TRANSFER RUMOURS

Spanish giants Real Madrid will 'allow' Manchester United to be lone bidders for Tottenham Hotspur's Bulgarian international striker Dimitar Berbatov as long as the Old Trafford club allow them to sign Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. - Various

The relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United has soured after the Portugal star told his assistant boss at Old Trafford, Carlos Queiroz he should take the national team boss job. - Daily Mail

Cristiano Ronaldo's big sister, Elma Aveiro, has said her brother will be staying at Manchester United and not moving to the Spanish capital to join Real Madrid. - The Sun

But Real Madrid will not give up on their desire to see Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu, and they want Chelsea's Ivory Coast international striker Didier Drogba to link up with him in the famous all-white kit. - Daily Mirror

The saga of Gareth Barry's move from Aston Villa to Liverpool has reached a point where the Merseysiders will only pay £15m with add-on clauses for the midfielder while the West Midlands club are demanding £18m. - The Sun

Aston Villa manager Martin O'neill wants to spend the £18m he expects for Gareth Barry on Blackburn Rovers' David Bentley, Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell and West Ham centre-back Anton Ferdinand. - Daily Star

Arsenal's efforts to sign Spain midfielder Marcos Senna from Villareal have taken a blow after his La Liga club put a £25m price tage on his head in a bid to frighten off potential buyers. - Daily Star

Barcelona have issued Arsenal a 'take-it-or-leave-it' £30m offer for their Togo international striker Emmanuel Adebayor. - Various

Arsenal manager Arsene Wegner is prepared to let Emmanuel Adebayor leave the Emirates Stadium and has identified Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz as his replacement. - The Guardian

Reading's Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Hut and striker Kevin Doyle are wanted by Sunderland boss Roy Keane in a £10m deal. - Various

Everton are in the hunt to sign Turkey midfielder Mehmet Aurelio as his move to Real Betis appears to have collapsed. - Daily Telegraph

France Under-21 international Sebastien Bassong is a target of Everton boss David Moyes, and the Goodison Park club are hopeful of getting their man for £2m from Metz as he only has one year left on his contract. - Daily Mirror

Premier League new boys Hull City's attempts to sign a striker will lead them to former Dutch international Roy Makaay, who is rated at £1.5m and at Feyenoord. - Daily Mirror

Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan was impressed by Switzerland midfielder midfielder Gokhan Inler at Euro 2008 and wants to sign him from Udinese. - Daily Mirror

Tottenham Hotspur have had a £10m bid for Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko rejected by the Russian side. - Daily Mirror

Manchester City want an answer from Ronaldinho about whether he wants to move to the club. - Various

Ipswich want Greece and Nuremburg striker Angelo Charisteas. - The Sun


FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is prepared to sell the club for £420m to a New York finance company. - The Sun

Watford chairman Graham Simpson is also in the selling mood as he says he would be prepared to stand down if a buyer be found. - Daily Mirror

Real Mallorca are to pursue compensation after Jonas Gutierrez bought out his contract and moved to Newcastle. - Various


AND THE REST

Manchester council are angry at footballers parking wherever they want, despite being given parking fines, and will be writing to clubs in their area to tell them their players are role models. - Daily Star