As football mourns the passing of Sir Bobby, Chelsea close in on Pirlo, Arsenal target £30m De Rossi and Everton consider replacing Lescott with Senderos

Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day : “In my 23 years working in England there is not a person I would put an inch above Bobby Robson. I mourn the passing of a great friend, a wonderful individual, a tremendous football man and somebody with passion and knowledge of the game that was unsurpassed. His character was hewn out of the coal face, developed by the Durham County mining background that he came from. His parents instilled in him the discipline and standards which forged t