From BBC sport
Manchester City are willing to make Paul Pogba the highest-paid midfielder in the world and are preparing a British record £70m bid for the 22-year-old.
(Daily Star)
Midfielder Tom Cleverley has hinted he wants to stay at Aston Villa. The 25-year-old is currently on loan from Manchester United. (Daily Express)
Wales forward Gareth Bale, 25, is becoming increasingly isolated in the Real Madrid dressing room because he cannot speak Spanish.(Daily Mail)
West Brom will try to hijack Scott Sinclair's move to Aston Villa with their own £2.5m summer bid. The 26-year-old winger is expected to leave Manchester City in the summer. (Daily Mirror)
Defender Chris Smalling, 25, says Manchester United team-mate Ashley Young, 29, deserves a recall to the England squad after the winger's improved form this season. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The 25-year-old Gabon international would cost £15m (Shoot.co.uk)
Striker Papiss Cisse, 29, believes he can score the goals to help keep Newcastle United in the Premier League. (Shields Gazette)
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos, 25, will be available for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final against Juventus, despite suffering an injury in Saturday's draw with Valencia. (AS.com, in Spanish)
Swansea City can take a step towards a surprise top-six place if they can upset Arsenal on Monday, according to captain Ashley Williams, 30. (Wales Online)
Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 21, says the team must stop making "sloppy" mistakes if they are to achieve anything this season. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Theo Walcott, 26, has developed the qualities needed to become a successful central striker for the Gunners. (Evening Standard)
Manuel Pellegrini says he is unaware of reports that he is soon to be replaced as manager by Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola. (Four Four Two)
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller, 25, has fuelled rumours that he will join Manchester United by saying he has a good relationship with Red Devils manager Louis van Gaal. (Metro)
Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in signing Karim Benzema, with Real Madrid willing to sell the 27-year-old French striker. (Daily Star)
QPR boss Chris Ramsey agreed with his captain, Joey Barton, that the club have some "bad eggs" (Guardian)
Manager Jose Mourinho says midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek will have a career at Chelsea after the 19-year-old made his first start against Liverpool. (Goal,com)
Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini refused to deny reports goalkeeper Samir Handanovic could leave the club in the summer, with Manchester United and Juventus reported to be interested in the 30-year-old. (Gazzetta dello Sport, in Italian)
Best of social media
Chelsea captain John Terry is off on holiday, it seems. The defender posted on Instagram: "Few days in the sun. Well deserved rest with @toni26terry."
Former Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as a guest for the match against Liverpool. The Italian 41-year-old caught up with old team-mates Didier Drogba and Petr Cech, andtweeted: "It was great to see @Capitancarloc at the Bridge today."
Crystal Palace defender Peter Ramage, who spent four years with QPR, reacted to his former team's relegation on Sunday. Ramage tweeted:"Disappointed for the QPR today, horrible feeling, but they've bounced back before and sure they can do it again!"
Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel spent his Sunday night helping with the homework. The USA international tweeted: "SATS revisions...my daughter looks thrilled."
And finally
Ipswich's Paul Anderson offered to pay a supporter's repair bill after the fan damaged his own ceiling celebrating the winger's equaliser against Norwich in the Championship play-off. (Sun - subscription required)
A match steward made a last-ditch tackle to prevent an angry fan from confronting the referee during a Mexican league match between Santos and Puebla. (Metro)
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