* Tottenham coach Joe Jordan says accusations of him insulting Gennaro Gattuso before the AC Milan captain headbutted him during the Champions League tie on Tuesday are rubbish.

* Newcastle's 28-year-old midfielder Joey Barton says he could leave the club if five top players are not brought in this summer.

* Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn wants to tempt up to as many as 10,000 fans back to the Stadium of Light who he thinks are watching games on foreign satellite TV channels.

* Roma's Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi is being lined up as the long-term replacement for Paul Scholes at Manchester United.

* Striker Michael Owen, 31, may have played his last game for Manchester United after suffering a groin injury in training that could keep him out for three months.

* Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray admits that midfielder Julio Arca could be on his way out of the club in the summer, with Bolton and Wigan both interested parties.

* Frank Lampard has hinted he would like to play for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics. The team is allowed three players over the age of 23.

* Wigan will only be able to replace the middle parts of their cut-up pitch before Manchester United visit next weekend because of a shortage of cash and turf supplies.

* Bristol City's 40-year-old goalkeeper David James, who last played for England at the 2010 World Cup, still hopes to get an international recall from manager Fabio Capello.

* Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies wants to sign Portsmouth's 34-year-old midfielder Michael Brown on loan as he seeks to strengthen his squad.

* Turkish midfield star Arda Turan is eyeing a move to the Premier League with Chelsea among the teams interested in the Galatasaray player.

* Tottenham are prepared to offer £15m to bring Ipswich's 17-year-old striker Connor Wickham to White Hart Lane.