Tottenham’s Harry Kane is relishing the prospect of facing Real Madrid following a Champions League draw which also saw Chelsea handed a showdown with Diego Costa’s former club Atletico Madrid.

Manchester City have further underlined their links with Girona by sending three more players on loan to the newly-promoted LaLiga outfit.

Manchester City have taken their summer spending past the £200million mark with the signing of Monaco defender Benjamin Mendy.

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has signed a new one-year deal with the club having won over manager Pep Guardiola this season.

Pep Guardiola claims he has been given more power than ever before in his career as he seeks to shape Manchester City’s future.

Arsene Wenger has challenged Arsenal to learn from the sins of their Champions League last-16 failures past.

Manchester City have recruited Barcelona’s greatest manager, hired their most successful Director of Football and have 13 former Barcelona coaches involved in their academy as they try desperately to replicate the Catalan model; but the one man they couldn’t buy proved Sheikh Mansour’s project is still some way from completion.

Seluk told Sky Sports News: "Why must I apologise to Guardiola? I don't know the words I must apologise for because I didn't do anything.

Pep Guardiola will return to Barcelona with Manchester City as well as tackling Scottish giants Celtic after being handed a tough Champions League draw.

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will fight for a second-place finish as his side look for a victory over Manchester City to secure entry into the Champions League group stages.

Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel admits he is unsure whether midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will stay at the club following reports linking him with Manchester City.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has classed Borussia Dortmund as one of the best teams in Europe ahead of their Europa League last-16 clash tonight.

With one, brief announcement, the face of English football changed yesterday and the prospect of the world’s greatest footballer Lionel Messi plying his trade in a former industrial wasteland in east Manchester suddenly became wholly more plausible.

Pep Guardiola has revealed he is weighing up multiple offers from England as elite Premier League clubs battle to attract the Bayern Munich manager.

Manchester City should have nothing to fear from drawing Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, according to director of football Txiki Begiristain.

Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola would relish the chance to take charge of Manchester United, according to a newly-released book chronicling his debut season with the German giants.

Barcelona midfielders Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta should recognise their surroundings when they emerge from the tunnel for tonight’s Champions League last 16 first leg at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.

A week that will offer the truest measure of Manchester City’s progress so far began with manager Manuel Pellegrini presenting the bullish assessment that his team are the only team in Manchester.

If ever a man needed a break, it was Arsene Wenger. Yet football doesn’t do compassion. Instead, it does Champions League draws that reek of danger and seem almost to mock a manager who is on edge at the best of times.

Carlos Tevez is expected to complete a £13.5 million move to Juventus later this week.

Carlos Tevez is expected to complete a £13.5m move to Juventus later this week.

Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Brazil international Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Manchester City look set to strike a double early blow in the transfer market as they close in on the signings of Fernandinho and Jesus Navas.

Roberto Mancini leads Manchester City into another FA Cup final today with speculation once again surrounding his future.

Jose Mourinho’s hints of an imminent return to England after Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final exit to Borussia Dortmund may have been more desperate than they first looked.

Manchester City 5 Barnsley 0

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has revealed his frustrations at the club’s failure to sign the players he wanted last summer.

David Silva believes the Manchester City players need to take responsibility for their failure in Europe, shifting the blame from manager Roberto Mancini.

Manchester City assistant boss David Platt claims manager Roberto Mancini has always had a bit of “fire” inside him.

Roberto Mancini is often an animated character on the touchline but rarely allows his emotions to get out of hand away from the pitch.

Roberto Mancini insists he will retain control over Manchester City signings despite the appointment of Txiki Begiristain as director of football.

Roberto Mancini declared himself happy with his position at Manchester City but did not deny reports he was close to leaving last season.

Manchester City 1 Swansea City 0

Manchester City have announced the appointment of Spaniard Txiki Begiristain as their new director of football.

Outgoing Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club’s move for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has hit a moment of “tense calm”, but has revealed that Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is close to sealing a transfer away from the Nou Camp.

NEW Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is ready to work with the departing Joan Laporta in an effort to bring Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas to the club this summer.

New Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is ready to work with the departing Joan Laporta in an effort to bring Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas to the club this summer.

BARCELONA president Joan Laporta is still hopeful of persuading Arsenal to part with Cesc Fabregas despite having a €35 million offer for the Spain international rejected this week.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta is still hopeful of persuading Arsenal to part with Cesc Fabregas despite having a 35million offer for the Spain international rejected this week.

ARSENAL last night completed the signing of long-term target Marouane Chamakh and vowed to do their “damnedest’’ to keep want-away skipper Cesc Fabregas at the club.

DAVID VILLA promised to add “his little bit” to a Barcelona side he already believes is the best in the world, after completing his €40 million move from Valencia.

Cesc Fabregas could be forced to hand in a formal transfer request to engineer a move to Barcelona, as Arsenal dig their heels in over the future of their £45m-rated captain.

Arsene Wenger faces one of the biggest tests of his managerial career as he attempts to persuade Cesc Fabregas that the Arsenal captain can achieve all his ambitions with the Gunners rather than at Barcelona.