
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Brazil and Real Madrid star Ronaldo wants to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United. (The Sun) �
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is on the brink of landing Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt. (Daily Mail)
Charlton Athletic manager Iain Dowie is hoping to sign Liverpool's out-of-favour defender Djimi Traore. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City have received a �7m bid from Middlesbrough for Sylvain Distin and Joey Barton. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made an approach for Juventus player Gianluca Zambrotta and is hoping to sign him for �10m. (The Sun)
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp was in talks to sign French striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Mirror)
Blackburn Rovers are set to sign former Tottenham striker Mido for �3.5m. (The Sun)
Bolton striker Jared Borgetti is being offered a way out of his Wanderers nightmare by Racing Santander. (The Sun)
West Ham have joined Fulham in the hunt for Blackburn winger Brett Emerton. (The Sun)
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will complete his �12m move to Real Madrid on Tuesday. (Daily Mail)
Watford are preparing a �1.5m bid for Wolves and former Newcastle striker Carl Cort. (Daily Mail)
Sunderland goalkeeper Kelvin Davis is on the brink of a �1m move to Southampton. (Daily Mail)
Portsmouth are to make an improved �9m bid for West Brom defender Curtis Davies. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle United have made moves to prise Dean Ashton from West Ham and are set to use James Milner as a �3m makeweight. (Daily Express)
Everton will give South Africa winger Delron Buckley a trial next week. (The Times)
Chelsea have rejected a �7m bid from Tottenham for Chelsea winger Damien Duff saying they must increase their offer to �11m. (The Independent)
Wigan are expected to sign Hearts defender Andy Webster. (The Times)
Chile striker Mauricio Pinilla will sign for Hearts on loan from Sporting Lisbon this week along with PAOK Salonika central defender Hristos Karipidis. (Various)
Dundee United are targeting right-back Martin Arlofelt, the 21-year-old being available on loan from Brondby. (Daily Express)
OTHER GOSSIP
Aston Villa boss David O'Leary is set to be sacked and replaced by Charlton boss Alan Curbishley. (Daily Mirror)
Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out a Real Madrid move for Cristiano Ronaldo after stating the player will stay at Manchester United. (The Times)
FUNNIES
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has cut his hair very... very short (Various)
Bill Shankly famously said football was more important than life and death, now a German club is taking him at his word by building a cemetery for fans.
Hamburg SV chairman Christian Reichert said the graveyard would be situated opposite the stadium and have room for more than 150 plots. He added: "It won't be full of colourful headstones, but it will be a place for true fans to find their final resting place."