2. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is set to pledge his future to the club by signing a new two-year contract extension in the summer. The Czech Republic international has moved swiftly to counter suggestions he was ready to quit Stamford Bridge. Instead, Cech has revealed he and his agent, Pavel Zika, will discuss a new deal when the time is right.
3. Czech winger Pavel Nedved has signed a new one-year contract with Juventus after deciding not to retire. The Serie A club have finished third in their first season back in the top flight following their demotion for match-fixing in 2006. They will enter the Champions League qualifiers next season, prompting the 35-year-old left winger to stay.
4. Outgoing Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has admitted he could see himself playing for Stuttgart but has not ruled out retiring from the game altogether. The Bundesliga club have reportedly made an approach for the 38-year-old stopper, who will leave the Gunners on a free transfer this summer. Stuttgart's number one, Raphael Schafer, has failed to live up to expectations since joining from Nurnberg last season and has been dropped for the final game of the season after making one mistake too many. Lehmann, who lost his place to Manuel Almunia after a shaky start to the campaign, has long been expected to return to his home country for a final swansong.
5. Lewis Hamilton is determined to achieve his aim of winning the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks time, but is not expecting any preferential treatment from his McLaren team. Hamilton came within a whisker of victory last season, only to lose out to then team-mate Fernando Alonso after a team orders rumpus that sparked the feud between the duo. Although the 23-year-old was undoubtedly quicker than Alonso in the second half of the race, and was itching to pass, he was told to hold station in second. It was a decision that rankled with Hamilton at the time.
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