AC Milan on Saturday dismissed reports that their Brazilian star Kaka is set to move to Premier League side Chelsea on a world-record transfer worth 80 million pounds. The Italian club signed his international team-mate Ronaldinho on Wednesday despite reported financial difficulties, and Kaka's personal assistant Diogo Kotscho claimed all parties involved now want the deal to go through. "Real Madrid offered 90 million euros last summer and Milan did not even think about the bid," Kotscho told The Guardian.

Frank Lampard wants to join Inter Milan but it is ultimately Chelsea’s decision, the Serie A club’s president Massimo Moratti said on Friday. The Italian champions, managed by Lampard’s former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, have bid for the England midfielder but the London club has so far said it is not willing to negotiate. “For the acquisition of Lampard we need to have patience. We have the player’s approval but we have to respect Chelsea’s rights,” Moratti said on Inter’s website (www.inter.it).

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is confident Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov will sign from Tottenham Hotspur before the start of next season. “We have made Tottenham an offer on Berbatov and we have good expectations that this deal will go through,” Ferguson was quoted in The Sun on Friday. “Berbatov has been impressive for a long time and he would be a great addition to our attack.”