With Kaka done and dusted the top speculation on Wednesday is the possibility that Alexandre Pato could following him out of the door.

Pato would not be following Kaka from AC Milan to Real Madrid, but he could possibly be reunited with Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea. Apparently he will talk to his old boss before deciding what to do. I wonder what Carlo will say?

You might not have heard of this, but apparently Cristiano Ronaldo is next on Real Madrid's shopping list. But Marca claim the next through the door will be David Villa from Valencia.

An update to a running link from The Sun, with the newspaper claiming Javie Mascherano's agent is ready and willing to do a deal with Barcelona should both clubs be interested.

Michael Owen's big pay day will be up on June 30 when his Newcastle United contract expires. Talk of a two-year deal with Aston Villa worth £3m-a-season seems wide of the mark though, with Martin O'Neill rubbishing the rumours.

On Monday, Ezequiel Lavezzi's agent was very bold in trying to engineer a move to Liverpool for his player. But now Rafael Benitez has laughed off the claim he has already lodged a bid.

There's been a lot of talk about Thomas Vermaelen joining Arsenal from Ajax Amsterdam and plugging one of the defensive gaps. Robin Van Persie approves of the proposed deal.

After signing Christian Benitez, Birmingham City are going crazy for South American players. The Birmingham Mail says Alex McLeish will sign Giovanny Espinoza from Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador.

Finally, the Northern Echo thinks that one of Steve Bruce's first signings as Sunderland boss could well be Cameroon international midfielder Stephane Mbia from Rennes.