TRANSFER RUMOURS Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has been told by Blues owner Roman Abramovich he can return to AC Milan and if the clubs sort out a fee the Stamford Bridge outfit will challenge Real Madrid for West Ham striker Carlos Tevez. (The Sun)
Everton want to sign Manchester United full-back Phil Bardsley, who finished the season on loan at Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror) West Ham are planning a summer swoop for Fulham keeper Antti Niemi. (Daily Mirror) Sunderland are set to bring midfielder Gavin McCann back to the club from Aston Villa. (Daily Mirror) Birmingham want to sign Liverpool keeper Scott Carson. (Daily Mirror) Striker Marcus Gayle has joined AFC Wimbledon - six years after making the last of his 195 appearances for the original 'Crazy Gang' outfit. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is set to rip apart his squad so he can bring in big-name players - even if the Reds win the Champions League final. (Various) Charlton's Darren Bent as well as Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres, Daniel Alves and Gabriel Milito are on Benitez's shopping list. (Sun) Craig Bellamy, Sami Hyypia, Bolo Zenden, Harry Kewell and Mark Gonzalez are heading for the exit. (Independent) Tottenham have joined the race for Hearts keeper Craig Gordon, casting doubt on Paul Robinson's future. (Sun) West Ham want £2m-rated Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott. (Sun) Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood hopes to convince Dutch pair Jeffrey de Visscher and Robert Flik to move to Pittodrie. (Daily Record) Chelsea are still considering whether to bid for Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim, who is also wanted by West Ham and Portsmouth. (Independent) Arsenal have joined Tottenham and Manchester United in the chase for Southampton left-back Gareth Bale. (Guardian) Portsmouth are set to snap up Newcastle reject Titus Bramble. (Daily Star) Tottenham are close to landing Charlton striker Darren Bent for £10m. (Daily Express) OTHER GOSSIP Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has held his first round of talks with Michael Owen and the England striker is impressed by the new boss. (Various) None of the 'big four' clubs want to sign Owen. (Daily Express) New Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has already phoned Phil Jagielka, Paddy Kenny and Michael Tonge to persuade them to stay at the club. (Sun) Former Blades boss Neil Warnock is tipped to take over as Northern Ireland manager. (Sun) MK Dons boss Martin Allen will become the new manager of Leicester. (Daily Mirror) West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun is poised to sign a new five-year deal at the club. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood is set to fly to America to hold talks with tycoon Stan Kroenke. (Daily Star) Manchester City could keep Joey Barton despite his attack on team-mate Ousmane Dabo. (Daily Express) AND FINALLY Rino Gattuso has assured AC Milan his wife will not be supporting Liverpool in Wednesday's Champions League final. Mrs Gattuso, the sister of GMTV presenter Carla Romana, is Scottish but Gattuso says: "She would risk getting thrown out of the house if she supported Liverpool." (Sun) Watford keeper Richard Lee has bought a machine that fires footballs at him for his garden as he bids to claim the number one shirt at Vicarage Road next season. (Daily Express) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
