Real Madrid president Fernando Martin may be a big fan of Arsene Wenger, but the Frenchman has no intentions of planning for the future at anywhere but Arsenal.
Martin has named a list of seven from which he hopes to appoint a full-time successor to caretaker boss Juan Roman Lopez Caro before the start of next season.
As well as the Gunners' boss, the likes of England head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, Chelsea's Jose Mourinho, and Liverpool's European Cup winner Rafael Benitez all featured.
Martin claims the club's next coach must have "the Madrid feeling", a characteristic which Wenger would certainly posses having admitted earlier this month: "I love Real Madrid... it was the team I admired when I was a kid."
However, suggestions the 56-year-old - contracted to the north-London side until the summer of 2008 - would be going anywhere other than the new 60,000-seater stadium next season were given little credence by the Gunners.
"Arsene Wenger has repeatedly made his position clear," an Arsenal spokesperson said yesterday. "He is happy here and is not planning to move."
David Beckham (below) limped out of training at Real Madrid yesterday with an injury to his right ankle and is a doubt for this weekend's game at Barcelona.
The England captain initially hurt his ankle in Sunday's 4-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna and aggravated the injury this morning. His loss would be a blow as he had played well in his last two matches against Real Zaragoza and Deportivo.
Meanwhile, Tottenham pair Michael Dawson and Aaron Lennon have agreed long-term contract extensions at White Hart Lane.
Winger Lennon, (18), has committed himself to the club until 2010 with defender Dawson, (22), staying until 2011. Both players have been rewarded for consistent performances in the English Premiership this season.
Sunderland chairman Bob Murray has maintained his readiness to sell his stake in the club a if the right offer comes along.
Murray, who owns 56.8 per cent of shares, said yesterday he "would be willing to consider a change of control of the company (by selling all or part of his shareholding) subject to this being in the best interests of the company and its shareholders."
The G14 group of clubs believe they are coming under a "co-ordinated campaign" of attack, after Uefa's head of communications William Gaillard labelled the group as "a negative force in football".
Uefa will host a "round-table consultation exercise" with clubs, media members and supporters next month to look at the future of club competitions from 2009, but Gaillard has indicated the G14 will not be recognised as an official organisation at the talks.
Manchester United's chief executive David Gill, whose club is one of the G14's 18 members, revealed on Sunday the group would like Uefa to consider a change of format of the Champions League, with a possible switch to 17 match days from the current 13.
Finally, Northern Ireland's Euro Championship qualification adventure came to an abrupt halt in Holland yesterday as Kenny Shiels' Under-17s went down 3-1 to the hosts - and the reigning world champions - in Venray.
