Real Madrid will offer �35m to Man Utd in the summer for winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (The Independent)

Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has urged former team-mate Ronaldo to join him in Spain. (Various)

Man City boss Stuart Pearce is ready to offer Sylvain Distin plus �3m for Spurs striker Mido. (Daily Mirror)

Inter Milan chief Roberto Mancini says he wants to become Chelsea's new boss. (The Sun)

Celtic have bid �4m for Hibs duo Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown - and will let them stay at Hibs until the end of the season. (Daily Record)

But Portsmouth are preparing a �2.5m bid for 21-year-old midfielder Scott Brown (Scottish Sun)

Hibernian have taken Hungarian international striker Tomas Sowunmi on trial (Daily Express)

Arsenal have entered the race to sign �10m-rated Southampton teenager Gareth Bale. (The Sun)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell is ready to bring ex-Spurs man Thimothee Atouba back to the top flight in a shock deal from Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has rejected West Ham's �8m bid for Matthew Upson. (Daily Mirror)

Man Utd will have to wait until next week to discover if they can sign Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. (Daily Star)

Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop has snubbed a �4.4m move to struggling Wigan. (Daily Express)

Newcastle misfit Albert Luque is wanted on loan by Spanish club Racing Santander. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal's on-loan striker Julio Baptista is desperate for boss Arsene Wenger to sign him permanently. (The Sun)

Man Utd winger Lee Martin is signing for Stoke on loan on Friday. (Daily Mirror)

Preston boss Paul Simpson wants Wigan's veteran keeper John Filan to replace unsettled Fulham target Carlo Nash. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal are trying to scupper Man Utd's bid for Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Aldo Duscher. (The Sun)

Watford's Aidy Boothroyd is ready to sign Ray Parlour from Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)

Luton expect to land Sheffield Wednesday striker Drew Talbot in a �250,000 deal on Friday. (Daily Mirror)

Dundee United defender David Proctor is set to leave the club after falling out of favour. (Daily Record)

QPR are to make a second bid for Nottingham Forest defender Danny Cullip. (Daily Star)

Bristol Rovers will make a �150,000 bid to sign Hereford striker Andy Williams. (The Sun)

Inverness are ready to offer Ross County midfielder Don Cowie a pre-contract (Daily Express)

Didier Drogba has begged Roman Abramovich and Jose Mourinho to make their peace - or risk tearing Chelsea's season apart. (Various)

John Terry could be back for Chelsea for Sunday's FA Cup tie with Nottingham Forest. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea's secret shortlist of managers to replace Jose Mourinho includes Dutch legend Marco van Basten. (Daily Star)

England will recall Jonathan Woodgate for the February 7 friendly with Spain. (The Telegraph)

Robbie Savage has admitted that some people will see his broken leg from a challenge with Watford's Al Bangura and say "he had it coming". (Daily Star)

Man Utd's Gary Neville says he wants to help his side overhaul Liverpool's 18 league titles - United currently have 15. (Daily Mirror)

Man City boss Stuart Pearce and Bolton number two Sammy Lee are both in the running for the England Under-21 manager's job. (Various)

Milan Mandaric's �25m takeover of Leicester has been put on hold as his mother is unwell. (The Sun)

Portsmouth goalkeeping coach David Coles won a competition among players in which they tried to kick a ball into a small trailer from 100 yards. But he had some inadvertent assistance - his attempt bounced off the head of an unsuspecting local photographer. (The Times)