All the latest gossip from Wednesday's newspapers.
Newcastle manager Graeme Souness is keen to sign Michael Owen and persuade Alan Shearer not to retire. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool will offload El-Hadji Diouf for as little as �2m in the summer, a fifth of what they paid for him in 2002. (The Times)
Kevin Keegan faces a struggle to get Manchester City stars like Shaun Wright-Phillips to sign fresh contracts. (The Times)
Harry Kewell's agent denies interfering in the Liverpool player's long recuperation from injury. (The Independent)
Sir Alex Ferguson will play Ruud van Nistelrooy against AC Milan, despite the striker's three-month injury lay-off. (Daily Telegraph)
Jaap Stam, now with AC Milan, says Sir Alex Ferguson made a big mistake in selling him to Lazio. (Daily Mirror)
Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard questions the wisdom of Jose Mourinho in naming his Chelsea XI early. (Daily Mirror)
Joe Cole on Ronaldinho: "He's brilliant in the computer games and I'd love to be on the same pitch as him." (The Sun)
Dunfermline bosses have hit back at complaints by Rangers and Dundee United over their plastic pitch and say they hope to continue playing on it next season (Daily Record).