Chelsea are stalling on a new contract for Frank Lampard because he is demanding to be paid more than anyone else at the club. (Daily Star)

Cardiff boss Dave Jones hopes to take back Michael Chopra less than a year after selling him to Sunderland. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham have revived their £8m bid for Juventus midfielder Tiago. Spurs are also tracking £20m Valencia striker David Villa and could make a summer bid for Blackburn's David Bentley (Daily Express)

West Brom want to recall Luke Steele, who is on loan at Barnsley unless the Tykes sign the goalkeeper. (Various)





OTHER GOSSIP
Former Chelsea favourite Gianfranco Zola admits he would love to be Chelsea manager one day. (Various)

Iain Dowie is desperate for the Leicester job, despite Ian Holloway still being in the hot-seat. (Daily Mirror)

LA Galaxy boss Ruud Gullit has told England manager Fabio Capello that David Beckham is fit enough to make his 100th cap. (Various)

Harry Kewell's Liverpool future looks uncertain after boss Rafael Benitez refused to let him fly to Singapore next week for a training camp with Australia. (Daily Telegraph)






AND FINALLY

Uefa has denied the Champions League draw was fixed - despite the quarter-final line-up appearing on the internet 90 minutes before the official ceremony had taken place. (Various)

Referee Mike Riley has been dropped from the Premier League list this weekend after his performance in last week's Blackburn-Fulham match (Daily Mirror)

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will make Frank Lampard his number one target if he takes over at Inter Milan. (Sunday Express)

But Mourinho has denied meeting Inter president Massimo Moratti for talks, saying: "It is just false to say that I am on the point of signing a contract with Inter Milan." (Independent)

Spurs will let Paul Robinson leave White Hart Lane for £2m in the summer, with Middlesbrough and Aston Villa believed to be interested in the England keeper. (The People)

Newcastle are chasing Seville's unsettled Brazil striker Luis Fabiano, 27, who is rated at £8m. (News of the World)

The Magpies will be busy in the summer as they are also targeting Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon and former Arsenal wideman, Jose Antonio Reyes. (The People)

Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, currently on loan at Coventry, is set to make a transfer request at the end of the season. The Dane has a buy-out clause in his contract believed to be in the region of £2.5m. (News of the World)

Liverpool could move for Schalke's Brazilian full-back Rafinha in the summer, while Reds boss Rafael Benitez has also been linked with two young players from South America. (Mail on Sunday)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is ready to take on Everton in a £4.5m battle for Heerenveen's American midfielder Michael Bradley. (The People)

Scott Carson is preparing for a return to Anfield after Aston Villa told the goalkeeper's representatives that they would not meet Liverpool's £9m asking price. (News of the World)

Turkish rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce will offer £5m to Middlesbrough for striker Tuncay Sanli. (News of the World)


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OTHER GOSSIP
Sir Alex Ferguson is considering an offer to MK Dons boss Paul Ince to join his coaching team at Manchester United. (The People)

Defender Patrice Evra - who is in the final year of his three-year deal - admitted he is unsure of his Manchester United future after negotiations over a new contract stalled. (News of the World)

Stoke have agreed to pay a £575,000 'transfer fee' for their loan of Shola Ameobi, making the striker the most expensive loanee in English club history. The final figure could be near £1m if Stoke claim promotion via the play-offs. (Mail on Sunday)

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is planning a pre-season 'sweat camp' for his players instead of a lucrative summer tour. (News of the World)

Uefa president Michel Platini says he will stop Premier League clubs from buying 16-year-old footballers from abroad. "The first football contract a player signs should be for the club who train him," said Platini. (Mail on Sunday)

Aston Villa are finalising a shirt sponsorship deal with children's charity, Acorns, that will see the club forfeit up to £2m to carry the name of the children's hospice charity on their shirts next season. (News of the World)





AND FINALLY
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has co-written a children's adventure book - Megs and the Vootball Kids - which is about a football-mad kid from Liverpool who emigrates to Australia. (Various)

Didier Drogba's Chelsea career looks like ending in tears after a series of bust-ups with team-mates - he is tipped for a £40m move. (News of the World)

Spurs boss Juande Ramos is determined to win the race to sign David Bentley from Blackburn. (Sunday Express)

Real Madrid are locked in a battle to get Cristiano Ronaldo on the cheap for £10m in 2010. (News of the World)

Some of Europe's top clubs are chasing £40m-rated Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov. (Sunday Mirror)

AC Milan are interested in signing unsettled Barcelona star Ronaldinho next season. (Sunday Telegraph)

Middlesbrough skipper Julio Arca is a transfer target for Sunderland boss Roy Keane. (News of the World)

Rafa Benitez has told Jamie Carragher his stay at right-back is only temporary, with Schalke's Rafinha targeted as a long-term solution. (NoW)

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan wants to swap Charles N'Zogbia for Spurs' Aaron Lennon, who is also wanted by Liverpool. (News of the World)




OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea are closing in on Getafe boss Michael Laudrup to replace Avram Grant as manager. (News of the World)




AND FINALLY
Sunderland boss Roy Keane will travel to New Zealand to work with the All Blacks rugby union side in June as part of his football pro licence. (Mail on Sunday)

Newcastle are close to buying highly-rated Croatia midfielder Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb for about £12m. (Various)

Tottenham and Manchester City have been sounded out about signing Brazil superstar Ronaldinho after his move to AC Milan collapsed. (Daily Mirror)

But Milan still want Ronaldinho despite Barcelona's £40m asking price - and the player wants that move too. (Guardian)

City are also considering a move for Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf. (Various)

But they face competition from Valencia, who will bid £5m for the Senegal international. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez spoke to owner Tom Hicks on Wednesday and listed his transfer targets, which include Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (Star)

But Villa boss Martin O'Neill is ready to smash Villa's pay structure to keep hold of his player. (Various)

Real Madrid have added Chelsea centre-back Ricardo Carvalho to their wanted list, along with his Blues team-mate Didier Drogba. The Spanish giants also hope to lure Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. (Star)

606: DEBATE
Who should your club buy and/or sell this summer?

Chelsea and Liverpool are set to battle it out for the signature of Blackburn winger David Bentley. (The Times)

Arsenal midfielder Matthieu Flamini is on the verge of leaving to join Italian giants Juventus. (Independent).

And the Gunners' midfield could be further depleted by the departure of Alexander Hleb to Inter Milan. (The Guardian)

Arsenal are interested in signing PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa and Valencia striker David Villa. (Daily Star)

Tottenham are also in the race for Gomes. However, the £10m price tag could put off both clubs. (Express)

Spurs' other goalkeeping targets include Espanyol's Carlos Kameni, Villarreal's Diego Lopez, Manchester United's Ben Foster and Udinese's Samir Handanovic. (Express)

Sporting Lisbon want Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback. (Various)

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is tracking Argentine international Maxi Rodriguez. (Daily Mirror)

Marcus Bent will seek a permanent switch to Wigan, where he is on loan from Charlton, if the club stays in the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle want Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell, who is also being chased by Blackburn and Sunderland. (The Sun)

Tottenham are interested in Real Madrid's Esteban Granero and Chelsea's Tal Ben Haim. (Daily Express)

Chelsea could move for Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, although his team-mate Mario Balotelli is being considered as an alternative.

But Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Frank Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tal Ben Haim could all leave Chelsea in the summer. (Independent)

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini may also join the exodus from Stamford Bridge. (Independent)

Derby manager Paul Jewell is interested in signing Everton midfielder Lee Carsley. (Independent)

Celtic are considering a move for tough-tackling Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Ognjen Vukojevic. (Daily Mail)

St Mirren are leading the chase for soon to be out-of-contract Falkirk captain Jack Ross. (Daily Express)

Crystal Palace insist youngsters Lee Hills, Victor Moses, Sean Scannell and John Bostock will not be sold if the club fails to win promotion. (Various)

Plymouth defender Paul Connolly will move to Charlton in the summer after seven years at the club. (Various)

Oldham are monitoring teenage Wigan striker Chris McCaughtrie, who will be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer. (Daily Star)

Cardiff and Coventry are competing for the signature of Oxford defender Luke Foster. (Daily Star)



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OTHER GOSSIP
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks held talks with manager Rafael Benitez on Wednesday and believes the Spaniard is happy at the club and will agree a new contract. (Various)

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Pepe Reina says if Benitez leaves the club he is likely to follow him. (Independent)

Former Newcastle and Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is being chased by Portuguese giants Benfica. (Daily Mail)

Derby manager Paul Jewell will appoint Chris Hutchings as his number two after losing Stan Ternent to Huddersfield. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth striker David Nugent has begged manager Harry Redknapp to put him in the starting line-up for the FA Cup final against Cardiff after he scored his first goal for three months while playing for the reserves. (Mirror)

West Brom striker Kevin Phillips says speculation he has rejected a new contract and will leave the club in the summer is "nonsense".

Sheffield Wednesday will be saved from financial meltdown next week when a foreign consortium takes over the club in a £40m deal. (Various)





AND FINALLY
Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has been so distraught after his own goal against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final that he has refused to speak to his family about it. The Norwegian ignored calls from his brother before finally sending a text saying he wants to be left alone. (Various)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit back at fans who have turned on him after the club's third season without a trophy. "When people say you don't know what you are doing, that is disrespectful," he said. (Daily Star)

The Beckhams have moved three places up the Rich List following their relocation to the USA, which has netted them £13m. The couple are now worth £125m and are the 616th-richest Britons. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin are the richest celebrity pair under the age of 30 with £35m. (Daily Star)

Everton striker Andy Johnson is set to leave Goodison Park and West Ham, Manchester City and Newcastle could be interested. (News of the World)


Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has been given the green light to make a £7m summer swoop for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch. (Sunday Express)

Pompey are also targeting Rennes' Ghana defender John Mensah, who would cost £5m. (Sunday Express)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes would rather let David Bentley rot in the reserves than sell him to Liverpool in the summer. (News of the World)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos will make a big-money bid for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. (News of the World)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese. (News of the World)

Arsenal have joined Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (The People)

Chelsea are willing to pay £35m to sign Atletico Madrid's Argentine wonderkid Sergio Aguero. (Daily Star Sunday)

CSKA Moscow striker Jo has agreed an annual salary of £3.5m with Manchester City, who are set to pay £18m for the Brazilian. (Mail on Sunday)

Middlesbrough have emerged as the favourites to sign £5m-rated Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell at the end of the season. (Mail on Sunday)

Chelsea are to offer Bayern Munich Florent Malouda, plus £10m, in a bid to sign Franck Ribery. (The People)

Middlesbrough are planning to bid £3m for Derby midfielder Giles Barnes and Fulham ace Steven Davis, who is on loan at Rangers. (News of the World)

Reading hope to sign £3m-rated Metz striker Rudy Gestade in the summer. (News of the World)

Bolton are set for a summer tug-of-war with Middlesbrough over Crewe striker Nicky Maynard. (News of the World)

Barcelona are planning an audacious £30m bid for Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The Catalan club may offer Samuel Eto'o, Deco, Eidur Gudjohnsen or former Gunner Thierry Henry in a part-exchange deal. (Daily Star)

Henry will be allowed to leave Barcelona and the France striker could return to the Premier League with a move to Chelsea. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp will bid £8m for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch. (Various)

Brazil stars Kaka and Ronaldinho could be on the way to the Premier League after quizzing Tottenham defender Gilberto about life in England. AC Milan's Kaka and Barcelona's Ronaldinho are targets for Chelsea and Manchester City respectively. (Various)

Tottenham look set to miss out on Valencia striker David Villa as Real Madrid have made a £24m bid for the Spain international. (Various)

Real Madrid have also made a move to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien and will pay £25m for him. (Mirror)

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is lining up a £10m swoop for Porto's Portugal international centre-back Bruno Alves. (Mirror)

AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso wants to join a Premier League club. (Various)




OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz is being lined up by Portugal to take over from Luis Felipe Scolari as the national coach. (Daily Star)

Scolari remains tight-lipped about his future, but it appears Manchester City's chances of capturing him to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson are slim as the Brazilian is reluctant to move away from Portugal. (Various)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is considering handing his veteran player Dwight Yorke a coaching role at the club, as he believes the striker-turned-midfielder could one become a good manager. (The Sun)

Ryan Giggs can beat Sir Bobby Charlton's record 759 appearances for Manchester United if he plays in the Champions League final in Moscow as statisticians have found the former England midfielder missed one of the matches credited to him. (The Independent)

United may be without Wayne Rooney in Moscow as the striker is struggling to overcome the hernia injury he suffered in his side's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea. (Various)

The SPL could face legal action for extending the season. The league season will finish four days later than planned now that Rangers have reached the Uefa Cup final and players who have incurred losses for cancelled holidays have approached the PFA Scotland, who are taking legal advice. (The Sun)

Falkirk manager John Hughes says he would not last long as Hearts boss under Vladimir Romanov's regime and believes caretaker manager Stevie Frail should be given the job on a permanent basis. (Daily Record)

As he preprares for a Scottish Cup Final appearance against Rangers, Queen of the South manager Gordon Chisholm says he was ready to walk away from football altogether before he was given a last chance in management with the Palmerston club. (Daily Record)



AND FINALLY
Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has called former team-mate Robbie Savage "the worst player I have ever seen in my life", ahead of the Derby midfielder's return to Ewood Park on Saturday. "He has no skill at all," added McCarthy. (Various)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has authorised a record-breaking £80m move for Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi. (News of the World)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will make a £25m bid for England defender Micah Richards. (News of the World & People)

Liverpool will offer Cardiff £3m for teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey but Manchester United are preparing a £10m package for the Wales Under-21 star. (News of the World)

Newcastle and Sunderland want Manchester City's £5m-rated defender Richard Dunne and £8m-rated midfielder Stephen Ireland. (Daily Star Sunday)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has the green light to splash £15m on Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins. (News of the World)


Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has emerged as a summer target for Tottenham and Arsenal. (News of the World)

Coventry boss Chris Coleman is set to raid his old club Fulham for veteran striker Brian McBride. (News of the World)

Liverpool and Spurs are chasing Colchester winger Medy Elito, 17. (News of the World)

Michael Tonge plans a £4m move to Blackburn if Sheffield United fail to win promotion to the Premier League. (News of the World)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane hopes to persuade Kenwyne Jones to stay at Sunderland after knocking back an initial enquiry from Liverpool. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are also interested in the striker. (News of the World)





OTHER GOSSIP

World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane is the sensational name in the frame to take over as boss of QPR. (People)

Arsene Wenger's transfer kitty has been slashed to £25m, meaning the Arsenal manager will only be able to sign three or four players in the summer. (Mail on Sunday)

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano could miss the start of next season after being called up Argentina for the Beijing Olympics. (Various)

Two FBI agents were at Old Trafford on Saturday as part of an expensive review of the club's security after reports of threats against some of Manchester United's players. (Sunday Express)

Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson will present the FA Cup to the winners of this month's final between Portsmouth and Cardiff at Wembley. (Various)

A lack of finances could see Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra reverse his plan to sack manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. (Sunday Express)

Benfica are set to abandon a move for the former England coach because of his huge wage demands. (News of the World)

But the Swede has already told his City players that he will definitely be leaving the club at the end of the season. (Observer)

Everton will pocket £1.5m should Manchester United complete the Premier League and Champions League double courtesy of a lucrative clause in the Wayne Rooney transfer deal between the two clubs nearly four years ago. (News of the World)

Arsenal will reward Bacary Sanga with an improved contract after the right-back's outstanding first season in English football. (Observer)

Chelsea have registered their interest in a 13-year-old Roholla Iqbalzadeh, who is being labelled as a "mini Drogba". The striker was born in Afghanistan and was spotted playing for Mosjoen IL in a youth tournament in Norway. (Mail on Sunday)




AND FINALLY
Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed put his side's remarkable 2-0 win over Birmingham down to the promise of an extra-special hamper. "I promised them a hamper full of caviar and Viagra and I think it must have worked," said the Harrods boss. (Mail on Sunday)

Cesc Fabregas is close to signing a new contract at Arsenal after the Gunners warded off Real Madrid and Barcelona. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United striker Louis Saha admits he will be put up for sale after the Champions League final. (Various)

Saha's Old Trafford team-mate Mikael Silvestre says he would jump at a move to French side Bordeaux, the side he supported as a youngster. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will make a £5m bid for Newcastle midfielder James Milner if he fails to keep Gary O'Neil. (Sun)

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley could make a shock return to Birmingham on a two-year deal. (Sun)

AC Milan are determined to sign Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o from under the noses of Tottenham. (Sun)

But the Eto'o story has taken a new twist with reports he no longer wants to leave Barcelona with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy poised to make a £30m offer. (Daily Telegraph)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is the latest to target Manchester City's Republic of Ireland international defender Richard Dunne in a £2.5m deal. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham face competition from Roma to sign striker Marcelo Moreno from Brazilian side Cruzeiro. (Daily Mirror)

Motherwell striker Ross McCormack, 21, wanted by both Middlesbrough and Wigan in January, could spark a transfer war after declaring he wants to play in England. (Daily Express)

Arsenal are ready to move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego, 23, if Alexander Hleb leaves the Gunners. (Daily Mail)

Derby and Scotland striker Kenny Miller is on the verge of a return to Rangers. (Scottish Sun)

AC Milan will bid for Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc in the summer - even if a £10m price tag is placed on the Polish star. (Daily Record)

Rangers are lining up a swap deal with Fulham which will see on-loan Steven Davis staying at Ibrox and Daniel Cousin going to Craven Cottage. (Daily Mail)

Coventry are set to pick up Hibs midfielder Guillaume Beuzelin under freedom of contract. (Daily Express)

Preston have joined the race for Gretna goalkeeper Greg Fleming. (Daily Record)






OTHER GOSSIP
Mathieu Flamini says he would still be an Arsenal player if they had offered him a new contract last summer. (Sun)

Cesc Fabregas made a desperate last-ditch appeal to Flamini to stay at the Gunners. (Sun)

Ian Holloway has refused to resign as Leicester boss leaving owner Milan Mandaric to decide whether he deserves the sack after the club dropped into League One. (Sun)

Damien Comolli is fighting to save his position as Tottenham's sporting director as questions are raised about the value of some of the players he has recommended. (Times)






AND FINALLY
Sven-Goran Eriksson and Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra had an awkward encounter at the opening of a club store in Thailand. (Daily Telegraph)

- John Arne Riise will turn down Newcastle in favour of a move to either Schalke, Villareal, Atletico Madrid or Juventus. (NOTW)

- Deco is strongly linked with Chelsea after being told he can leave Barcelona. (NOTW)

- Sevilla full back Adriano Correia is an £8m-target for Spurs while Lee Young Pyo is expected to leave the club. (NOTW)

- Liverpool are close to completing a double swoop for Udinese left-back Andrea Dossana (£8m) and Espanyol winger Albert Riera (£5m). (NOTW)

- Galatasaray midfielder Arda Turan is an £11m target for Newcastle, who could also make a move for Reading striker Dave Kitson, valued at £3m. (NOTW)

- Liverpool will turn their attention to £12m-rated Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing if they fail to sign Gareth Barry. (NOTW)

- Everton weigh up an £11m bid for Valencia winger Joaquin. (NOTW)

- Spurs hope to replace Dimitar Berbatov with Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o and West Ham target man Dean Ashton. (NOTW)

- West Ham might nip in to sign Newcastle defender Steven Taylor who cannot agree terms on a new contract. (NOTW)

- Sunderland plan raids for Man City midfielder Steven Ireland, Chelsea's Steve Sidwell and Reading's Steven Hunt. (NOTW)

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- Deco is strongly linked with Chelsea after being told he can leave Barcelona. (NOTW)

- Everton weigh up an £11m bid for Valencia winger Joaquin. (NOTW)

- Spurs hope to replace Dimitar Berbatov with Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o and West Ham target man Dean Ashton. (NOTW)


I take Deco may be a replacement for Fat Frank who may be going the other way from Chelsea maybe!

Joaquin would be a quality signing for Everton... would actually like to see him at Arsenal!!

And when are spurs gonna learn that they are not a big club. They finished in the bottom half of the premiership and won't be in Europe next year. Yet still expect to attract players like Eto!!! Your having a laugh Spurs!!!