Looking for player's agent well connected with italy(rather serie B) for a french player, defensive midfielder/ back right. The player is born 1989, established member of a team in france league2, free in june. I am exclusive with him. BR Xavier

Andy West European football writer in Barcelona "This is a shattering piece of news for a club that had already endured a very difficult season off the pitch following allegations of tax evasion around the signing of Neymar. "That saga led to the resignation of controversial club president Sandro Rosell in January. Now his replacement, Josep Maria Bartomeu, can expect overwhelming pressure from fans to call new presidential elections as soon as possible. "The impact upon the team is also hugely significant. With veteran captain Carles Puyol and goalkeeper Victor Valdes leaving at the end of the season, the club had already announced their intention to splash out on top-class replacements. Now that seems impossible, which means the squad will be severely weakened next season. "It is also yet another massive blow to Barca's previously much-respected global brand, which has taken a huge battering in the last few months and will be further tarnished by this latest development."

After Barcelona were banned from making transfers in the next two windows, reports in Hungary suggest that teenage midfielder Matyas Tajti is now likely to join Real Madrid from Puskas Academy. Tajti was invited for a week-long trial by Real at the end of January after a string of eye-catching performances but had also been on the radar of Barca.

England's Champions League clubs all insist they have acted within Fifa's guidelines over the transfer of young players into English football after Barcelona were banned for two transfer windows for breaching rules relating to signing under-18 players.

38 year old Erik Hagen admitted to the Norwegen newspaper Verdens Gang that he and his team mates at Zenith Petersburg bribed a referee. Each player apparently payed the referee 2200 USD. This incident took place in Oktober 2005 when Zenith played against Vitoria Guimaraes.

Sunderland's new sporting director Lee Congerton has stated that he will be turning the club's transfer policy back towards buying British players. Congerton arrived at the Stadium of Light last month, taking over from Italian Roberto de Fanti, who had brought in almost exclusively foreign players to the club.