Newcastle striker Michael Owen has suffered a setback in his recovery from a broken foot. (The Sun)

West Ham have been linked with a move for Osasuna midfielder Raul Garcia. (The Times)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will be told by club owner Roman Abramovich to buy a top striker. (The Independent)

Bookies have been swamped by a flood of bets on Niall Quinn to become manager of Sunderland following the departure of Mick McCarthy. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is poised to sign a new contract - but the terms will not prevent him taking the England job. (Daily Mirror)

Roma are to offer Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires a long-tern deal to move to Serie A next season. (Daily Mirror)

Portugal legend Eusebio has hailed Newcastle's Alan Shearer as one of the greatest English strikers. (The Sun)

Brighton boss Mark McGhee is lining up a �200,000 move to sign on-loan Man Utd defender Paul McShane. (Daily Star)

West Brom boss Bryan Robson said that Birmingham made a mistake for not stumping up the cash to buy Curtis Davies. (Daily Express)

Chelsea can expect to pay just a small fine if found guilty for failing to control their players at West Brom. (The Daily Telegraph)

Burnley are prepared rename Turf Moor to attract funds. (The Daily Telegraph)

Leicester will appoint Mike Newell as their new manager at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan are interested in Gwarek Zabrze midfielder Tomasz Cywka according to reports in Poland. (The Times)

Manchester United are to offer injured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a pay-as-you-play deal next season. (The Guardian)

Sunderland are bracing themselves for offers for Julio Arca following the departure of manager Mick McCarthy. (Daily Mail)

West Ham believe Teddy Sheringham could still be a top Premiership players at the age of 43. (Daily Mirror)

Paul Le Guen is set to announce on French television on Sunday that he has agreed to become Rangers' new manager. (Daily Record)

And France keeper Gregory Coupet says he would join his former Lyon coach at Ibrox. (Daily Record)