City want world’s best 'keeper and other red-hot gossip

Manchester City are gearing up for an audacious move for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The Italian World Cup winner is widely held as the best glovesman on the planet and is priced at £32m. Elsewhere, Franck Ribery is still mulling over his future at Bayern Munich amid continued interest from Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona; Tottenham hope to complete the £6.5m capture of young Brazilian midfielder Sandro from Internacional by the end of the week; and Mark Hughes will turn down the Hull City job despite the club’s chairman Adam Pearson’s demand for a face-to-face meeting to persuade the former Manchester City manager otherwise.