
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Charlton striker Darren Bent will snub a bumper �60,000-a-week deal from West Ham to sign for London rivals Tottenham (News of the World).
And that could prompt Hammers boss Alan Curbishley to turn his attentions to Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe (News of the World).
That might not be it for the Hammers, who also want to sign Everton duo Andy Johnson and Mikel Arteta in a �30m move (Sunday Mirror).
Manchester United are set to beat Arsenal, Liverpool, Bolton, Valencia and Real Madrid to the signing of Barcelona's Argentine striker Javier Saviola, for a cut-price �7m (News of the World).
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry will finally put an end to his stay in London and join Barcelona for �15m, say club insiders (Various).
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will make a �2.5m offer to Portsmouth for midfielder Sean Davis after missing out on Scott Brown and Joey Barton (Sunday People).
Portsmouth striker Kanu is wanted by Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and Osasuna of Spain. (Star on Sunday)
Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock move for Turkey's World Cup winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz, 27, who plays for Trabzonspor (Sunday People).
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has spoken publicly about his desire to leave the club, with Newcastle keeping an eye on his situation (Independent).
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants �35m to spend on Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o (News of the World).
Sheffield United will step up their interest in Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson following their double swoop for Nani and Anderson (Star on Sunday).
Aston Villa and Everton are keen to raid Wolves for Michael Kightly after the �3m-rated wonderkid admitted he would consider leaving Molineux (Sunday Mirror).
Wigan boss Chris Hutchings is making a �2m move to sign exciting Sheffield Wednesday youngster Chris Brunt (Sunday People).
Sunderland have abandoned plans to sign Villarreal's former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan after being told he would cost �18m (Star on Sunday).
West Ham and Portsmouth are keeping tabs on Reading winger Stephen Hunt, who only has a year left on his contract with the Royals (Sunday People).
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will fend off interest from Tottenham by offering Alan Smith a new contract (Sunday Mirror).
Tottenham's search for a left-winger has prompted them to make moves for Liverpool's Harry Kewell and Martin Petrov (Star on Sunday)
With Arsene Wenger's future at Arsenal still uncertain, Tomas Rosicky could be the first big-name exit from the Emirates Stadium, with Atletico Madrid keen to sign him (Sunday People).
Chelsea winger Arjen Robben could yet join Bayern Munich this summer, despite insisting he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge, as he has yet to agree a new deal with the Blues (Star on Sunday).
Derby boss Billy Davies wants to celebrate promotion to the Premiership by signing Matthew Etherington from West Ham for �2m (Sunday People).
Liverpool are in talks with Juventus about selling midfielder Momo Sissoko to the Turin club for �12m (Star on Sunday)
Rangers boss Walter Smith is set to swoop for Scotland and West Ham midfielder Nigel Quashie (Sunday Mail).
Reading are the latest club to show an interest in Celtic flop Thomas Gravesen (Sunday Mail).
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein will be offered a role at Newcastle, should billionaire Mike Ashley's attempted takeover of the club prove successful (Sunday People).
Manchester City chairman John Wardle could make Graeme Souness the club's new manager amid fears that Thaksin Shinawatra's attempted �90m takeover has hit a stumbling block (Sunday Mirror)
And Claudio Ranieri, who has also been linked with the City job, is being targeted by Juventus as a successor to coach Didier Deschamps (Sunday Times).
Liverpool fans have been condemned as the worst in Europe in a scathing Uefa report, following crowd problems at the recent Champions League final against AC Milan (News of the World).
AND FINALLY
Not one player at Chelsea, one of the richest football clubs in the world, agreed to contribute any of their wages to the May Day For Nurses campaign, where footballers are asked to give a day's wages to hard-up Nurses. Of all the 556 Premiership players asked to help with the scheme, only 225 contributed. (News of the World)