While Jose Mourinho's admission that he will leave new European champions Porto for a Premiership club - assumed to be Chelsea - came too late for the early editions, several other stories are doing the rounds in Thursday's papers...

Despite his claims to the contrary, Valencia boss Rafael Benitez has already agreed to join Liverpool as Gerard Houllier's replacement. (Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Guardian)

Chelsea will make a �17m bid for Marseille star Didier Drogba following Andriy Shevchenko's decision to stay at AC Milan. (Daily Mirror, The Independent)

Out-of-contract Chelsea full-back Mario Melchiot has had 12 different offers since becoming available on a Bosman free transfer. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough will listen to offers for all the club's senior players and will step up their pursuit of Leeds' Mark Viduka. (The Times)

Charlton and Everton are both interested in Chelsea winger Jesper Gronkjaer. (Daily Star)

Manchester City are poised to offer Dutch international Michael Reiziger a two-year contract. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa's Juan Pablo Angel is on the verge of signing a new three-year deal at the club. (Daily Star)

Fulham have increased their offer for Everton striker Tomasz Radzinski. (Daily Mirror, The Independent)