IS NEYMAR SET TO TEAM UP WITH GUARDIOLA?

Barceloona and Brazil forward Neymar admits he admire Pep Guardiola, and is keen to play for the Bayern Munich coach, who is bound for England this summer to manage with Manchester City touted as favourites for the coach. "Guardiola is a guy that I really admire and who I would love to work with," said Neymar "It's tough to say if I want to play in other countries. Nobody knows tomorrow, but I'm very happy where I am right now, at Barcelona. I have the will to go back to Brazil some day and I also would like to play in the USA, those two countries are two where I want to play later on my career."

‘NO BAYERN PANIC BUYS’

Bayern Munich are not going to respond to the loss of Jerome Boateng to injury by drafting in a last-minute replacement this transfer window, according to their chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.Boateng could miss the rest of the season due to a groin injury he picked up in last Friday night's 2-1 win over Hamburg.The Bavarians, who are still on course for three trophies this season in the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB-Pokal, are short on cover at the back, but Rummenigge wants to see the squad pull together rather than go hunting for emergency buys."We've got to hold our nerve," he wrote in the matchday programme for Bayern's clash with Hoffenheim this Saturday. "SOS solutions, which are currently doing the rounds, will not help us any further anyway."Good players are not sold in winter and emergency signings are precisely that, and they only cost money. Bayern still have excellent cover in defence, and the most important thing is we should trust our players."

POCH HAPPY AT SPURS

Mauricio Pochettino says he is planning for the long-term at Tottenham and not bothered by rumours of Chelsea's interest.Pochettino's Spurs are still in contention for three trophies this season, five points off the top of the Premier League and with a Europa League knockout tie against Fiorentina imminent."I don't mind," he said. "We are supposed to receive the rumours and we are in a media that is all about rumours. But I don't care about that. I always work for the present and the future. I'm very happy here."

FIFA SUSPEND REAL MADRID BAN

Real Madrid have confirmed that the FIFA Appeal Committee has provisionally suspended the two-window transfer ban imposed on them for irregularities with regard to signing players under the age of 18.Los Blancos, along with city rivals Atletico, were hit with the sanction which was set to come into force over the summer, and prevent them from signing players until the end of next season.However, the club confirmed they would appeal, and football’s governing body has now seemingly decided to reassess their stance.The suspension means Real will be allowed to register new players for the 2016/17 campaign.A statement on Real Madrid’s website read: “Real Madrid CF announce that the FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to provisionally suspend the sanction imposed on the club.” Atletico’s ban has also been suspended.

KLOPP EYES HERNANDEZ

It's no secret that Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez has fully rediscovered his mojo since leaving Manchester United for Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, and the Mexico striker's fine form has reportedly caught the eye of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Hernandez, 27, is "one of their priority targets" for the summer after they apparently failed with an effort to tempt him to Anfield in 2014, prior to his loan switch to Real Madrid. Liverpool apparently looked into the possibility of a January move but have accepted that there's no business to be done yet.

GARDE WANTS GABBY STAY

Aston Villa boss Remi Garde wants Gabby Agbonlahor to stay at the club beyond Monday's transfer deadline.The long-serving striker has been linked with a move this month, but is in contention to face Manchester City on Saturday. Turkish side Kayserispor have been linked with Agbonlahor, but Garde wants him to stay."I think so," said the Frenchman, when asked if the forward would still be at the club next week."When I arrived Gabby was injured and was not in the training sessions for a long time. The time I spent discovering the team and players he was not here. He has trained for the last week and seems to be better. If he's in the right mood and okay physically he could give us a lift with goals."