Manchester United's �20m bid for Owen Hargreaves will be rejected by Bayern Munich - for now. But the German club will allow the England midfielder to move to Old Trafford in the summer. (Daily Express, Daily Star)

Or will it? United are confident their bid will finally prove too tempting for Bayern to turn down. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn skipper Lucas Neill has also been left out as West Ham were joined by Newcastle and Everton in a �1.5m scramble for his signature. (Daily Mirror)

Harry Redknapp is set to launch a �6m bid for Auxerre defender Younes Kaboul to add to recent purchases Djimi Traore from Charlton and Lauren from Arsenal. (Daily Mail)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell has rebuffed a �1.1m bid from Rangers for Lee McCulloch. (Daily Record)

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is a target of Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder. (The Times)

Watford's Ashley Young will be taken out of the firing line when they face Aston Villa today as he considers a move to the join the Midlanders. (The Sun)

AC Milan have targeted Jose Mourinho as the man they want to take them back to Champions League glory. (Daily Express)

JLloyd Samuel has told Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill he will quit the club unless he gets regular first-team football. (Daily Mirror)

News to cheer all Spurs fans! Assistant boss Chris Hughton has hailed Steed Malbranque as "the new Andy Sinton". (The Sun)

Andriy Shevchenko has admitted to friends he is finding it hard to make an impact at Chelsea while boss Jose Mourinho is said to be "very, very disappointed" with him. (Daily Star)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will snub the wishes of owner Roman Abramovich and leave Shevchenko on the bench against Liverpool today. (Daily Star)

FA Cup final tickets at the new Wembley could cost up to �100 this year. (Daily Express)

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has took a swipe at predecessor Sir John Hall for inviting bids for the club. (Daily Express)

David Dunn is delighted to have returned to Blackburn Rovers because he was miserable away from his Lancashire roots. "At Birmingham I had to learn to cook and do domestic stuff. My mum and grandma were doing everything for me at Blackburn," he said. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal star Thierry Henry will be voting for Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes as his PFA Player of the Year. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough's new arrival Lee Dong-Gook has made an instant impression on his new team-mates, with his table tennis skills. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea keeper Peter Cech's expected return from a fractured skull is in danger of being overshadowed by an extraordinary row over his headguard. (The Times)