Manchester United have made bids for French youngsters Jeremy Helan and Darnel Situ. Helan is a 15-year-old Rennes left-back, and one of the most sought after teenagers in European football, while French Under-16 captain Situ could also make the switch to Old Trafford from Lens. - Daily Mail

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson wants to bring back old boy Steve Finnan from Liverpool, who are believed to be willing to sell him for £2m. - Daily Mirror

Middlesbrough and Bolton are back on the trail of Sporting Lisbon striker Simon Vukcevic. - Daily Mail

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos has targeted Real Zaragoza's £10m-rated striker Diego Milito after failing with an audacious bid to land Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. - Daily Mirror

Spurs boss Ramos is also keen on Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano from his old club Seville. - Daily Mirror

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has lined up former France goalkeeper and long-serving Bordeaux number one Ulrich Rame to act as cover for Pepe Reina. - Daily Mail

Liverpool are also interested in 20-year-old Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik and Espanyol's £6m-rated winger Albert Riera. - Daily Mail and The Sun

Manchester City have offered £12m for Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin. - The Sun

Wigan winger Luis Antonio Valencia will snub interest from Manchester United and Liverpool to stay with the Lancashire club for another season. - Various

Steve Sidwell will complete his £5m move from Chelsea to Aston Villa before the end of the week. - Various

FOOTBALL TALK

Manchester City have stepped up their attempt to lure Luiz Felipe Scolari to the club, with another approach to the Brazilian coach, but their £3.2m-a-year offer falls short of the £3.9m Scolari is thought to be holding out for. - Times

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who retired from playing in 2007 because of injury problems, will be in charge of the club's reserve side next season. - Daily Mirror

Steve Coppell has taken a £500,000-a-year pay cut to stay on as Reading manager next season as he bids to return the Berkshire club back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. - Various

Edgar Davids will leave Ajax when his contract expires on 30 June, with Dutch and foreign clubs reportedly interested in signing the midfielder. - The Independent

Paul Lambert is being lined up as the new Leicester manager after resigning as Wycombe boss on Tuesday. - Various

OTHER GOSSIP

Bristol City are paying for their players to tour Wembley stadium ahead of Saturday's Championship play-off final. "Some of the lads have not been there before so it will get rid of some of the early excitement," said manager Gary Johnson. - Times

We all know about famous modern managers refusing to speak to television stations because of perceived wrongs in their coverage - but what about Stockport boss Jim Gannon? He, reportedly, is not cooperating with Sky before the club's play-off League Two play-off final against Rochdale because of a nine-month customer relations dispute over his defective Sky box. - Daily Mail

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien will not take a penalty if the Champions League final against Manchester United goes to a shoot-out. Last time he took a spot-kick, which he missed, his mother Aba was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack. - Various

Manchester United have been kept on British time since they arrived in Moscow for the Champions League final, choosing to ignore the three-hour time difference in the Russian capital. - Daily Mail

Uefa president Michel Platini has branded Manchester United "unethical" because of the £1bn debt. - The Sun