
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas says he is likely to return to Spain one day for the sake of his girlfriend, who is from Catalonia. (Sun)
Manchester United want Sporting Lisbon's 20-year-old winger Nani to join them in the summer. (Guardian)
Wigan's Leighton Baines has hinted he will leave if the club are relegated. (Times)
St Mirren defender Kirk Broadfoot could be set for a �75,000 move to Rangers. (Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
West Ham could be thrown out of the Premiership if found guilty of breaking rules when signing Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez. (Daily Mail)
The Hammers could sue former chairman Terry Brown if punished. (Sun)
West Ham could be thrown out of next season's FA Cup because Tevez played in the competition. (Daily Express)
Jonathan Woodgate has confirmed he turned down Newcastle in favour of a move to Middlesbrough. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea's top scorer Didier Drogba says winning a third successive Premiership title would mean more than finishing as the division's top scorer. (Sun)
Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes could miss the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage. (Daily Express)
Liverpool winger Harry Kewell will finally return from injury this month. (Daily Mail)
Portsmouth's Dejan Stefanovic says Chelsea are boring and Manchester United deserve to win the title. (Sun)
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira expects Benni McCarthy to end his two-year exile from the national team soon. (Sun)
The Norwegian FA may complain to Fifa after Manchester United put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in for surgery, ruling him out of two international games. (Mail)
Manchester City's Sun Jihai says his family do not like life in England, cannot speak English and football "is the only reason I am here". (Mail)
Arsene Wenger says he would not stop defending his Arsenal players even if he was "put up against a wall and shot" by the football authorities (Express).
Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock says better-known players get preferential treatment from referees than some of his less high-profile players. (Mirror)
Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce says they could still get sucked into the relegation dogfight. (Mirror)
West Brom have promised to reduce season ticket prices by 25% next season even if they are promoted to the Premiership. (Mirror)
Barcelona are looking into the possibility of pre-season friendlies against Dundee United and Hibs. (Various)
AND FINALLY...
Celtic club shop staff were left red-faced after trying to sell players Paul Telfer and Lee Naylor tickets to enter a draw for a chance to meet the players and tour the stadium. (Record)
Michael Owen says his experience at Real Madrid taught him living abroad was not for him and he rarely looks for their results. (Times)