Berlusconi said yesterday: "Adriano wants to leave Inter? Milan would be interested. For a player, the club atmosphere is always important.
"There is no team in the world that would not take him."
The Cameroon striker said: "Sometimes, when you do not match the expectations of people, they criticize you. But it is not over one or two games that they should criticize.
"For me, he continues being the one of before, but the Ronaldinho that dribbles past nine players was four years ago. A lot happens over four years in football, Ronie now is a different player.
"We are not going to see him like he was nor do we want him to. Now there are others who can play that sort of way."
Suggesting it was Lionel Messi who was taking over Ronaldinho's mantle, Eto'o added: "I hope what he is doing now continues for his entire career. There are few players at his level today."
Mexico international Ochoa, a nominee for this year's Ballon d'Or, has confirmed his agent is in negotiations with United over a three-year contract.
Excelsior says Club America are seeking 7 million for Ochoa.
"It's a great league (England), without doubt one of the best, it would be very competitive and very exciting," said the goalkeeper.
"My departure would depend on conditions that are favorable to the club and obviously for me.
"I see it being very close, either happening in December or July."
The Daily Express says Clarke, previously a highly valued No2 to Grant's predecessor Jose Mourinho, had hinted that he was going to leave the London club after the Portuguese left.
But the former Chelsea and Scotland player, who had been sought as a manager in his own right by Leicester and QPR at the start of the season, was persuaded to stay at Stamford Bridge.
Clarke now takes on a bigger role in the preparation of the team for games alongside new Dutch coach Henk Ten Cate, with Grant acting as the overseer - and he has been offered a new, improved deal to compensate for those increased duties.
But the Scot has still not signed the new contract, which was presented to him three weeks ago.
Controcampo says the Gunners defender is on the radar for both Italian giants for the end of the season.
DiarioSport says Ramos considers it vital to stiffen his defence and one of the first names he's asked the Spurs board for is Escude, who can play at centre-half and left-back.
The young Frenchman was a regular in Ramos' first team last season, but has struggled this term due to a preseason pelvic injury.
The Daily Star says Megson is ready to offer £2 million for Miller in January. The powerful forward has been starring on-loan at West Brom this season.
The Daily Star says Royle, who is also interesting Leicester City, is a frontrunner for the vacant position.
"We can't afford to think that we're too good to be in this position," O'Neil said. "We're in a scrap and we've got to accept it. I think we need to win games as ugly as we can.
"In the second half, we really got at Spurs and played forward a bit more. Maybe we didn't play as good a brand of football as we have done. We were a little bit more direct and caused them more problems. Possibly that's the answer, certainly in the short term. No one could deny that we've played some nice stuff, but we haven't got the results. We have to make ourselves harder to beat - more nasty, in their faces, win ugly, that kind of thing.
"We are still confident of having a decent season. It's never easy playing football when you're down at the bottom. It's a tough position to be in. We have a lot of young players and it's important everyone steps up, accepts responsibility, accepts the ball and still tries to play."
Steve McClarenHe has been made aware of overtures from Premier League clubs ready to offer him a way back into club football later this season.
But McClaren is confident he is the best man to lead England through the qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Howard WebbBBC Sport says Ferguson accused the official of being biased towards the Gunners during the 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
"He has a chance to be the top referee but it was a big game and, at times, he favoured Arsenal," Ferguson told MUTV.
"Their second goal came from him not giving a free-kick for a foul on Louis Saha. It should've been a foul for us."
However, Ferguson added that he believed it was difficult for referees not be influenced by hostile home crowds.
Alex Ferguson
"It is very hard for the referee," he stated. "On our bench, we were getting terrible abuse from people two or three feet away from us.
"There is a lack of security. It is absolutely disgraceful the abuse you and your staff take. All sorts of things are being shouted and screamed at you and there is an absolute danger here."
Dave Whelan The Mirror says McLeish emerged last night as Wigan's No1 target after the sacking of Chris Hutchings.
Alex McLeish
McLeish, known as Big Eck, has seen his superb handling of the Tartan Army put him back on the radar of Premier League clubs.
BBC Sport says Tottenham have turned to a man who played a major role in the development of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium to help them build a venue of similar quality.
Tony Winterbottom, formerly of the London Development Authority, is now masterminding plans to expand Spurs' White Hart Lane ground to about 52,000.
The project would cost in the region of £300m of which £150m would be borrowed.
But it would mean Spurs vacating White Hart Lane for two seasons, prompting a possible ground share with West Ham.
Another solution might be to share the Emirates Stadium with Arsenal but that seems fraught with difficulty, particularly with the present rivalry between the fans.
Consequently, there is also talk of Tottenham playing some matches at a ground outside London.
Saglam, who returns to the touchline after being banned from the dugout for the Turks' 2-1 win over Liverpool last month, fears Crouch can exploit the visitors weakened defence at Anfield tonight with central defender Gokhan Zan, missing.
"Crouch is an important player," said Saglam. "His height gives him an advantage over virtually every defender.
"We do not have Gokhan for this match, and I am aware of the advantage that will give Liverpool. Competing against someone with his physique is always difficult."
Controcampo says West Ham are prepared to pay £15 million to sign Adriano, who has again fallen out with Inter management in recent days, but the Brazilian is cool on the prospect of moving to Upton Park.
The Swede declared over the weekend he wanted to stay at Villa Park as he continued new contract talks.
However, Controcampo says Juve sports director Alessio Secco has watched Mellberg several times for club and country this season and is determined to secure his signature to a pre-contract in January.
Allardyce must make do without Given against Sunderland and, possibly, Liverpool. Given did not feature against Portsmouth after further groin trouble and his manager yesterday said: "Shay will be out for two or three weeks. It is a little bit of a worry because it is another groin injury but it is not as fearful as we first thought."
Sam Allardyce
"From our point of view, Roberto has come here to do a job for Swansea City and we fully expect him to stay and do that job with us," said Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins.
quality needed to win games in the Premiership after last night's defeat at Manchester City."This was a good example of where we're short," said Keane, his options limited as he attempts to inspire a change in fortune. "I don't remember Manchester City's keeper having to make a save. Craig (Gordon) didn't have much to do. But they've produced that bit of quality, that's the difference in this league.
"It's such a fine line. They're third and you might think there's not much between us on this evidence. But they've scored and we haven't and we've lost the game.
"The hardest part (in the Premier League) is doing it in the final third, that's why good strikers and playmakers are so hard to get. We lack those qualities at the moment. City weren't at their best out there.
"But these teams still have those moments of quality, even when they're not at their best. It was the same at West Ham (last month) and
The Portugal international said: "I may leave at the end of the season, but it will be Sporting Lisbon that decides that. Only if it is good for me and even better for Sporting ... which is the most important ... will I leave.
"For now, I do not know anything and Sporting haven't said anything to me."
Asked about United and Real's interest, Veloso added: "Perhaps it's just rumours, I don't know. I'm happy enough at Sporting for now."
Jeremy Menez.Both Premiership giants are monitoring the 20 year-old this season with a view to moving for the playmaker in the summer.
However, Gazzetta dello Sport says Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is ready to release significant transfer funds in January and a deal for Menez is high on the agenda.
United and Liverpool have made contact with Monaco in the last month about Menez's situation, however Inter believe they have the inside-running having struck a good relationship with the French club during negotiations for wing-back Maicon last year.
Globoesporte says Flamengo chiefs are prepared to sell Renato to fund their restructuring plans and received interest from Chelsea last month.
Manchester United and Liverpool have also expressed interest in the 20 year-old this season, whose buyout clause is set at £12 million.
Flamengo president Kleber Leite is prepared to sell should a European club come in with a significant bid for Renato.
Renato Augusto
the attitude of striker Dimitar Berbatov.Jol remains full of admiration for the striker's repertoire of skills but concedes he is not the ideal player to have in your side in times of toil.
He told the Daily Express: "At St James' Park (when Berbatov appeared reluctant to come on as a substitute), a lot had been made in the media about Berbatov's attitude, that he didn't want to come on because he was sulking at being on the bench.
"Normally Chris Hughton would tell the players to warm up, but not this time. However, he didn't seem that keen to do it.
"I turned my shoulder again and this time looked him in the eye and told him 'come on, warm
up' and he began to warm up.
"He never said he didn't want to come on, but that's how it has been perceived. But that's Berbatov, he always seems reluctant to do anything.
"Gifted, yes. But he is not a fighter. Perhaps you need others who are fighters to balance out the team."
And Fergie, 65, reckons the latest crop of United players keep any thoughts of retirement on the back burner.
He said: "It's amazing to think I've been here for 21 years.
"I've certainly had the key to the door for a while now!
"I guess I have to think about retiring at some stage but I still have plenty of ambition here and these young lads make me feel younger.
"I'm proud of the current team - they need a little bit of direction at times but they're showing fantastic enthusiasm for the game and there's a great spirit among them.
"At last Friday's training session I had to get Carlos Queiroz to tell them to stop because it was too good.
"We were due to play Arsenal the next day and I wanted them to keep that kind of football for the Saturday!"
