Doug Ellis ‘prepares axe’ for David O’Leary? Just another crisis at Aston Villa then… [Football365]
Alex Ferguson keen on mass raid for Juventus stars [BBC]
Talking of Juve stars, it’s Chelsea v Real Madrid for the services of Gianluca Zambrotta [Guardian]
Liverpool ‘on brink’ of signing Dutch hotshot Dirk Kuyt for £10m, at fourth time of asking [Daily Mail]
Man City stunned by Micah Richards‘ transfer request & Boro bids for Barton & Distain [Mirror]
West Brom reject Portsmouth’s £8.5m bid for Curtis Davies [Sky Sports]