TRANSFER RUMOURS

Aston Villa are being linked with a move for 18-year-old Real Valladolid goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo who has a buy-out clasue of £3.3m. - Sky Sports

Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani is discussing a possible move with Arsenal. - Setanta Sports

Le Mans midfielder Hassan Yebda is closing on a deal with Wigan, according to his agent. - Setanta Sports

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will swoop for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz if Emmanuel Adebayor leaves to join Barcelona. - The Times

Bordeaux midfielder Alou Diarra, who was at Liverpool as a youngster, is an £8m target for Everton. - Daily Mirror

Barcelona have agreed a £6m fee with Manchester United for 21-year-old defender Gerard Pique, who arrived at Old Trafford from the Catalan club in 2004. - Daily Mail

Manchester United striker Louis Saha has admitted Wednesday's Champions League final could be his last game for the club. - Daily Telegraph

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has urged Barcelona team-mate Samuel Eto'o to quit the Spanish giants. - Daily Telegraph

Henry himself has been offered £5.2m a year by Major League Soccer newcomers Seattle Sounders to join Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham in the United States. - The Independent

Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson could make his loan move to Aston Villa permanent in a £6m deal. - Daily Mirror

Harry Kewell is also on his way out of Anfield, with Portsmouth prepared to give the midfielder a £50,000-a-week deal. - Daily Mirror

If Harry Redknapp does sign Kewell, Nico Kranjcar will be allowed to join Arsenal for £10m. - Daily Mirror

Arsenal have also been heavily linked with a move for Marseille playmaker Samir Nasri, who has been labelled the next Zidane. - Various

Lille midfielder Jean II Makoun and St Etienne right-back Mouhamadou Dabo are also in Arsene Wenger's sights. The Independent

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley has been offered a two-year deal to join Birmingham. - Daily Mirror

West Brom midfielder Zoltan Gera has received an offer to join Benfica. - The Times

QPR want to sign West Brom striker Kevin Phillips and Wolves forward Freddy Eastwood. - Daily Mirror

Derby boss Paul Jewell has put his whole squad up for sale following the club's relegation to the Championship. - Daily Record

Fulham captain Brian McBride, whose contract expires this summer, is wanted by MLS sides Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire. - The Times

Celtic are lining up a summer move for West Brom left-back Paul Robinson as a replacement for Lee Naylor, who could be on his way to Portsmouth. - The Herald

FOOTBALL TALK

Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini claims he will take over from Avram Grant at Chelsea, even if the Stamford Bridge outfit win the Champions League final on Wednesday. - Daily Mirror

Grant has told friends he will walk away from Chelsea if his side beat Manchester United in Moscow. - Various

YOU'LL LAUGH...

Steve McClaren is mulling over an offer to become manager of Dutch side FC Twente. - Various

England midfielder David Beckham could be set to scale Mount Kilimanjaro after been asked by U2 frontman Bono to help raise funds for children's charity Unicef. - The Sun