Thierry Henry will be allowed to leave Arsenal in the summer,
with Real Madrid or Barcelona likely to pay £25m for his signature.
(Sunday Express, Daily Star)
Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United is even more
uncertain after Barcelona joined Real Madrid in the hunt for the
winger. (News of the World)
Ronaldo met Madrid officials in a chance meeting during his
mid-season break in Dubai. (Sunday Mirror)
Rafa Benitez will be given a transfer fund of between £100m and
£150m when Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks take over the
club. (Various)
Barcelona and Real Madrid are on alert after learning Frank
Lampard's contract talks have been delayed. (The People)
OTHER GOSSIP
Sheikh Mohammed will make a £450m takeover move for Arsenal after
his Dubai International Capital group pulled out of negotiations
for Liverpool this week. (The People)
Liverpool sent someone on a top-secret scouting mission to
Barcelona ahead of their Champions League last-16 tie, but there's
a chance their agent was spotted. The person in question was 6ft
7in striker Peter Crouch. "I had never played there and I had never
been to the stadium so we decided to make a visit," he said. (Daily
Star on Sunday)