Terry Venables has agreed to become Middlesbrough manager and could return to the Riverside Stadium within days. (Various)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has made a club record �7m bid for Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan Athletic expect to hear soon whether their own �5m bid for the player will be successful. Everton and Liverpool are also interested in him. (The Times)

West Ham are keen to offer Argentine international Lionel Scaloni a two-year deal after a successful loan spell. (Daily Mirror)

Fernando Morientes' days at Liverpool look numbered after he insisted he could not play if he was not being picked. (Various)

Didier Drogba is determined to leave Chelsea in the summer after becoming disillusioned with life in the Premiership. (The Guardian)

Robert Pires will start in place of Arsenal rival Jose Reyes in the Champions League final against Barcelona. (The Sun)

Tony Pulis is set to be named Stoke's new manager 11 months after they sacked him. (The Sun)

Kilmarnock's Steven Naismith says he wants to follow Kris Boyd and Derek Riordan's lead and move to the Old Firm. (Daily Record)

NEC Nijmegen have joined Brann Bergen, Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town and Cardiff City in expressing an interest in Aberdeen defender Kevin McNaughton. (Daily Express)

Coventry City are poised to outbid Aberdeen for the signature of Livingston's Scotland right-back, David McNamee. (Daily Express)