Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has made Lyon striker Karim Benzema the club's top summer transfer target - but Lyon want £45m. (Guardian)

Wes Brown has rejected a third contract offer from Manchester United and looks set to leave on a free transfer in the summer. (Telegraph)

Barcelona are preparing a £13m bid for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso. (Mail)

Fulham will sign Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia in the summer - providing they stay up. (Mirror)

Frank Lampard could leave Chelsea at the end of the season, with £12m Luca Modric set to replace him. (Star)

David Nugent's loan move to Ipswich has been put on hold after the Portsmouth striker picked up a groin injury. (Sun)

Everton are lining up a £3m bid for Barnsley Cup hero Brian Howard. (Sun)

Keeper Mark Schwarzer is set to leave Middlesbrough in the summer after 11 years at the Riverside. (Sun)

Chelsea will not sign Ronaldinho from Barcelona because the Brazilian is too old. (Star)




OTHER GOSSIP
Frank Lampard will start the Carling Cup final on Sunday, while Didier Drogba will be partnered by Nicolas Anelka up front. (Sun)

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger could make a surprise return against Middlesbrough on Saturday. (Guardian)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says he will not allow former club Bournemouth to go out of business. (Express)

Russian Alisher Usmanov is now Arsenal's biggest shareholder with a 24.2% stake. (Sun)




AND FINALLY
England boss Fabio Capello is paying £2,100 a week for his two-bedroom apartment in central London - not the reported £4,500. (Times)

Capello says his English is improving. "The only difficulty is that different people in different accents talk to me and in some instances I can hardly understand a word." (Times)

Carling will give up to £20,000 to charity if fans are in their seats in time for the second half of the Carling Cup final on Sunday. (Telegraph)