
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Inter Milan have put Arsenal striker Thierry Henry on their summer hit-list of transfer targets as they believe they can lure him to Serie A. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea have not offered Claude Makelele a new contract as punishment for speaking out against owner Roman Abramovich. (Various)
Blues boss Jose Mourinho has been told Porto defender Pepe will cost �14m to buy this summer. (Daily Mirror)
Blackburn are preparing a bumper deal to make sure Benni McCarthy is still at the club next season. (Daily Mail)
Rovers are hoping to strengthen their defence this summer with the signing of Southampton's Chris Baird. (Daily Express, Daily Star)
Everton's Mikel Arteta will be offered a long-term deal to keep him from the clutches of Atletico Madrid. (Daily Mail, Express)
Middlesbrough keeper Mark Schwarzer says fellow Australian Mark Viduka is close to signing a new deal with the club. (The Sun)
Hearts player Laryea Kingston fears being axed by the club after he recieved a misconduct charge over his comments to referee Steve Conroy after being red-carded in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Aberdeen. (Daily Record)
Motherwell midfielder Shaun Fagan has been told he can leave Fir Park and is interesting Dundee and Irish clubs Galway United and Sligo Rovers. (Daily Express)
Hibernian have signed teenage Iranian striker Shana Haji on a short-term deal after the youngster impressed during a two-week trial. (Daily Record)
Scottish Second Division side Cowdenbeath are to free Craig Smart just six weeks after signing him from East Fife. (Daily Express)
OTHER GOSSIP
England players have told coach Steve McClaren not to pick Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton because of his attitude. (Daily Express)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will take the Real Madrid job if they agree to sign Frank Lampard. (The Sun)
Mourinho has apparently already been lined up by the Spanish giants and wants to take Lampard with him. (Daily Star)
Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre is out for the season with a dislocated shoulder. (The Sun)
Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce could lose his job tonight, but his team have already revolted and are fighting with each other. (Daily Mirror)
Pearce could miss out on the England Under-21 job as the FA is keen on Watford's Aidy Boothroyd. (The Sun)
Chelsea skipper John Terry will make his return from a head injury against City tonight. (Various)
Americans Thomas Hicks and George Gillett Jr have borrowed nearly �300m from the Bank of Scotland in order to fund their takeover of Liverpool. (The Guardian)
Former Liverpool and Scotland star Graeme Souness is prepared to spend �13m to buy Southampton. (Daily Mail)
After walking away from the club, Jimmy Marr says he and brother Peter spent about �10m during their decade in charge of Scottish First Division side Dundee. (Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY...
The Football Association's lawyers have got involved after tickets for the England Under-21 game at the new Wembley stadium on 24 March were being sold for 25 times their value on an internet auction site. (The Times)
Former Manchester United star David Beckham finally ended his rift with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during his visit to Old Trafford for the charity game against a European XI. (Various)