TRANSFER RUMOURS
Manchester City will be ordered to buy Portsmouth striker Benjani by the Premier League. However, City will be allowed to renegotiate the £9m fee. (Mirror)

However, City do not want a deal to go through and they are ready to go to court to prove that Benjani is not their player. (The Sun)

Paraguay striker Nelsen Cuevas claims he has signed a pre-contract agreement with Blackburn. (Mirror)

Dutch side AZ Alkmaar are claiming new Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves is their player and want Fifa to ban him from playing. (Mirror)

Bolton midfielder Blerim Dzemaili wants a loan move. (Mirror)

Arsenal midfielder Alex Hleb is a target for Barcelona, who claim they will meet him this week. (Daily Mail)

Teddy Sheringham's son, Charlie, is to be offered a deal by Danish second division club Fremad Amager after an eight-day trial. (Mirror)


OTHER GOSSIP
Steve Cotterill, Kevin Blackwell and John Gregory have all been interviewed for the managerial vacancy at Southampton. (Mirror)

Former Bayern Munich boss Ottmar Hitzfeld will become the manager of Switzerland next season. (Mirror)

Rangers manager Walter Smith is angry that the Scottish FA has ruled out Wednesday as a Scottish Cup replay date because of international commitments. (Express)

The Scottish FA is set for a U-turn to allow Rangers to play their Scottish Cup replay against Hibernian on Wednesday. (Record)

Rangers are poised to appeal against the red card shown to goalkeeper Allan McGregor in Sunday's Scottish Cup tie against Hibernian. (Various)

Scotland could bid to host the Euro 2012 finals if political instability rules out Poland and Ukraine. (Various)

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee has denied suggestions that he will move to Hearts in the summer. (Record)