BBC Friday's gossip column
Chelsea are poised to offer England midfielder Frank Lampard a £40,000-per-week pay rise persuade him to reject any bid from Barcelona. (The Sun)
Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan is poised to make Hull boss Simon Taylor the club's new manager. (Daily Mirror)
Djibril Cisse's broken leg could lead to Blackburn striker Craig Bellamy moving to Liverpool. (Daily Express, The S**)
Newcastle are preparing a £4m bid for Fulham's transfer-listed midfielder Steed Malbranque. (The Sun, Daily Mirror)
Tottenham are preparing for Manchester United to make a £7m offer for midfielder Michael Carrick after the Old Trafford club made an enquiry this week. (Independent)
New Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has approved bids for defenders Robert Huth of Chelsea and Standard's Liege's Oguchi Onyewu. (Daily Express)
But Boro could face competition from Premiership rivals Fulham and Reading to land the 24-year-old Onyewu. (The Sun)
Valencia and one other Spanish club have joined Barcelona in the race for Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. (Independent)
Arsenal defender Pascal Cygan could be on his way to St Etienne for £1m. (Daily Mirror)
However, Arsenal are also in the running as manager Arsene Wenger sees the Iceland player as a replacement for Dennis Bergkamp. (Daily Mail)
Clubs wishing to buy Birmingham striker Emile Heskey have been told to stump up at least £5m (Daily Express)
Tottenham have been left a clear run in the race to sign Tunisia defender Hatem Trabelsi after Manchester City were priced out. (Daily Mirror)