Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Chelsea. (The Sun)

Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to sign for Chelsea on Monday after completing a medical. (The Sun)

And the Royals have joined Leicester in the chase for Birmingham's Julian Gray. (The Sun)

PSV Eindhoven defender Alex is set to join Chelsea, who effectively own him but have loaned him out to the Dutch club, in the summer. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa are set to move for Manchester City defender Sylvain Distin. (Daily Star)

Bolton will let Nicolas Anelka leave in the summer - but only if they receive a bid of �20m for him. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal want to beat Juventus to the signing of �5m-rated Bordeaux and France midfielder Rio Antonio Mavuba. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool are ready to pay �8m for Brazil Under-21 captain Lucas Leiva, who plays for Gremio. (Daily Mirror)

Former Middlesbrough defender Abel Xavier is joining David Beckham at LA Galaxy. (Daily Mirror)

Aberdeen have offered Wolves defender Jackie McNamara a two-year contract. (The Sun)

Hibs want to sign Daryl Duffy from Hull, but face a fight with Swansea for his services. (Daily Record)

Meanwhile, Hibs keeper Zibi Malkowski's transfer to First Division champions Gretna appears to have broken down. (Daily Record)

Sam Allardyce has been handed the Newcastle manager's job after having talks with Magpies chairman Freddy Shepherd. (The Sun)

Meanwhile, Sammy Lee has begged former boss Allardyce to come back to The Reebok on Sunday and support his old club's push for Europe. (The Sun)

Iain Dowie is the front-runner to be the new Leicester boss. (The Sun)

Manchester City will make a decision on midfielder Joey Barton's future on Tuesday. (The Sun)

Aston villa boss Martin O'Neill is ready to hand midfielder Patrik Berger a new contract. (The Sun)

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov says he is staying at the club, despite interest from Manchester United and Chelsea. (The Sun)

Stuart Pearce has insisted he will still be manager of Manchester City next season. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is praying striker Mark Viduka will decide to stay at the club. (Daily Star)

Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is eager to sign a contract extension. (Daily Mirror)

Dunfermline manager Stephen Kenny has accused the Scottish FA of smugness for the way they rejected Scott Wilson's red card appeal. (Various)

Chelsea's Arjen Robben is set to snub interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich to sign a new deal with the Blues. (Daily Express)

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has guaranteed that striker Thierry Henry will stay at the club. (Various)

Referee Graham Poll wants a career in television after he takes charge of his final top-flight game at Portsmouth on Sunday. (Daily Mirror)

Tickets for next Saturday's FA Cup final between Manchester United and Chelsea are being sold on the black market for �1800 each.