DAILY MAIL: Rafa Benitez will go head-to-head with Kevin Keegan for Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon's £10million signature at the end of the season. The Liverpool manager has been quick to react to Tottenham counterpart Juande Ramos' decision to dispense with Lennon and is determined to challenge Newcastle all the way. Benitez recently revealed that plans were in place for another summer of transfer activity, despite continuing unrest behind the scenes between co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, and that two or three new faces had already been lined up. Also: El Hadji Diouf has dealt relegation strugglers Bolton a fresh blow by revealing that he plans to quit at the end of the season even if they win their Premier League survival battle...Rob Styles, who awarded the season's daftest penalty at Birmingham on Saturday, has been left off the Barclays Premier League list for this weekend's games.

THE SUN: Avram Grant has branded Alex Ferguson 'a joke' for his comments on Chelsea's fixture pile-up. Manchester United boss Fergie told Grant to stop moaning about playing two games in three days. The Blues chief said: "It must be a joke. What day is it today? April Fool's Day? I like Alex very much but..." Also: Mauro Zarate's dream of joining Birmingham could be scuppered by the Qatari royal family...AC Milan could launch a summer swoop for Chelsea misfit Andriy Shevchenko...Kevin Keegan is happy for Newcastle to ship goals - insisting they have the firepower to outscore their rivals...Micky Adams and Chris Hutchings are heading the chase to succeed Andy Ritchie as Huddersfield boss.

DAILY MIRROR: Chelsea are trying to broker a £6m deal for Boca Juniors' 24-year-old striker Rodrigo Palacio. Palacio said: "Friends like Carlos Tevez play in the Premier League. It would be a fantastic challenge for me." Also: El-Hadji Diouf has rocked Bolton by declaring he wants to quit...Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger claims Juventus have promised him they do not want to sign Mathieu Flamini.

DAILY EXPRESS: Sunderland boss Roy Keane has been told by chairman Niall Quinn that the Wearside board will back him to the hilt this summer. Quinn has been delighted with the way Keane has guided his side to near-safety this season and, with just one year left on his contract, he will be eager for his fellow Irishman to agree to an extension. Quinn said: "The summer will be the time for Roy to set out his requirements." Also: Micky Adams is the leading contender to take over at Huddersfield after the departure of Andy Ritchie.

DAILY STAR: Cocky Luciano Spalletti was made to eat his words last night as Manchester United stormed towards the Champions League semi-finals. The Roma chief claimed before the game that it was a long time since Sir Alex Ferguson's side scored an important away win in Europe. But the put that right last night with a magnificent performance in the Olympic Stadium. Also: Arsene Wenger insists it is Arsenal's "moment of truth" as he admits he faces the biggest challenge of his career...Fulham are close to signing Inter Milan midfielder Luca Muscatiello.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Max Mosley, the president of Formula One's ruling body, the FIA, believes he has been the victim of a covert set-up regarding lurid allegations made against him and is taking legal action against the newspaper that published them.

THE TIMES: Sir Alex Ferguson headed back from Italy in high spirits after Manchester United's outstanding 2-0 Champions League quarter-final, first-leg victory over AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium last night, his joy tempered only by an injury to Nemanja Vidic that will be assessed this morning.

THE GUARDIAN: China's preparations for the Olympic Games come in for renewed criticism today as Amnesty International publishes fresh allegations that Beijing has used the Games as an excuse to crack down on internal dissent.

THE INDEPENDENT: Olympic medal hopeful Melanie Marshall has been barred from two of her events at this summer's Games in Beijing after a procedural slip-up disrupted the second day of the British championships here yesterday.