Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has told Manchester United he does not fancy a �25m summer move to Old Trafford. (Various)

The Spain international, 22, is understood to view Arsenal as an ideal destination. (Various)

Or does he? Manchester United do in fact lead the chase for Torres and face competition from Chelsea. (Daily Star)

Charlton boss Alan Pardew is planning an end-of-season move for Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen. (Mirror)

Leeds are lining up a loan move for West Brom striker John Hartson. (Sun)

West Brom goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler is set to hand in a transfer request following Dean Kiely's arrival. (Star)

Striker Mark Viduka is ready to walk out on Middlesbrough after the club stalled on contract talks. (Sun)

Goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson is preparing to look for a new club after being frozen out at Manchester City. (Mirror)

Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell is still holding out on a new deal. Aston Villa, Manchester City, Charlton, West Ham and Middlesbrough are interested. (Star)

Arsenal are set to close a deal for new French whizzkid striker Gilles Sunu within the next month. (Various)

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England boss Steve McClaren is pondering going with a 4-3-3 formation against Spain on Wednesday. (Guardian)

Barcelona director Txiki Begiristain will run the rule over Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard in England's Old Trafford game against Spain. (Sun)

That scouting trip will come 24 hours after he has checked up on Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal's match against Brazil at the Emirates. (Sun)

Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz says Cristiano Ronaldo can have the same impact on European football as Michael Jordan had on the NBA. (Star)

Portgual boss Luiz Felipe Scolari would like to work in England. (Various)

Arsenal are using Wednesday's Brazil versus Portugal friendly at the Emirates to champion their cause to host a European club final. (Guardian)

Gunners skipper Thierry Henry has voted for Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes in this year's PFA Player of the Year award. (Express)

Brighton and Bury could sue West Ham if the FA fails to expel the Premiership club for fielding an ineligible player, Carlos Tevez, in the FA Cup. (Express)

West Ham have also crossed swords with Fulham who are furious they reneged on a deal not to play Luis Boa Morte when the clubs met in January. (Express)

Michael Ballack is happy with his Chelsea form and says he has found his "role in the team". (Daily Telegraph)

Stefan Klos could make a shock return in goal for Rangers. (Daily Record)

Scottish boss Alex McLeish hopes Italy will be forced to play their Euro 2008 qualifier against Scotland behind closed doors. (Daily Record)

Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks are on the verge of completing their takeover of Liverpool after lodging a formal �450m offer. (Various)

A pregnant woman refused to enter a hospital maternity ward when she found out it had no TV as she wanted to watch the UAE v Oman Gulf Cup final. "I shall be back once my national team has won the coveted championship," she said. True to her word, she returned at the final whistle and named her child Matar after Ismail Matar who had scored the winning goal for UAE. (Khalej Times)

"Chelsea is not as good as we thought" read the headline in a Chinese daily paper. The country's Olympic football team were upset they could not train on the same pitches used by the Blues first team and were not allowed to shower, as the facilities were being used by female players at the time. (Titan/Daily Mail)