TRANSFER RUMOURS

Everton boss David Moyes is lining up a £3m bid for out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. - Various

Moyes is also prepared to pay £4m for American midfielder Michael Bradley from Dutch side Heerenveen. - Mirror

Manchester United will sit down with Wigan next week to thrash out an £8m deal for midfielder Wilson Palacios. - The Sun

And there could be more business between the two clubs, with United looking to offer striker Louis Saha and cash in exchange for Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia. - Mirror

The Latics, meanwhile, are looking to reinforce their attacking options by making a £4m swoop for Egypt striker Amr Zaky after boss Steve Bruce watched the 25-year-old score twice for his club Zamalek on Monday. - Various

Sol Campbell's Portsmouth career appears to be over with boss Harry Redknapp eyeing Benfica defender Luisao as a replacement. Pedro Mendes is also likely to leave Fratton Park. - Daily Express

Another player leaving Portsmouth could be Lassana Diarra, with Tottenham said to be confident of signing the former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder. - Guardian

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos will attempt to lure West Ham's England's Under-21 defender Anton Ferdinand to White Hart Lane in a £6m deal. - The Sun

The Spaniard will shell out another £6m on Birmingham winger Olivier Kapo, if the Blues are relegated on Sunday. - Mirror

But Spurs could be set to lose star striker Dimitar Berbatov, who was conspicuous by his absence at the launch of the club's new kit on Tuesday night. - Various

Mathieu Flamini will be joined at AC Milan by Barcelona full-back Gianluca Zambrotta with the Italian set to sign for £5.5m. - The Sun

Sunderland are leading the race to sign Carlton Cole from West Ham but Celtic and Middlesbrough are also interested in the former England Under-21 striker. - Mirror

Martin O'Neill could turn to Stephen Carr, who has been released by Newcastle, after being priced out of a move for Porto full-back Jose Boswinga. - Mirror

Ivan Campo will be one of several players to leave the Reebok Stadium and Gary Megson set about a clear-out at Bolton. - Mirror

Cardiff winger Peter Wittingham will be targeted by newly-promoted Nottingham Forest as a replacement for Derby-bound Kris Commons. - The Sun

Sunderland and Wolves are to scrap it out for Barnet's £1m-rated winger Albert Adomah, who only arrived from Harrow in January. - The Sun


FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Manchester City have offered Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari over £3m a year to replace manager Sven-Goran Eriksson at the City of Manchester Stadium. - Various

Striker Peter Crouch is demanding showdown talks with boss Rafael Benitez after admitting he cannot take another season spent on the Liverpool bench. - Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering reporting Real Madrid to Fifa for allegedly tapping up midfielder Cesc Fabregas. - Various

Kevin Keegan's relationship with his employers at Newcastle has reached breaking point following disagreements over transfer targets and amid private concerns that executive director Dennis Wise is being lined up to succeed him as manager. - Daily Mail

Portsmouth midfielder Richard Hughes, a friend of Avram Grant's, says the Israeli would be happy to step down as Chelsea manager and let Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard take over at Stamford Bridge. - The Sun

Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol is set to replace fellow Dutchman Huub Stevens as boss of Hamburg next season. - The Sun

Brian McBride will be offered a new one-year deal with Fulham but the 35-year-old American striker may still opt to join Columbus Crew in the States. - Various


AND THE UNUSUAL

Injured midfielder Harry Kewell will have cost Liverpool £157,554 per game when his Anfield career comes to an end this month. Kewell, who was signed by Gerard Houllier from Leeds in 2003, is one of several players heading for the exit door. - Various

Footballers from outside the EU could be banned from playing for British clubs if they can't prove they can speak English under new Home Office rules. - The Sun

With owner Roman Abramovich prepared to fork out almost £14.2m in incentives, the Chelsea players will pocket nearly £600,000 each in bonuses if they win the Premier League and Champions League Double. - Mirror

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is predicting the day when 20 billionaires are slugging it out for Premier League dominance, insisting it will take £150m to shatter the big four's monopoly. - Daily Express