Striker Roman Pavyluchenko has rocked Tottenham on the eve of the Carling Cup final by admitting he would love to play for Manchester United. (Various)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insists he did not demand the departure of Anfield chief executive Ricky Parry. (Various)
But Spaniard Benitez is said to want assurances over Liverpool's future before he commits himself to the club long term. (Sun)
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has hinted he would be keen to make his role as manager more permanent. (Daily Telegraph)
Goalkeeper Scott Carson fears relegation could send West Brom into freefall just like his former club clubs Leeds and Charlton. (Daily Mirror)
Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing is wanted by Juventus as a replacement for veteran Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved. (Daily Mirror)
Everton boss David Moyes is set to win the battle for Coventry's highly-rated goalkeeper Keiren Westwood. (Daily Mirror)
David Beckham admits he is frustrated by the wrangling between AC Milan and Los Angeles Galaxy. (Times)
Aston Villa and Tottenham are monitoring Shakhtar Donetsk left-back Razvan Rat. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City are giving serious consideration to selling Robinho at the end of the season and plan to offer him as bait in a player-plus-cash exchange for the Chelsea captain, John Terry. (Guardian)
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is planning a £200m recrutiment drive to offset a predicted exit of Robinho to Chelsea in the summer with David Villa, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure and Roque Santa Cruz all targets. (Guardian)
And if Man City cannot persuade Chelsea skipper John Terry to come to Eastlands, the club will explore the possibility of a swap deal to capture Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich with Robinho going in the oppsite direction. Barcelona's former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is another possible target. (Guardian)
Meanwhile, City have denied they are planning to replace boss Mark Hughes with Bayern manager Jurgen Klinsmann. (Daily Mail)
Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has urged Shunsuke Nakamura to stay at Celtic for one more season. The Japanese midfielder is expected to return to his homeland when his contract ends in the summer. (Various)
Rangers stars Barry Ferguson and Kris Boyd will feel the pinch come summer contract negotiations as the Ibrox club. Sir David Murray announced half-yearly losses of £4.1million on Friday and Walter Smith has confirmed he will be forced to sell at least one player in the summer. (Various)
Cardiff boss Dave Jones has told the Scotland manager George Burley that there's no chance of him releasing playerss for the crucial world Cup qualifier against Norway in August. (Scottish Daily Express)
The Scottish Premier League's former commercial director Stewart Thompson has revealed he has been approached to replace Lex Gould as the football body's new chief executive. Meanwhile, the Scottish Football League chief David Longmuir says he hasn't been approached. (Scottish Daily Express)
Uefa secretary-general David Taylor has praised moves by Scotland's football authorities to modernise the game, including a winter shutdown and the possibility of Celtic entering a team in the Third Division. (Scotsman)
Dundee United have joined forces with Celtic in the quest to enter a feeder club in the Third Division. The Tannadice chairman Steven Thompson insists he is all for United in seeking permission to compete in the lower leagues. (Daily Record)
The SFA will attempt to persuade football's rule makers to accept several landmark changes to the game, including a fourth substitute in extra-time, goal-line technology and allowing asylum seekers to play for the national side. (Daily Record)
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has been branded an "arrogant snob" by Tottenham striker Roman Pavlychenko. (Sun)
Sir Alex Ferguson has backed rookies Danny Welbeck, 18, and Darron Gibson, 21, to lead Manchester United to Carling Cup victory over Spurs at Wembley. (Sun)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called on the club's supporters to show patience and get behind his youngsters. (Guardian)
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson doesn't care about Arsene Wenger's complaint that too many Premier League clubs put 10 men behind the ball at the Emirates Stadium and is prepared to do the same for Saturday's Premier League game. (Various)
Wayne Rooney has warned Tottenham ahead of the Carling Cup final he is desperate to fulfil a boyood dream by lifting a trophy at Wembley. (Sun)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will be boosted by the return of England winger Theo Walcott to training after a three-month abscence with a dislocated shoulder. (Daily Express)
Michael Carrick believes it is impossible for Manchester United to field a weakened side in the Carling Cup final because Sir Alex Ferguson's squad is so formidable in every department. (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is to appease the club's fans, who forked out big money to watch a weakened team crash out of the Uefa Cup at CSKA Moscow during the week, by inviting 300 of them for dinner. (Sun)
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray claims he is feeling "withdrawal symptoms" after giving up chocolate, especially his favourite Kit Kats for Lent. (Daily Mmirror)
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