The top stories from papers and websites - 31 May 2012

• Liverpool's search for a manager is over as Brendan Rodgers agreed a three-year deal at Anfield.


• Frank Lampard has suffered an injury in training that looks set to rule him out of Euro 2012.


• Blackburn's Martin Olsson is flattered by talk that he is considered a Chelsea target.


• Paul Scholes has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester United.


• Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio has signed an extension which will keep him at the club until 2015.


• Ipswich and Watford want a loan deal for Manchester United 'keeper Ben Amos.


• Coventry have rejected a bid from Cardiff for defender Richard Keogh.


• QPR are ready to launch a bid to bring Christopher Samba back to England.


• Jussi Jaaskelainen has turned down a new deal with Bolton and is set to join West Ham.


• Arsenal are to hold talks over a possible deal for CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia.


• Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA have joined Dynamo Kiev in trying to sign Tottenham's Niko Kranjcar.


• Blackpool will hold talks with Nottingham Forest winger Paul Anderson.


• Chelsea, who beat Manchester United to sign Eden Hazard, are considering a late bid to snatch another of their targets. Nick Powell is close to a £6m Old Trafford deal.


• Gylfi Sigurdsson, who was close to agreeing a permanent switch to Swansea, will be the first name on Brendan Rodgers' shopping list once he is in the Liverpool hotseat.


• France midfielder Marvin Martin issues come-and-get-me plea to Arsenal and Spurs after admitting he wants to leave Sochaux for another club this summer.

• English League bosses warned they won't be treated like an asylum if Rangers are booted out of the Scottish game.


• Ray Houghton reckons Celtic would be recruiting a winner if they can persuade Keith Andrews to sign.


• St Johnstone's Steve Lomas is focusing his spending spree on strikers after bolstering his backline.


• Paulo Sergio has called for a quick resolution to his Hearts contract.


• Craig Brown is sweating on top target Jonny Hayes to boost his re-building plans at Aberdeen.

• Brendan Rodgers is set to be named Liverpool manager today.


• Aston Villa will make an official approach to Norwich for their manager Paul Lambert.


• Manchester City will not stand in the way if they receive the right off from Bayern Munich for Edin Dzeko.


• West Brom are deciding whether to fight a compensation battle for Birmingham's Chris Hughton or appoint Ralf Rangnick as manager.


• Paul Scholes has put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension.

• Brendan Rodgers last night agreed a three-year deal to become Liverpool's new manager.


• Frank Lampard could be facing Euro 2012 heartbreak as he faces a scan on a calf muscle injury he suffered in training.


• Aston Villa are poised to make an official approach to Norwich for Paul Lambert while Swansea will move for Brighton boss Gus Poyet.


• Chelsea are ready to pay £30m for striker Hulk but Porto are demanding more.


• Paul Scholes has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester United.


• Thomas Vermaelen has given Arsenal a huge boost by saying he is ready to spend the rest of his career at the Emirates.


• Manchester City are prepared to sell Edin Dezko to fund a move for Robin van Persie.


• Sunderland are ready to snap up Wigan's Momo Diame after he missed out on Liverpool.


• Lazio are ready to offer ex-West Ham defender Julien Faubert a two-year deal.


• Roberto Martinez has snubbed Aston Villa for the second time in 12 months after opting to stay at Wigan.


• Demba Ba's £7m release clause can be activated from today for just two months.

• Paul Lambert quit as Norwich boss last night.


• Brendan Rodgers will be named as the new Liverpool boss today.


• Andy Carroll will be fighting for his Liverpool future at Euro 2012.


• Roberto Martinez is staying at Wigan, according to Dave Whelan.


• Shanghai Shenhua are still hopeful of signing Didier Drogba.


• Businessman Fawaz Al-Hasawi is believed to be close to taking over Nottingham Forest.


• Dirk Kuyt has revealed a host of clubs from top European leagues are keen to sign him from Liverpool.


• Manchester City are ready to listen to offers for Edin Dzeko.


• Ralf Rangnick has his nose in front again in the race to be named new West Brom manager.


• Chelsea are ready to make a £10m move for Fulham's Moussa Dembele.


• West Ham have targeted David Stockdale to replace Robert Green.


• Arsenal target Olivier Giroud will not decide his future until after Euro 2012.


• Sheffield United wrote off £3m last night after sacking jailed Ched Evans.


• Tal Ben Haim is seeking a £2m pay-off to tear up his Portsmouth contract.


• Leicester have launched a £1m raid for Hull right-back Liam Rosenior.


• Harry Redknapp will kick off talks today over his Spurs future.


• Lazio defender Stefan Radu could be on his way to the Premier League according to his agent. The Romanian ace, 25, has been strongly linked with Arsenal and both Manchester clubs.

• Frank Lampard will need a miracle to make it to Euro 2012 after he injured his thigh in training.


• Brendan Rodgers is set to be appointed as Liverpool manager today.


• QPR striker Angelo Balanta has signed a new two-year contract.


• Roberto Martinez has opted to stay with Wigan and snubbed Aston Villa again.


• Sir Alex Ferguson is to renew his interest in Luka Modric in the hope to lure him to Old Trafford.


• West Brom have held talks with Ralf Rangnick as they step up their search for a new manager.


• A Chicago-based group of investors are in talks to take control of Leeds.

• Mega rich French club Paris Saint-Germain are plotting an audacious bid for Wayne Rooney, after abandoning attempts to sign Lionel Messi. The Qatar-backed club are said to have €150m set aside for the transfer fee and Rooney's wages.

• A trio of Premier League clubs are hot on the trail of Dnipro playmaker Yevhen Konoplyanka, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal all monitoring the 22-year-old playmaker, who has already been dubbed the "Ukrainian Lionel Messi".