Celtic left-back Emilio Izaguirre is a potential target for Arsenal as fears at the club grow that Gael Clichy will not sign a new contract. The Frenchman's deal expires at the end of next season and if an agreement cannot be reached by the summer, Arsenal will consider selling Clichy rather than risk losing him for nothing. Full story: Daily Mail
Gunners striker Andrey Arshavin could also be on his way out of the club, with Zenit St Petersburg ready to bring their former player back to Russia. Full story: talkSPORT
AC Milan are the latest big club to join the chase to sign 17-year-old Southampton winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Full story: Daily Star
Promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest have failed in a bid to take midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker on loan from Aston Villa. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City and Tottenham are in the hunt for Udinese's Ghana international striker Kwadwo Asamoah, who played in all his country's games at last year's World Cup. Full story: Metro
Liverpool are lining up a move for Genoa's 24-year-old defender Domenico Criscito to solve their left-back problem. Full story: caughtoffside
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea are considering approaching Avram Grant to become their new director of football as part of a significant shake-up of the club's staff this summer. Full story: Daily Telegraph
Carlo Ancelotti's former Italy team-mate Ruggiero Rizzitelli has claimed the Chelsea manager has held talks over becoming Roma's new boss. Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle were prepared to sell striker Andy Carroll for £1m last season. In January he was sold to Liverpool for £35m. Full story: the Sun
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to speak to the club's own television station after being charged with improper conduct for his criticism of referee Martin Atkinson. Full story: the Guardian
Birmingham midfielder Barry Ferguson played 60 minutes of their Carling Cup final win over Arsenal with a broken rib. Full story: Daily Mail
Jack Wilshere's criticism of Ferguson on Twitter after the Gunners' Wembley defeat has been labelled as "cyber-bullying" by Birmingham manager Alex McLeish. Full story: the Guardian
West Ham's co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold will increase their stake in the club from 62% to 82% at the end of the season. Full story: Daily Telegraph
Everton striker Victor Anichebe has settled out of court with Newcastle after instigating legal action over a tackle from Kevin Nolan in 2009 that left him sidelined for 11 months. Full story: Daily Mail
Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland, who is on loan at Newcastle, says Villa boss Gerard Houllier had no interest in playing him and also claims Birmingham is a "rubbish" place to live. Full story: the Sun
Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon is to see a specialist in Sweden next week about his ongoing knee problem. Full story: Daily Mail
Stoke boss Tony Pulis believes Demba Ba is an accident waiting to happen after West Ham agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal for the Senegal striker. Ba's £7.1m move to Stoke collapsed when he failed a medical because of a knee injury, and Pulis said he could not have gone through with the deal in good faith. Full story: Daily Mail
AND FINALLY
Gary Neville has won planning permission for a Teletubby-style eco-home largely built underground on moorland outside Bolton. Full story: Manchester Evening News
Former Barcelona striker Hristo Stoichkov has been appointed Bulgaria's honorary consul in the Spanish city by the Bulgarian prime minister. Full story: the Guardian
Referee Damian Rubino showed a record 36 red cards in the recent match between rival Argentine teams Claypole and Victoriano Arenas. Rubino sent off all 22 players PLUS their substitutes and technical staff as a mass brawl erupted. Full story: the Sun
Roberto Mancini admits Mario Balotelli does not listen to him - but the Manchester City boss does not care as long as his young striker keeps on scoring. Full story: the Telegraph
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