Chelsea are stalling on a new contract for Frank Lampard because he is demanding to be paid more than anyone else at the club. (Daily Star)

Cardiff boss Dave Jones hopes to take back Michael Chopra less than a year after selling him to Sunderland. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham have revived their �8m bid for Juventus midfielder Tiago. Spurs are also tracking �20m Valencia striker David Villa and could make a summer bid for Blackburn's David Bentley (Daily Express)

West Brom want to recall Luke Steele, who is on loan at Barnsley unless the Tykes sign the goalkeeper. (Various)

Former Chelsea favourite Gianfranco Zola admits he would love to be Chelsea manager one day. (Various)

Iain Dowie is desperate for the Leicester job, despite Ian Holloway still being in the hot-seat. (Daily Mirror)

LA Galaxy boss Ruud Gullit has told England manager Fabio Capello that David Beckham is fit enough to make his 100th cap. (Various)

Harry Kewell's Liverpool future looks uncertain after boss Rafael Benitez refused to let him fly to Singapore next week for a training camp with Australia. (Daily Telegraph)

Uefa has denied the Champions League draw was fixed - despite the quarter-final line-up appearing on the internet 90 minutes before the official ceremony had taken place. (Various)

Referee Mike Riley has been dropped from the Premier League list this weekend after his performance in last week's Blackburn-Fulham match (Daily Mirror)