
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Man Utd will find out on Thursday if they have a chance of signing Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. (The Sun)
Meanwhile, Italy striker Alessandro del Piero has revealed United tried to buy him at the start of the season - but says he could not bear to leave Juventus. (The Sun)
Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is planning a shock �3m bid for Tottenham misfit Mido. (Daily Mirror)
Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is lining up a �1.5m bid for Spurs defender Anthony Gardner as he fears Chelsea will sign Tal Ben Haim. (Daily Star)
Former Celtic star Mark Fotheringham has been handed the chance of a dream move to Rangers. (Daily Record)
Dinamo Moscow's former Portsmouth and Chelsea star Alexei Smertin is close to a �1m return to the Premiership with Fulham. (Various)
Charlton have been offered St Etienne hot-shot Frederic Piquionne in exchange for Marcus Bent. (Various)
Meanwhile, the Addicks are in talks with Stefano Seedorf - cousin of AC Milan star Clarence. (The Sun)
Milan, Juventus, Roma and Internazionale are all interested in signing Giuseppe Rossi from Manchester United. (The Guardian)
Everton boss David Moyes is considering a cheeky swoop for Leeds hitman David Healy. (Various)
Sheffield United are leading the race to sign Manchester United winger Chris Eagles. (Various)
Man City boss Stuart Pearce wants to sign AZ Alkmaar left-back Tim de Cler. (Daily Mail)
Blackburn are close to signing Hertha Berlin star Christopher Samba on a two-and-a-half year deal. (The Sun)
Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dave Allen says Charlton are using underhand tactics in a bid to sign �3m-rated defender Madjid Bougherra. (The Times)
Portsmouth are ready to take a �1.8m gamble on Nigerian striker Chinedu Ogbuke, who plays for Lyn Oslo. (Daily Mirror)
Middlesbrough expect to wrap up a �2m deal for West Brom's Zoltan Gera within 48 hours. (Daily Star)
Middlesbrough have dropped their interest in Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere. (Daily Mail)
Rangers are lining up a �125,000 swoop for Danish teenage star Adda Djeziri. (Daily Record)
West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has made a new �2.5m bid for Hibs pair Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson. (Daily Mirror)
Milan Mandaric wants to make Carlisle striker Karl Hawley his first signing for Leicester with a �500,000 swoop. (Daily Star)
Goalkeeper Carlo Nash has begged Preston to sell him to Fulham for �500,000. (Various)
Derby boss Billy Davies has bid �250,000 for Blackburn's Jay McEveley. (The Sun)
Lincoln will today sign Dany N'Guessan from Rangers on loan. (Daily Record)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle want St Mirren goalkeeper Tony Bullock to replace Mark Brown - who moved to Celtic for �150,000. (The Sun)
OTHER GOSSIP
Jose Mourinho has revealed that John Terry has said he would leave Chelsea if the Portuguese manager exited Stamford Bridge. (Various)
Scotland will name Alex McLeish as the new national manager on Wednesday. (Daily Record)
Blackburn are to slash ticket prices amid fears that the Premiership is losing its appeal for fans. (The Guardian)
Arsenal's Robin van Persie will not play again this season after breaking a metatarsal on Sunday. (Daily Star)
Sheffield United's transfer-listed winger Keith Gillespie faces a six-match ban after being hit with a violent conduct charge by the FA. (Various)
Wigan's Paul Scharner has criticised his team mates for feeling resigned to relegation. (Various)
Uefa are set to give the go-ahead for England's Euro 2008 away qualifier against Andorra to be played at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium. (Daily Star)
Celtic defender John Kennedy, who has been sidelined since 2004 with a serious knee injury, moved a step closer to a first-team return after playing 90 minutes in a reserve match. (The Herald)
AND FINALLY...
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is heading to the studios of reality TV show Dancing On Ice to support Sky News presenter Kay Burley - but Chelsea have forbidden him from stepping on the ice. (The Sun)
Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly will have his new teeth on display in Wednesday's Carling Cup tie with Arsenal after some advanced dentistry. Ghaly lost four teeth in a nasty collision with Portsmouth's Noe Pamarot on New Year's Day. (Daily Star)
Former Scotland international Gary McAllister says he missed his penalty against England in Euro 96 because he decided to go for power rather than placement - because he was worried he would fall over the ball. (Daily Record)
Injured Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard has taken up coarse fishing for carp during his recovery from a dislocated kneecap - and has become so good he is regularly beating England internationals. (Daily Mail)