of last season, they sat 12th in this list, while during most of Ancelotti’s tenure as club coach, they were in the top five.

Furthermore, Milan are unable to arrest their financial downturn with the commercial gains associated with stadium ownership, as Juventus are. As it stands, they are awaiting the go-ahead to begin work on a stadium of their own, while there is additional doubt surrounding the ownership of the club as a whole, with Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol linked with a move, according to a statement from Doyen Sports to ANSA (via Football Italia), to acquire Milan.

The conditions for success have hardly been laid, and while it is difficult to foresee Milan sinking any lower than where they are right now, it is also hard to see where an upturn could come from.

When he sits down post-surgery with a glass of his favourite drink and ruminates over how mercilessly he was treated by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, Ancelotti may be tempted to reminisce over the good times he had with Milan. His thoughts may then inevitably turn to a potential comeback, but if Roberto Mancini and Inter have clarified anything, it is that going back isn’t always as easy as it seems.

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Spanish publication Marca suggests Chelsea striker Diego Costa is “aching” to return to Atletico Madrid, translated by Alex Harris of the Daily Star.

Costa switched from Atletico to Chelsea last summer and scored 20 Premier League goals en route to the club’s league title success. He has proved to be an instant hit at Stamford Bridge—where his combative, physical style is appreciated—and looks destined to lead the Blues’ attacking line for the foreseeable future.

However, Marca‘s article suggests Costa wishes to return to the Spain, where he spent seven years before moving on. Sport Witness tweeted the report in question:

Sport Witness also translated the main points: “Costa happy with Chelsea, gets on with Mourinho, but doesn’t like living in London apparently. Misses Madrid weather and food.”

Costa’s debut season with Chelsea was consistently interrupted by injuries, a reoccurring feature of his career. Ahead of Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Thailand All-Stars, Mourinho suggested the player is tired, reported by football writer Ben Dinnery:

Despite his fitness issues, Costa should have plenty of quality years ahead of him. The 26-year-old is the type of character his own fans love and opposition supporters hate, a summary that defines his playing style and quality. It seems outlandish to suggest Mourinho would cash in on him after such a successful first season in English football.

Plenty of alternative strikers continue to be linked with the club, namely Monaco’s Radamel Falcao and Inter Milan‘s Mauro Icardi. The former recently endured a poor season on loan at Manchester United—where he hit just four Premier League goals—and is looking to rejuvenate his career with a profitable move.

John Cross of the Mirror suggests Falcao is willing to take a “massive pay cut” to join Chelsea. He is currently paid £265,000 per week by the principality club, but he is “ready to accept” a financial sacrifice for a place in Chelsea’s squad and the opportunity to get his career back on track.

Falcao’s goal production has dwindled since he suffered a serious knee injury in January 2014, but his agent, Jorge Mendes—who also looks after Mourinho—will be looking to land him a major club. A bit-part role at Chelsea, where he’d no doubt play second fiddle to former Atletico team-mate Costa, could provide the right setting for Falcao to rediscover his former glory.

Icardi tied veteran Luca Toni for Serie A’s top-scorer spot on 22 strikes in 2014-15, but his future is yet to be solved. David Amoyal, writer for GianlucaDiMarzio.com, explained the situation:

The future of the striker remains uncertain, there has been a long negotiation with Inter on an extension but the club isn’t fully convinced by how the marketing rights will be handled. Icardi’s priority is to remain at Inter despite the interest of teams abroad, on top of Atletico Madrid’s concrete attempts there is also Chelsea who is following Icardi closely.

Amoyal reiterates that Icardi’s “preference” is to remain at the San Siro and that he has “delayed his vacation” to sort his future out.

Like Costa, the Argentinian is happy to duke it out with opposition defenders in a confrontational manner. He’s fearless and always backs his ability to make a difference, having netted a goal every 1.6 games in a distinctly average Serie A team last season, per WhoScored.com.

B/R UK’s Garry Hayes recently discussed whom he thinks Chelsea should sign during the summer:

Speculation of Costa’s departure appears unlikely, particularly because he is capable of being Chelsea’s top striker for years to come.

With just Loic Remy for back-up now Didier Drogba has exited, Mourinho may be looking to find an additional goalscorer to ensure his side has strength in depth. Falcao and Icardi represent interesting avenues, but both come with their own risks.

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