Karl Heinze Rumour-nigge

My football gift to you .... all the transfer talk, rumours and gossip from today's newspapers!

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will hand under-fire manager Avram Grant a £100m transfer kitty for next season. (Daily Express) Atletico Madrid are keen to lure Liverpool manger Rafael Benitez and keeper Jose Reina to the club next season. (Daily Star) Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has asked striker Louis Saha to try to persuade £30m Lyon target Karim Benzema to join the Old Trafford club. (Daily Mirror) Meanwhile Ferguson's number one target Dimitar Berbatov looks to be staying at Tottenham, having been promised a bumper new pay deal. (Various) Arsenal fear key midfielder Mathieu Flamini has agreed to join Juventus. Flamini is out of contract at the end of the season. (The Independent) Portsmouth are hopeful that striker David Nugent will join Ipswich on loan next week. (Daily Mail) Newcastle are eyeing Carlisle's teenage hot-shot Gary Madine for the next campaign. (Daily Mirror) Wigan manager Steve Bruce is set to swoop for Senegal skipper Lamine Diatta, who is currently a free agent. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal's Abou Diaby is a reported target of Italian giants Inter Milan. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United defender Michael Lea is on trial at Plymouth. (Daily Star) Crystal Palace striker Dougie Freedman is set to snub a move to Leeds United. (The Sun)