18th June 2011
Jose Mourinho is set to beat old club Chelsea in the race to sign Neymar. The Real Madrid coach is ready to pay the £40m demanded by Brazil side Santos for the striker, 19, but Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will not budge above £30m.
Full story: The Sun
Midfielder Luka Modric says he wants to leave Tottenham and sign for Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea have increased their bid for Modric to £25m after the midfielder indicated he wanted to move. (The Times)
Chelsea are also set to sign winger Kevin de Bruyne from Belgian club Genk - but the 19-year-old could remain in Belgium for another term as he wants a loan move to Anderlecht to gain regular first-team football at a club in Europe.
Full story: Goal.com
New Newcastle midfielder Sylvain Marveaux was also wanted by Liverpool but failed a medical with the Reds.
Full story: Football.fr
Udinese's Colombia international centre-back Cristian Zapata says he is close to joining Liverpool. The £14m-rated defender has also been linked with Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Roma are ready to beat Liverpool to signing £8m full-back Gael Clichy from Arsenal.
Full story: talkSPORT
Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago, linked with Liverpool, has indicated he will talk to coach Jose Mourinho before making a decision on his future.
Full story: Goal.com
Real Madrid are using former player Zinedine Zidane as a secret weapon as they try to beat Manchester United to the signing of Lens' teenage defender Raphael Varane.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Blackburn boss Steve Kean faces defeat in his bid to sign Roma striker Mirko Vucinic - the Montenegro international hopes to clinch a move to Juventus.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Seville are chasing Newcastle centre-back Fabrizio Coloccini but the Spanish side have failed to meet the £7m asking price.
Full story: The Sun
Arsenal have held talks with Jose Enrique's representatives after identifying the Newcastle United left-back as a possible replacement for Gael Clichy. (The Times)
QPR boss Neil Warnock has told captain Adel Taarabt he can leave the club in January, saying he will "probably have had enough" of the Morocco international by Christmas.
Full story: Daily Mail
Patrick Vieira could be set to stay at Manchester City as a coach, rather than make a final money-spinning move to play in America.
Full story: Daily Star
Sweden international Sebastian Larsson is set to join Sunderland, rejecting interest from Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle after leaving Birmingham on a free.
Full story: Daily Mail
Wolves have joined the chase for Birmingham midfielder Craig Gardner.
Full story: talkSPORT
Wolves are also set to test Birmingham's resolve with a £7m bid for defender Roger Johnson, and are keen on Swansea goalkeeper Dorus De Vries, too.
Full story: Daily Mail
Alex McLeish, the new Aston Villa manger, is monitoring Scotland right-back Alan Hutton, who did not feature for Tottenham at the end of last season. (The Times)
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has dismissed rumours linking midfielder Glenn Whelan with a move away from the Britannia Stadium, after Fulham were reported to be interested in signing the Irishman.
Full story: Goal.com
Bolton are poised to throw a Premier League lifeline to England Under-19 striker Nile Ranger, who has been transfer-listed by Newcastle after failing to convince boss Alan Pardew that he has a long-term future at St James's Park.
Full story: Daily Star
Bolton will allow goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi to complete a £4m move to Wigan, where he spent last season on loan, after Jussi Jaaskelainen agreed a new two-year deal at the Reebok.
Full story: Daily Mail
Swansea want to sign Leeds striker Max Gradel for £1.5m to boost their strike force in their first season in the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Former Chelsea assistant Ray Wilkins says he has had no contact from Guus Hiddink, who is expected to return to the Blues as manager, over a possible return to Stamford Bridge.
Full story: caughtoffside.com
Chelsea have warned that their new manager will face the same fate as Carlo Ancelotti, sacked at the end of last season, if they fail to deliver trophies.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Wayne Rooney is the only Premier League player in the top 20 of world sport's Rich List, which is headed by US golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. David Beckham was at number 23 in Sports Illustrated's rankings.
Full story: The Sun
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