
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester United are set to offer Cristiano Ronaldo a double-your-money five-year deal worth �100,000 a week. (News of the World)
Chelsea will swoop for US defender Oguchi Onyewu, currently at Standard Liege, for around �3m. (Daily Star Sunday, News of the World)
Manchester United have won the battle to sign Southampton's wonderkid Gareth Bale - for around �8m. (Sunday Express)
Manchester United are also likely to sign Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Aldo Dusher, the man who broke David Beckham's metatarsal before the 2002 World Cup. (News of the World)
Wigan boss Paul Jewell is planning a �3m bid for West Ham striker Marlon Harewood. (Sunday People)
Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is ready to follow David Beckham into Major League Soccer. (Sunday Mirror)
Middlesbrough have made a �4m bid for Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere with Massimo Maccarone set to leave the Riverside. (Daily Star Sunday)
Birmingham want up to �8m for Matthew Upson as they have to pay the defender's ex-club Arsenal a percentage of any transfer fee. (Daily Star Sunday)
Aston Villa could swap striker Milan Baros for Lyon's version of Peter Crouch in John Carew. (Sunday Mirror)
John Terry, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien are set to sign new deals at Chelsea, despite the uncertainty over manager Jose Mourinho's future. (Sunday Mirror)
Bolton and Blackburn are expected to slug it out as they try to land Manchester City's central defender Sylvain Distin. (Sunday People)
Tottenham want winger Damien Duff from Newcastle, who could be tempted to sell to raise funds for a central defender. (Sunday People)
England could play their Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium because of security concerns. (NOTW)
Juventus are planning a �30m offer for Liverpool's Steven Gerrard when they hopefully return back to Serie A for next season. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea's inspirational captain and central defender John Terry may not return until late February. (Daily Star Sunday)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would not feel "proud" if leaving the club after winning the Premiership but incurring a �200m loss in the process. (Various)
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson also appears to take a dig at Chelsea's spending by praising his own homegrown stars. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
The Queen will present the trophy at May's FA Cup final. (Mail on Sunday)
It seems Francesco Coco's trial at Manchester City will not be turning into a permanent move after he turned up to the club's training ground puffing on a cigarette. (Sunday Mirror)