Major League Soccer team the LA Galaxy are the hot favourites to sign David Beckham if the former England captain leaves Real Madrid. (Various)

Barcelona are lining up a summer swoop for Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo - with star midfielder Xavi heading to Old Trafford in return. (Daily Mirror)

Charlton boss Alan Pardew is lining up a raid on former club West Ham, with £4m Marlon Harewood his top target. (Various)

Tottenham want Manchester United's Wes Brown and are ready to slap in a £5m offer. (The Sun)

Portsmouth have been priced out of the race for Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and Southend striker Freddy Eastwood. (Various)

Liverpool are closing in on Blackburn defender Lucas Neill and Italy Under-21 goalkeeper Daniele Padelli. (The Times)

Blackburn are eyeing a move for West Ham full-back Paul Konchesky - if Lucas Neill leaves Ewood Park. (Various)

Middlesbrough are ready to sign Manuel Fernandes - currently on loan at Portsmouth - from Benfica. (The Sun)

P/S : I am just finished my FM 2007 Season 2008/2009. Managing Liverpool. Win Premiership title on Match 38! What a tight title race

1. Liverpool
2. Arsenal
3. Man U
4. Bolton

My Liverpool Team That Win The Title

GK : Kirkland
GK : Carson

DL : Riise
DL : Aurelio

DR : Chimbonda
DR : Barragan

DC : Carragher
DC : Onouha

DC : Antwi
DC : Hyppia

ML : Gonzalez
ML : Kewell

MR : Garcia
MR : Pennant

MC : Gerrard
MC : N'zogbia

MC : Savage
MC : Le Tallec

FC : Owen
FC : Kuyt

FC : Cisse
FC : Crouch
FC : Bellamy

Reina, Agger, Paletta, Alonso, Sissoko all sold with big money!

Transfer Gossip

Chelsea hope to sign Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim - as a peace offering to Blues boss Jose Mourinho. (Various)

And if the champions fail to land Ben Haim they will move for Deportivo La Coruna's Jorge Andrade. (Daily Mail)

But Mourinho will be told he cannot buy a striker. (Daily Star)

Everton are set to make a £5.5m swoop for Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton. (Various)

Simon Davies is heading for the Everton exit in a £2m Fulham move. (Daily Mail)

Watford winger Ashley Young has rejected a £10m move to West Ham and a £50,000-a-week wage packet. (Various)

Young wants to move to Tottenham and any deal could involve Callum Davenport and Wayne Routledge heading the other way to Vicarage Road. (Independent)

However, Davenport is being used as bait elsewhere. Spurs hope to land Derby midfielder Giles Barnes by offering £2m and the defender in exchange. (Sun)

And the Rams could splash that cash on Crewe defender Billy Jones. (Sun)

Aston Villa are also keeping tabs on what is going on with England under-21 international Young. (Various)

Milan Baros could be heading for the Villa Park exit to German Bundeliga leaders Werder Bremen. (Times)

But Rangers winger Chris Burke could be coming in through that revolving Aston Villa door. (Daily Mail)

Fulham have identified Polish striker Radoslav Matusiak as a transfer window target, although Aston Villa are also interested. (Sun)

Fulham are also interested in Sheffield United forward Danny Webber. (Times)

Blades boss Neil Warnock has been busy in the last few days and that will continue with a move for Levante striker Albert Meyong Ze. (Daily Star)

And the Blades are confident of beating Wigan, Reading and Charlton in the race to land Colchester's £4m-rated defender Greg Halford. (Times)

Defender Jonathan Fortune will leave Charlton for Burnely. (Daily Mail)

Hull are tempted by Derby midfielder Seth Johnson and Sheffield United defender Chris Lucketti. (Daily Star)

West Ham are in talks with Arsenal defender Lauren - but Portsmouth, Newcastle, Villarreal, Seville and Lyon are also interested. (Daily Express)

Lauren does not fancy a move to West Ham who are now chasing Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina. (Times)

And the Hammers are also hoping to trump Liverpool in the race to sign Blackburn right-back Lucas Neill by offering better wages. (Daily Express)

Wigan want West Ham striker Bobby Zamora. (Times)

Fifa may relax regulations to let West Ham midfielder Javier Mascherano join Liverpool on loan. (Independent)

Middlesbrough are set to spend £6m on Benfica midfielder Manuel Fernandes - who has been on loan at Portsmouth this season. (Sun)

And Boro will finalise a deal for South Korea striker Lee Dong-Gook within the next 48 hours. (Daily Star)

Manchester United will not pay more than £5.5m for Southampton's Gareth Bale. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham are keeping tabs on Celta Vigo left winger Nene. (Daily Mail)

Fulham's efforts to sign Hearts keeper Craig Gordon are set to fail, with Arsenal a more likely summer destination. (Daily Record)

And back to where we began. Bolton will draft in Rennes defender Jean-Joel Perrier Doumbe if Tal Ben Haim moves to Chelsea in the next fortnight. (Mirror)

Club Gossips

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, 30, has been told he is too old for the Premiership - by Arsenal rival Alexander Hleb, 25. (The Sun)

The players at Stamford Bridge blame out-of-form Shevchenko for the row between owner Roman Abramovich and Mourinho. (Daily Mirror)

Mourinho held clear-the-air talks with Shevchenko on Monday in a bid to heal the rift with the £30m forward. (Daily Express)

Mourinho's relationship with Abramovich has deteriorated to such an extent that the pair are now refusing to talk to each other. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea want Frank Lampard and John Terry to sign new deals this year - to stop them leaving with Mourinho. (Sun)

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech must wear a special protective headguard when he plays for the next three years after fracturing his skull. (Mirror)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Blackburn defender Lucas Neill will snub Liverpool to sign for West Ham. (The Sun)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has hit out at Neill after he turned down Champions League football to double his money with the Hammers. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has told Chelsea that Tal Ben Haim is "a lot better than they think" after the Blues had a £2m bid rejected for the defender and refused to up the offer. (The Sun)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will get the chance to sign the player he craves most after Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho hinted he wants to leave Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)

Reading have made an approach to sign Luton defender Leon Barnett and are among the clubs interested in Middlesbrough centre-half Seb Hines. (Various)

Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze, who has been linked to Tottenham, Juventus, AC Milan and Valencia but could leave on a free transfer in the summer, has told Manchester United he is going nowhere. (Daily Star)

Manchester United have failed in an £8m bid for Bale. (Various)

Southampton have slapped a £12m price tag on Bale. (Daily Express)

Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant has turned down a move to West Ham. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough are ready to swoop for Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere. (The Sun)

Fulham are interested in West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green. (Daily Mirror)

Mido is set to be offered an escape route from Tottenham by Celta Vigo. (The Sun)

Reading will make a final £2m bid for Colchester defender Greg Halford, whose value they believe is being over-inflated at £4m by his club. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth are targeting Arsenal defender Lauren. (The Sun)

Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie, who has just returned from a loan spell at Stoke, wants to go back out on loan after falling out of favour at Villa Park. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom captain Curtis Davies has revealed that he laughed when he heard his club had priced him out of a move to the Premiership by putting a £10m price tag on his head and he added: "I did not realise the club valued me so highly." (Daily Mirror)

Wigan have launched a £5m bid for Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are set to move for Crewe contract rebel Billy Jones. (Various)

Watford are to take midfield free agent Khalilou Fadiga, who had a heart scare when at Bolton, on trial. (Daily Mirror)

Watford have told Tottenham they can sign winger Ashley Young - if Spurs splash out and then loan him back to the Hornets for the season. (Various)

Portsmouth striker Kanu has been told he can join PSV Eindhoven. (Daily Mirror)

QPR are set to release veteran Wales keeper Paul Jones, 39. (Daily Express)


OTHER GOSSIP

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko says he is sick of being made the scapegoat over the problems at Stamford Bridge. (Various)

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is set to miss Sunday's Premiership showdown with Manchester United after suffering a knock in training. (The Sun)

Former England captain David Beckham received an apology from Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon in front of the whole squad after he called the midfielder "a half-actor living in Hollywood" for choosing to agree to join LA Galaxy in August. (Various)

Jack Kachkar, the Canadian businessman on the verge of buying Marseille, has denied that he intends to appoint former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as coach if the sale goes ahead. (The Times)

Helsingborg chairman Sten-Inge Fredin has cast doubts over Manchester United's chances of extending striker Henrik Larsson's loan deal beyond March 12 after initially appearing to be ready to consider an extension to the agreement. (Various)

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to be crowned player of the year because his form is "frightening". (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal have opened new contract talks with striker Nicklas Bendtner, who is on loan at Birmingham and who has attracted interest from Lyon, AC Milan and Juventus. (Daily Express)

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Fulham have made a dramatic move to sign Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini on loan for the rest of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady has told West Ham that defender Matthew Upson, who has been the subject of three failed bids by the London club, is not for sale. (Various)

Tottenham have moved ahead of Manchester United in the £10m battle to sign Southampton's teenage defender Gareth Bale. (Various)

Everton are closing in on Sheffield Wednesday defender Madjid Bougherra. (Daily Star)

Striker Milan Baros, who moved to Lyon from Aston Villa this week, claims he missed out on a transfer to Chelsea because Blues winger Shaun Wright-Phillips did not fancy joining the Midlands club. (Various)

Newcastle are close to clinching a loan deal for Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu. (Various)

Portsmouth have been told they must pay £10m to sign Udinese midfielder Sulley Muntari after having a £7m bid rejected. (Daily Mail)

Everton are targeting Derby defender Dean Leacock. (Daily Mirror)

Reading have had an improved £200,000 bid for Cork City defender Alan Bennett knocked back. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough midfielder Ray Parlour is negotiating a settlement to end his spell at the Riverside and become a free agent. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle have told Tottenham not to bother making an approach for winger Damien Duff. (Daily Express)

Charlton have made a bid for Birmingham winger Julian Gray and also want to sign FC Groningen midfielder Stefano Seedorf. (The Independent)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is adamant that none of his players will leave in the current transfer window but revealed he must make a signing. (The Independent)

Fulham and Everton are battling to land West Ham midfielder Matthew Etherington. (The Guardian)

Liverpool midfielder David Mannix has had his contract terminated by mutual consent and is understood to be on trial with Norwegian club HamKam. (The Times)