BREAKING GOSSIP
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has said that Ronaldinho has rejected an offer from Manchester City, despite the club offering him double what Milan have tabled. (La Stampa, 1024 BST)
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Arsenal are ready to launch an £18m bid for Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. (News of the World)
Manchester United chief executive David Gill will tell Real Madrid in person on Monday that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale at any price. (News of the World)
Arsenal have emerged as favourites to sign Andrei Arshavin after Chelsea ended their interest in the Russian playmaker. (Sunday Telegraph)
Didier Drogba has said he is still desperate to leave Chelsea and he could be replaced at Stamford Bridge by Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. (The Observer)
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is preparing a £15m bid for Blackburn midfielder David Bentley. (Mail on Sunday)
Everton manager David Moyes is also keen to launch a bid for Bentley, if they lose Mikel Arteta to Atletico Madrid. (The People)
Sunderland want £10m Everton striker Andrew Johnson after failing in an attempt to sign Darren Bent from Tottenham. (The People)
But Black Cats boss Roy keane has been told he will need to offer £12m for the striker after both they and Wigan had £10m bids rejected by Everton. (News of the World)
Liverpool are willing to offer Irish defender Steve Finnan as well as £15m plus add-ons to secure Gareth Barry from Aston Villa. (News of the World)
The Anfield club are also still interested in Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera despite having a £9.5m bid rejected by the Spanish club. (The People)
New Chelsea signing Deco has pleaded with Frank Lampard to stay at the club so they can form a dangerous midfield partnership. (The People)
Everton have entered the race to sign £10m-rated Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon. (The People)
Newcastle, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Sunderland are all chasing Reading striker Leroy Lita. (News of the World)
Stoke City are targeting Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson. (Mail on Sunday)
West Ham are interested in signing Man Utd defender Mikael Silvestre but could be put off by his £60,000-a-week wage demands. (The People)
Further doubt has been cast over Joey Barton's Newcastle future after it emerged Kevin Keegan is planning a £5m bid for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (The People)
West Ham are set to pay £9m for Lazio right-back Valon Behrami of Switzerland. (News of the World)
Portsmouth are lining up a £4m bid for Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher. (The People)
Bolton are prepared to sell Heidar Helguson and Abdoulaye Meite to raise around £4m. (The People)
Sunderland striker Michael Chopra is a £3m target for Wolves. (The People)
Paul Ince has made James McFadden his top target for Blackburn and will offer £5.5m for the Birmingham striker. (News of the World)
Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda could join up with former boss Martin Jol at Hamburg if the German club meet Spurs' £4m valuation of the player. (News of the World)
Kevin Kilbane could be on his way out of Wigan and replaced by £3m-rated Birmingham forward Olivier Kapo. (The People)
Cardiff want unsettled striker Marcus Bent after Wigan pulled out of a permanent deal to sign the 30-year-old. (The People)
Nottingham Forest are hoping to sign Derby midfielder Stephen Pearson and Carlisle striker Joe Garner, both for around £1m. (The People)
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OTHER GOSSIP
Eric Cantona is seriously considering Manchester United's long-standing offer to return to Old Trafford as a coach. (Sunday Express)
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will have surgery on his right ankle in the next 48 hours, could be out of action for up to three months. (The People)
A wealthy construction company run by the family of terrorist Osama bin Laden has emerged as a front-runner to buy Newcastle United. (Mail on Sunday)
Arsene Wenger has said Arsenal need to sell every year and buy less expensive players to replace them in order to pay the club's £24m-a-year bill for the Emirates Stadium. (News of the World)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is resigned to losing assistant coach Carlos Queiroz to Portugal on a deal worth around £1.2m a year. (Sunday Times)
Tottenham have approached MK Dons about using their new stadium if White Lane is revamped. (News of the World)
Sam Allardyce could return to management with Spanish side Real Mallorca if former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd is successful with a takeover bid. (The People)
Blackburn have rejected a £30m bid for the club from property tycoon Nabeel Chowdery and are holding out for £40m. (The People)
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AND FINALLY
Sam Allardyce fears Joey Barton could become suicidal if Newcastle sack him. (News of the World)
Manchester United will employ continental-style electric vans to ferry injured players off the pitch next season. (Sunday Express)
it does seem to me fairly plausible that people like barton and owen, smith and martins do need to have a performance related pay. how that could happen i don't know, but i do know that none of the players we employ really earn their wages....