Zenit St. Petersburg have reached an agreement “in principle” to sign Porto defender Bruno Alves, according to A Bola.

Zenit announced just this morning the signing of Aleksandar Lukovic from Udinese, who can play at centre-back or left-back and now look to have signed the highly rated 28-year-old Portuguese international.

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Zenit will pay ?¬23m for Bruno Alves, which is ?¬7m short of what Porto originally requested but the two parties are striking out the minor details of the transfer before an official announcement.

A Bola claims that the transfer is “a done deal”.

Real Madrid and coach Jose Mourinho were previously looking at Bruno Alves as the ‘Special One’ looked for key installments in his defence and Chelsea were also rumoured to be preparing a bid for the powerful defender.

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Colorado Rapids defender Julien Baudet has welcomed fellow Frenchman Thierry Henry to MLS, saying that the 32-year-old will enjoy his time in the US.

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Henry signed for the New York Red Bulls this week after being released by Spanish champions Barcelona. There have been some suggestions that the Arsenal legend made a mistake in moving to MLS, which is seen as a ‘retirement league’ by some, but Baudet believes that Henry made a good decision.

?Many people in Europe are going to see it as a step down for him but, when you get here, you see it is actually very competitive and a very good league, the former Notts County defender told MLSsoccer.com. ?Henry is a winner and its going to be a big challenge for him. He should be excited; we should all be excited.

?Its a fantastic move for him. He always wanted to go to New York and this is a great move for everyone and especially important for MLS on the back of a great World Cup for the US team.

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France chiefs have accused World Cup veterans William Gallas and Thierry Henry of being behind the mutiny against manager Raymond Domenech.

Domenech has indicated that some big names might be dropped against South Africa on Tuesday and French officials believe that Gallas and Henry were involved in the controversy.

“Three or four are leaders taking the rest along with them, French official Henri Monteil told The Sun.

“Some went to see Domenech. They were crying, saying sorry for what happened. They were young players.

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“The leaders are players who’ll never play in a World Cup again. Who? William Gallas, Eric Abidal and Thierry Henry, who is friends with Nicolas Anelka.”

Anelka was the player that caused an uproar in the France camp after he lashed out at Domenech during the 2006 finalists defeat against Mexico.

The Chelsea striker was kicked off the squad and sent home, leading to the team striking in his defence.

Sports minister Roselyne Bachelot was disappointed with the players actions and warned the team that they were reflecting poorly on France.

“I told the players they’d tarnished the image of France,” Bachelot said.

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