• French champions want to pair Rooney with Zlatan Ibrahimovic• Forward would need to be convinced of Ligue 1's quality Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, whose wife Coleen gave birth to the couple's second boy, Klay Anthony, this week, is reluctant to transfer abroad, given his young family. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images Paris Saint-Germain have informed Wayne Rooney's ...Full Story »

Arsenal have discussed a move for unsettled Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Less than 12 months after selling Robin van Persie to this season’s Premier League champions, the Gunners are plotting an equally dramatic move for his troubled team-mate. Teed up: Arsenal are lining up a move for Wayne Rooney Sportsmail can reveal the club’s backroom team first raised the possibil...Full Story »

Five star ... The Lowry COPS were last night probing a hotel sex attack on a Premier League ace’s girlfriend by a beast posing as him as she slept in their bed. The shattered WAG fears someone crept into their room after she returned early from a night out in Manchester following a top-flight game. In the night she was aware of someone next to her and assumed it was her boyfriend, who s...Full Story »

Queens Park Rangers centre back Chris Samba has hit out at critics of his big-money wages following his defensive horror show in QPR's 3-2 loss to Fulham, saying supporters should 'get over' the amount he gets paid. The defender originally took to his Twitter profile to apologise for his first-half performance in the west London derby, but went on to slate fans who brought up his £100k wag...Full Story »

Figures from QPR's latest financial report show that the club's wage bill doubled in the year from May 2011 to 2012, before this January's spending spree.The West Londoners are at the bottom of the Premier League table despite spending heavily and twice breaking their own transfer record in the winter window by signing Loic Remy and Christopher Samba.The latest report, for the year ending 31 May...Full Story »

The details of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's salary at Paris Saint-Germain highlight the financial obstacles that would hinder any plan for Wayne Rooney to move to France. Rooney's omission from Manchester United's starting line-up against Real Madrid has increased speculation about a summer transfer. A possible PSG bid for the striker was first mooted by Sports Agenda in January after he was left out...Full Story »

Arsenal are planning to raise their wage ceiling in the summer to facilitate Arsene Wenger’s £70million spending splurge. Wenger wants ‘three to four’ top-level signings in the summer, with a striker his priority. Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic is a target and Wenger also wants a proven goalkeeper and holding midfielder. Top target: Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic is wan...Full Story »

Queens Park Rangers want to insert pay-cut clauses into any new player contracts to help stop the club falling into financial ruin if they are relegated. Sportsmail understands the clauses could result in players having their wages halved should QPR fail to stay in the Barclays Premier League. Manager Harry Redknapp has so far had a frustrating transfer window, with Tal Ben Haim his only sig...Full Story »

PAY DISMAY ... Sneijder's huge wages are deterring Prem giants CHELSEA and Arsenal have both snubbed the chance to sign Wesley Sneijder. And Inter Milan even made it clear they are willing to let him go on a FREE. Sneijder, who cost the Italians a massive £24million when he signed from Real Madrid in 2009, want the midfielder, 28, off their wage bill. Agents acting on Inter’s beha...Full Story »

David Beckham has talked his way out of a move to Monaco by asking for too much money. The former LA Galaxy and England midfielder made ‘excessive’ demands when negotiating with AS Monaco chiefs, despite the significant funds available through Russian owner Dimitri Rybolovlev, reports L’Equipe. Monaco’s chief executive Tor-Kristian Karlsen recently travelled to the Un...Full Story »

Arsenal are in danger of losing England star Theo Walcott after his contract talks hit fresh delays. Arsene Wenger's team got their season back on track with a 2-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion that lifted them into sixth place in the Premier League. But Wenger has admitted he is frustrated that a new deal for Walcott, who is out of contract in June, remains unsigned. Committed? Theo...Full Story »

April 30 was the last time Manchester City beat a genuinely first-rate opponent in any competition. Sunday at the Etihad Stadium would be a good time to do it again. Champions win big games, don’t they? Not these champions. Not this year. Since that seismic night in east Manchester towards the end of last season - when they beat Manchester United 1-0 to retake control in the Barclays P...Full Story »

Manchester United are on red alert after Wesley Sneijder was told he won't be playing for Inter Milan again until he accepts a cut to his £200,000 a week wages. The Dutch midfielder has refused to accept a contract with reduced wages at Inter and club director Marco Branca has said he will not be involved in the Italian giants’ plans until he accepts the terms of a less extravagant...Full Story »

She loves to dress up for a night on the town but high profile WAG Coleen Rooney cut a scruffy figure as she popped out to get her hair done on Friday afternoon. Usually pictured in a array of skin-tight outfits, topped off with a pair of skyscraper heels, Coleen is known for her unfaltering, glamourous style. The wife of England striker Wayne Rooney could have passed for anyone as she stepp...Full Story »

Stoking up the fire ... Peter Crouch romances Abbey Clancy at Milan Fashion Week PETER Crouch and wife Abbey Clancy are a perfect fit as they share a passionate clinch during Milan Fashion Week. The Stoke City ace, 31, and his model missus showed off the look of love on a night out with pals in Italy. And while British teams faced tricky ties on the Continent, Crouchy was happy with Abbey&#...Full Story »

The last owner of West Ham who also owned a bank took the football club to the brink of administration. But when David Sullivan says he owns a bank, and it is a bank in one of the prime locations on the Monopoly board, what actually goes on inside, and beyond in the global banking world, is not his concern. ‘I own the building,’ says Sullivan. ‘It’s the Lloyd’s B...Full Story »

Return of the WAG ... Carolynne Poole WAG Carolynne Poole is back to try again on tonight’s X Factor — after being dropped last year. The hopeful — who dated Rio Ferdinand but is married to ex-Stockport player David Poole — was axed by Louis Walsh in 2011. She said: “I didn’t show you what I could do, you didn’t see the real me.” She returns wit...Full Story »

Nani's ‘unreal’ wage demands have wrecked any chance of the Manchester United winger moving to Zenit St Petersburg this summer. The Russian club’s director-general Maxim Mitrofanov claimed on Thursday that the deal had hit a brick wall. No deal: Nani will not move because of his wage demands Nani has yet to agree a new deal at Old Trafford after asking for £130,000 a ...Full Story »

Manchester City's contract talks with David Silva have faltered because of the Spanish winger's contract demands. Silva has two years to run on the £130,000-a-week deal he signed when he moved to the Etihad two summers ago. Stuttering: David Silva's new contract talks have faltered due to his high wage demands The World Cup and European Championship winner wants to be paid more than &#...Full Story »

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini oversaw training on Thursday amid reports the La Liga club is unable to pay his or the players' wages while their Qatari owner looks to offload his stake. The Andalusian side's preparations for the 2012-13 season, which begins in less than three weeks, were also disrupted by separate reports that said their Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla was poised to sign for E...Full Story »