Portuguese hints at moves for England midfield duo

Jose Mourinho is expected to be announced as the new Real Madrid manager in the next few days, and the Portuguese says that he has already drawn up a list of potential transfer targets, which is thought to contain the names of England internationals Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.

The former Inter Milan boss tried to sign Liverpool midfielder Gerrard while in charge of Chelsea, where he worked with Lampard, and he says that both are players who he admires.

When asked about the England duo, Mourinho responded:

"Both (Gerrard and Lampard) are great players who always give everything.

"I like players in the final part of their careers.

"I love to have some players who are 33 or 34 years old...they are players that you buy and you won't recover this money, but if they give you good performances for two or three years you've got your money's worth.”

It is now just even money that Gerrard signs for Real Madrid this summer, and 8/1 that Lampard moves to the Bernabeu (both prices from SkyBet).