Southampton have been told to double their �600,000 offer for Chicago Fire winger DaMarcus Beasley. (The Sun)

Chelsea are on the verge of signing Marseille striker Didier Drogba for a club record of �24m. (The Independent)

The FA states that England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is on a salary 'significantly less' than �4m-a-year. (The Independent)

Spurs boss Jacques Santini has hinted that he may send striker Helder Postiga back to Portugal. (The Times)

Everton and Manchester United are locked in a multi-million pound test of nerve for Wayne Rooney. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth are to make �1.5m bid for influential Greece star Angelos Basinas. (Daily Mail)

Glenn Hoddle has surprisingly thrown his hat into the ring to become new coach of France. (Daily Express)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has told Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger to forget about playing mind games next season. (The Sun)

Celtic target Marcio Amoroso is set to hold more talks with the Parkhead club with a view to signing a deal. (Daily Record).