Ajax are bracing themselves for a bid from Manchester United for on-fire striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (The Times)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has moved a step closer to signing Udinese's �10m-rated Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa are set to bid �1.5m to sign Phil Bardsley on a permanent deal from Manchester United. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has missed out on Paraguayan hotshot Luiz Paez, 17, because he doesn't like the weather. (Daily Mirror)

Everton flop Andy van der Meyde could be heading home to Holland with Twente Enschede. (The Sun)

Fulham boss Chris Coleman has targeted Leicester defender Paddy McCarthy as the man to replace Zat Knight, who looks to be heading to Birmingham. (Daily Star)

Rangers are lining up a �2m bid for AZ Alkmaar striker Danny Koevermans (Scottish Sun)

Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel is a target for New York Red Bulls in MLS. (Daily Mail)

Norwich have opened talks with Crewe right-back Jon Otsemobor. (Daily Mail)

Hibs boss John Collins says Scott Brown's value could soar after his impressive display for Scotland in Italy on Wednesday. (Daily Record)

Rangers boss Walter Smith will not pursue Northern Ireland striker David Healy despite seeing him score twice against Sweden. Smith was casting his eye over a Swedish player. (Daily Record)

Rangers have been told to forget about signing Everton defender Gary Naysmith. (Daily Record)

England boss Steve McClaren has one game - the Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia in June - to save his job. (Various)

Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham says he is ready to answer an SOS from England to help save McClaren's job. (The Sun)

Captain John Terry ripped an England shirt from Andorra skipper Oscar Sonejee's hands in an ugly tunnel bust-up. (The Sun)

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley says he has no hidden agenda for dropping 40-year-old striker. (Daily Star)

Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to sign a new five-year deal at Manchester United worth �110,000-a-week. (The Sun)

Mike Newell admits he is still bitter after getting the sack as Luton manager last week. (The Sun)

Newcastle have been given a one-month extension to finalise a deal with Fifa over their �6.25m compensation claim for Michael Owen's World Cup injury. (Daily Express)

West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson says they will still be in the Champions League in five years' time. (Daily Express)

Chelsea's axed England midfielder Frank Lampard is ready to sign a new �120,000-a-week contract to end speculation over his future. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate believes England stars will quit the national team if fans keep hurling abuse at them. (Daily Mirror)

Ex-QPR chairman Bill Power has made a �1m bid to buy Swindon. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes says he would love to succeed Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. (Various)

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock is in talks over a new two-year contract. (Daily Mail)

Under-fire boss Steve McClaren playfully ordered the England team bus to run over Daily Star journalist Brian Woolnough on Wednesday after the Andorra game. Woolnough reckons that if McClaren himself was driving, he'd miss! (Daily Star)