Manchester United and Birmingham City target Maxi Lopez could be heading to the Premier League this summer from Italian side Catania. Full story: talkSPORT
Arsenal and Tottenham have been put on red alert after reports in France claimed coveted striker Gervinho has rejected a new deal at Lille. Full story: talkSPORT
Chelsea are bracing themselves for a £25m bid from AC Milan for midfielder Michael Essien. Full story: Metro
Sunderland and West Brom are locked in a battle to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Simon Vukcevic. Full story: talkSPORT
AC Milan will make an £18m bid to entice Michael Essien from Chelsea this summer and could also offer a player part-exchange. Full story: Daily Mirror
Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero, who has been linked with Chelsea and Tottenham, has opened the door to a move to the Premier League. Full story: Daily Mirror
Aston Villa, Blackburn and Sunderland have approached West Ham about striker Demba Ba. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and Chelsea frontman Didier Drogba could be swapping clubs this summer, according to reports. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool are lining up a bid for Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, having failed to sign him from Hamilton two years ago. Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew hopes to lure Ipswich's in-demand teenager Connor Wickham to St James' Park, having worked with him previously at Reading. Full story: Daily Mail
Blackburn's highly rated 19-year-old defender Phil Jones has given a hint where his future may lie by saying "Arsenal play the prettiest football in the Premier League". Full story: the Independent
Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker could leave for free in the summer after his agent revealed there had been no talks over a new contract with the Midlands club since November. Full story: the Sun
OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is losing his battle to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the FA Cup final on 14 May. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen could make a remarkable return at Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday. The Belgian has been out since August because of an Achilles tendon injury. Full story: Daily Mirror
West Ham have drawn up a seven-man shortlist to replace Avram Grant as manager - Neil Warnock, Paul Lambert, Malky Mackay, Chris Hughton, Slaven Bilic, Ian Holloway and Martin O'Neill. Full story: the Guardian
Manchester United and Barcelona will only receive about 25,000 tickets each for the Champions League final at Wembley on 28 May. (the Times, subscription required)
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany, 25, says he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his career. "I have never been embraced as well as I have been here by the fans and country in general," said the Belgian defender. Full story: the Independent
Hull owner Assem Allam wants to buy the KC Stadium from the local council and build a £100m sports village, which would include an Olympic-size swimming pool. Full story: Daily Star
Fears are growing that midfielder Scott Parker could miss the rest of West Ham's season as they battle against relegation. He is set to have painkilling injections because of an Achilles tendon problem. Full story: Daily Star
AND FINALLY
Prince William's spokesman has rejected claims by a Fifa member that he was invited to the Royal wedding as an enticement to vote for England's 2018 World Cup bid. Full story: Daily Mirror
Kazakh footballer Armand Masimzhanov, who plays for FC Kairat, has been banned for life after an astonishing kung-fu kick on a rival. Full story: Metro
Cricket chiefs fear the opening Test match between England and Sri Lanka in Cardiff at the end of the month could be played in an empty ground if Swansea and Cardiff make it to the Championship play-off final on the same bank holiday weekend. Full story: Daily Mirror
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