Guus Hiddink is to pull out of the race to be the next England coach and sign a �5m deal to be the new Russian national team boss. (Mirror)

Barcelona claim they have a 'verbal agreement' with Thierry Henry for him to join in the summer on a �140,000-a-week deal. (Mail)

Juventus are still interested in signing defender William Gallas from Chelsea. (Independent)

Newcastle are monitoring Ruud van Nistelrooy's situation at Manchester United as they look for a successor to Alan Shearer, who is retiring in the summer. (Telegraph)

Newcastle have also tabled a bid of �15m for Fernando Torres, although Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea are also keeping tabs on the Atletico Madrid striker. (Sun)

Roy Keane has told Republic of Ireland compatriot John O'Shea to toughen up if he is to inherit the former Manchester United star's mantle as midfield enforcer at Old Trafford. (Mirror)

Stilian Petrov has urged Roy Keane not to retire from football and to stay at Celtic for one more season. (Daily Record)

Arsenal youngster Theo Walcott's wages will rise from �90 per week to around �2,000 today as he turns 17, enabling him to sign his first professional contract. His first purchase is likely to be driving lessons. (Star)

Brentford have signed former Crystal Palace defender Jamie Smith on loan from Bristol City.(Star)

James Milner's possible summer move from Newcastle to Aston Villa could be under threat as it is feared he has glandular fever. (Express)

Time is running out for Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford and the Glazers will give the Scot just one more season at the Manchester United helm. (Express)

Everton plan to renew their interest in Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson in the summer. (Guardian)

Arsenal are poised to repeat their capture of Cesc Fabregas and sign Barcelona's Spanish youth international Fran Merida next month when he turns 16, after Barca forgot to sign a contract which has parents had signed. (Sun)

Juventus coach Fabio Capello has made the Football Association aware that he would be interested in the England coach's job. (Times)

Sven-Goran Eriksson is to allow England players to carry on negotiations for new contracts or transfers during the World Cup, despite the potential for distraction. (Telegraph)

Tottenham manager Martin Jol is ready to bring Arjen Robben to White Hart Lane should the Dutch winger feel threatened by Michael Ballack's imminent arrival at Chelsea. (Express)

Michael Ballack's arrival will definitely herald the end of one Chelsea career, with Jose Mourinho giving Jiri Jarosik the greenlight to go in the summer. (Guardian)