All the latest gossip from Friday's newspapers.
Sheffield United have signed Nottingham Forest striker David Johnson on loan for the rest of the season (Daily Telegraph).
Charlton are unhappy that the final set of games in the Premiership have all been moved to Sunday 15 May, saying it could cause security problems (Daily Mail).
Southampton boss Harry Redknapp has called Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric "pathetic and sad" after he said current manager Velimir Zajec was having to undo mistakes made by Redknapp when he was Pompey boss (Independent).
Aston Villa's Thomas Hitzlsperger says the reason he is holding out over a new deal is because he wants more regular first-team football, not more money (Daily Express).
Birmingham and Aston Villa are both keen to sign Chelsea's Scott Parker in the summer (Daily Star).
Tottenham's Pedro Mendes is likely to be out for another five weeks after fracturing his toe (Daily Mirror).
Brentford are keen to spend some of their FA Cup-run money on signing Jamie Cureton from local rivals QPR (Daily Star).
Striker Walter Pandiani says Birmingham are in pole position to sign him when his loan spell from Deportivo la Coruna expires (Daily Express).
Antti Niemi may be left out of Southampton's side to face Manchester United at the weekend despite being fit again, because of deputy Paul Smith's impressive form (Daily Mail).
West Ham have signed Wolves winger Shaun Newton until the end of the season and could sign Cardiff defender James Collins as the Welsh side look to cut their wage bill (The Sun).
Hearts have had their request for an inquiry into referee Andy Davis' decision to award Rangers a late penalty turned down (Daily Record).
Rangers vice-chairman John McClellan can forsee all Scottish top-flight football being played on plastic pitches, possibly within five years (Daily Record).
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