Arsenal, Liverpool and Lille chase Yossi Benayoun

Arsenal, Liverpool and French club Lille have all approached Chelsea over the possibility of signing midfielder Yossi Benayoun, BBC Sport understands.

The 31-year-old Israeli posted on Twitter on Monday that he is on the verge of leaving Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal are looking to strengthen their midfield following the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

Benayoun joined Chelsea from Liverpool for £5m in July 2010 but has seen just one minute of action this season.

It has been rumoured Benayoun would be included in an offer from Chelsea for Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric.

"Negotiating with several teams... news soon," wrote Benayoun on Twitter.

Newcastle have also been linked with the Israel captain, who was restricted to 10 appearances for the club last season due to an Achilles injury, which kept him out for six months.

Benayoun spent two years at West Ham before joining Liverpool in 2007.

He scored 29 goals in 134 games for the Reds.

Brett Lee To Bring His Music, Active Wear Collection To India



Mumbai, Aug 28: Australian cricketer Brett Lee on Friday August 26 launched a line of his Active wear collection in association with H&A. The brand will be available in selecte Mumbai stores, and will soon be extended to other cities too, said Company head Varun Jiwrajka. The products include apparels, home linen, towels and accessories for the entire family. H&A products offer good quality product at an affordable price and have a great acceptability amongst customers across India. Addressing the media, Brettt Lee said, “I am very proud to present my brand to Indian fans and customers. My association with H&A is in sync with my desire to reach out to all of my fans across India. I am very happy and humbled by the large fan-following in cricket-loving India and hope that they would like and support my active wear line.” On another occasion, Lee also launched his pro-socio campaign titled ‘Spread the Music’ to help underprivileged children to learn music. Speaking about his music campaign Lee says, “I see so many children inclined towards learning music in India but unfortunately they do not have the infrastructure. My entire campaign focuses on giving these underprivileged children a chance to learn music. I want every kid to learn music and I am just going to try and provide them with that opportunity and the required instruments.” The cricketer added that he has not approached any personality from Bollywood to help his cause even though it would be beneficiary. Lee does have good friends in the industry. He said, “I have been fortunate enough to be friends with actor Shah Rukh Khan and his close friends and of course Preity Zinta has been a good friend all throughout but I don’t want to divert from the cause. This is about music and my initiative and I want to do it entirely my way.” With his immense love for music, he said that he is looking forward to bring it to India along with his own band. Speaking about Bollywood music, he said, “I love Bollywood and entire Indian culture. I share a special connect with this place that makes India so special for me. Though I listen to Bollywood songs when I am here, I do not know the names, but I really enjoy the tune. May be sometime in the near future I may think about it, but right now my priority is my campaign.” Lee who has been to India for a few matches and also for personal reasons said that the bond he shares with the country is a special one giving him sufficient reasons to keep coming back.