Thursday Soccer Rumours

An agreement has been reached between Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid and now the Spanish club have to convince Manchester United to sell. (Spanish sports paper Marca, 1350)

Tottenham are weighing up a possible move for Lyon keeper Gregory Coupet. (Teamtalk, 1130 BST)

Frank Lampard will open fresh talks about a new contract with Chelsea after England's upcoming friendlies. (Press Association, 1115 BST)

AC Milan want one striker from Chelsea's Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o ofr Barcelona, Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor or Palermo forward Amauri. (Reuters, 0945 BST)

Liverpool want £16m from Juventus for midfielder Xabi Alonso, but will call off any deal if they fail to land Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (The Sun)

Arsenal face competition from Marseille for the signature of Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa. (The Daily Star)
Marseille's interest in Ben Arfa could scupper Arsenal's deal for Samir Nasri as the two French clubs may do a swap. (the Daily Telegraph)
Meanwhile, Arsenal want to add Frenchmen Clement Chantome, from PSG, and Laval's Francis Coquelin to their ranks. (Various)
The Gunners have been linked with midfielder Alberto Aquilani, but says he wants to stay at Roma. (Independent)

Chelsea had to wear their new kit for the Champions League final because of commercial influences. But the Blues had yet to win in the new shirt having only worn them in one match, the 1-1 draw against Bolton, and superstitious players wanted to wear the old one. (The Daily Mail)