
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester United to make him the richest player in the world with an offer of �8.3m-a-year or he will leave the club. (News of the World)
Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson provided Owen Hargreaves with a private tour of Old Trafford on Tuesday as Manchester United move closer to signing the Bayern Munich midfielder. (Sunday Express)
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez's first signing following George Gillett and Tom Hicks's takeover of the club will be to buy Spain international David Villa from Valencia for �20m. (Sunday Express)
Tottenham boss Martin Jol will bid �3.2m in an attempt to secure Harry Kewell from Liverpool in the summer. (Various)
And the Londoners have also set their sights on Middlesbrough striker Mark Viduka, who is out of contract in the summer. (News of the World)
West Ham striker Teddy Sheringham could move to Australia in the summer, with Sydney FC keen to secure his services. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Everton winger Andy van der Meyde has threatened to quit Goodison Park as he is "sick" of being left out of the starting line-up by boss David Moyes. (Various)
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp wants defender Sylvain Distin to leave Manchester City in the summer on a free transfer and join him at Fratton Park. (News of the World)
Jose Antonio Reyes, on loan at Real Madrid, could return to Arsenal in the summer because the Spaniards do not believe he is worth the �20m asking price. (Daily Star Sunday)
Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder wants to sign Scotland striker Kenny Miller from Celtic in the summer. (Sunday People)
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce fears midfielder Kevin Nolan will try to engineer a move away from the club because of his repeated failures to earn an England call-up. (Independent on Sunday)
West Brom boss Tony Mowbray will make a loan bid, with the promise of a �2m permanent deal, for Scunthorpe striker Billy Sharp next month if the Iron drop out of the League One promotion race. (Sunday Mirror)
Deportivo La Coruna defender Jorge Andrade is keen to join Chelsea this summer. (News of the World)
Celtic could move for Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon if Arsenal follow up their interest in Artur Boruc. (News of the World)
Hibernian, St Mirren and Falkirk are vying for the signature of Airdrie star Steven McDougall. (Sunday Mail)
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea are looking at sites in west London where they could build a new state-of-the-art 55,000-seater stadium after putting on hold talks to expand Stamford Bridge. (Various)
England's assistant manager Terry Venables is keen for the Premiership to limit the number of foreigners in the league, claiming it is a "big worry" for the future of the national team. (News of the World)
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp could become Tottenham boss if Paul Kemsley, vice-chairman at Spurs, succeeds with a takeover bid. (Sunday People)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes "third-party ownership" of players, such as Javier Mascherano, leaves football open to corruption and says the Premier League must fight it. (News of the World)
Some "influential figures" at the FA want Steve McClaren sacked as manager if England lose to Israel in next month's European Championship qualifier. (Sunday People)
AC Milan bosses could ban their fans from travelling to Glasgow for the Champions League clash with Celtic to avoid crowd trouble. (Sunday Mail)
Scotland manager Alex McLeish will give forward Garry O'Connor one more chance to resurrect his career at national level after his no-show for a Euro 2008 qualifier under previous boss Walter Smith.
AND FINALLY...
Staff at Durham Tees Valley Airport had to call on-site Special Branch police after a persistent fan pestered Arsenal striker Thierry Henry for an autograph while he was on the phone. (Mail on Sunday)