Blues target Brazilian superstar and other red-hot gossip

Chelsea's first summer target will be Barcelona's £30m-rated right-back Dani Alves. The Brazilian international is one of the best players in his position on the planet and is a renowned free-kick artist. He is however not first choice for Brazil having lost his starting place to Inter Milan’s Maicon. Elsewhere, Manchester United are chasing Roma's two star 15-year-old, Valerio Verre and Filippo Cipriani, Arsenal have beaten Liverpool to the signature of Marouane Chamakh, with the Bordeaux striker is set to agree a five-year, £50,000-a-week deal with the Gunners; and out-of-favour Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has admitted he may be forced to look for a new club.