Newcastle are also ready to tempt Rangers with a £7m offer for defender Carlos Cuellar. - The Sun

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard will join Inter Milan after the Champions League final on Wednesday. - Various

Barcelona and Manchester United are leading the chase for Seville right-back Daniel Alves. - The Daily Star

Chelsea will appoint Guus Hiddink as Avram Grant's managerial successor for next season. - The Daily Star

Arsenal are close to completing the £13.5m capture Samir Nasri from Marseille. - The Daily Star

But Gunners boss Arsene Wenger faces talks with Kolo Toure, who does not want to play second fiddle to William Gallas, while Sporting Lisbon's Miguel Veloso could be drafted in to replace Mathieu Flamini. - The Sun

Liverpool are close to signing Udinese £8m-rated left-back Andrea Dossena. - Various

Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri is keen to take Chelsea left-back Wayne Bridge to Italy. Daily Mail

Everton boss David Moyes will sign a new contract after being given £20m to spend in the transfer market. - Daily Mail

The bulk of those funds could be used by Moyes to beat Manchester City to the signature of CSKA Moscow striker Jo. - Various

Tottenham will land Crystal Palace youngster John Bostock in a deal that could rise to £5m. - Daily Mail

Blackburn are preparing an £11m raid on Espanyol to sign defender Marc Torrejon and striker Ferran Corominas. - Daily Mirror

Arsenal are one of a number of clubs interested in Fiorentina keeper Sebastian Frey. - Daily Mirror

Scunthorpe have rejected a £400,000 bid from Burnley for Martin Paterson. - The Daily Star


MINDLESS MIND GAMES

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez says Chelsea are under more pressure to win the Champions League than the Old Trafford side as he tries his brand of mind games. - Various

John Terry wants to lead Chelsea to Champions League success to help him stake his claim to be England captain ahead of Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand. - The Daily Star


TAXI FOR SURREY?

Chelsea and Manchester United are each struggling to sell-out their allocation of tickets for the Moscow showpiece, despite the Luzhniki stadium's capacity being reduced to 69,500 from 85,000. - Times

The Champions League final is causing things to get heated on the NBA scene. Cleveland Cavaliers star Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a Manchester United fan and accused Boston's Kevin Garnett of being a fake Chelsea fan. But Garnett said: "I straightened him out - I let him know I wasn't a fake fan." By the way, Boston have just beaten Cleveland 4-3 in the seven-match series. - The Daily Star

Former Great Britain sprinter Darren Campbell has been helping train Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko but the Olympic 4x100m gold medallist is a Manchester United fan. - The Sun