CRISTIANO RONALDO LATEST

Cristiano Ronaldo is on the brink of a remarkable U-turn to declare his allegiance to Manchester United as he is unhappy with Real Madrid's public quibbling. (Daily Express)

Real will ask Ronaldo to take a pay cut to leave United. The Spanish club are only prepared to offer the winger a £5.5m-a-season deal, leaving him £1.5m out of pocket. (Daily Star)

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said the club must hold on to the Portugal winger if they are to become the greatest United team of all time. (Daily Mirror)

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Inter Milan have reportedly agreed on a deal for England midfielder Frank Lampard, although Chelsea sources maintain they have yet to receive an offer from the Italians. (Various)

Lampard has agreed in principle to a four-year deal worth £6m a year, with Chelsea receiving a £7m transfer fee. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has tried to hijack Andrei Arshavin's expected move to Barcelona by asking the Russia midfielder to consider playing for the Blues. (Daily Telegraph)

But Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has asked chief executive Peter Kenyon to sign AC Milan's Kaka and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery before the club go on a pre-season tour of Malaysia, China and Moscow. (Daily Mail)

Despite on Friday declaring his intentions to stay at Arsenal, Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has changed his stance and is now welcoming interest from Barcelona and AC Milan. (Various)

Portugal want Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz as their new manager. (Daily Star)

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has given manager Gary Megson the go-ahead to pursue his interest in strikers Milan Baros and Louis Saha. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham will need special dispensation to sign Heurelho Gomes because the Brazilian goalkeeper has not played in the required 75% of international matches during the past two years. (The Times)

Paul Ince wants to make Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini his first signing as Blackburn boss. (The Sun)

Portsmouth's hopes of getting Argentine striker Mauro Zerate on a season loan have been hit by competition from Lazio. (Daily Mirror)

Galatasaray have signed Liverpool goalkeeper Charles Itandje for £2m, scuppering Scott Carson's chance of a quick exit from Anfield. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal will sign Oguzhan Ozyakup from AZ Alkmaar when the midfielder turns 16 in September. (The Times)

Stoke City are expected to make their first signing of the summer after offering about £2m for Sunderland goalkeeper Marton Fulop. (The Times)

Goalkeeper Paul Robinson will head the list of names in Tottenham's summer clear-out, with eight other players expected to exit White Hart Lane - including midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool are close to signing Danish youngster Nikola Saric, 17, on a three-year deal from Herfolge. (The Sun)

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is ready to make a move for Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, who spent last season on loan at Sunderland. (The Sun)

Harry Redknapp has hinted he wants to continue as Portsmouth boss beyond the three years he still has on his contract. (Daily Express)

Serie A side Bologna have made Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura their number one signing target. (Daily Record/Sun)

Cardiff City are set to win the race for out-of-contract Motherwell forward Ross McCormack. (Daily Express)

Dundee United have enquired about the possibility of signing Inverness striker Marius Niculae. (Scottish Sun)

Kilmarnock are chasing Northern Ireland striker Peter Thompson and have offered Linfield £40,000. (Scottish Sun)

Wolves are not giving up on their bid to buy Hearts captain Christophe Berra. (Daily Express)

Norwich have given Rangers midfielder Alan Gow 48 hours to accept their offer. (Daily Record)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Arsenal's board have been warned by former chairman David Dein they risked slipping out of the Champions League positions unless they sold to Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbekistani multi-billionaire who owns 24.9% of the club. (Daily Telegraph)

Striker Fernando Torres believes Spain will dominate world football for years to come after breaking their major championship jinx by reaching the Euro 2008 final. (The Sun)

Luiz Felipe Scolari has ordered double training sessions for Chelsea's first-team squad when they report back for pre-season on 7 July. (Daily Mail)

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So distraught were Croatia fans after their quarter-final defeat to Turkey on penalties that one Croatian newspaper brought in a shrink to help fans get over their team's Euro 2008 exit. (Daily Express)

BREAKING GOSSIP

Harry Kewell could sign for Portsmouth, boss Harry Redknapp wanting to team him up with another target, Liverpool's Peter Crouch. (Lancashire Evening Post 0809 BST)

CRISTIANO RONALDO LATEST

Cristiano Ronaldo devised an exit strategy from Manchester United in December and believes the club owe him a dream move to Madrid. (The Observer)

Uefa President Michel Platini has endorsed Real's approach for Ronaldo, saying he would join a line of greats at the club that includes Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo di Stefano. (Various)

Ronaldo will earn £20m a year at the Bernabeu. (News of the World)

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Emmanuel Adebayor will be allowed to leave Arsenal if the price is right, Arsene Wenger seeing £30m as good value for a player whose form dropped at the end of last season. (The Independent on Sunday)
Adebayor future remains unclear

German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is a £10m target for Manchester United and Chelsea. (Daily Star)

Chelsea will hijack Barcelona's move for Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin. The Blues also hope to sign Franck Ribery and Kaka. (The Sunday Times)

Spanish holding midfielder Marcos Senna could move to Arsenal as a replacement for Mathieu Flamini . (The Sunday Telegraph)

Martin O'Neill has blown his chance of keeping Gareth Barry, Villa's captain is furious that his manager has found time to be a pundit at Euro 2008 but not to talk to him about his future. (News of the World)

Frank Lampard has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan and will complete a £7m move. (Sunday Mirror)

Liverpool want to swap Peter Crouch for Spurs striker Robbie Keane in a player-plus-cash deal. (News of the World)

CKSA striker Jo will complete a £19m move to Manchester City within the next few days. (The Independent on Sunday)
Man City seek guidance on Jo move

Roy Keane has opened talks with Real Mallorca's Spanish international striker Daniel Guiza. (Various)

Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is wanted by Portsmouth and West Ham and is available for £5m. (Sunday Express)

Premiership new boys Hull City want to sign Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos (Hull Daily Mail)

New Blackburn boss Paul Ince wants Chelsea's reserve keeper Carlo Cudicini as his first signing. (Various)

Blackpool are close to signing Barnsley winger Martin Devaney for around £150,000. (Various)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that the balance of power has shifted so far from clubs to players that transfer fees could soon become a thing of the past. (The Observer)

Cardiff City hope to make millions from naming their new stadium by hiring the same firm that secured Emirates for Arsenal. (Wales on Sunday)

England players have been under orders to keep a low profile this summer or else lose their place in the squad. (News of the World)

Three of Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyers have been jailed throwing his plans to get his £800m fortune released into jeopardy. (Sunday Express)

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Slaven Bilic cut a lonely figure at Zagreb airport. The Croatia coach flew back from Euro 2008 budget class on his own.

Slightly better news for Croatia's Ivica Olic, who was clocked as the fastest player at the tournament, hitting a top speed of 31.76 kph.

DAILY MIRROR

Chelsea are ready to take advantage of Emmanuel Adebayor's desire to quit Arsenal by making a £30million bid for the Togo striker.

Micah Richards believes new Manchester City boss Mark Hughes needs to strengthen across the board.

Hull face a fight in their bid to land Bernard Mendy, with Werder Bremen interested.

Bristol City midfielder Nick Carle will join Crystal Palace for £1million.

Nottingham Forest are signing French midfielder Guy Moussi in a £250,000 deal.

Blackburn boss Paul Ince plans to check out two of his predecessor Mark Hughes' targets - American midfielder Michael Bradley and Turkey star Ugur Boral.

THE SUN

Martin O'Neill has told Gareth Barry: You can have your dream move to Liverpool. But the Aston Villa boss has warned the Reds they will have to pay £18million.

Arsenal are ready to move for Obafemi Martins if Emmanuel Adebayor is sold. The Gunners are also weighing up a swoop for Werder Bremen midfielder Amaury Bischoff.

Norwich are about to sign Macedonia defender Nikolce Noveski.

Nottingham Forest have signed midfielder Guy Moussi from Angers.

Swansea will sign defender Albert Serran from Espanyol.

DAILY STAR

Chelsea will make a £25million move for Real Madrid star Robinho this week.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will make Gareth Barry sweat over his dream move to Liverpool.

DAILY EXPRESS

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is destined for a summit meeting with Gareth Barry this week and is more determined than ever to make the midfielder sweat over his dream move to Liverpool.

DAILY MAIL

Liverpool have been told to find an extra £5million on top of their current £13million offer or else forget about signing Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry.

Chelsea could make a surprise move for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor if Didier Drogba leaves this summer.

THE GUARDIAN

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will pursue his interest in Robbie Keane despite Tottenham's insistence their vice-captain is not for sale.

Andy Cole is considering an offer to join Nottingham Forest.

THE TIMES

Sir Alex Ferguson returns to work at Manchester United today convinced he will triumph in the battle of wills with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Robinho has emerged as the latest target of new Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Sevilla have turned down a £12.5million bid from Tottenham for Diego Capel.

Aston Villa have insisted Liverpool must find another £5million if they are to sign Gareth Barry.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Everton and Rangers are set to go head-to-head for the signature of Marek Suchy.

DAILY RECORD

Motherwell boss Mark McGhee is set to make another bid for Rangers' Alan Gow.

Craig Levein admits he still has plenty of work to do if he is to bring Willo Flood back to Dundee United on a permanent deal.

BREAKING GOSSIP

West Ham appear to be leading the chase for Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen's signature. (Clubcall, 1040 BST)

Richard Dunne will be persuaded to sign a new deal with Manchester City by boss Mark Hughes. (Manchester Evening News, 0915 BST)

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Manchester United want Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov and are ready to bid £23m, despite Spurs slapping a £30m price tag on the Bulgarian. (Daily Mirror)

Another Tottenham striker could also be on his way as Sunderland will step up their attempts to sign Darren Bent, although Aston Villa and Blackburn are also interested. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs' strikeforce is the flavour of the month as Robbie Keane has told the club he wants to join Liverpool, who want to trade Peter Crouch and £5m for him. (The Sun)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would apparently pay £85m for Fernando Torres if given any encouragement by Liverpool. (Daily Star)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is "confident" he has persuaded Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at the club and out of Real Madrid's clutches. (Daily Express)

Midfielder Deco's arrival at Chelsea from Barcelona now means Frank Lampard will leave the Blues to join Inter Milan. (Various)

Arsenal have held talks with Werder Bremen's Amaury Bischoff and a deal for the Portugal Under-20 midfielder is close to completion. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough target Didier Digard has hit out at Paris St Germain for blocking his move to the Riverside. (Various)

Boro are in talks to sign Sparta Rotterdam winger Marvin Emnes for a fee of around £2.6m. (The Times)

Norwich will make a club record £3.5m offer for Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi as a new backer enters the fray at Carrow Road. (Daily Mirror)

Hull City have tabled a £1.75m bid for Plymouth's left winger Peter Halmosi. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham have been knocked back by Czech Republic international Vaclav Sverkos, with the striker's agent saying he wants to move to a Russian side. (Daily Express)

Wigan have refused Derby's advances to sign central defender Titus Bramble. (The Sun)

Leeds and Leicester are vying to sign Blackpool striker Ben Burgess. (The Sun)

Dundee United face competition from Leeds to sign Sunderland striker Roy O'Donovan. (Various)

Roma midfielder Matteo Brighi says he is interested in joining Celtic. (Various)

Rangers manager Walter Smith insists he does not want to sell midfielder Lee McCulloch, despite interest from Stoke City. (Various)

Willo Flood's agent Eamonn Collins says the Cardiff midfielder will return to Tannadice next season for a second loan spell. (Daily Express/Daily Star)

Hamburg say they are willing to sell left-back Timothee Atouba to Celtic. (Daily Mail)

Rangers forward Alan Gow is expected to complete a £300,000 move to Norwich City. (Daily Express/Daily Star)

Celtic midfielder Evander Sno is set to clinch a £1.5m move to Osasuna. (The Sun)

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OTHER GOSSIP

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas wants to show that the 'beautiful game', which helped Spain win Euro 2008, can also succeed in the fast and furious world of the Premier League. (Various)

Fulham's plans to offload striker Diomansy Kamara will have to be put on hold after he ruptured knee ligaments playing for Senegal. (Daily Mail)


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Michael Ballack had a row with German general manager Oliver Bierhoff after the Euro 2008 final loss to Spain. Bierhoff wanted the midfielder to hold up a banner thanking the country's fans for their support but Ballack refused, saying the banners were cheap and nasty. (The Sun)