We all know that Manchester City are the new Mr Money Bags on the block, flush with cash and ready to hunt down the greatest talent in the world.

So, it will come as no surprise to hear that they are in for.... Diego Forlan! Yes, that goal-rich striker who performed so admirably in his time across the city with United.

Now, good old Diego has done well in Spain with Atletico Madrid and Villarreal. But well enough for City to splash out a mooted £30m? Come on, pull the other one! It's up to you if you want to go with the Daily Mirror's flow.

From one classy, prolific striker to another. Watch out, Major League Soccer, Ade Akinbiyi is about! A serious challenger to Forlan for The Premier League's Worst Ever Striker, Ade couldn't hit the proverbial barn door at Leicester City. But now, according to the Daily Mirror, he could leave Burnley bound for... Houston Dynamo. He's going in my fantasy team!

Poor old Cristiano. He just can't hack it, can he? Well, unless Danny Murphy happens to be about! Apparently, it's all the refs' fault that Manchester United are bricking it. And Sir Alex Ferguson thinks it could force (yawn) Ronaldo to leave in the summer. It's EXCLUSIVE in the Daily Mail.

Another Real deal (see what we've done there) in the Daily Mail has linked the Spanish giants with an £80m bid for Steven Gerrard. The problem is, as we all know, he'll never leave Anfield.

The Sun has decided to lift the lid on Rafael Benitez's recipe for success. And, to be frank, we're in complete shock. Apparently, and you won't believe this, he has some scouts, watches DVDs of the best leagues in the world and has brought in a new diet for the squad. Whatever next? He'll be inventing some wheel thing!

Guus Hiddink may be leaving Chelsea in the summer (or so he will have us believe) but The Guardian informs us that the Dutch coach will still have a major input in transfers for the 2009-10 campaign. So when's Alexei Smertin coming back to the Premier League?

And finally, it could be a long, hard summer for many of the pampered professionals down the divisions. It seems the credit crunch really is about to bite football and without any sugar daddies left to bail clubs out 10 could go to the wall, says the Daily Mirror.