Van Bommel unhappy with offer

Bayern Munich captain Mark van Bommel has admitted that he is unhappy with the club's offer of a one-year contract extension.

Speaking at the Bundesliga champions' winter training camp in Dubai, van Bommel hinted that he could now leave the Allianz Arena in the summer.

"I have asked for time to think things over until the end of January - and I intend to do just that," the Dutchman told Bild am Sonntag.

"There is a tendency, but I don't want to say more about it at the moment.

"I would like to stay, but one year is not much for a player who will be 32 soon.

"Therefore I am unhappy with the offer. My wishes are quite different."

Van Bommel, who has been linked to a move to Bundesliga rivals Hamburg, admitted that he had yet to receive offers from elsewhere.

"But clubs don't yet know that I might be up for grabs. When they do, I'm sure a few will be in touch," he said.

Okubo set for Wolfsburg

Japan international Yoshito Okubo is set to join VFL Wolfsburg, according to his club Vissel Kobe.

The 26 year-old has reportedly agreed terms with the Bundesliga outfit and will link up with compatriot Makoto Hasebe at the Volkswagen Arena once he passes a medical on Sunday.

Details of the transfer have not been disclosed to the public, but Kobe confirmed an agreement had been struck between the two parties.

"The two clubs reached an agreement in monetary terms on Okubo's transfer to Wolfsburg late on Wednesday night," the club said in an official statement to the local press.

The move presents another opportunity for the talented striker to prove himself in Europe after a disappointing spell with Spain's Real Mallorca in 2005 and 2006.

Wolfsburg are expected to unveil their new signing sometime next week.

Andreasen eyes Fulham exit

Fulham midfielder Leon Andreasen has spoken of his desire to leave Craven Cottage in the transfer window just a year after signing for the club.

The Denmark international was signed for �2million in January last year from Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.

Andreasen has been left disappointed with his spell in West London having featured just five times off the bench in the Premier League this season.

The 25-year-old has attracted attention from German clubs Borussia Dortmund and Hannover with both clubs said to have been interested before he moved to Fulham.

"The manager prefers to play others instead, and I have to fully accept that," Andreasen told Danish paper DR Sporten.

"But then I expect from the manager that he doesn't block my future when I have the chance to further my career elsewhere.

Streit hits back at Schalke

Albert Streit has reacted angrily after being told that he is no longer part of Schalke's first-team squad.

Streit, Peter Lovenkrands and Carlos Grossmuller were told over the weekend they would not be considered for Bundesliga action for the rest of the season and would have to train with the reserves.

Streit has now hit back at the club, slamming the treatment he has received since arriving from Eintracht Frankfurt last January.

"I have done nothing, and they are telling me on Sunday that I am surplus to requirements and do not have the right to change clothes in the locker room. That's just about the limit," the midfielder said in an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper.

"I have lost the joy to play football at Schalke. I have always been ignored and given the go-by since joining from Frankfurt."

Streit is keen to play more regularly but admits it could be difficult to resolve the dispute quickly.

Speaking about the prospect of joining another club on lower wages, Streit said: "I have forwarded the issue to my agent Klaus Gerster.

"We will now decide how to go on, but I am clearly getting into a dispute. I still have three-and-a-half years left on my contract and I am paid well, but being a professional footballer has always been my dream.

"If I am not able to be a professional now, this would be quite bitter. But there are worse things in life than being sent to reserve-team football.

Schalke drop duo

Schalke have dropped wantaway duo Peter Lovenkrands and Albert Streit from their first team squad.

Both players have been told that they will not be considered for Bundesliga action for the rest of the season and will now train with the club's reserves.

"This decision was a purely sporting one," Schalke general manager Andreas Muller commented.

"Both players have said in the past that they want to leave Schalke.

"We need a squad in which every player is prepared to fully concentrate on Schalke and whose thoughts are not elsewhere," he added.

Meanwhile Muller also revealed that the Royal Blues have released Uruguay international midfielder Gustavo Varela from his contract.

The 30-year-old's recent career has been blighted by injury and he has not played for the club this season.

"It is best for both sides to part now," Muller said

Inter Milan and Barcelona were both victorious in Italy and Spain respecitvely, while Celtic, Lyon and Real all suffered defeats.

Serie A

League leaders Inter Milan continued their impressive march at the top as they triumphed at Lazio, with the powerful Zlatan Ibrahimovic among the goals. Juventus ensured they remain within six points of Jose Mourinho's charges, as Amauri's 89th-minute winner claimed the spoils versus Lecce.

AC Milan sit level on points with Juve after Kaka struck the only goal of the game against Catania, while Roma's resurgence after a torrid beginning to the campaign continued as they made it four straight wins with success at Chievo. Elsewhere, Udinese slumped to a fifth consecutive loss and Fiorentina made light work of Torino.

Hamburg eye Podolski

Hamburg have confirmed their interest in Bayern Munich's wantaway striker Lukas Podolski.

The German international, who has been linked with Manchester City and Tottenham, could be used in a deal to bring Ivica Olic to Munich early.

Olic, currently with Hamburg, has signed a pre-contract with Bayern and they are now looking to get him during the current window.

It is claimed a deal could be struck which sees Podolski moving in the opposite direction and Hamburg have admitted their interest in getting him.

"It's true, Lukas Podolski is a transfer option for us, " Hamburg general manager Dietmar Beiersdorfer, who met with Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness in Dubai, confirmed to Bild.

Meanwhile, Podolski himself insists he wants his future sorting as soon as possible.

"I want a decision on my future as soon as possible," he told Bild.

"One way or another, I would like to have it decided before the end of January."