TRANSFER GOSSIP
Tottenham are monitoring Benfica's £20m-rated, 24-year-old Argentine winger Eduardo Salvio and are also expected to revive their long-standing interest in Southampton's Jay Rodriguez, 25, in the summer. (Daily Mirror)
Midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, has been encouraged to leave Juventus for Chelsea by former Blues striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Express)
Manchester United are ready to sign Borussia Dortmund contract rebel Ilkay Gundogan if the 24-year-old midfielder fails to agree a new deal to stay at Westfalenstadion. (Metro)
Real Madrid will sacrifice either Pepe, 31, or Raphael Varane, 21, with Chelsea and Manchester United keen on the central defensive pair. (Daily Star)
Swansea boss Garry Monk has identified Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 20, as Wilfried Bony's replacement and will move for him in the summer. (The Sun - subscription required)
Serie A side Bologna are planning to reignite their interest in Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 23, after a deal collapsed in January. (Daily Express)
Former Paris St-Germain forward Nene, 33, is undergoing a medical ahead of a move to West Ham. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, who scored 228 goals in 376 appearances with the Gunners, has been offered the chance to start his coaching career at the club. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham will make checks on the availability of Real Sociedad boss David Moyes and Besiktas manager Slaven Bilic as the club line up possible replacements for Sam Allardyce, whose contract expires in the summer. (Daily Telegraph)
Millwall's former Everton winger Magaye Gueye, 24, has been told he will not play for the club again unless he loses weight, after failing a routine body fat ratio test. (Mirror)
Former Norwich coach Mark Robson is set to join Tim Sherwood's new-look backroom team at Aston Villa after Scott Marshall left the club. (Daily Mail)
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made a surprise visit to Chelsea's team hotel ahead of their Champions League clash with Paris St-Germain to have coffee with manager Jose Mourinho. (The Sun - subscription required)
SOCIAL MEDIA
It was not just the return of the Champions League that got people talking on Twitter, it seems #whokilledlucy in Eastenders has also caught the attention.
QPR striker Charlie Austin has turned detective, tweeting "so Lucy was killed at home" followed by "no surely Abi didn't kill Lucy .... Jane or Bobby?".
Crystal Palace midfielder Hiram Boateng, then gave his opinion on who he thinks killed Lucy Beale: "Abi Abi Abi. Always knew she was bad to the bone", not an opinion shared by Bolton's Quade Taylor though. He tweeted: "It wasn't Abi! We don't find out who the killer is until Thursday plenty twists and turns to come!"
AND FINALLY...
Preston left-back Scott Laird, 26, has revealed that his grandma gave him £1 for scoring against Manchester United in his team's 3-1 defeat in the FA Cup on Monday as part of a tradition dating back to his childhood. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea ended up literally 'parking the bus' ahead of their Champions League last 16 tie with Paris St-Germain on Tuesday - after the team bus got stuck as it drove into the Parc des Princes stadium. (Metro)