Liverpool's hopes of landing Brazilian midfielder Daniel Alves look to have been shattered by Real Madrid because the Sevilla star would relish the idea of move to the Bernabeu next summer. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth and Birmingham are battling it out to sign 18-year-old Brighton defender Joel Lynch. (The Sun)

Sheffield United are giving a trial to midfielder Khalilou Fadiga, who has battled back from health problems but has been released by Bolton. (Daily Mirror)

Feyenoord have snapped up Canadian midfielder Jacon Lensky, 17, from Celtic. (Daily Record)

Dundee United will discover on Thursday the fee they will have to pay for Ayr United winger Craig Conway. (Daily Record)

Bolton target Diego Tristan would consider joining the Premiership club, despite the striker recently rejecting a switch from Deportivo La Coruna - and he is now a free agent. (Daily Mirror)

Ex-Manchester United star Dion Dublin, 37, is being offered a shock comeback by Southend. (Daily Mirror)�

William Gallas' father Simbert has hit back at Chelsea's claim that the defender threatened to score an own goal in a bust-up with the club before his move to Arsenal. The 29-year-old has denied the allegation and former Blues boss Claudio Ranieri also said: "I don't believe it." (The Sun)

Gallas is ready to sue Chelsea over their allegation that he threatened to score an own goal if they refused to sell him. (Daily Mirror)

France coach Raymond Domenech has hit out at Chelsea following their claims about Gallas. (Daily Record)

Boxer Ricky Hatton's promoter Dennis Hobson is mounting a takeover bid for Sheffield Wednesday and he wants former Owls boss Ron Atkinson and former player Chris Waddle to be on the board. (Daily Mirror)

Wolves midfielder Jackie McNamara will see a specialist in a bid to cure his hip problem. (Various)

Striker Dean Windass, 37, wants a new long-term deal at Bradford after vowing to play until he is 40. (Various)

Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute has been allowed to wear a shirt without the club's sponsors 888.com on it, as the company promotes online gambling which is against Kanoute's Muslim faith. (Various)

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia will be eligible to play for England in two years' time should he not be called up to represent Spain in the interim - and says he is not against the idea. (Daily Star)

Liverpool's bid to build a new stadium will take a major step forward on Friday when the city council will recommend leasing part of Stanley Park for a new stadium. (The Independent)

Legal wranglings over the new Wembley Stadium could delay its opening until 2010. (Daily Telegraph)

The Football Association is eyeing up Mauritius as a potential base for the 2010 World Cup. (Daily Mail)

A Celtic fan has vowed to only eat food in his club's colours for the whole of the season. Bhoys supporter Scott Campbell took up a challenge from his housemates to only eat green or white foods for the whole of the 2006/07 campaign.

England captain John Terry says Steve McClaren has boosted morale in the team by allowing players to have minibars in their hotel rooms - and letting them wear tracksuits on planes. (Various)

A woman who rang Southampton FC to order a 'Crouch 14' shirt was told that not many fans were interested in them because of the player's Portsmouth connections. She replied that she was sure that was the case, but insisted she wanted one, adding: "I'm his mum." (Daily Express)