TRANSFER RUMOURS

Saha's Old Trafford team-mate Mikael Silvestre says he would jump at a move to French side Bordeaux, the side he supported as a youngster. - Daily Mirror

Cesc Fabregas is close to signing a new contract at Arsenal after the Gunners warded off Real Madrid and Barcelona. - Daily Telegraph

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley could make a shock return to Birmingham on a two-year deal. - Sun

AC Milan are determined to sign Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o from under the noses of Tottenham. - Sun

But the Eto'o story has taken a new twist with reports he no longer wants to leave Barcelona with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy poised to make a £30m offer. - Daily Telegraph

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is the latest to target Manchester City's Irish international defender Richard Dunne in a £2.5m deal. - Daily Mirror

Tottenham face competition from Roma to sign striker Marcelo Moreno from Brazilian side Cruzeiro. - Daily Mirror

Motherwell striker Ross McCormack, 21, wanted by both Middlesbrough and Wigan in January, could spark a transfer war after declaring he wants to play in England. - Daily Express

Arsenal are ready to move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego, 23, if Alexander Hleb leaves the Gunners. - Daily Mail

FOOTBALL TALK

Mathieu Flamini says he would still be an Arsenal player if they had offered him a new contract last summer. - Sun

Cesc Fabregas made a desperate last-ditch appeal to Flamini to stay at the Gunners. - Sun

Ian Holloway has refused to resign as Leicester boss leaving owner Milan Mandaric to decide whether he deserves the sack after the club dropped into League One. - Sun

Damien Comolli is fighting to save his position as Tottenham's sporting director as questions are raised about the value of some of the players he has recommended. - Times