Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has set aside 50m Euro in a bid to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Mirror
Espanyol midfielder Javi Marquez says he is flattered by the interest shown by Tottenham Hotspur and Wigan Athletic, but wants to stay with the Catalan-based club.
Full story: Daily Mail
Liverpool are heading the queue to sign Stoke's Ryan Shawcross, with Potters boss Tony Pulis eyeing Uruguay World Cup defender Mauricio Victorino as a replacement for the centre-back.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com
Manchester City are ready to offer £20m for Porto's Brazil striker Hulk to ease the burden on Carlos Tevez.
Full story: Mirror
French media have reported that Arsenal have begun negotiations to sign Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro, who has also attracted the interest of north London rivals Tottenham.
Full story: Talksport.com
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is weighing up a move for Tottenham midfielder David Bentley, but faces competition from Everton.
Full story: Daily Mail
Everton are monitoring the availability of Porto's Cristian Rodriguez, nicknamed 'the onion' because he has reduced his opponents to tears. The Uruguay midfielder is valued about £7m.
Full story: Talksport.com
Manchester United face competition from Bayern Munich for the signature of 16-year-old Croatian midfielder Dino Spehar, who plays for Osijek.
Full story: Daily Mail
Full story: Mirror
Gordon Taylor, a vice-president of England's 2018 World Cup bid committee, says the three other bids competing to host the finals cannot compare with his country's package.
Full story: Soccernet
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale believes Spurs can beat anyone at White Hart Lane ahead of their home Champions League clash against Werder Bremen on Wednesday.
Full story: Mirror
Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge believes he can break into Fabio Capello's England squad - but wants boss Carlo Ancelotti to play him in his favoured role up front, rather than on on the wing.
Full story: Talksport.com
Seven-times winners AC Milan booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a scrappy win over Auxerre, while four-times champions Ajax saw their hopes end in a thumping and dramatic defeat at home by Real Madrid.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND UP
Full group standings can be found here.
Bayern, who had already qualified and will go through as group winners, went into a 2-0 lead through two quick goals from Mario Gomez.
But Roma made a remarkable second-half comeback with goals from Marco Borriello, Daniele de Rossi and a penalty from substitute Francesco Totti earning them the win.
The result puts Roma within touching distance of the next round as they sit three points clear of third-placed Basel, who beat Cluj 1-0 courtesy of a Frederico Almerares goal after 14 minutes.
Mathieu Valbuena got Didier Deschamps' men off to the perfect start with a fine opener inside 20 minutes, and further strikes by Loic Remy and Brandao after the break ensured OM the margin of victory they required to progress.
Chelsea progress as winners with a 2-1 win over MSK Zilina at Stamford Bridge.
But the Blues had to come from behind to pick up the three points against the European minnows after Babatounde Bello's gave the visitors a shock 19th-minute opener.
Goals from Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda saw Chelsea maintain their perfect record in the competition.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's wonderful 64th-minute strike came out of the blue and put them in front, while Ronaldinho came off the bench to curl in a second late on.
The win leaves Milan on eight points in Group G, and Ajax's 4-0 thumping at home to Real Madrid ensured the Rossoneri would qualify as runners-up to the Spaniards.
Cristiano Ronaldo took his tally to 18 goals in 19 games as Madrid guaranteed themselves first place in the group after convincingly seeing off the hosts at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Alvaro Arbeloa put Madrid in control and Ronaldo struck twice after the break, the second from the penalty spot.
But Madrid finished the match with only nine men after Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos appeared to deliberately get themselves sent off in the closing stages by picking up second yellow cards for time-wasting.
Goals from Taras Stepanenko, Rodrigues Jadson and ex-Arsenal striker Eduardo helped Shakhtar collect the three points and add to point-less Partizan's European misery.
Arsenal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat by Braga at the Estadio Municipal to put their qualifying hopes in jeopardy.
The Gunners were denied what looked like a certain penalty by referee Viktor Kassai before Braga scored two late breakaway goals from Brazil striker Matheus, leaving Arsene Wenger's men waiting to secure a place in the last 16 as they are level on points with Braga
Full story: Mirror
Espanyol midfielder Javi Marquez says he is flattered by the interest shown by Tottenham Hotspur and Wigan Athletic, but wants to stay with the Catalan-based club.
Full story: Daily Mail
Liverpool are heading the queue to sign Stoke's Ryan Shawcross, with Potters boss Tony Pulis eyeing Uruguay World Cup defender Mauricio Victorino as a replacement for the centre-back.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com
Manchester City are ready to offer £20m for Porto's Brazil striker Hulk to ease the burden on Carlos Tevez.
Full story: Mirror
French media have reported that Arsenal have begun negotiations to sign Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro, who has also attracted the interest of north London rivals Tottenham.
Full story: Talksport.com
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is weighing up a move for Tottenham midfielder David Bentley, but faces competition from Everton.
Full story: Daily Mail
Everton are monitoring the availability of Porto's Cristian Rodriguez, nicknamed 'the onion' because he has reduced his opponents to tears. The Uruguay midfielder is valued about £7m.
Full story: Talksport.com
Manchester United face competition from Bayern Munich for the signature of 16-year-old Croatian midfielder Dino Spehar, who plays for Osijek.
Full story: Daily Mail
OTHER GOSSIP
West Ham boss Avram Grant is fighting to save his job following the departure of his number two Zeljko Petrovic.Full story: Mirror
Gordon Taylor, a vice-president of England's 2018 World Cup bid committee, says the three other bids competing to host the finals cannot compare with his country's package.
Full story: Soccernet
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale believes Spurs can beat anyone at White Hart Lane ahead of their home Champions League clash against Werder Bremen on Wednesday.
Full story: Mirror
Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge believes he can break into Fabio Capello's England squad - but wants boss Carlo Ancelotti to play him in his favoured role up front, rather than on on the wing.
Full story: Talksport.com
Seven-times winners AC Milan booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a scrappy win over Auxerre, while four-times champions Ajax saw their hopes end in a thumping and dramatic defeat at home by Real Madrid.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND UP
Full group standings can be found here.
GROUP E
AS Roma rallied from two goals down to beat last season's runner-up Bayern Munich 3-2 and take a big step toward advancing from the group. Bayern, who had already qualified and will go through as group winners, went into a 2-0 lead through two quick goals from Mario Gomez.
But Roma made a remarkable second-half comeback with goals from Marco Borriello, Daniele de Rossi and a penalty from substitute Francesco Totti earning them the win.
The result puts Roma within touching distance of the next round as they sit three points clear of third-placed Basel, who beat Cluj 1-0 courtesy of a Frederico Almerares goal after 14 minutes.
GROUP F
Marseille cruised into the last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Spartak Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium. Mathieu Valbuena got Didier Deschamps' men off to the perfect start with a fine opener inside 20 minutes, and further strikes by Loic Remy and Brandao after the break ensured OM the margin of victory they required to progress.
Chelsea progress as winners with a 2-1 win over MSK Zilina at Stamford Bridge.
But the Blues had to come from behind to pick up the three points against the European minnows after Babatounde Bello's gave the visitors a shock 19th-minute opener.
Goals from Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda saw Chelsea maintain their perfect record in the competition.
GROUP G
AC Milan sealed their spot in the last 16 after a less-than-convincing 2-0 victory over Auxerre in Burgundy. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's wonderful 64th-minute strike came out of the blue and put them in front, while Ronaldinho came off the bench to curl in a second late on.
The win leaves Milan on eight points in Group G, and Ajax's 4-0 thumping at home to Real Madrid ensured the Rossoneri would qualify as runners-up to the Spaniards.
Cristiano Ronaldo took his tally to 18 goals in 19 games as Madrid guaranteed themselves first place in the group after convincingly seeing off the hosts at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Alvaro Arbeloa put Madrid in control and Ronaldo struck twice after the break, the second from the penalty spot.
But Madrid finished the match with only nine men after Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos appeared to deliberately get themselves sent off in the closing stages by picking up second yellow cards for time-wasting.
GROUP H
Shakhtar Donetsk scored three second-half goals to brush aside Partizan Belgrade and virtually assure their progress. Goals from Taras Stepanenko, Rodrigues Jadson and ex-Arsenal striker Eduardo helped Shakhtar collect the three points and add to point-less Partizan's European misery.
Arsenal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat by Braga at the Estadio Municipal to put their qualifying hopes in jeopardy.
The Gunners were denied what looked like a certain penalty by referee Viktor Kassai before Braga scored two late breakaway goals from Brazil striker Matheus, leaving Arsene Wenger's men waiting to secure a place in the last 16 as they are level on points with Braga
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