Manchester United may have to break their wage structure and pay Cristiano Ronaldo more than �120,000-a-week to stop him from joining Real Madrid or Barcelona. (The Times)

PSV Eindhoven coach Ronald Koeman is a candidate to succeed Jose Mourinho if he leaves Chelsea in the summer. (Daily Express)

Fulham will mount an audacious bid to sign Barcelona's French defender Lilian Thuram, 35, at the end of the season. (The Sun)

Everton have joined the list of clubs tracking Wolves hot-shot Michael Kightly. (Daily Star)

PSV Eindhoven hero Alex says he would love to play in England with Chelsea - who hold his signature - but fears work permit problems will prevent him from doing so. (The Sun)

Preston have admitted they will lose hot-shot striker David Nugent if they fail to win promotion to the Premiership. (Daily Mirror)

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor has blasted Chelsea and Arsenal for trying to poach 15-year-old midfielder John Bostock. (Daily Express)

Radostin Kishishev has told Charlton he would rather help Leeds' relegation battle from the Championship. (Daily Express)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko says he has complained about Jose Mourinho and has been played out of position. (Daily Mirror)

Mourinho, 44, will quit management at the age of 55 after fulfilling his ambition to coach the Portuguese national side. (The Guardian)

Arsenal captain Thierry Henry fears he will be out for the rest of the season with groin and stomach injuries. (The Sun)

West Ham defender Lucas Neill insists there is no rift between the players at Upton Park. (Daily Express)

David Beckham believes Sir Alex Ferguson will win another treble at Manchester United this season. (Various)

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady has promised they will "spend, spend, spend" if they get promoted this season. (The Sun)

Sheffield United have offered to make defender Jacob Mellis their highest paid teenager - to stop him heading to Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool midfielder John Arne Riise is pursuing his former agent Einar Baardsen through the Norwegian courts for around �3m. (The Independent)

Reds striker Peter Crouch could be out for a month after deciding to have surgery on Friday to fix his broken nose. (Daily Star)

Referee Konrad Plauntz admitted Paolo Maldini did handle in the box during Celtic's Champions League tie against AC Milan on Wednesday. (Daily Record)

Former Celtic captain Tom Boyd says England manager Steve McClaren cannot continue to ignore Lee Naylor after the left-back's display against AC Milan. (Daily Record)

Ian Wright is set to take his first steps into management by joining Reading's coaching staff - on work experience - until the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)