1525: Spanish giants Barcelona are targeting Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri as a potential summer signing. The Gunners would want at least £35m for the France international.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Skipper Cesc Fabregas has given Arsenal fans fresh hope he might stay at the club despite the ongoing attentions of Barcelona, who he helped beat in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Full story: The Sun

Roma's Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi is being lined up as the long-term replacement for Paul Scholes at Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Star

Tottenham are prepared to offer £15m to bring Ipswich's 17-year-old striker Connor Wickham to White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Meanwhile, Ipswich manager Paul Jewell has his own sights set on a loan deal for Aston Villa's 33-year-old defender Habib Beye.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Newcastle's 28-year-old midfielder Joey Barton could leave the club if five top players are not brought in this summer.
Full story: Metro

And Barton's Newcastle colleague, the 25-year-old defender Jose Enrique, admits he is flattered by the attentions Liverpool are apparently paying him.
Full story: Daily Mirror

AC Milan are also thought to be chasing the full-back, with the Magpies claiming he is worth £12m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Turkish midfield star Arda Turan is eyeing a move to the Premier League with Chelsea among the teams interested in the Galatasaray player.
Full story: Daily Star

Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies wants to sign Portsmouth's 34-year-old midfielder Michael Brown on loan as he seeks to strengthen his squad.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray admits that midfielder Julio Arca could be on his way out of the club in the summer, with Bolton and Wigan both interested parties.
Full story: The Sun

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has admitted that he could make a summer move for Reading's Republic of Ireland striker, Shane Long. (Daily Record)

Rangers have rejected a bid by Ruud Gullit's Terek Grozny to sign Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United have again been linked with an £8m summer move for Celtic midfielder Biram Kayal. (the Herald)

Celtic have beaten off interest from Stoke City to sign 17-year-old Swedish prospect William Hook, presently with Nykopings. (Daily Record)

Tottenham coach Joe Jordan says accusations of him insulting Gennaro Gattuso before the AC Milan captain headbutted him during the Champions League tie on Tuesday are rubbish.
Full story: Daily Mail

Striker Michael Owen, 31, may have played his last game for Manchester United after suffering a groin injury in training that could keep him out for three months.
Full story: Metro

Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra has agreed a new four-year contract to stay at the club.
Full story: Guardian

Frank Lampard has hinted he would like to play for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics. The team is allowed three players over the age of 23.
Full story: The Sun

Former Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren believes Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko will not reach his peak until next season. It was McClaren who sold Dzeko to Roberto Mancini's side.
Full story: The Independent

Newcastle received £30m cash for striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool and the North East club would get 25 per cent of any further fee should the Reds sell the player on.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn wants to tempt up to as many as 10,000 fans back to the Stadium of Light who he thinks are watching games on foreign satellite TV channels.
Full story: Daily Express

Bristol City's 40-year-old goalkeeper David James, who last played for England at the 2010 World Cup, still hopes to get an international recall from manager Fabio Capello.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Wigan will only be able to replace the middle parts of their cut-up pitch before Manchester United visit next weekend because of a shortage of cash and turf supplies.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Celtic are the subject of a complaint to world governing body Fifa by the Honduran football association, which claims the club withdrew full-back Emilio Izaguirre from the friendly against Ecaudor through injury without the required medical note. (Daily Record)

The Scottish Football Association hopes that any Scot selected for Team GB at the London Olympics will declare himself unavailable but knows it will be powerless to prevent them participating. (the Herald)

Manchester City's Europa League opponents Aris Salonika had to pulp copies of the match programme for Tuesday's game because it featured a spoof picture of the City squad that included Wayne Rooney, Kaka, Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi (and Where's Wally?).
Full story: The Guardian

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has joked that Jack Wilshere was too scared to ask for Lionel Messi's shirt after the Champions League tie against Barcelona on Wednesday. With the England midfielder already grabbing Xavi's jersey, Fabregas said on Twitter: "Next time please ask yourself."
Full story: Twitter

Crawley Town manager Steve Evans says that Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has advised him to field 12 players for his team's FA Cup clash with Manchester United and hope no-one notices.
Full story: The Sun

And Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny spent the day with his mother after the Champions League tie. "Trying to calm down," he Tweeted.
Full story: Metro

Migrating toads will force thousands of Freiburg fans to find a different way home when they leave their stadium after Saturday's Bundesliga game against Wolfsburg.

Freiburg said they would close one of the access roads to departing fans to keep it clear for the long line of amphibians making their annual trek. "As an environmentally-engaged club, we takes the migration into consideration and asks its supporters for understanding," the club said on their website.
Full story: Reuters

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