All the latest football gossip from Friday's papers.
Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole wants to quit the club in the summer and will not sign another contract at Highbury. (Daily Mirror, Times and Daily Mail)
The Gunners will block all moves for Cole, even if that means letting him leave on a free in 2007. (The Guardian)
Former football professional Jean-Marc Bosman is prepared to fight to overturn Cole's �100,000 tapping-up fine. (Sun)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keeping tabs on 20-year-old Tranmere right-back Ryan Taylor. (The Guardian)
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is set to land Southampton and England striker Peter Crouch for �5m. (The Sun)
Slovakian midfielder Marek Mintal, who scored 24 goals last season, is also a target for the Anfield club. (Mirror)
Everton boss David Moyes will sign Chelsea striker Mikael Forssell for �3m on Friday. (The Sun)
The Goodison Park club are also in conversation with a London-based consortium about possible investments for the future. (The Independent)
Want-away striker Hernan Crespo has begged Chelsea not to make his transfer fee away from Stamford Bridge prohibitive to other clubs. (Mirror)
Aston Villa are lining up Manchester City centre-back Sylvain Distin as a possible transfer target. (The Sun)
Southampton goalkeeper Antti Niemi will definitely leave the Championship side during the summer. (The Sun)
Kakha Kaladze, who plays at left-back for AC Milan, will become Chelsea's first off-season signing. (Independent)
Southampton defender Claus Lundekvam would jump at chance of moving to Celtic and could be bought for as little as �250,000. (Daily Express)
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