Juventus held talks with the agent of Chelsea star Frank Lampard. (The Sun)

The Italian side are plotting a �70m raid on the Premiership - with Lampard, Arsenal's Gilberto Silva and Manchester United's Gabriel Heinze on their hit-list. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has blamed the club's failure to buy anyone in the January transfer market on owner Roman Abramovich's marital problems. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko says he has no plans to quit the club and loves working for manager Jose Mourinho. (Daily Star)

Spanish reports have claimed Real Madrid are to go all out to sign Cristiano Ronaldo this summer and they have a verbal agreement with the Manchester United winger. (The Guardian)

Liverpool are weighing up a summer move for Tottenham's in-form striker Dimitar Berbatov, with Peter Crouch possibly moving back to White Hart Lane. (The Independent)

Liverpool have agreed to pay a six-figure fee to Ross County for 17-year-old midfielder Gary Mackay Steven. (Daily Star)

Bolton and Southampton are interested in signing Dundee defender Paul Dickson. (Daily Star)

Everton are set to sign Swindon teenager Lukas Jutkiewicz in the summer for �500,000. (Various)

Gillingham midfielder Matt Jarvis will join Nottingham Forest in the summer after rejecting a new deal. (Daily Star)

Plymouth are set to lose Tony Capaldi after contract negotiations broke down. (Daily Mirror)

Angry Premiership clubs have threatened to ban promotion to the Premiership if penalty shoot-outs are brought in to decide Football League games. (The Sun)

Fulham manager Chris Coleman will be the surprise name on Manchester City's shortlist if they decide to sack Stuart Pearce. (The Guardian)

Pearce will be given a �100,000 pay-off from City - even though he is not entitled to compensation. (The Sun)

Reading manager Steve Coppell will break the habit of a lifetime by signing a two-year contract with the Royals. (Daily Star, Sun)

Manchester United are down to the bare bones for their crucial Premiership tie with Bolton this weekend. (Daily Express)

Defender Rio Ferdinand is an injury worry for United and England as he has suffered a cracked rib. (The Sun)

Manchester United keeper Ben Foster, who is on loan at Watford, will be given a new contract at Old Trafford this summer. (Daily Mirror)

England manager Steve McClaren will have just one full-scale practice session before their crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel. (Daily Express)

Joe Kinnear and Mick Harford have emerged as the favourites to succeed the sacked Mike Newell at Luton. (Daily Mirror)

The Football Association is considering hosting both FA Cup semi-finals at Villa Park this season. (The Guardian)

Arsenal's majority shareholder Danny Fiszman made a �3.9m killing by selling off some of his stake in the club. (The Times)

Fulham defender Franck Queudrue has thrown his hat into the ring for an England call-up - even though he is French. (The Times)

Rangers fans want Osasuna kicked out of the Uefa Cup over the police battering they received in Pamplona. (Daily Record)

Spanish police insist they were right to use batons against Rangers fans in the stand during Wednesday's Uefa Cup tie against Osasuna. (Various)

Uefa delegate Mano Mavrokoukoulakis says Rangers have to stop fans travelling abroad without official tickets. (Daily Express)

Kilmarnock players will receive a club record one-off bonus of about �5,000 per man if they win the CIS Insurance Cup final on Sunday. (Daily Star)

Henrik Larsson reckons Celtic would be more than capable of competing in the English Premiership. (Various)

West Ham's Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has fallen in love with the fish and chips in England. (Daily Mail)

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock, who turned down the chance to manage Chelsea 15 years ago, has admitted he would probably take the job if the Blues decide to look for a new manager this summer. (The Sun, Express)

Warnock called Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon to try to get the club to change their policy of only allowing one mascot for the away team so his son and daughter could be at Stamford Bridge, but Kenyon did not return his call. (Daily Express)

Hull manager Phil Brown will appear naked in the club magazine after making the pledge in order to help the club win the buy-a-player promotion. (The Times)