Chelsea will offer Wayne Rooney �85,000-a-week to join them, though they are only prepared to pay Everton �30m for him. (The Sun)

Chelsea are so keen to sign Steven Gerrard, they will offer Damien Duff, Scott Parker and �20m to wrench him from Liverpool. (Daily Mail)

The best is yet to come from defending champions and Group B winners France, according to midfielder Claude Makelele. (The Independent)

England's midfield quartet - not Rooney - could be the decisive factor against Portugal in the Euro 2004 quarter-final. (Daily Star)

An England fan has paid �1,500 for a top category ticket to the Portugal game - 11 times its official price. (The Independent)

Portugal's press have upped the ante ahead of the quarter-final by belittling all things English. (Daily Express)

English referee Graham Poll is delighted officials have barely rated a mention at the European Championships. (Daily Telegraph)

Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is fuming at allegations he deliberately dropped a cross to help the two Scandinavian teams progress from Group C at Italy's expense. (Daily Express)

Uefa will check if suspended Greece midfielder Giorgos Karagounis broke the rules by joining his team-mates on the pitch to celebrate their passage to the quarter-finals. (The Guardian)

New Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho plans to make Frank Lampard the best midfielder in the world. (Daily Mirror)