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Manchester City are plotting a £60m swap deal for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale next summer involving striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (News of the World)
Bayern Munich are ready to swoop for Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, with the Serb yet to pen a new deal at Stamford Bridge.
 Full story: imscouting
Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier is keen to sign former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse from Greek side Panathinaikos. (News of the World)
Fulham boss Mark Hughes is ready to take on Aston Villa in the bidding for Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick and Tottenham striker Robbie Keane.
 Full story: Sunday People
Wolfsburg have entered the race for Liverpool defender Daniel Agger - who is also attracting the interest of Inter Milan and Juventus.
 Full story: imscouting
Fulham are interested in signing £5m-rated Freiburg striker Demba Cisse. (News of the World)
Everton are set to miss out on Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar because the club cannot afford the £3m asking price for the Croatian international.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Former Everton defender Joleon Lescott, who has been told he can leave Manchester City in January, has emerged as a transfer target for Liverpool.
 Full story: caughtoffside.com
Celtic have made a bid to sign out-of-favour Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland on loan in January.
 Full story: Sunday People
Manchester City are leading the race to sign Watford keeper Scott Loach - who is also wanted by Tottenham.
 Full story: Sunday People
Ars*nal are struggling to find a buyer for out-of-favour keeper Manuel Almunia. (The Sunday Times)
Tottenham Hotspur are preparing to raise their bid for Ipswich striker Connor Wickham after having two bids rejected in the summer.
 Full story: caughtoffside
Spurs are also one of several clubs interested in FC Copenhagen's Swedish left-back Oscar Wendt.
 Full story: imscouting
Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong has admitted he is considering a move back to France and is being linked to Paris St Germain. (News of the World)
Blackburn are keen to bring back former striker Roque Santa Cruz from Manchester City on a pay-as-you-play basis.
 Full story: Sunday People
Newcastle are keen on signing Middlesbrough centre-half David Wheater but face competition from Stoke and Aston Villa. (News of the World)
West Brom are weighing up a £2m January bid for Real Mallorca hitman Pierre Webo.
 Full story: Sunday People
Inter Milan are battling Ars*nal and Liverpool to the signing of Paris Saint-Germain centre-back Mamadou Sakho.
 Full story: imscouting
Nottingham Forest are resigned to accepting a cut-price offer from Celtic for defender Kelvin Wilson in January rather than lose the 25-year-old for nothing when his contract expires in the summer. (News of the World)
Belgian striker Yassine El Ghanassy looks set to turn down a move to Celtic after insisting he will remain with Gent until the end of the season. (Sunday Mail)
Rangers are hoping to land Stoke City's Michael Tonge on the cheap in January after the winger's loan spell with Preston North End. (Sunday Mail)
AC Milan are considering a January move for Rangers striker Kenny Miller as cover for the injured Filippo Inzaghi. (Sunday Express)
Juventus and Inter Milan are set to battle it out for the £5m signature of Celtic midfielder Scott Brown when the transfer window opens in January. (Sunday Express)
Rangers manager Walter Smith has ruled out a return to Ibrox for Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd. (Sunday Times)

Manchester United are set to take a £34.5m hit on injury-plagued England midfielder Owen Hargreaves by allowing him to leave Old Trafford for free at the end of the season.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
David Beckham is gearing up to buy an American MLS club and extend his time in the US when his LA Galaxy contract expires next November.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Beckham is being lined up a future FA chairman in the wake of England's 2018 World Cup bid disaster. (News of the World)
The Football Association will launch a behind-the-scenes revolt in the next few days aimed at unseating Fifa president Sepp Blatter after the debacle surrounding the vote to host 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
 Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled the failed 2018 World Cup bid "an insult to English football."
 Full story: Sunday Express
Following the cancellation of their game with Manchester United on Saturday, Blackpool will face a fine, and possible points deduction, if they do not install under-soil heating next season.
 Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United defender Gary Neville is set to announce his retirement at the end of the season.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Bolton manager Owen Coyle is attracting the interest of Liverpool and Manchester United.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Scottish Football Association sources say former football coach Marco McIntyre has received death threats after being sacked along with referees' chief Hugh Dallas over the sending of a satirical e-mail about the Pope. (News of the World)
Scotland's top referees are unhappy that their boss, Hugh Dallas, has been sacked for sending what was deemed to be a tasteless e-mail and will demand that the Scottish Football Association reinstates him. (News of the World)
Celtic striker Anthony Stokes claims that Scotland's referees have consistently failed to book Rangers players for heavy tackles against his side's players. (Sunday Mail)
Former Hibernian manager John Collins has ruled himself out of the running for the Aberdeen job, leaving the way clear for Scotland Under-21 coach Billy Stark to be appointed. (News of the World)
Aberdeen will draw up a shortlist in the next 48 hours and names in the frame to be manager are Billy Stark, Gus MacPherson, John Hughes and John Collins. (Sunday Mail)
Rangers manager Walter Smith does not expect Craig Whyte's proposed takeover to go through in time for him to have extra cash to spend in the January transfer market. (Various)
Craig Whyte is expected to take control of Rangers by mid-January, ending Sir David Murray's 22-year reign as owner. (Scotland on Sunday)
A new book has revealed that Manchester United were once offered the chance of making the City of Manchester Stadium their home but Sir Alex Ferguson's intervention halted the plan.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror

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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has stunned the club by ­submitting a formal transfer ­request in the hope that he can return to Argentina and be with his family.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Tevez, whose relationship with City manager Roberto Mancini is believed to be at breaking point, has told friends he will carry on working hard for the club while he remains at Eastlands but is adamant his long-term future lies elsewhere.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Tevez has been suffering with "depression" and "inner turmoil" because of the separation from his two daughters in Argentina.
 Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
It is not known exactly what Tevez's plans are; returning to South America is one option, as is retirement, even though in an interview with City's club magazine published earlier this week, the Argentine insisted he had no such intentions.
 Full story: The Observer
Tevez respects the club's owner Sheikh Mansour, with whom he gets on well, and City supporters - but has struggled with management. He has made his unhappiness clear at Roberto Mancini's perceived aloof style and the way in which it is felt that some key players have been frozen out of the team.
 Full story: Sunday Telegraph
 Tevez has told team-mates he is even prepared to take a pay cut to quit. City have offered him a £100,000-a-week pay rise, which would take him to £250,000-a-week - but he is not interested.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Manchester United are planning a £20m transfer window bid for Aston Villa winger Ashley Young.
 Full story: Sunday People
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has been given the go-ahead to bid for France playmaker Yoann Gourcuff - less than four months after he joined Lyon for £20m.
 Full story: Sunday People
Wolves are favourites to land Michael Johnson on loan as the Manchester City midfielder looks to rescue his career after 12 months out with a cruciate ligament injury.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady's short spell at Spartak Moscow looks set to be over with the Republic of Ireland international being lined up for a shock move to Aston Villa as Gerard Houllier's first January signing.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
German giants Bayern Munich want to take Everton left-back Leighton Baines in the January transfer window. Full story: Sunday People
Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is set to make a record-breaking £7m move for Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia.
 Full story: Sunday People
Spurs and Chelsea have joined the race for Manchester City and England defender Joleon Lescott.
 Full story: Sunday People
German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has delivered a crushing blow to Chelsea and Manchester United by pledging his future to Bayern Munich and signing a new contract.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Chris Hughton will be offered the opportunity to make a quick return to management after his sacking by Newcastle, as a replacement for Sheffield United boss Gary Speed, who is set to be appointed by Wales as manager.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Hughton could also be offered a swift return to Premier League management with West Ham United, who are running out of patience with current manager Avram Grant with the club rooted to the bottom of the table.
 Full story: Sunday Express
Former Chelsea assistant manager Ray Wilkins has revealed he was not told by ­owner Roman Abramovich why he was sacked from his post.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Sir Keith Mills has been asked to become the new FA chairman, but if the multi-millionaire businessman declines the offer, former Ars*nal vice-chairman David Dein is looking ever more likely to be installed as the new head of football.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is to be awarded a £500,000-per-year pay rise by the club's Glazer family owners as he bids to overtake Sir Matt Busby as the longest serving boss at Old Trafford.
 Full story: News of the World
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has banned his players from a Christmas party after last year's incident where 16 ­players went on a £2,000-a-head night out by private jet to Dublin after they told the ­manager they were going on a golf trip.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
A revolutionary new sock developed by a sports scientist could end the broken metatarsal problems often suffered by footballers.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror

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Manchester United have been approached with a sensational offer to buy their former striker Carlos Tevez back from rivals City.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Everton boss David Moyes is seeking to boost his attacking options by dipping into the market when the January transfer window opens.
 Full story: Goal.com
And Everton may be in the hunt with Celtic for Aston Villa's Stephen Ireland, after revealing he wants to leave Aston Villa.
 Full story: Birmingham Mail
underland boss Steve Bruce reveals that while he is happy at Sunderland, he would love to manage England one day.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday Bruce has compared his goalkeeper, Craig Gordon, to Gordon Banks, claiming his goalkeeper's stunning save against Bolton was one of the best ever.
 Full story: talkSPORT
AC Milan boss Masimiliano Allegri says he is happy to have drawn Tottenham in the last 16 of the Champions League and believes they were one of the "least tricky possible opponents".
 Full story: talkSPORT
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has admitted that he has not ruled out managing in the Premier League one day.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has revealed the inspiration he takes into his ­matches - the music of Susan Boyle.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
... and on a similar theme, Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda has revealed that he plays the drums every day.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says he will only look to bolster his squad if someone "a bit special" becomes available in the January transfer window.
 Full story: Sky Sports
Manchester City could turn their attentions towards Benfica's Paraguay international striker Oscar Cardozo after being warned off a move for Porto's Brazilian star Hulk.
 Full story: Daily Mail
City are in talks with Bordeaux for France international Alou Diarra, a defensive midfielder with 29 caps for his country.
 Full story: IM Scouting.com
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean says he would be interested in signing LA Galaxy's David Beckham in the January transfer window as the MLS season comes to an end.
 Full story: Talksport.co.uk
But Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for the former England captain because the Frenchman does not have room for the 35-year-old in his current squad.
 Full story: Sun
Manchester United are eyeing a move for Real Madrid's France international midfielder Lassana Diarra.
 Full story: Caughtoffside.com
Liverpool have offered Utrecht £8.5m for striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel, who has hit 11 goals in 17 games for the Dutch side.
 Full story: Talksport.co.uk
Reds boss Roy Hodgson has offered Dutch duo Ryan Babel and Dirk Kuyt in exchange for Inter Milan's Italy international right-back Davide Santon.
 Full story: IM Scouting
Newcastle want England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan from Manchester City in the January transfer window.
 Full story: People
Former Newcastle boss Chris Hughton says he feels no bitterness towards the club or owner Mike Ashley following his sacking earlier this month.
 Full story: Mirror
Former Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is wanted by Qatar to nurture their young players as the oil and gas-rich country begins its preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
 Full story: People
Everton's players have been banned from wearing snoods by order of the team's kitman.
 Full story: People

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Chelsea have emerged as surprise contenders to sign Cardiff City striker Jay Bothroyd for £2m, with the 28-year-old Englishman out of contract in the summer. Birmingham and West Ham are also interested.
 Full story: The Mail on Sunday
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak rang Edin Dzeko's representatives on New Year's eve to try and save the Wolfsburg striker's £30m move to Eastlands by offering him an improved £150,000 a week, still short of the £180,000 the player is demanding.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Liverpool are leading Ars*nal in the race to sign Germany and Werder Bremen centre-back Per Mertesacker.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham winger David Bentley is set to move to Newcastle as Spurs make room for the possible arrival of David Beckham.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Meanwhile, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is set to bid £1.5m for Everton winger Steven Pienaar, whose contract is running out, but Toffees boss David Moyes is likely to want at least £3m for the South African.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Blackburn are set to receive an offer from Tottenham for unsettled defender Christopher Samba.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
And Blackburn are leading the chase to re-sign left-back Stephen Warnock, 29, who could move to Ewood Park for £2m.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Former Chelsea and Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen will leave Stoke for Swansea in January.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle hope Tottenham will let them take striker Robbie Keane, 30, on loan in a deal that would become permanent if the Irishman is successful at St James' Park.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Aston Villa and Wigan want to sign Manchester United striker Federico Macheda on loan for the rest of the season.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he will send Macheda out on loan to the club that will offer him the most games.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell, 28, will complete his move to West Ham over the next 24 hours.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
West Ham want Birmingham midfielder Joran Mutch, 19, who is currently on loan at Watford.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Wolves, Blackpool and Cardiff are battling to sign Millwall defender Danny s**ttu, 30, whose contract with the Lions runs out on 20 January.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Nottingham Forest want to sign Newcastle striker Leon Best on a permanent deal. Burnley, Crystal Palace and Swansea are also interested but only want to take the 24-year-old on loan.
 Full story: News of the World (subscription required)
Liverpool are to delay the search for manager Roy Hodgson's long-term successor until the summer, and will appoint a caretaker boss to lead the side until June.
 Full story: Daily Telegraph
Departing Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen is wanted by Manchester City.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle's players are to receive guidelines about how to use the social networking site Twitter after Jose Enrique revealed that he was to miss the Tottenham match in midweek because of an injury.
 Full story: Guardian

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Real Madrid want to exploit the Liverpool crisis with a bid for skipper Steven Gerrard.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
But Liverpool are ­preparing a bid of their own - for £20m Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku - despite Roy Hodgson being given the boot.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea are ready to make a £20m move for Micah Richards - as the unsettled Manchester City defender demands talks with Roberto Mancini.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Arsene Wenger has moved to reject fresh reports in Spain that an agreement has been reached to sell Ars*nal captain Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday Tottenham are interested in signing David Beckham permanently when his LA Galaxy contract expires in November.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
After 19 years at the top, Manchester United's Gary Neville has revealed that he will retire at the end of the season.
 Full story: Goal.com
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set to fly to the club's Surrey training ground this week for crisis talks with manager Carlo Ancelotti after a run of two wins in 11 Premier League games.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Liverpool's Glen Johnson has launched a Twitter attack on Paul Merson after the former Ars*nal midfielder criticised his attitude this season.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has warned that they must think long and hard about their next managerial appointment after the failure of Roy Hodgson in the Anfield hotseat.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Meanwhile, another former Liverpool player, Phil Thompson, believes the 'unprecedented' way the club's fans had turned on manager Roy Hodgson was instrumental in his departure.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Avram Grant has told West Ham's owners he needs more transfer cash to pull the club out of relegation danger.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
 

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Tottenham are ready to step up their attempt to sign Newcastle striker Andy Carroll and could make a record-breaking £30m bid for the 22-year-old.
 Full story: Daily Mirror Ars*nal look set to end their interest in Bolton's Gary Cahill because Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is unwilling to meet the defender's £20m price tag.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor looks unlikely to join Real Madrid on loan because the Spanish side have opened talks with Ruud van Nistelrooy at Hamburg.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Ajax striker Luis Suarez, who shares the same agent as Liverpool's Fernando Torres, could be on his way to Anfield after asking his representative to sound out a possible move.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is planning to bring 31-year-old Manchester United striker Michael Owen to the Stadium of Light.
  Full story: Daily Mirror
Meanwhile, Black Cats boss Bruce fears that he may never be forgiven by Sunderland fans for the 5-1 hammering his side were given by Newcastle earlier in the season.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Everton defender Leighton Baines was on his way to buy a trampoline when he received a 10-second phone call from Fabio Capello telling him he would not be playing for England at the World Cup in South Africa.
 Full story: Daily Mail
All the money raised by Leeds in their FA Cup third round matches against Ars*nal will be used by the Championship club to buy players.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
 

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Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger is set to win the race to seal the signing of Southampton's teenage midfield prodigy Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a deal worth £10m. Full story: Mail on Sunday
Jose Mourinho has targeted his former Chelsea star Didier Drogba to ease his striker crisis at Real Madrid.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Shaun Wright-Phillips is close to agreeing a move to Fulham which will see the Manchester City and England winger join on loan before signing on a permanent basis in the summer. Full story: Mail on Sunday
Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies, currently on loan at Leicester, could be on his way back to the West Midlands to sign for Birmingham in a permanent deal.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is set to land striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Tottenham as a replacement for Darren Bent.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Former Ars*nal captain Tony Adams says he fears for the future of Chelsea skipper John Terry if he keeps having injections to allow him to play without pain. Full story: Sunday Mirror
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has accused Ars*nal's Cesc Fabregas of being a master of the art of extracting favourable decisions from referees after his side's 3-0 defeat at the Gunners on Saturday.
 Full story: Talksport.co.uk
The first league to move to summer football could be revealed on Wednesday when representatives of the 150 teams in the Tyne and Wear Youth League will meet to decide whether to change their season to begin on 1 June, starting this year. Full story: The Observer
 

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Liverpool will let striker Fernando Torres join Chelsea provided they meet the asking price, which is a British record fee of £50m.
 Full story: The National
But Liverpool might accept a part-exchange deal which would involve £8m rated Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka returning to Anfield.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish hopes to sign striker Obafemi Martins on loan from Russian side Rubin Kazan before the transfer window shuts.
 Full story: Daily Mirror Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is set to make surprise a £26m move for Athletic Bilbao's striker Fernando Llorente.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Barcelona are ready to make a £40m summer bid for Tottenham's 21-year-old Wales international Gareth Bale.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has targeted Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adams as a long-term replacement for veteran Paul Scholes this summer.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Jose Mourinho is at odds with the Real Madrid board after his squad selection was criticised and the Special One could be on his way back to the Premier League.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Italian side Roma want to bring Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti and Fabio Capello's England assistant Franco Baldini to the club as a new managerial dream team.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City's veteran midfielder Patrick Vieira says he is a mentor to 20-year-old team mate Mario Balotelli but has no desire to become a manager.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham's new midfield signing Steven Piennar has revealed that he prayed before making his decision to reject Chelsea in favour of a £3m move to north London. "I prayed and followed my heart," said the South African.
 Full story: The Daily Telegraph
Chelsea's 32-year-old midfielder Frank Lampard wants to play on until he is aged 40.
 Full story: Daily Star
 

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Manchester City face another fight to hold on to Carlos Tevez next summer, with Inter Milan coach Leonardo keen to sign the Argentina striker for £25m.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Frustrated Spurs forward Roman Pavlyuchenko has warned manager Harry Redknapp he will quit the club if he is kept on the bench.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis will renew his bid to sign Liverpool's Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos in the summer.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to bring in Portuguese international centre-back Pepe from Real Madrid to beef up his defence.
 Full story: caughtoffside.com
Mike Ashley has no intention of selling Newcastle United and has re-affirmed his commitment to staying in charge at St James' Park.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Some of Chelsea's biggest stars could face a potential tax bill of almost £12m after the club announced that the taxman is investigating their image rights contracts.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
New Chelsea signing Fernando Torres has claimed his desire to leave Liverpool was motivated by the Anfield club breaking promises made to him about investment in the team.
 Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is being shortlisted to take over at crisis club Juventus after a miserable time in charge of Inter Milan.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
West Ham striker Benni McCarthy has been fined almost £200,000 by the club for failing to meet fitness targets as he struggles with his weight.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday

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Manchester United make Gareth Bale their key summer target but the Old Trafford club will have to pay Tottenham £40m for the 21-year-old.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea face a battle with AC Milan in their bid to sign Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel, who is also coveted by Manchester United and Barcelona.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Meanwhile Chelsea could attempt to poach chief scout Steve Rowley from Premier League rivals Ars*nal and are looking to ex-Ajax coach Marco van Basten should manager Carlo Ancelotti leave in the summer.
 Full story: Daily Mail
Crawley Town's 26-year-old captain Pablo Mills, whose non-league side play Manchester United in the FA Cup on 19 February, admits that the last time he visited Old Trafford it was on a stadium tour with his mum and brothers.
 Full story: Daily Mirror Everton skipper Phil Neville's principles stopped him from pursuing a move to Tottenham when manager Harry Redknapp came in for him in the January transfer window.
 Full story: Daily Mirror

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Manchester United want to sign Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric for £35m in the summer as a replacement for Paul Scholes, and Sir Alex Ferguson is also keen on Everton's Jack Rodwell and Sunderland's Jordan Henderson.
 Full story: News of the World (Subscription required)
But Manchester City are also interested in signing Everton's Rodwell and will eclipse any made that United make.
 Full story: The Mail on Sunday
Manchester United also want to bring in Marseille's Mathieu Valbuena, although the 26-year-old will cost in the region of £12m.
 Full story: The People
United striker Michael Owen is set to quit Old Trafford in the summer - and is wanted by Everton and Sunderland.
 Full story: The People
Chelsea are lining up a £30m bid for Brazilian teenager Neymar in the summer having already failed with a £22m bid for Santos six months ago.
 Full story: Sunday Express
Italian side Inter Milan are considering a £42m double swoop in the summer for Ars*nal duo Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin as they bid to revive their fortunes.
 Full story: News of the World (Subscription required)
The Serie A outfit is also considering a £10m summer move for Tottenham's Brazilian midfielder Sandro, who was in sensational form against Inter's city rivals AC Milan in the Champions League.
 Full story: Sunday Express
Juventus will only pay Liverpool £5m to sign on-loan Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani on a permanent deal, representing a potential £17m loss for the Reds.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester City are preparing a second successive summer raid on Spanish side Valencia, with £30m-rated midfielder Juan Mata in their sights.
 Full story: The People
Tottenham, Chelsea and Ars*nal are all keeping a close eye on the form of Ipswich's £12m-rated teenager Connor Wickham with a view to making a summer move for the 17-year-old.
 Full story: The Mail on Sunday
Newcastle want £10m-rated West Ham striker Carlton Cole to fill the gap left by the departure of Andy Carroll to Liverpool in the January transfer window.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Aston and Spanish side Villarreal are battling to sign talented Swiss youngster Xherdan Shaqiri, who is currently at Basle.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Carlo Ancelotti is facing a bleak future as Chelsea manager after his team lost to Everton in the FA Cup on Saturday.
 Full story: The Mail on Sunday
Fulham boss and former Chelsea striker Mark Hughes is in contention to replace Ancelotti if he does leave the Blues at the end of the season.
 Full story: News of the World (Subscription required)
Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf believes striker Didier Drogba may have to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season to revive his career.
 Full story: Talksport
Liverpool are ready to hand keeper Pepe Reina a £10,000-a-week pay rise to keep him out of the clutches of rivals Manchester United.
 Full story: The People
Tottenham will target Everton boss David Moyes if they are forced to part company with manager Harry Redknapp in the summer. Redknapp goes on trial in July on charges of tax evasion dating from his time in charge of Portsmouth.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong has decided he wants to spend the rest of his career at the Premier League club and will open talks on a new contract in the summer.
 Full story: News of the World (Subscription required)
Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger reckons that the Championship and League One are producing a steady stream of young talent and his club is monitoring the lower leagues in pursuit of new signings.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt believes the team's recent success is down to his new role as dressing room DJ with music from the likes of Kings of Leon, Amy Winehouse and The Killers inspiring the team.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Former Ars*nal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, on loan at Real Madrid from Manchester City, claims that Gunner skipper Cesc Fabregas would be a good fit in the Spanish capital.
 Full story: Sunday Express

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Ars*nal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is prepared to give up more than £4m in bonuses to secure a move to Barcelona.
 Full story: Daily Mail
The Gunners are expected to complete the signing of Southampton's teenage sensation Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a £12m deal this week and remain in contention to sign defenders Chris Samba and Gary Cahill.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Carlos Tevez is expected to fly back into Manchester this weekend and begin training with Manchester City, having failed to agree a move so far this summer.
 Full story: Daily Mail
City were turned down by Danish teenager Christian Eriksen, whom they wanted to sign in a £20m deal from Ajax, but remain confident of landing Ars*nal midfielder Samir Nasri.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is contemplating a bid for out-of-favour Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy.
 Full story: Metro
Reading manager Brian McDermott admits he is expecting a host of clubs to bid for his highly-rated Republic of Ireland international striker Shane Long.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Manchester City are reportedly targeting 20-year-old Uruguay central defender Sebastian Coates in a £10m swoop from Uruguayan Primera Division side Nacional.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew admits the club who once broke the world transfer record to sign Alan Shearer can no longer afford to compete for the top players.
 Full story: Daily Mirror
Real Madrid and French international striker Karim Benzema has emphatically declared his intention to remain in Spain with Real and has denied ever even speaking to representatives of Ars*nal.
 Full story: Footie Online
Chelsea teenager Oriol Romeu, who joined last week from Barcelona on a four-year deal, has revealed he would like to return to the Spanish giants in the future.
 Full story: Metro
Staff at Manchester Airport have put up posters aimed at persuading unsettled City duo Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli to stay with the club.
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Ars*nal are expected to make a renewed bid for Everton centre-half Phil Jagielka this week, with the club set to lose both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.
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The Gunners could also move for Sochaux midfielder Marvin Martin and Marseille winger Andre Ayew as soon as they receive the first payment from the sale of Fabregas.
 Full story: Metro
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy are split over whether to let star midfielder Luka Modric join Chelsea. Redknapp is prepared to let the Croatian move while Levy wants to finance new signings by selling other players.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish may return to Bolton with a higher offer for Gary Cahill if, as expected, his pursuit of Stoke's Ryan Shawcross fails.
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Dutch defender Erik Pieters believes Newcastle United will struggle to buy him from PSV Eindhoven because his current club are keen to keep him in the Netherlands.
 Full story: Inside Futbol
Businessman Tony Fernandes could be announced as the new owner of Queens Park Rangers on Monday in a deal which would mean him taking control of the club from Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, in partnership with Lakshmi Mittal, who already owns a 33% stake in the club.
 Full story: the Observer
Defender Vincent Kompany is the Manchester City players' choice to take over as captain from striker Carlos Tevez. Kompany will skipper the side in their Premier League opener against Swansea on Monday in the absence of Tevez and is set to retain the armband.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers had just come down from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on a charity walk when he found out his side's Premier League opener would be against big-spending Manchester City.
 Full story: the Observer

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Manchester City are ready to let Emmanuel Adebayor join Tottenham on a free transfer two years after spending £25million to recruit the striker from Ars*nal.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Tottenham and Liverpool both want Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega to supplement their strikeforces.
 Full story: Metro
Manchester City have agreed a £3million deal to sell Slovakian winger Vladimir Weiss to ­Dynamo Kiev.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Ars*nal are mulling over a move for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta as a short-term replacement replacement for fellow Spaniard Cesc Fabregas, who joined Barcelona in a £35m move earlier in August.
 Full story: Caught Offside
Manchester United are considering a late bid for Ars*nal's Samir Nasri with the Frenchman's long-expected move to Manchester City still not complete.
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Wayne Bridge has rejected a loan move to Celtic, despite Manchester City being prepared to subsidise a season-long loan move to Parkhead.
 Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas insists combining strikers Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba's talents is a strength rather than a problem for the Blues.
 Full story: talkSPORT
Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has claimed Ars*nal have expressed a firm interest in Argentina playmaker Lucho Gonzalez, but that the Gunners' attempt to take the 30-year-old on loan had been rebuffed.
 Full story: Mail on Sunday
Pablo Zabaleta will not have done his chances of forcing his way back into the Manchester City first team any good by sending manager Roberto Mancini sprawling in training.
 Full story: Metro