Arsenal midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who is on loan at Birmingham, is wanted by Blackburn. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea director of youth development Frank Arnesen has been hunting for new players with Russia coach Guus Hiddink, the man tipped for a backroom role at Stamford Bridge next season. (The Sun)

Out-of-favour striker John Hartson will quit West Brom at the end of the season. (Various)

Bolton are on the brink of signing Real Madrid defender Paco Pavon, 27, on a four-year deal. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City and Portsmouth are battling to sign Barnsley striker Daniel Nardiello. (Daily Star)

Striker Francis Jeffers, who is currently on loan at Ipswich, is set to leave Blackburn in the summer after Rovers, who are also keeping tabs on Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy, admitted there was a question mark over his future. (Various)

Crystal Palace, Millwall and Leyton Orient are battling to sign Barnet midfielder Dean Sinclair. (Daily Star)

Derby striker Paul Peschisolido is set to leave the club in the summer as he has not been offered a new deal. (Daily Star)

Celtic are set for a �5m battle with a string of Premiership clubs in a bid to land West Brom playmaker Jason Koumas. (Daily Record)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are to step up their interest in Hibernian striker Dean Shiels. (Daily Record)

Former England bosses Sven-Goran Eriksson and Kevin Keegan have snubbed Fulham but Parma's ex-Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri is keen on taking over the helm at Craven Cottage. (The Sun)

Lawrie Sanchez faces a fight to sign Leeds and Northern Ireland striker David Healy if he lands the Fulham managerial post on a permanent basis. (Daily Express)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says if he had Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez's record he would have been sacked by now. (Various)

Liverpool midfielder Steve Gerrard, whose side face Chelsea in a Champions League semi-final, says "the things I have got at home, the medals and memorabilia, they mean more to me than extra noughts in my bank account". (Daily Mirror)

Blues boss Mourinho fears Liverpool players will try to provoke Didier Drogba into a booking that would lead to him missing the second leg. (Various)

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says that the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool is not about revenge. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool midfielder Bolo Zenden says he was right to walk away from Chelsea to join Middlesbrough in 2003, despite turning his back on title triumphs and cup wins. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has written off his seventh-placed side's chances of earning a Uefa Cup spot. (Various)

San Francisco-based investment banker Jerome Simon is one of the mystery American financiers behind a move to buy into Manchester City - after earlier trying his luck with Millwall. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City will fight off any bid by former player Ray Ranson to buy the club. (The Sun)

American billionaire Stan Kroenke has written to hundreds of Arsenal shareholders as part of his takeover bid. (Daily Star)

An agreement by Arsenal's board members not to sell their combined 45.45 per cent stake in the club in the next year is reversible. (The Independent)

Kroenke is decidedly "unimpressed" by Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood's personal attack on him, according to those closest to the American. (Daily Telegraph)

Newcastle striker Michael Owen was left out of Tuesday's reserve match against Bolton in a bid to ensure he is ready to face Reading in the Premiership on Monday. (The Sun)

Leicester have launched a bid to make Chelsea assistant boss Steve Clarke their manager. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth are to move from Fratton Park to a new 36,000-seater stadium. (Daily Mail)

Bolton defender Lubomir Michalik may be given his first start in Saturday's game at Chelsea as the club have injury problems at the back. (The Times)

West Ham defender Danny Gabbidon has returned to training after undergoing a second groin operation two weeks ago. (The Times)

Midfielder Mikel Arteta has reiterated his desire to stay at Everton. (The Independent)

Former Arsenal defender Tony Adams believes Gunners boss Arsene Wenger could eventually leave the club for a political career. Adams said: "He has numerous other interests in his life, including politics. Tony Blair is a big friend and it wouldn't surprise me if one day he follows a career path in that direction." (The Sun)

Chelsea keeper Petr Cech plans to study psychology at university to help him deal with spells on the sidelines. (The Sun)