Harry Redknapp wants Lokomotiv Moscow’s Lassana Diarra, 29, at Loftus Road but the former Real Madrid midfielder will have to take a pay cut to join QPR – (Daily Mirror)
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, has finally accepted he will not be sold this summer despite interest from Tottenham – (Southampton Echo)
A contract dispute over the terms of a new deal on offer was also a factor in Tony Pulis’s decision to leave Crystal Palace – (Times – subscription required)
Malky Mackay heads the shortlist for the vacant manager’s job left by Pulis – (Guardian)
But former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood is also a strong contender for the hot-seat at Selhurst Park – (Daily Mail)