1431 GMT: Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinze Rumenigge insists that the German giants that they will not be forced into selling Franck Ribery if the France midfielder turns down a contract extension. Full story: Sky Sports
1241 GMT: West Brom are looking to bring in a loan striker to cover for Roman Bednar as the Czech striker recovers from a thigh injury. Full story: Birmingham Mail
1144 GMT: Tottenham playmaker Adel Taarabt, currently on loan at QPR, has claimed that he should have joined Arsenal rather than Spurs when he first moved to England from French side Lens. Full story: Evening Standard
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has sanctioned a £50m bid for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has been assured that he will keep his job, despite a clear-out of the playing staff that will result in midfielders Joe Cole and Deco heading through the Stamford Bridge exit. Full story: Daily Mirror
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas could be one of the new arrivals at Chelsea having fallen out of favour with the Bernabeu hierarchy. Full story: imscouting.com
Manchester City are one of two English clubs to have opened negotiations with Catania over a possible move for the Italian club's striker Jorge Martinez according to the player's agent. Full story: imscouting.com
Celtic's hopes of hanging on to on-loan striker Robbie Keane may be over, with Aston Villa targeting a £9m summer move for the Tottenham player. Full story: Daily Mirror
Alternatively, Villa could make a move for Wigan's £15m-rated forward Hugo Rodallega. Full story: Daily Mail
Juventus president Jean Claude Blanc has quashed Arsenal's hopes of reviving a bid for midfield anchorman Felipe Melo. (The Sun)
Celtic may be interested in signing QPR's Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin in the summer. Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko wants to help Spurs secure a Champions League place but admits he may not be at the club next season. Full story: Daily Mail
Palermo centre-back Simon Kjaer has invited Liverpool and Manchester United to make a big-money approach to back up their reported interest. Full story: Daily Mail
OTHER GOSSIP
Liverpool winger Albert Riera has hit out at manager Rafael Benitez and said: "His dialogue with the players is practically zero." Riera also branded the Reds a "sinking ship". Full story: Marca (in Spanish)
Real Madrid have included Benitez on a four-man shortlist to replace manager Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season. Inter Milan's Jose Mourinho, Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti and England's Fabio Capello are the other names. Full story: imscouting.com
In the wake of their Champions League defeat by Inter Milan, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich challenged his players to prove they are worth their pay packets and threatened manager Carlo Ancelotti with the sack unless he wins the Premier League title. Full story: Daily Mail
The Glazer family are weighing up another round of refinancing to stave off the challenge to their ownership of Manchester United posed by a group of businessmen dubbed the Red Knights. Full story: The Times
Liverpool's American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks have been given three weeks to decide whether to accept an investment offer of £100m from the New York-based Rhone Group. Full story: The Independent
Prospective Portsmouth owner Rob Lloyd remains optimistic he can clinch a deal for the troubled club, despite administrator Andrew Andronikou's doubts over the group he fronts. Full story: The Telegraph
Celtic could play Scotland in a testimonial match at Parkhead on 16 May for injured Hoops defender John Kennedy. (Daily Record)
West Ham risk upsetting some of their big-name players after withholding image rights payments as part of a tax investigation. Full story: The Guardian
Aaron Lennon could give Tottenham and England a welcome boost by returning from his groin injury for the game against Chelsea on 17 April. Full story: Daily Mail
AND FINALLY
Rap star P Diddy is considering a bid to buy struggling Championship club Crystal Palace. The American musician and business mogul is in the market for an English football team and has set his sights on the Eagles after running the rule over cash-strapped Portsmouth. Full story: The Sun
Fulham forward Bobby Zamora believes that age is catching up with Juventus defender Fabio Cannavaro and that he might find some success against the 36-year-old in their Europa League second-leg match on Thursday evening. Full story: The Independent
Reading defender Matt Mills has apologised to Reading fans after making an abusive gesture at them in reaction to barracking during the Royals' 1-0 win over QPR on Tuesday. Full story: The Sun
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