TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester United remain confident of beating Chelsea to signing Southampton's 18-year-old full-back Luke Shaw.
( Daily Star )
Inter Milan are determined to take Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela back to Serie A, according to reports in Italy. The 21-year-old became Spurs' record signing when he arrived from Roma for £25.7m last August.
( Metro )
Manchester United have been given the go-ahead to sign Portugal starlet William Carvalho after his current club Sporting Lisbon identified a replacement for the 21-year-old midfielder.
( Daily Mirror )
Inter Milan could scupper Manchester United's pursuit of their Colombia international midfielder Fredy Guarin by offering the 27-year-old a new deal at the San Siro.
( Talksport )
Manchester United are also tracking Barcelona's emerging midfield talent Rafa Alcantara, 21 - younger brother of Thiago Alcantara, who they tried to sign last summer before he joined Bayern Munich.
( Daily Mirror )
Arsenal have approached Italian side Udinese to discuss a deal for their 17-year-old goalkeeper Simone Scuffet.
( Metro )
France international midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 26, thought to be a target for Manchester City, is close to signing a new deal with Paris St-Germain.
( Talksport )
Newcastle's France international defender Mathieu Debuchy, 28, has refused to commit his future to the club after reports Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich are keen on him.
( Shields Gazette )
Arsenal are planning a summer move for their former striker Robin van Persie, 30, who left the Emirates to join Manchester United for £24m in August 2012. The Gunners are also rumoured to be keen on Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 25.
( Caught Offside )
OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj, 19, has rejected the chance to play for Kosovo in their friendly international against Haiti next month.
( Daily Telegraph )
The Red Devils face a backlash from their fans after it was revealed the club will charge Champions League prices for tickets in next season's Europa League should they miss out on a top-four Premier League spot.
( Independent )
Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis, 33, says he does not blame the referee for sending him off during his team's 2-0 defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.
( The Sun )
City midfielder Samir Nasri, 26, says his team can still triumph against Barcelona in their last-16 tie by replicating the win they managed at Bayern Munich earlier in this season's competition.
( Guardian )
Former Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano claims that Wales midfielder Gareth Bale, 24, seems "downcast" in Spain as he struggles to cope with his world record transfer fee and the emergence of youngster Jese Rodriguez, 20.
( Daily Mail )
Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, 24, believes the collapse of his January move to Liverpool was for the best as he prepares to take on Tottenham in the Europa League on Thursday.
( Daily Express )
New Fulham boss Felix Magath says that former manager Rene Meulensteen "destabilised" the team before he took over by playing attacking football and then suddenly re-arranging the defence.
( The Sun )
Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood says he would rather win the Europa League than earn a place in next season's Champions League by finishing in the Premier League's top four this season.
( Daily Mail )
Everton will receive a reduced allocation of just 5,186 tickets for their FA Cup quarter-final tie with Arsenal on 8 March. Blues officials revealed the decision was made by the Gunners based on safety fears.
( Liverpool Echo )
Chelsea's on-loan goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21, insists that Liverpool's Simon Mignolet has made a calculated attack on him by claiming he was unfairly left out of the Belgium team.
( Daily Express )
AND FINALLY
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas presented a gong at the Brit Awards on Wednesday night alongside Nicole Scherzinger and after a few boos apologised for beating Manchester City in the Champions League the previous evening.
( Daily Mail )
Russia coach Fabio Capello has been left red-faced after unwittingly including a reserve-team player in his squad following a confusion over names.
( Daily Mirror )
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