TRANSFER RUMOURS
Newcastle made an audacious enquiry about Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho - but were put off by the £58m asking price. (News of the World)
David Beckham will not go on loan to an English club during the MLS off-season because he is accompanying his wife on the Spice Girls tour. (Various)
Liverpool will not sell Peter Crouch for less than £20m. (News of the World)
But that may not put off big-spending Manchester City, whose new manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is keen to land the 6ft 7ins hitman. (Sunday Mirror)
Liverpool will continue their shopping spree with the £15m capture of Roma's Alessandro Mancini. (Sunday Mirror)
Man Utd are desperate to block Liverpool's move for Gabriel Heinze even though the Reds are willing to pay the £6m asking price. (Sunday Mirror)
Turkish club Besiktas have lodged a £3m bid for West Ham misfit Carlton Cole. (News of the World)
Newcastle have opened talks with Fulham over £3m-rated defender Franck Queudrue. (News of the World)
Birmingham are keen to sign Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly for £1m. (News of the World)
Real Zaragoza are poised to sign Manchester United's Gerard Pique for £4m after his successful loan there last season. (News of the World)
Leicester and Watford are battling it out for the £2m signature of Birmingham striker DJ Campbell. (Sunday Mirror)
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill plans to spend £25m on signing Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jermain Defoe and Luke Young this week. (Sunday Mirror)
Everton have made a surprise enquiry about Portsmouth's veteran defender Sol Campbell. (People)
Blackburn are in talks with Everton over their former striker James Beattie. (People)
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is preparing a cut-price bid for Tottenham striker Mido. (People)
Chelsea are monitoring Fabio Cannavaro's situation after new Real Madrid boss Bernd Schuster told Italy's World Cup-winning captain he can leave. (The People)
Tottenham are set to beat Celtic to the punch to steal American wonderkid Freddy Adu. (People)
Sunderland manager Roy Keane is planning to swoop for Celtic defender Bobo Balde. (Sunday Mail)
Shaun Maloney is poised for a sensational return to Celtic after an unsettled spell at Aston Villa - although Keane is also eager to bring the Scot to the Black Cats. (Sunday Mirror)
Rangers are weighing up a swoop for Venezuela's Copa America star midfielder Ricardo Paez. (News of the World)
OTHER GOSSIP
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will head to Barcelona next summer, taking Cesc Fabregas with him. (People)
Although it is also claimed the Arsenal boss is close to agreeing a new deal at the Emirates stadium. (The Sunday Express)
John Terry and Frank Lampard have told manager Jose Mourinho they will not leave Chelsea. (News of the World)
Lassana Diarra has rejected Chelsea's offer of a new deal. (Sunday Mirror)
AND FINALLY
David Moyes is upset with his bosses after they turned down his request for a new Mercedes. The Everton boss argued that Andy van der Meyde has a Ferrari even though he's not a first-team regular but his complaints fell on deaf ears. (People)
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