
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Arsenal are tracking England Under-21 keeper Scott Carson, who is currently on loan to Charlton from Liverpool. (Various)
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has told his close friends he has no intention of turning his back on the club in favour of a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham are confident of signing Nigel Reo-Coker from West Ham. (Express)
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Plymouth's 17-year-old right-back Dan Gosling. (Daily Mirror)
Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell is attracting the attention of Spanish club Valencia. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo has reiterated his desire to make his loan switch to Inter Milan permanent. (various)
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says he will bid for Manchester City defender Sylvain Distin. (The Independent)
Celtic will try to sign Bayer Leverkusen forward Andriy Voronin on a free transfer this summer. (Daily Record)
Trialist Tam McManus will have the chance to win a contract with former club Hibernian against Rangers reserves today. (Various)
Kilmarnock will give former Airdrie striker Aime Koudou and midfielder Erik Skora contracts if they shine against St Mirren reserves today. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
England boss Steve McClaren will hold crisis talks with his most influential players - John Terry, Frank Lampard, Gary Neville, Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney - to discuss the friendly defeat by Spain ahead of next month's Euro 2008 qualifier with Israel. (Daily Mail)
West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has ordered his players to undergo extra training in the build-up to the crunch clash with fellow relegation-threatened side Charlton on 24 February. (Daily Mirror)
Rangers goalkeeper Stefan Klos is facing another knee operation to save his career. (Daily Mail)
Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon will play for Hearts reserves after being left out the first-team after turning down a transfer away from the club. (The Scotsman)
Striker Samuel Eto'o looks set to miss Barcelona's Champions League tie with Liverpool on 21 February after refusing to appear as a substitute in the closing minutes of Sunday's win over Racing Santander. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City striker Darius Vassell is set to learn whether he faces another lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging his hamstring against Portsmouth. (The Sun)
The Football Association is set to demand that England play more friendlies, with Soho Square chiefs offering a guaranteed 18 friendlies and 10 competitive ties in tender documents released to television firms. (Daily Express)
Scotland striker Kenny Miller hints he might have to quit Celtic because of his lack of first-team starts. (Various)
Celtic midfielder Paul Hartley will miss the Old Firm derby against Rangers on 11 March through suspension. (Various)
West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker faces a two-match ban after stockpiling 10 yellow cards. (Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
Former Arsenal winger Robert Pires says he feels so attached to the club that he has bought a luxury apartment on the site of the Gunners' old stadium Highbury. (The Independent)