The agent of Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo met a Real Madrid official to discuss a £54m move to the Bernabeu. (Various)
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been linked with replacing Glenn Roeder as manager of Newcastle. (Times) Arsenal are apparently keen on St Etienne's 21-year-old midfielder Loic Perrin. (Independent) Marseille will not sign striker Djibril Cisse, who is on loan from Liverpool, after his four goals in 14 games resulted in fans booing him. (Daily Telegraph) Liverpool want Ajax defender Gabri, who says he is interested in a move to Anfield. (Daily Mirror) West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas is a target for Blackburn while Baggies striker Diomansy Kamara is wanted by Reading. (Daily Mirror) Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell says he will not believe Chelsea are interested in him until he hears it from their manager Jose Mourinho. (The Sun) Mourinho's future is in doubt but he wants to bring striker Hernan Crespo back from his loan at Inter Milan. (The Sun) England internationals are in line to be played in two three-week segments after Christmas and at the end of the season. (Daily Telegraph) Chelsea's players will accumulate £14m in bonuses if they add the Premiership, Champions League and FA Cup to their Carling Cup win. (Daily Mail) Aston Villa could enter the Uefa Cup via the Fair Play league as they are currently second behind Tottenham. (Daily Telegraph) Cristiano Ronaldo claims he asked for the number 28 shirt, which he had at Sporting Lisbon, when he moved to Manchester United but Sir Alex Ferguson gave him the number seven vacated by David Beckham. (The Sun) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
