Chelsea want long Andre Villas-Boas stay

The 33-year-old former Porto boss took over at Stamford Bridge in June. Buck told BBC Sport: "We do envy Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in terms of longevity, but it shouldn't be longevity for longevity's sake.

"It has to be the right guy in the job for 10 or 15 years and, in light of Andre's age, he may well be that guy." Buck added: "Everyone thinks his age might have been a negative but it's a positive."

Wenger, 61, is celebrating 15 years at Arsenal since his appointment in 1996. Ferguson, 69, arrived at Manchester United a decade earlier and, in November, will mark 25 years as manager at Old Trafford.

Beckham to face United

David Beckham is set to play against former club Manchester United after being named in the Major League Soccer All-Star squad to face the Red Devils later this month.

Beckham, whose wife Victoria has just given birth to their fourth child Harper Seven, returned to Old Trafford in May to take part in Gary Neville's testimonial and will rub shoulders with some of his old United colleagues again on July 27 at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.

Also included in the MLS squad are Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy team-mate and one-time Everton loanee Landon Donovan, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and ex-Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez, both of whom currently play for New York Red Bulls.

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Nani happy at 'world's best club'

Manchester United winger Nani has dismissed talk of a move to Barcelona by insisting that he is currently playing for the best club in the world.

There has been growing speculation about Nani's future at Old Trafford following the arrival of Ashley Young, but the Portugal international has already stressed his determination to fight for his place.

More recent reports had claimed Barca could make a move for Nani, but the Portugal international insists there is no question that he could move on.

Real Madrid join Raphael Varane hunt

Real Madrid are considering making a move for Lens defender Raphael Varane, who has been linked with a €10.5 million move to Manchester United.

L'Equipe reports that the Spanish giants will use Zinedine Zidane's French connections to lure the 18-year-old to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Manchester United will sign Atletico Madrid's David De Gea

Spanish goalkeeper set to arrive at Old Trafford to replace Edwin van der Sar, who will retire after Saturday's Champions League final against Barcelona.

Edwin van der Sar will retire after his side’s Champions League final against Barcelona on Saturday and Ferguson, who was speaking after Gary Neville’s testimonial, revealed the 20-year-old is on his way to replace the Dutchman.

Ferguson wins League Manager's award

Sir Alex Ferguson was on Monday night named Manager of the Year by his fellow league managers.

Ferguson was also named the Barclays Premier League manager of the year following Manchester United's title triumph, and picked up a special merit award for having passed 2,000 matches as manager.

Friday Transfer - The Truth, The Rumour and The Downright Improbable

Ronaldo to leave Real for £150 million

Following a reported fallout with The Special One, Real are supposedly ready to listen to offers of around £150 million for their world record signing and club season record goalscorer. When you throw in a wage demand of anything north of £250,000 per week, then there is only one, even remotely, possibly destination. New FA Cup holders, Manchester City, have dismissed any and all speculation that discussions between the two clubs has taken place. However with Carlos Tevez again expressing a desire to leave maybe a player plus cash deal could be on the cards. In the crazy worlds of City, Ronaldo and Real anything is possible!