Wednesday soccer Rumours

El Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Chelsea are in negotiations with Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos over a move to Stamford Bridge.

Striker Peter Crouch is demanding showdown talks with boss Rafael Benitez after admitting he cannot take another season spent on the Liverpool bench. (Mirror).
Everton boss David Moyes is lining up a £3m bid for out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (Various)

Moyes is also prepared to pay £4m for American midfielder Michael Bradley from Dutch side Heerenveen. (Mirror)

Manchester United will sit down with Wigan next week to thrash out an £8m deal for midfielder Wilson Palacios. (The Sun)
And there could be more business between the two clubs, with United looking to offer striker Louis Saha and cash in exchange for Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia. (Mirror)

The Latics, meanwhile, are looking to reinforce their attacking options by making a £4m swoop for Egypt striker Amr Zaky after boss Steve Bruce watched the 25-year-old score twice for his club Zamalek on Monday. (Various)

Sol Campbell's Portsmouth career appears to be over with boss Harry Redknapp eyeing Benfica defender Luisao as a replacement. Pedro Mendes is also likely to leave Fratton Park. (Various)
Another player leaving Portsmouth could be Lassana Diarra, with Tottenham said to be confident of signing the former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder. (Guardian)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos will attempt to lure West Ham's England's Under-21 defender Anton Ferdinand to White Hart Lane in a £6m deal. (The Sun)

The Spaniard will shell out another £6m on Birmingham winger Olivier Kapo, if the Blues are relegated on Sunday. (Mirror)

But Spurs could be set to lose star striker Dimitar Berbatov, who was conspicuous by his absence at the launch of the club's new kit on Tuesday night. (Various)

Mathieu Flamini will be joined at AC Milan by Barcelona full-back Gianluca Zambrotta with the Italian set to sign for £5.5m. (The Sun)

Sunderland are leading the race to sign Carlton Cole from West Ham but Celtic and Middlesbrough are also interested in the former England Under-21 striker. (Mirror)

Martin O'Neill could turn to Stephen Carr, who has been released by Newcastle, after being priced out of a move for Porto full-back Jose Boswinga. (Mirror)

Ivan Campo will be one of several players to leave the Reebok Stadium as Gary Megson sets about a clear-out at Bolton. (The Mirror).

MILAN, May 6 (Reuters) - Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has disagreed with club owner Massimo Moratti's assertion that the Serie A leaders were too cautious and lacked courage in Sunday's 2-1 derby defeat by AC Milan.