LATEST NEWS

Brazilian club Cruzeiro expect Tottenham to make a bid upwards of £6m for Bolivia striker Marcelo Moreno. - Press Association

AC Milan are preparing a £30m bid for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. - Corriere dello Sport

Barcelona have struck personal terms with Manchester United defender Gerard Pique. - El Mundo Deportivo

Norwich and Derby have joined Coventry and Crystal Palace in a four-way tug-of-war for Wolves striker Freddy Eastwood. - Express and Star

Scott Carson is unsure if he will return to Aston Villa next season after his loan spell from Liverpool finished. - Birmingham Mail

Mark Hughes is adamant David Bentley will still be a Blackburn player next season. - Lancashire Telegraph

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has called for Spain team-mate David Villa to join him at Arsenal. - Epping Forest Guardian

Valencia defender Marco Caneira has admitted he could be tempted into leaving the club after Aston Villa were linked with a move for the player. - skysports.com

Portuguese giants Benfica have said that they have given up trying to lure Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson to Lisbon. - AFP

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie calls newspaper reports suggesting manager Harry Redknapp may quit as: "An unbelievable load of rubbish, complete and utter make believe." - The Portsmouth News

Barcelona will offer AC Milan a package of Ronaldinho, Deco and £16m in return for midfield star Kaka. - Gazzetta dello Sport


TRANSFER RUMOURS

Barcelona will offer Arsenal their defender Carles Puyol in a bid to land midfielder Cesc Fabregas. - Daily Star

Aston Villa will consider a bid of £10m and Peter Crouch for midfielder Gareth Barry. - Daily Star

Liverpool are lining up a £10m move for Chelsea winger Flourent Malouda. - The Sun

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is considering a £5m bid for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. - The Guardian

Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin is wanted by German outfit Bayer Leverkusen. - The Sun

Chelsea misfit Andriy Shevchenko is a target for Turkish side Fenerbache. - Mirror

Aston Villa are the latest club to be linked to a move for Blackburn winger David Bentley. - Daily Express

Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is hopeful of securing a £5m move to Sunderland following a loan spell with the Black Cats. - Daily Express

Charles N'Zogbia's bust-up with team-mate Abdoulaye Faye has thrown his future at Newcastle into doubt. - Daily Telegraph

Tottenham have moved a step closer to signing Espanyol keeper Carlos Kameni after the Spanish club themselves signed Cristian Alvarez. -Daily Express

Sheffield United hope to hijack Robert Earnshaw's £2.5m move to Nottingham Forest. - The Sun

Following their relegation to the Championship, Reading could lose Stephen Hunt, Nicky Shorey, Kevin Doyle and James Harper. - The Sun

Aston Villa are hopeful of signing free-agent Stephen Carr who was released by Newcastle last week. - Daily Mail

West Ham look set to land Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano for £4m. - Daily Mail

Paris St Germain's £6m rated striker Amara Diane has spoken of his desire to join Newcastle. - The Sun

Derby manager Paul Jewell is hoping to make Plymouth right-back his second new signing. - The Independent

Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra has confirmed that he will be at the club next season, ending speculation of a possible summer transfer. - Daily Express

Cardiff City are hopeful of re-signing Sunderland striker Michael Chopra who they sold to the Premier League club last season. - Mirror


FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has revealed he may quit football after Saturday's FA Cup final. - Various

Didier Drogba personally spoke to Lyon and AC Milan about transfers away from Stamford Bridge earlier in his Chelsea career. - Daily Express

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has spoken of his desire to play in the Premier League. - Daily Express

Michael Laudrup is in line to take over from Sven Goran Eriksson, should the Manchester City manager leave the club. - The Sun

Newcastle are in talks with former England Under-21 boss Peter Taylor about a coaching role at the club. - The Sun


AND THE UNUSUAL

Chelsea manager Avram Grant has accused referee Steve Bennett of handing the title to Manchester United. - Various

Lord Coe has called for Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to coach the Great Britain football team at the 2012 London Olympics. "I would love to see Alex coach the team," Lord Coe said yesterday. - Daily Telegraph