Mitch: Chelsea should sell Cuadrado and FIlipe Luis, bring youth team players into the squad, maybe one big signing like Bale

Allan Martin: Arsenal: In - Benteke Schneiderlin & if pos Sterling + bring back Joel Campbell. Out - Walcott Arteta Sanogo Diaby

Jamie Wilson: St Mirren need to bring in a new board, a new manager, a new squad, new admission prices and maybe they'll get the fans back!

Some strong words from Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino who has warned nobody is safe at the club as he looks to build a side capable of finishing in the top four of the Premier League next season.

Spurs have missed out on Champions League qualification as they sit sixth, 10 points off fourth with two games remaining.

"Nobody is sure that they are staying at the club." said Pochettino.

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Race leader Alberto Contador suffered a dislocated shoulder in a crash as German Andre Greipel won stage six of the Giro d'Italia.

Spaniard Contador, 32, said he was "optimistic" about his chances of continuing in the race, but would "wait until right before the start" of Friday's stage to make a decision.

He retained the race lead from Astana's Fabio Aru by two seconds.

Lotto's Greipel beat Matteo Pelucchi and Sacha Modolo in a sprint finish.

Russia's Maria Sharapova eased into the Italian Open quarter-finals by defeating Bojana Jovanovski 6-3 6-3 in Rome.

Czech Petra Kvitova beat Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-2 while Romania's Simona Halep overcame Venus Williams 6-2 6-1.

Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro played for more than three hours to beat Eugenie Bouchard 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 7-6 (9-7).

Sharapova will play Belarus' Victoria Azarenka this evening at 20:30 BST.

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World number one Rory McIlroy shot a two-under-par 70 to lie five shots off the lead after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy, 26, carded six birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey at Quail Hollow, North Carolina.

USA's Robert Streb fired a seven-under 65 and leads by one from compatriots Patrick Reed and Kevin Chappell.

McIlroy tees off in the second round at 16:00 BST.

Championship side Bolton Wanderers have announced that 13 players will leave the club this summer.

The players leaving the Macron Stadium are: Matt Mills, Craig Davies, Andrew Lonergan, Jermaine Beckford, Keith Andrews, Chris Lester, Georg Iliev, Luke Woodland, Glenn Matthews, Ryan Sellers, James Ball, Carl Kennedy and Kieran Nolan.

The Trotters also say they are in talks over contract extensions with Darren Pratley, Adam Bogdan, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Emile Heskey.

Steven Gerrard is one of the ultimate one-club players and as QPR's Joey Barton pointed out yesterday on Twitter,, external he has only had one haircut in all his time at Liverpool.

As he prepares for his final Anfield game before his move to the MLS we have looked back over his Liverpool career in stickers.

Coming up we will be hearing from Premier League managers at their Friday news conferences. Steve Bruce will have plenty of questions to answer as his Hull side battle relegation, Arsene Wenger and Louis Van Gaal will discuss the big match at Old Trafford on Sunday while there may be one or two Steven Gerrard tributes.

Hull (all times BST 0830), Arsenal (0900), West Brom (0900), Liverpool (0930), Stoke (0945), Palace (1230), Man City (1245), Chelsea (1400), Swansea (1400), Sunderland (1400), Manchester United (1600)

It's almost the end of the season and the rumour mill is about to go into overdrive as we approach the opening of the transfer window on 1 July.

Most managers have one eye on what players they want to bring in and who they want to ship out.

So we are asking who does your club need and who hasn't cut the mustard.

Get involved: Tweet us with your suggestions #bbcsportsday, external or text via 81111 (UK) or via the Match of the Day Facebook Page, external.

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We couldn't go a day without taking about Kevin could we. This week Pietersen has scored 355 not out, been exiled by England, got injured and ruled out of the IPL and flown to Dubai. After all of this the Daily Telegraph, external say there is still hope for the controversial batsman.

They report there could be a way back into the England side if captain Alastair Cook stands down or loses the captaincy.

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Yet more Manchester United and Gareth Bale rumours in the Daily Star, external who say Louis Van Gaal will try and talk Real Madrid president Florentino Perez into selling him Gareth Bale for £80m.

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Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the latest name to be linked with Manchester United according to the Daily Mail., external Louis Van Gaal has lined up a £45m bid for the England international.

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Manchester United dominate today's back pages with their summer transfer plans. The Mirror , externalreport that the Old Trafford club will sell Angel Di Maria and Robin van Persie to fund a move for Real Madrid's Gareth Bale.

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Good morning and welcome to Friday.

It's almost the weekend and that means a full Premier League fixture list to get your teeth into.

We will be hearing from the managers as we look ahead to the weekend's games and an Anfield farewell to Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.

But first the back pages where a certain Gareth Bale and Manchester United feature heavily...