Manchester United are considering a summer move for Newcastle's Michael Owen if he can show he is back to full fitness after his knee injury (People).
Liverpool and Everton are both interested in Ipswich's 19-year-old midfielder Danny Haynes (People). West Brom are interested in Lokomotiv Moscow's Garry O'Connor, who previously played for boss Tony Mowbray at Hibs (People). Sydney FC say they have had discussions "at board level" about trying to lure Robbie Fowler to play in Australia (News of the World). Juventus are keen to sign Bolton's Nicolas Anelka (News of the World). Arsenal are ready to make a £4.5m move for Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon (Mirror). Aston Villa will swoop for West Brom's Jason Koumas in the summer, and Craig Bellamy and David Nugent are also on their shopping list (Mirror). Middlesbrough have agreed an £8m fee with Real Madrid for Jonathan Woodgate (Mail on Sunday). Bolton and Newcastle are chasing French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac. (News of the World) Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants club owner Roman Abramovich to reveal whether he will stay on as manager at Stamford Bridge. (Various) Newcastle are ready to stop Michael Owen playing for England unless the Football Association pay the striker's medical bills after he got injured at the 2006 World Cup. (Various) Manchester City's Micah Richards needs surgery on both calves which will rule him out of England's summer matches (Express). Fulham boss Chris Coleman was sacked for refusing to change his backroom staff (People). But he could be back in management next season with QPR (Times). Derby goalkeeper Stephen Bywater was interviewed by police after his sending-off in their stormy loss to Ipswich on Saturday (Times). Scarborough's short-term future has been assured after agreeing a deal with property developers to sell the McCain Stadium (Non-League Paper). Liverpool's American owners intend to keep the name Anfield as part of any sponsorship deal for their new ground (News of the World). Micky Adams could be in line for a second spell as Brentford manager (News of the World). West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun could have played his last game for the club after a row with boss Alan Curbishley. (People) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has changed his route to work so he does not have to see Highbury being demolished (People). Manager Roy Keane has proved so popular at Sunderland they have already sold 20,000 season tickets for next year (People). Liverpool's Peter Crouch has banned his father, a lifelong Chelsea fan, from using his Chelsea season ticket for their Champions League semi-final and says he must go as a Liverpool fan (News of the World). Didier Drogba's parents banned him from playing football for a year when he was 16 to make him concentrate on his school work (Mirror). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
