DAILY STAR: Real Madrid hope to make Cristiano Ronaldo the world's best-paid player in a bid to lure him from Manchester United. Also: Alan Curbishley has called for Premier League chiefs to help fans stop abusing managers...Tottenham last night revealed they are lining up a double swoop for Espanyol pair Dani Jarque and Carlos Kameni.

THE SUN: Frank Arnesen is the man at the centre of the war that is threatening to rip Chelsea apart. Also: Martin Taylor last night spoke for the firs time about his horror tackle on Arsenal striker Eduardo...Rafa Benitez admits skipper Steven Gerrard was right to blast Liverpool for flopping in the title race.

DAILY MIRROR: Rafa Benitez issued a rallying cry to his Liverpool players last night, after agreeing with Steven Gerrard's assessment of a season that is "not nearly good enough". Also: Tom Hicks is on the verge of a bid to take full control of Liverpool...Theo Walcott is hoping his two goals at Birmingham last Saturday will earn him the chance to fire Arsenal towards the Premier League title.

DAILY MAIL: English football's managers were heavily involved in plans to take Premier League matches abroad and their union hoped to profit from the controversial scheme, it can be revealed. Also: Mark Hughes believes Kevin Keegan will be given extra time to turn around struggling Newcastle because the under-fire manager holds a special place in the club's affections.

DAILY EXPRESS: Kia Joorabchian last night declared he has the evidence to prove West Ham broke third-party ownership rules again - even after being fined £5.5million. Also: Sven-Goran Eriksson has claimed Manchester City can become the new Chelsea - if billionaire owner Thaksin Shinawatra puts his money where his mouth is...Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks will try to launch a bid to buy out business partner George Gillett and seize control of the club.

THE INDEPENDENT: The Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor spoke yesterday for the first time about his sadness at the injury to Eduardo Da Silva and said that it was his greatest hope that he will see the Arsenal striker play again.

THE TIMES: Tom Hicks' troubled relationship with George Gillett Jr turned ugly yesterday when the Liverpool co-owner threatened to block any attempts by his business partner to sell his 50% stake in the Barclays Premier League club.

THE GUARDIAN: Tom Hicks served notice of his intention to retain control at Liverpool last night when he warned he may block George Gillett's attempts to sell to Dubai International Capital.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Birmingham defender Martin Taylor has said nothing would give him greater satisfaction than to see Eduardo back in an Arsenal shirt scoring goals.