Manchester United and Newcastle want to lure striker Mark Viduka from Middlesbrough on a free transfer. (The Sun)

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is hoping a move abroad to either Roma, Atletico Madrid, Hamburg or Bayern Munich will give him the chance of salvaging his career. (The Sun)

The summer circus of moves could see Andriy Shevchenko shipped off to Villarreal to fund a move for David Villa from Valencia.

But that's only going to go through if Valencia get their mits on ex-Manchester United striker Diego Forlan. (The Daily Star)

Southampton's play-off defeat to Derby means Gareth Bale will leave the club this summer with Manchester United and Tottenham leading the chase. (The Daily Star)

Derby's sought-after midfielder Giles Barnes is set to show a bit of loyalty as he insists he will stay at the club next season even if they are not promoted to the Premiership. (Various)

Charlton want Colchester striker Chris Iwulemo to shoot them straight back into the top-flight. (The Daily Star)

El-Hadji Diouf is set to follow in the footsteps of ex-boss Sam Allardyce and leave Bolton. (The Daily Star)

Freddie Ljungberg's time may be up at Arsenal, who could let up to 11 players go. (The Daily Mail)

Blackburn are ready to make a bid for Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy to bring him back to Ewood Park. (The Daily Mirror)

Bolton are racing against former manager Allardyce to sign Swiss midfielder Gelson Fernandes. (The Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough winger Nathan Porritt - dubbed the next Ryan Giggs - is being coveted by Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool. (The Times)

Celtic and Rangers are set for another transfer tug-of-war over Hibernian full-back Steven Whittaker. (Daily Mail)

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is expected to offer Cameroon international Jean-Joel Perrier Doumbe a three-year contract. (The Scotsman).

Scottish First Division side Livingston are closing in on Hibernian coach Mark Proctor in their search for a new manager to succeed John Robertson. (The Scotsman).

Chelsea defender John Terry is in a strop. He is ready to hand in a transfer request because he is not being offered the same money as Andriy Shevchenko or Michael Ballack. (Daily Express)

Wigan may be regretting winning their Premiership survival battle - Paul Jewell says he would not have quit as manager if the club had been relegated. (Various)

Leicester are keen on Neil Warnock after he left his job as Sheffield United manager. (The Daily Mirror)

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez is set for a summer shake-up at Craven Cottage as he aims to head off unrest in his squad. (The Daily Mirror)

Arjan de Zeeuw's future at Wigan is in doubt with his contract expiring this summer and no word of a new deal. (The Daily Mirror)

West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun is set for showdown talks at West Ham and could hand in a transfer request. (Independent)

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd says the club are not for sale. (Various)

Celtic duo Teddy Bjarnason and Kjartan Finnbogason have been offered new deals. (Daily Record)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson hopes the FA Cup final does not go to the drama of spot-kicks as he says he has a "diabolical" record when it comes to penalties.

Jose Mourinho has changed his tune on referee Graham Poll. The Chelsea boss, who has been particularly critical of the soon-to-retire referee, has now said: "It is a great quality to decide when to stop. Only intelligent people can do it. He has stopped at the top and I wish him a great future in his new life."