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Chelsea have told Manchester United to name their price for striker Wayne Rooney, 27, who is also wanted by Paris St-Germain.

Manchester City have reportedly agreed a fee for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, 27, will become Manchester City's first signing of the Manuel Pellegrini era after the Etihad club agreed a British record transfer fee £50m for him.
Full story: Sunday People
Monaco have made a surprise enquiry for West Ham's on-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll, 24.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
But Hammers boss Sam Allardyce has revealed he's hopeful the London club can tie up a permanent deal for Carroll "as quickly as possible".
Full story: Metro
Shakhtar Donetsk's Romanian left-back Razvan Rat, 31, looks set to complete a free transfer to West Ham.
Full story: Sky Sports
Liverpool target Christian Eriksen,  21, will turn down Anfield and sign a new contract at Ajax if Brendan Rodgers does not make a £15m offer in the next month.
Full story: Sunday People
Former England assistant manager Franco Baldini has been linked with the role of technical director at Tottenham for the start of next season.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Former France midfielder Patrick Vieira is being lined up as a future Manchester City manager
Manchester City are fast-tracking former Ars*nal midfielder Patrick Vieira, 36, to become their manager in the future.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley will share out £1m between the club's non-football staff if the Magpies beat Ars*nal in their final game of the season on Sunday.
Full story: Sky Sports
An Australian newsreader was the victim of a prank while reporting on Chelsea's Europa League final victory over Benfica when a colleague tampered with her autocue.
Full story: Metro

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Incoming Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has asked the club's owners to buy him four new players in the summer window - and one is Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26.
Full story: The People
Simon Mignolet: Sunderland goalkeeper is said to be of interest to Ars*nal.
Ars*nal are set to sign Belgium goalkeeper Simon ­Mignolet, 24, from Sunderland for £10m as Arsene Wenger dips into his £70m transfer fund.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
New Manchester United manager David Moyes will make Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, his first signing for £24m and broker a peace deal to keep striker Wayne Rooney, 27, at Old Trafford.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Carlo Ancelotti will offer Rooney a way out of United if he takes over as Real Madrid manager but will not consider a swap deal involving forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 28.
Full story: The People
Ars*nal forward Gervinho has been linked with a season-long loan move to Lyon.
Real Madrid are preparing to test Tottenham's insistence that Gareth Bale is not for sale at any price this summer by making a £60m bid for the 23-year-old Wales international.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Lyon have made an approach to Ars*nal to take 25-year-old forward Gervinho on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal.
David Weir has been identified as the man to take over from David Moyes as Everton manager if Wigan boss Roberto Martinez turns down the Toffees to stay at the DW Stadium.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Former England captain David Beckham is wanted back in Major League Soccer as the CEO of a new team in Miami now he has retired from playing.
Full story: Sunday Express
Manchester City midfielder James Milner, 27, alleviated some of the boredom on the club's post-season tour to the United States by trying to hit the Brooklyn Bridge with a football.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 29, sent CNN host and Ars*nal fan Piers Morgan a signed picture of himself with the Premier League trophy.
Full story: Mail On Sunday
Everton have provoked criticism from their supporters after revealing a new club crest.
Full story: Sky Sports

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Atletico Madrid have joined city rivals Real in the race to sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool. But Real could cool their interest in the Reds striker, 26, if they are encouraged to move for his fellow Uruguayan, Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, 26.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has been linked with Real Madrid among others.
Tottenham will tell Gareth Bale, 23, who has also been linked with Real Madrid, that he is not for sale at any price when he finishes a holiday in the United States.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
New Stoke manager Mark Hughes wants to make PSV's Netherlands international defender Erik Pieters, 24, his first signing in a £4m deal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
French midfielder Clement Grenier, 22, has paved the way for a move to Ars*nal by admitting he wants to leave Lyon.
Full story: Metro
Manchester City target winger Jesus Navas, 27, has confirmed he will leave Sevilla.
Full story: L'Equipe
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, will meet manager Tito Vilanova this week for talks about his future, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Ars*nal and Chelsea all interested in signing him.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United's Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio, 22, claim England's players face nothing like the expectation they have to deal with in their homeland.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manager Steve Clarke has urged West Brom to improve Youssouf Mulumbu's contract to head off interest from Fiorentina in the Congo midfielder, 26.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Crystal Palace defender Danny Gabbidon, 33, is hoping to sign a new contract with the Eagles after helping Ian Holloway's side win promotion to the Premier League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis says he wants to buy an English club and install Edoardo Reja as manager in a similar arrangement to Udinese and Watford.
Full story: Tuttosport

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Ars*nal plan to make three club record-breaking bids this week for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, 25, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 22, and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender, 24.

Angel Di Maria could be joining Manchester City
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester City will make a £30m bid for Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 25.
Full story: Sunday People
Tottenham are vying with Borussia Dortmund to sign Brazil and Atletico Mineiro winger Bernard, 20, and are interested in Fulham wide man Alex Kacaniklic, 21.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
West Ham are considering whether to make a £12m move for Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfried Bony, 24, as doubts persist about their move for Liverpool's Andy Carroll, who spent last season on loan at Upton Park.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Newcastle may end up selling striker Papiss Cisse, 28, as he has informed the club he does not want to wear the branding on the club's shirts next season because of his beliefs as a Muslim.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Will Demba Ba be leaving Chelsea?
Chelsea hold an advantage in the race to sign Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, 22, as Manchester United manager David Moyes - who is interested in the player - is currently on holiday.
Full story: Sunday People
New Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho plans to sell striker Demba Ba, 28.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Playmaker Stephane Sessegnon, 29, wants to leave Sunderland. The Benin international has been valued at £8m by his club, with Champions League qualifiers Marseille said to be interested in buying him.

Chelsea's plan to relocate to a 60,000-seat stadium in Earl's Court could be back on after they were invited to bid for a 17-acre plot in the area that is scheduled to be put up for sale at the end of this year.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has bought a home in London as he wants to get another job in the Premier League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Striker Mario Balotelli kicked out at water bottles, before punching and lashing out at a wall following his red card in Italy's 0-0 draw with Czech Republic.
Full story: Metro

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Real Madrid sporting director Zinedine Zidane has urged 23-year-old midfielder Gareth Bale to speed up his move to the Bernabeu by asking to leave Tottenham.
Full story: Sunday People

Cabaye played for France at Euro 2012
Newcastle have rubbished suggestions 27-year-old midfielder Yohan Cabaye is in Monaco undergoing a medical ahead of a 28m euros (£23m) move to the French club.
Full story: The Independent
Corinthians have yet to receive a bid for their 24-year-old Brazil international Paulinho, despite the midfielder being strongly linked with Tottenham.
Full story: Goal.com
Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, 28, has said he wants to move to the Premier League this summer.
Full story: Metro
Welsh rivals Swansea and Cardiff are looking to sign £12m-rated 27-year-old striker Bafetimbi Gomis from Lyon.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Striker Darren Bent could soon become a Newcastle United player - but only if he and Aston Villa lower their demands.
Full story: Sunday People
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre scrapped a trip to Brazil this weekend to try to complete the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk's 24-year-old forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan for £20m.

Former England defender and Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate, 42, has been lined up to replace Stuart Pearce as England Under-21 coach.

Torres is on duty for Spain in Brazil at the Confederations Cup
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Aston Villa's new signing, centre-back Jores Okore, 20, believes he was right to turn down Chelsea's advances in January.
Full story: Metro
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has described Blues striker Fernando Torres as "so-so".
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester City's academy director Brian Marwood has praised the attention to detail shown by the club's new manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Full story: The Independent
Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote is seeking talks with Newcastle over their Wonga kit deal.

Manchester City fear their secret scouting database could have been hacked by an employee of a Premier League rival.
Full story: Sunday People

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Wayne Rooney, 27, is set to tell incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes that he wants to stay at the club as the striker prepares to hold talks with his new boss this week.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United are ready to offer Rooney as part of a swap deal to bring Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, from Real Madrid.

Chelsea target Marco van Ginkel has earned one senior cap for the Netherlands
Full story: Daily Star Sunday
Ars*nal are prepared to make a £20m bid for Rooney and £22m offer to Real Madrid for 25-year-old striker Gonzalo Higuain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool are in full control of 26-year-old striker Luis Suarez's future at the club.
Full story: talkSPORT
Liverpool are fearing that Real Madrid may wait until the end of the summer to make a move for Suarez but are prepared to hold out for £40m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea are nearing completion of a £9m deal for Vitesse Arnhem's Marco van Ginkel, 20, after manager Jose Mourinho assured the Netherlands midfielder of regular football.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Stoke manager Mark Hughes wants to bring Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland, 26, to the Britannia Stadium.


Real Madrid are close to signing Manchester City target Isco after agreeing a fee with fellow La Liga club Malaga for the 21-year-old winger.
Full story: Marca
Ars*nal are ready to offer Arsene Wenger a new contract as they fear French side Paris St-Germain are interested in taking their manager.

Hatem Ben Arfa joined Newcastle in 2011 from Marseille in a £2m deal
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley will bring in suspended Brighton boss Gus Poyet as manager if Alan Pardew decides he cannot work with director of football Joe Kinnear at the club.
Full story: Sunday People
Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, 26, will begin contract talks with the Magpies this week.
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle
Romania legend Gheorghe Hagi's 15-year-old son Ianis shows he might be a special talent like his father as he displays his skills with a stunning free-kick.
Full story: Metro

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Ars*nal have made a £20m offer for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27, which will spark a rival bid from Chelsea.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Belgium striker Christian Benteke scored 19 Premier League goals for Aston Villa last season
But new Manchester United manager David Moyes, who officially starts his job on Monday, has already had a secret meeting with Rooney and wants the England international to stay at Old Trafford.
Full story: The Sun
Chelsea have made a £45m bid for Napoli forward Edinson Cavani, although the offer does not meet the 26-year-old's £52m buy-out clause with the Serie A side.
Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester City's interest has switched from signing Uruguay international Cavani to bringing in 29-year-old Brazil attacker Fred, who plays for Fluminense, and Benfica forward Oscar Cardozo, 30.
Full story: Daily Mail
New City boss Manuel Pellegrini will attempt to sign Sevilla's 27-year-old striker Alvaro Negredo, who has an £18m buy-out clause in his contract with the Spanish club.
Full story: Daily Mirror
A new-look Ars*nal frontline could feature 29-year-old Chelsea striker Fernando Torres partnering Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain, 25, if Gunners manager Arsene Wenger gets his way.
Full story: Sunday People
Aston Villa have placed a £25m price tag on 22-year-old Belgium striker Christian Benteke to put off interested clubs.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Villa have yet to receive a bid for out-of-favour forward Darren Bent, despite Newcastle, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Hull having been linked with the 29-year-old.
Full story: The Sun
Newcastle have said it would take £25m for them to sell midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, as they seek to fend off interest in the France international from Ars*nal, Manchester united, Monaco and Paris St-Germain.
Full story: Daily Star

Alan Pardew has been in charge of Newcastle since December 2010.
Liverpool are willing to sell Jonjo Shelvey, 21, with West Ham, Norwich and Swansea keen on signing the midfielder.
Full story: Daily Mail
Yossi Benayoun's agent says West Bromwich Albion are among several clubs interested in the 33-year-old midfielder, who is a free agent after being released by Chelsea.
Full story: Skysports.com
The Baggies are also keen on recruiting Chelsea striker Demba Ba on a season-long loan.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
Wolves winger Bakary Sako, 25, wants the League One club to lower their asking price so he can move to Fulham, who are unwilling to pay £4m for the Frenchman.

Wayne Rooney will seek assurances about his prospective role in the Manchester United team when he meets this week with manager David Moyes.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Newcastle United's contingent of French players face being ­ordered to take intensive English lessons by manager Alan Pardew.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas says he will quit football management within a decade - and then take part in the Dakar Rally.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Mexico striker Jesus Escoboza has shown he is a true predator in front of goal after running on and scoring against Mali at the Under-20 World Cup - despite losing his boot.
Full story: Metro

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Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 22, has a "good chance" of signing for Manchester United this week for about £17m on a five-year deal.
Full story: The Observer

Thiago Alcantara is the son of the Brazilian 1994 World Cup winner Mazinho
Ars*nal and Chelsea remain interested in Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27, while both have also made enquiries about Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Tottenham are planning to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke for £20m and are prepared to wait until after the new season has started before completing the deal for the 22-year-old.
Full story: The Sun
Manchester United winger Nani, 26, could join Roma this summer, his agent Jorge Mendes has revealed.
Full story: Metro
Liverpool's no over-30s policy could scupper a move for Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso, 31, but manager Brendan Rodgers may bend the rules to land the former Reds midfielder for £10m.
Full Story: Mail on Sunday
Sunderland have agreed a fee with Velez Sarsfield for defender Gino Peruzzi, 21, according to the Argentine club's chairman.
Full story: Shields Gazette
Stoke City are interested in Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, 30, as Mark Hughes looks to reunite the England striker with Peter Crouch.
Full story: Sunday People
Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo, 27, is expected to complete his £20m move to Manchester City this week but manager Manuel Pellegrini has missed out on Napoli forward Edinson Cavani, 26.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Norwich City want to sign Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell, 19, on loan.
Full story: The Sun
Crystal Palace are set to offer former Chelsea and West Ham United striker Carlton Cole, 29, a chance to stay in the Premier League following his release by the Hammers.

Ars*nal have begun talks with manager Arsene Wenger, 63, over a new contract as the board look to secure the Frenchman's long-term future.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Darren Fletcher made 10 appearances for Manchester United in the 2012-13 season
Midfielder Darren Fletcher, 29, has undergone a final make-or-break operation that will determine whether he plays for Manchester United again. The Scotland international has bowel disease ulcerative colitis.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester City are confident that defender Micah Richards, 25, will sign a new contract despite the England international requiring assurances about regular playing time.
Full story: The Observer
West Brom's new striker Nicolas Anelka, 34, has two targets for his West Brom career - to get them into Europe and then quit playing.
Full story: The Sun
Manager Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea were unknown to the rest of the world before he first arrived at Stamford Bridge.


Between the end of last season and the beginning of the 2013-14 campaign, Manchester United's 29-year-old striker Robin van Persie will have clocked up 50,000 miles in flights playing exhibition games.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
Borussia Dortmund have launched their new kit in spectacular style - by revealing the chosen design in a huge plantation of over 80,000 flowers.
Full story: Metro

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Jose Mourinho wants former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 35, to return to Stamford Bridge.

Didier Drogba, who worked with Jose Mourinho during the Portuguese's first spell at Chelsea, could return to Stamford Bridge
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Tottenham are struggling to offload striker Emmanuel Adebayor as they seek to find the funds to make a bid for Aston Villa's 22-year-old striker Christian Benteke.
Full story: Sunday People
Ars*nal have told Gonzalo Higuain, 25, to hurry up and decide if he wants to join them after growing frustrated with the striker delaying his move to north London.
Full story: Metro
Chelsea are now ­favourites to sign Wayne Rooney from ­Manchester United this summer but the battle for the 27-year-old striker's signature could run to the end of the transfer ­window, with the England forward costing £25m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
United themselves have no plans to sit down with Rooney over a new contract and want to assess the striker's form and fitness before discussing his future.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Striker Edin Dzeko, 27, will stay at Manchester City and be a "very important player", according to manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Denmark international Nicklas Bendtner, 25, is being lined up for a move to Premier League side Hull City and a reunion with Tigers boss Steve Bruce, who signed him when in charge at Birmingham and Sunderland.
Full story: Daily Star
Harry Redknapp is set to beat Premier League opposition in the race to sign £5m Celtic striker Gary Hooper, 25, for Queens Park Rangers.

Papiss Cisse is being forced to train on his own after Newcastle got tough over the 28-year-old striker's shirt-sponsorship row.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Former Liverpool forward Robbie Keane says Luis Suarez's position at Liverpool is untenable after comments the 26-year-old striker made earlier in the summer.
Full story: talkSPORT
Rio Ferdinand says David Moyes has injected intensity into training at Manchester United as the new manager's approach begins to take hold on the club's Far East tour.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Mohamed Al Fayed has told new Fulham owner Shahid Khan that the statue of Michael Jackson must stay at Craven Cottage - or the incoming businessman's moustache will get the chop.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Gary White is one of the world's top 16 football coaches - but he can't get a job in England.
Full story: Sunday People

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Manchester United are prepared to double 26-year-old Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas's current wages in a bid to lure him to Old Trafford.

Roberto Soldado scored 33 goals last season for La Liga side Valencia in all competitions
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Chelsea are ready to offer £40m for striker Wayne Rooney, 27, as the Blues look to convince United to sell the England international.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Rooney is close to signing for Chelsea in a deal which is expected to be worth around £200,000-a-week to the former Everton striker.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
United will only allow Rooney to leave if they pull off ambitious plans to sign Fabregas and Tottenham midfielder Gareth Bale, 24, this summer.
Full story: Sunday Express
Tottenham are preparing an £18m bid for Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, 28, that would break the club's record transfer fee.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 31, has warned Manchester City that spending big will not guarantee trophies.
Full story: the Sun
Ars*nal have told Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Julio Cesar, 33, he will have to take a pay cut if he wants to move to the Emirates Stadium.
Full story: Metro
The Gunners are also back in the race to sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, 25, as Napoli are unwilling to match the £35m price tag set by the Spanish club.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Premier League pair Sunderland and Aston Villa are monitoring Inter Milan midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic.  The Serbian international, 25, has been told he can leave the San Siro this summer.
Full story: Sunday People
Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis  , 27, wants to join several of his French international team-mates at Newcastle - which could signal the end of Papiss Cisse's time at St James' Park.

Bafetimbi Gomis has scored 110 goals for Lyon and St Etienne over the past eight seasons
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle
Chelsea have rejected an enquiry from Liverpool about the availability of 23-year-old left-back Ryan Bertrand.
Full story: the Observer
Sunderland appear to have ended their interest in Greek winger Charis Mavrias  , 19, following the arrival of Italy international and 28-year-old midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini.
Full story: Sunderland Echo
Norwich City manager Chris Hughton admits he wants to sign another striker after being linked with moves for Juventus forward Fabio Quagliarella, 30, and Sampdoria's Maxi Lopez, 29, as the Canaries bid to add fresh forward options.
Full story: Norwich Evening News
Premier League newcomers Hull City are close to signing Ivory Coast striker Yannick Sagbo from French side Evian. Tigers boss Steve Bruce hopes a bid of £1.6m will be enough to capture the 25-year-old.

Chelsea will offer former striker Didier Drogba, 35, a player-coach role in order to tempt him back to Stamford Bridge from Turkish side Galatasaray.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United are set to reintroduce the words "Football Club" to their crest as part of a rebranding process. The words were removed in 1998.
Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup has described reports linking him to the vacant job at former club Barcelona as "pure speculation".
Full story: South Wales Evening Post
But the Spanish champions have targeted another ex-Barca player - Luis Enrique - instead. The ex-Spain attacking midfielder, 43, only took charge of their La Liga rivals Celta Vigo last month.
Full story: the Observer
Manchester United have moved around 60 season ticket holders from their seats at Old Trafford - in order to replace them with television cameras.
Full story: Metro

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Tottenham manager Andre Villas Boas has refused to comment on increasing speculation that Real Madrid have made an offer for Gareth Bale, and that the 24-year-old forward has asked for a move.

Gareth Bale is said to be the subject of a huge bid from Real Madrid
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
The White Hart Lane club have rejected a bid of what would be a world record £81m for Bale, with Real preparing another offer for £85m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Bale is said to be distraught that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has refused Real Madrid's initial offer.
Full story: The Observer
Ars*nal have turned their attention to Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, after top target Gonzalo Higuain left Real Madrid to join Napoli.
Full story: Metro
Real Madrid are set to make a move for Suarez.
Full story: The Sunday Times
Wayne Rooney will not be allowed to join one of Manchester United's rivals for the Premier League title and the champions will only sell the 27-year-old striker if he agrees to move abroad.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
However, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has got £30m to spend on England international Rooney.
Full story: The Sun
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup wants to bring in another striker before the start of the season despite bolstering his attacking options with the £12m record signing of 24-year-old Wilfried Bony.
Full story: Skysports.com
Monaco manager Claudio Ranieri has denied that the French league club want to buy winger Nani, 26, from Manchester United.
Full story: Goal.com

Bafetimbi Gomis scored 18 goals for Lyon last season
Newcastle United have increased their offer for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 27, to £6.9m.
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle
Ars*nal midfielder Santi Cazorla, 28, has dismissed speculation linking him to a big-money move to La Liga side Atletico Madrid.
Full story: talkSPORT 
Aston Villa have accepted a bid from Blackburn Rovers for midfielder Barry Bannan. The 23-year-old has been training away from Villa's senior squad after falling out of favour with boss Paul Lambert.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear has made enquiries about Sunderland's 28-year-old defender Phil Bardsley.
Full story: Sunday Express
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 25, is a transfer target for Spanish side Valencia.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United are considering a final £36m bid to sign 26-year-old Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Fabregas has agreed to join Manchester United following a secret meeting between the Barcelona star's agent Darren Dein and Old Trafford executive chief executive Ed Woodward.
Full story: Sunday Express
Celtic hope to sign James McClean but will turn their attention to Porto's Christian Atsu if a move for the Sunderland winger proves unsuccessful.

Liverpool's owners, the Fenway Sports Group, have rubbished claims they are preparing to sell the club after rumours of interest from a Saudi oil company and two American billionaires.
Full story: Liverpool Echo
Retired midfielder Paul Scholes wants Wayne Rooney to resist Chelsea's overtures and remain at Manchester United.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Manchester United cancelled Sunday's training session on the Hong Kong Stadium pitch because of concerns regarding player safety on the eve of the Red Devils' friendly with Kitchee FC on Monday.
Full story: The Observer
Former Newcastle striker Nile Ranger, 22, has had his surname tattooed onto his forehead.
Full story: The Sun
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says forward Eden Hazard, 22, "has to transform his great talent into great numbers: how many goals, how many assists, how many winning goals, how many goals in big matches".
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez says he and fellow players have told manager Alan Pardew they felt that training last season was too easy.
Full story: Sunday People
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has predicted that former Blues striker Didier Drogba, 35, will return to Chelsea in some capacity.


Bosnian Bayern Munich fan Vahid Cehaja has walked 600 miles from his homeland to the Allianz Arena to honour the club's Champions League success.
Full story: Metro

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Paris St-Germain are set to beat Ars*nal to the signing of Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye by offering £17m for the 27-year-old.
Full story: Metro
Gareth Bale, 24, has arrived in Spain while Tottenham and Real Madrid continue to discuss the forward's proposed move to the Bernabeu.
Full story: Mail on Sunday 

Benzema has made 59 appearances for France
Karim Benzema's agent says the 25-year-old France striker will not be joining Ars*nal from Real Madrid in this transfer window.
Full story: Sporting Life
Stoke, Cardiff and Swansea are all believed to have made offers to sign West Brom's Nigeria international striker Peter Odemwingie, 32.
Full story: Birmingham Mail 
Chelsea will make a final £40m bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 27, after Monday's match between the two sides.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Spurs are set to sign £25m striker Erik Lamela from Roma this week as soon as the Italian club sign a replacement for the 21-year-old who will be reunited with his former director of football Franco Baldini at White Hart Lane.


Welshman Gareth Bale will earn £310,000 a week when he completes a move to Real Madrid.
Full story: Sunday Mirror 
Shakhter Karagandy have been reported to Uefa by animal rights group Peta after they sacrificed a sheep before the first leg of their Champions League qualifier last week.
Full story: The Metro
Robin van Persie's artist father Bob is to exhibit his artworks in Manchester next month - inspired by the crowds of fans who cheer on his son. One of his recent works features a sea of paper dolls wearing United red.
Full story: Manchester Evening News

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Tottenham forward Gareth Bale's transfer to Real Madrid has still not been confirmed and the Spanish club have had to dismantle the stage they erected at the Bernabeu to present the 24-year-old Wales international to their fans as they have a game on Sunday.
Full story: Observer
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy wants Real Madrid to pay an extra £10m if Bale is sold to a Premier League club within four years of his switch to the La Liga outfit.
Full story: Sunday Express
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign another forward before the transfer window closes as he is concerned at the lack of quality he has available in the striker department at Stamford Bridge.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Juventus have ended their interest in Manchester United's 26-year-old winger Nani, with the Italian club's sporting director Fabio Paratici saying the player has signed a new contract at Old Trafford.
Full story: Sunday Express

Midfielder Nani made 17 appearances for Manchester United last season.
Swansea have warned Ars*nal they are prepared to fight "tooth and nail" to keep hold of 29-year-old central defender Ashley Williams and striker Michu, 27.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United were preparing an improved offer for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera, 24, after their £21m bid was rejected.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
However, Herrera's father says that it would be very difficult for his son to leave the Spanish side.
Full story: Goal.com
Manchester United are closing in on the £40m signing of midfielder Marouane Fellaini and left-back Leighton Baines from Everton.
Full story: Sunday Express
Everton will use the cash from selling Fellaini and Baines to sign 22-year-old Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, Feyenoord defender Bruno ­Martins Indi, 21, and Chelsea ­left-back Ryan Bertrand, 24.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Crystal Palace have made a £5m bid for Wigan midfielder Callum McManaman. Eagles boss Ian Holloway had the 22-year-old on loan at Blackpool in 2011.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Midfielder Callum McManaman was man of the match in this year's FA Cup Final.
Liverpool are ready to agree a £1.5m loan fee for Victor Moses, but city rivals Everton are also in pursuit of the 22-year-old Chelsea winger, who is not in Blues boss Jose Mourinho's immediate plans.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United are still hoping to land Roma's 30-year-old midfielder Daniele De Rossi on a loan deal before the transfer window closes on Monday at 23:00 BST.
Full story: Daily Star Sunday
Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata, 25, will have to demand a transfer in order to push through a move to Ars*nal.
Full story: Sunday People
West Brom boss Steve Clarke is keen to sign Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, 30, but face competition from Newcastle and Stoke.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell, 19, is set to sign for Championship side Wigan on a season-long loan deal.


Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, will move to Manchester United in a £28m deal and the Belgium international will be unveiled at a press conference on Monday.
Full story: Sport Wereld (in Belgian)
AC Milan have moved quickly to replace midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, 26, by signing Slovenia midfielder Valter Birsa, 27, from Serie A side Genoa in a part-exchange deal involving defender Luca Antonini, 31.
Full story: Uefa.com
Wayne Rooney is out of Manchester United's trip to Liverpool on Sunday. The 27-year-old could miss England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine after having 10 stitches in a head gash suffered in training on Saturday.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Rooney was seen leaving the club's Carrington training ground with a bandage wrapped around his head.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, 33, has told striker Luis Suarez, 26, that he is too big for Ars*nal, but he can go to Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich if the Reds do not qualify for next season's Champions League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger says he would not be prepared to work with a director of football.
Full story: The Observer
Real Madrid want Gareth Bale to miss Wales' World Cup qualifiers against ­Macedonia and Serbia after the Tottenham forward, 24, signs for the Spanish giants.

Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, 20, may have missed the penalty that saw Bayern Munich lift the Super Cup but the striker has been praised for his courage by Stamford Bridge legend Didier Drogba, 35.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
New Chelsea midfield signing Willian, 25, is said to like a chant that Chelsea fans have dedicated to him that includes the line "He hates Tottenham".
Full story: 101greatgoals.com

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Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, want an explanation from executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward about what went wrong in the summer transfer market, despite signing 25-year-old midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Everton for £27.5m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Manchester United remain interested in re-signing 28-year-old Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Old Trafford club had set aside £80m to complete the deal in the summer.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Southampton striker Billy Sharp is wanted by Reading, Leeds, Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster when the loan transfer window opens up this week. But the 27-year-old fears he may have to stay as the Saints are refusing to subsidise his £18,000-a-week wages.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Bolton are interested in Crystal Palace's 25-year-old Ireland midfielder Owen Garvan, who could leave Selhurst Park after he posted a message on Twitter, which appeared to criticise Eagles manager Ian Holloway.
Full story: the Sun (subscription needed)
The Football Association turned down the chance to interview current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, 42, for the England manager's job before appointing Roy Hodgson, 66.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Ars*nal are reopening £15m contract talks with manager Arsene Wenger, and hope a £40m January transfer fund will persuade the 63-year-old Frenchman to sign.
Full story: the Sun
The FA could toughen up work permit rules at a shareholder meeting on Thursday to make the criteria tougher for foreign players entering the country.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Roy Hodgson would have dropped Rickie Lambert, 31, and played Danny Welbeck as a lone striker in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine if the 22-year-old had not picked up a suspension.
Full story: Sunday People
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, 34, says the way some Premier League clubs treat the England national team is "a disgrace".
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United want striker Wayne Rooney to sign a new contract keeping him at the club "well into his thirties", despite him being linked with a move to Chelsea in the summer. The 27-year-old's deal expires in June 2015.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Meanwhile, United manager David Moyes is determined to push through a revamp of his Old Trafford scouting network after being frustrated in the transfer window.
Full story: Sunday Express

Gus Poyet won the Uefa Cup Winners Cup during his time with Real Zaragoza in Spain
Swansea City's 49-year-old manager Michael Laudrup and former Brighton boss Gus Poyet, 45, are on a list drawn up by Portuguese side Benfica if they decide to sack Jorge Jesus after an unimpressive start to the season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp says Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 28, is the player to replace 22-year-old suspended forward Danny Welbeck in the England team in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier away to Ukraine.
Full story: the Sun
Former England manager Glenn Hoddle, 55, says a point against Ukraine would be a "massive" result for Roy Hodgson's team in Kiev.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Newcastle fans plan to protest against owner Mike Ashley before the home game with Liverpool on 19 October. The controversial appointment of Joe Kinnear as director of football, and his failure to add to the loan signing of 26-year-old striker Loic Remy, have angered supporters.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
The Newcastle protestors hope their march will help find a new owner for the club.
Full story: Evening Chronicle
Manager Chris Coleman, 43, will sign a contract extension this week, even though Wales are in danger of finishing bottom of their World Cup qualifying group.

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio, 45, has ordered his foreign signings to learn English - to avoid cliques developing in the dressing room.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Queens Park Rangers full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 29, has been pictured skydiving in Miami.
Full story: Metro

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Ars*nal, Tottenham and Chelsea are among a host of clubs monitoring Juventus striker Fernando Llorente, 28. The Spain international has struggled since joining the Serie A side on a free transfer this summer.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Fernando Llorente has scored seven goals in 22 appearances for Spain
Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 29, wants a £1m pay-off to leave the club after being banished to the reserves.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United manager David Moyes has defended his decision to start forward Wayne Rooney, 27, against Crystal Palace on Saturday, less than four days after he was deemed unfit for international duty with a head injury.
Full story: Sunday Telegraph
Ars*nal will test Manchester United's determination to keep Wayne Rooney by offering the Old Trafford club £30m for him in the January transfer window.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Mathieu Flamini has warned Ars*nal that he wants to finish his career with the "club of his heart" Marseille. The 29-year-old midfielder started his career with the Ligue 1 side before moving to Ars*nal in 2004.
Full story: Metro

Barkley has featured in all four Premier League matches for Everton this season
Manchester United and Chelsea are ready to fight it out in an attempt to land Everton's £20m-rated midfielder Ross Barkley. The 19-year-old featured against Chelsea in Everton's 1-0 win at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Full story: Sunday Express
Tottenham coach Andre Villas-Boas is set to spend more of the Gareth Bale transfer fee and will target AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy, 20, in the January transfer window.
Full story: The People
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho could recall striker Romelu Lukaku, 20, from his loan spell at Everton.


Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 33, had to be held back from confronting a fan who screamed abusive comments that included vile threats against the midfielder's family at the club's Melwood training ground.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 30, has revealed he was tormented all summer by voices in his head telling him he should have achieved more. The Dutchman scored 30 goals in his debut season for United, but feels guilty about the club's Champions League failure last term.
Full story: The People 
Celtic manager Neil Lennon believes his mentor Martin O'Neill is perfectly suited to the vacant Republic of Ireland managerial post and that the 61-year-old's playing career with Northern Ireland would be no bar to that role. O'Neill managed Lennon at Leicester City and Celtic.
Full story: Observer

Serie A side Genoa insist that the club's youth coach, Luca De Pra, caught spying on local rivals Sampdoria while dressed in full 'Rambo' camouflage gear was "acting entirely alone".
Full story: Observer