Sir Alex Ferguson believes he will now be able to lure Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves and Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres to Manchester United after Cristiano Ronaldo signed a new contract at the club. (Mirror)

Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has won the race to sign Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Mirror)

Premiership scouts will flock to see Monaco striker Mohammed Kalon when he plays for Sierra Leone at Leyton Orient next month. (The Sun)

Auxerre appear to have opened the door for Motherwell to extend the loan of Hungarian midfielder Krisztian Vadocz. (Record)

Kilmarnock keeper Graeme Smith will quit Rugby Park at the end of the season after rejecting the club's final contract offer. (Record)

Chelsea expect Jose Mourinho to become the new England manager when he leaves the club in the summer. (Daily Mirror, Daily Mail)

The Stamford Bridge club will then move to install Jurgen Klinsmann in place of Mourinho. (The Sun)

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson turned down the chance to take over from Chris Coleman as Fulham boss. (Express)

Arsenal's bid for a Champions League place could be hit by a dispute over Alexander Hleb's �10m transfer. (The Sun)

Blackburn keeper Brad Friedel fears victory in this year's FA Cup could see Blackburn losing manager Mark Hughes to a bigger club. (Mirror)

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has banned all contract talks at the club so his players can focus on winning the league and cup double. (Record)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson hit out at Real Madrid after tying Cristiano Ronaldo to a new five-year contract, adding: "I don't think Real have any regard for us or anybody else". (Various)

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce taunted Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger ahead of Saturday's match between the two sides, saying: "Arsenal's power has waned...they're struggling to live with Chelsea and Manchester United." (Various)

David Beckham's new club LA Galaxy started their new season without him with a 2-1 defeat at home to FC Dallas. With Beckham not due to arrive until after the end of the Spanish season, Galaxy have made inquiries about another low-key signing... Zinedine Zidane. (Times)

West Ham defender James Collins has defended his unique dress sense, described by former Hammers boss Alan Pardew as "Camden Market chic", explaining: "What it is about my gear is the boys are too scared to admit they like it!" (Star)