New Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has vowed to quit management after the World Cup next year.

"I think I will quit in the summer of 2010 after the World Cup. From then on I am just going to ride around on my Harley-Davidson," said the Dutchman. (Daily Mirror website)

Birmingham are set to sign former Tottenham right-back Stephen Carr after he impressed on trial. (Daily Mirror)

Robin van Persie is a target for Inter Milan after his contract talks with Arsenal stalled. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke centre-back Andrew Davies has joined Preston on an emergency one-month loan after an injury crisis at Deepdale. (Daily Mail)

Rangers striker Kenny Miller is a shock transfer target for newly-crowned Russian champions Rubin Kazan. (The Sun)

Turkish striker Ersen Martin, currently with Spanish side Recreativo Huelva, has been targeted by Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo. (The Sun)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is on a collision course with England coach Fabio Capello after striker Emile Heskey aggravated an Achilles problem in England's friendly against Spain. (The Sun)

And Capello's World Cup plans have been given a boost after the Premier League announced the final fixtures of next season will be played on 9 May - a week earlier than the minimum required by Fifa. (The Sun)

Sacked Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is out to make a quick comeback to the Premier League and hopes to be back in a job by the start of next season. (The Sun)

Young defender Jonny Evans will see his wages quadruple after he helped Manchester United keep 13 straight league clean sheets. (The Sun)

Argentine defender Fabricio Coloccini has urged Newcastle to stay up for the sake of stricken Toon boss Joe Kinnear. (The Sun)

And Steve Bruce is ready to become the Magpies' next manager if owner Mike Ashley decides to replace Kinnear. (Daily Mirror)

Former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni wants to be the next boss at Portsmouth - and hopes to speak to owner Sacha Gaydamak next week. (Daily Mirror)

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has assured Arsene Wenger that Eduardo is ready to make his comeback for Arsenal in the FA Cup replay against Cardiff on Monday. (Daily Mail)

Wenger has called on chairmen to be more patient following the sackings of Luiz Felipe Scolari and Tony Adams. (The Times)

And the Arsenal manager has blamed Emmanuel Eboue for getting sent off in the north London derby against Tottenham last weekend. (The Guardian)

Chelsea's next full-time manager will have to fund any overhaul of the squad with a major summer clear-out of underperforming players after the club revealed they lost �66m last year. (Daily Telegraph)

Meanwhile, chief executive Peter Kenyon has signalled a summer clear-out of some of the Blues' big name players after the announcement. (The Independent)

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola reckons he can see shades of former team-mate Mark Hughes when he watches in-form striker Carlton Cole play. (Daily Telegraph)

Paolo Maldini says ambitions to win one last title have charged him up for AC Milan's derby game against Inter on Sunday. (The Guardian)

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc will line up against Rangers in Sunday's derby match despite speculation suggesting he would be dropped. (Daily Express)

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