Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Monday's papers
From today's Daily Mirror:
Manchester United lead race to land QPR wonderkid
Chelsea to hit Ashley Cole with £200,000 fine over affair allegations
Mancini orders Tevez to return after star goes AWOL
Portsmouth rescue deal is close, claims Peter Storrie
QPR poised to name Neil Warnock new boss - with Southgate set for Palace
Plymouth poised to move for Barnet ace
Marlon King eyeing early release from prison - and return to football
West Brom weighing up £2m move for Hamilton star
From today's other papers:
Everton
boss David Moyes is confident the Toffees will not lose highly rated 18-year-old star
Jack Rodwell
to a bigger club the same way they did Wayne Rooney. Moyes said: "We weren’t ready when Wayne came on the scene. We’re ready for Jack Rodwell and our team is good enough to carry a Jack Rodwell and keep bigger suitors away." (Daily Mail)
The latest owner of Portsmouth, Balram Chainrai, will not let the club go out of business, according to his spokesman Phil Hall. (The Times)
Sunderland are ready to swoop with a £3.5million deal for Portsmouth defender Marc Wilson if the Premier League changes their mind and allows the cash-strapped club to sell outside the transfer window. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea midfielder Deco has revealed he owes former Blues boss Jose Mourinho a "special" debt. The Portuguese midfielder said he was "sad and inconsolable" after three barren years with Porto, until Mourinho arrived in 2002 and led them to a host of trophies. (The Sun)
Wayne Rooney 's younger brother John has landed a trial with Derby County . The 19-year-old midfielder is currently at Macclesfield but is out of contract in the summer. (Daily Mail)
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