Luis Suarez is being linked with a move to Real Madrid, who appear to be doing their utmost to sign every top player thay can, now that rivals Barcelona have secured the services of Neymar. Suarez, who has a less than savoury reputation in England is now talking about “a change of environment” and is understood to be asking for almost $300,000 per week in wages! This one could be a very realistic proposition, however I struggle to see where the Madristas are going to play him.

Suarez’s Uruguay are in action on Thursday against France, where he might be lining up against arch nemesis Patrice Evra again. Uruguay are $2.25 whilst France are $3.00. A draw is an attractive $3.30 and is where our money is going.

The future of Wayne Rooney is also less than clear, gossip seems to link him to a big money move to PSG, however, the installation of David Moyes as the new Manchester United manager might chnage that. Certainly within United circles the club seems to be trying hard to keep Rooney, whereas the fans seem to want him to leave. We think Rooney will still be a United player come the start of next season.

Rooney is likely to be in action in the new Maracana, as Brazil take on England on Monday morning. Brazil are priced at a very short $1.57 with England available at odds of $5.50. England don’t look like they have much idea recently and the 1-1 draw against Ireland was an example of the insipid performamces they have put in recently. There is no value backing Brazil outright, but backing Brazil half time and Brazil full time is a decent $2.40 bet.

Back in Madrid, President Florentino Perez has slapped a €1billion price tag on the head of forward Cristiano Ronaldo, however we have heard posturing like this before from Perez, so Ronaldo to Manchester United or PSG is still an outside possibility a far as we are concerned.

Portugal take on Russia on Saturday, and are heavy favourites at $1.91, we quite like the Russian team and will be betting on them at $3.80.

Finally Australia travel to Japan for a soccer game on Tuesday, and it shows how far Japan’s star (or sun) has risen in world football (or how far the Aussies have fallen) than Japan are no better than $1.83 with Australia a big $4.00. Sad as I am, I cannot see the Aussies pulling of a victory in this one.

Gareth Bale continues to be linked with a big money move to Real Madrid, I can’t help thinking that Tottenham will cash in on their dive-a-lot golden boy this year. This one will run and run, but will end up with Bale playing for the King of Spain next season.

The book on the next Manchester City manager is pretty much a done deal with Manuel Pelligrini priced at an uber short $1.05. Jose Mourinho is priced at $11.00 but it is an open secret that he is going to Chelsea, so Pelligrini it is then!

You can get a slightly better price on the almost as certain Roberto Martinez to be the next Everton manager at odds of $1.17, with Neil Lennon available at a massive $13.00, again, it looks like a sure thing for Martinez to swap pies for toffees.

Back with Real Madrid, who intend to fight off the amourouse advances of Manchester United for their superstar Cristiano Ronaldo by making him “the best paid player in the world”. Ronaldo was widely understood to to be keen on a return to United, however with the retirement of Fergie and that fat Madrid cheque book being wafted under his nose, we think he’ll stay exacty where he is.

Ajax’s 21 year old midfielder Christian Eriksen looks set to turn his back on interest from Manchester United and Liverpool by joining Borussia Dortmund in a bargain £10m deal. Eriksen would be a direct replacement for Bayern Munich bound Mario Gotze, and looks like great business if they can pull it off.

And finally there cannot be a day goes by over the next 2 months where Manchester City are not linked with one big money signing or another. Today is is the turn of Galatasaray’s Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo to be linked with a move to The Etihad Stadium. Melo who has been capped 22 times by Brazil is thought to be available for approximately £15m. We think this is just gossip whipped up by an agent, and won’t go anywhere.