Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is willing to let striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 29, go out on loan - to save him from playing with the reserves. QPR are tipped as the most likely destination for the Togo striker.
( Daily Mirror )
Cristiano Ronaldo's new five-year contract at Real Madrid has ended Manchester United's hopes of luring the 28-year-old back to Old Trafford.
( The Sun )
Ronaldo's deal will see him earn around £15m a year, nearly twice as much as new team-mate Gareth Bale, to underline his importance to the Spanish club.
( Daily Mail )
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 30, says he wants to extend his stay at the club beyond the end of his current three-year contract.
( MUTV )
Arsenal and Manchester City have been alerted to the availability of Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes after the 31-year stated his desire to leave the Spanish champions at the end of the season.
( Daily Star )
Manchester United striker Federico Macheda, 22, is on the verge of sealing a loan move to Doncaster Rovers.
( Doncaster Free Press )
OTHER GOSSIP
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard received threats to him and his family during training in the build-up to his side's Premier League match against Swansea on Monday.
( Liverpool Echo )
Manchester United boss David Moyes says striker Wayne Rooney, 27, should be aiming to score 30 goals this season and insists he can form a formidable partnership with Robin van Persie.
( The Guardian )
Moyes has also decided that Rooney will not play in midfield, where the England international was unhappy to be placed by predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson, in the immediate future.
( The Independent )
Premier League referees are to be advised against talking to managers after former official Mark Halsey's claim that he was on texting terms with ex-Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. Halsey admitted he contacted Ferguson in his book, About Time.
( Daily Mirror )
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has warned Luis Suarez that he will no longer be the main man at Liverpool when he returns from suspension.
( Metro )
James Milner has admitted that Manchester City need time to gel under the methods of new manager Manuel Pellegrini.
( Daily Telegraph )
Former Liverpool defender Sam Hyypia, now manager of German side Bayer Leverkusen - who meet Manchester United in the Champions League - says the English game has lost its passion.
( Daily Mail )
Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has rejected Stuart Pearce's claims that the 21-year-old and his England Under 21 team mates lacked passion at last summer's European Championships.
( Daily Express )
AND FINALLY
Monaco defender Eric Abidal, 34, has revealed that former Barcelona team-mate Dani Alves offered to donate his liver to him before he had surgery.
( Metro )
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey has warned that the pressure faced by top-flight officials could lead to mental breakdown or suicide.
( The Sun )
Source BBC Sport