11th Sept 2010
Bobby Zamora's new four-year contract at Fulham is worth £50,000 a week as the Cottagers moved to fend off interest from the striker's former boss at Craven Cottage Roy Hodgson, who is now manager of Liverpool.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Full story: Daily Mirror
Alexander Hleb, currently on loan at Birmingham from Barcelona, has admitted he regrets leaving former club Arsenal after flopping at the Nou Camp.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is "inches away" from signing a new deal at St Andrews.
Full story: Daily Mail
Full story: Guardian
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10th Sept 2010
Roy Hodgson believes he inherited a squad that was big on numbers, but lacking quality in depth when he succeeded Rafael Benitez as Liverpool manager. Hodgson has already shipped out a number of squad players including Alberto Aquilani, Philipp Degen, Nabil El Zhar and Emiliano Insua.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Roy Hodgson could augment his squad by signing Artem Milevskiy in January - the 25-year-old Ukrainian striker recently extended his contract with Dinamo Kiev but has a release clause of about £10m written in.
Full story: talkSPORT
Neven Subotic - wanted by both Manchester United and Manchester City as well as Chelsea and Real Madrid will stay put at least until next season. The 21-year-old Serbian centre-back is valued at £20m by Borussia Dortmund where he has a contract until 2014.
Full story: talkSPORT
Wigan midfielder Charles N'Zogbia could be on his way to Marseille, with Birmingham out of the race to sign the 24-year-old Frenchman.
Full story: talkSPORT
Full story: talkSPORT
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been warned by Everton defender Phil Jagielka that he will face a hostile reception at Goodison Park on Saturday. A former Evertonian, Rooney will be making his first Premier League appearance since allegations concerning his private life surfaced.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce believes the race to replace Fabio Capello as England manager in 2012 is between him, Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, Roy Hodgson of Liverpool and Blackburn's Sam Allardyce.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Tom Hicks and George Gillett's reign as Liverpool owners could have less than a month to run. Royal Bank of Scotland has moved its loans with the American pair into its toxic-assets division - a sign that they will not be extended.
Full story: the Guardian
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will have a tougher job controlling the egos at Eastlands than he would at Real Madrid, says Blackburn's Michel Salgado, who spent 10 years at the Bernabeu.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton have suffered a blow with the news that midfielder Jack Rodwell faces a three-month spell of the sidelines after the 19-year-old damaged his ankle against Aston Villa two weeks ago.
Full story: Liverpool Echo
Tottenham's new £8m midfielder Rafael van der Vaart believes he can inspire the club to finish higher than rivals Arsenal in the Premier League this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
West Ham manager Avram Grant has been given permission to miss the Premier League game at Stoke on 18 September as it clashes with Yom Kippur - the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
Full story: Daily Mirror
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9th Sept 2010
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho will temper his disappointment at not signing Chelsea striker Didier Drogba by making a January move for Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor. (Daily Star)
Borussia Dortmund are interested in offering midfielder Steven Pienaar a return to Germany if he fails to sort out his future with Everton.
Full story: talkSPORT
Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Manchester City winger David Silva as the Spanish international tries to adjust to the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mail
Ambitious Championship side Doncaster want to sign Sunderland striker David Healy on loan.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Stoke's loan signing Jermaine Pennant says he hopes he can earn a permanent move to the Potters from Spanish side Real Zaragoza.
Full story: the Sun
England striker Jermain Defoe could be out for up to eight weeks with the ankle injury he picked up against Switzerland on Tuesday. Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle's 35-year-old defender Sol Campbell says he still has what it takes to compete at the highest level.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson says he fears striker Dirk Kuyt could be out for longer than the predicted four weeks with his shoulder problem.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
England keeper Joe Hart's sparkling form could result in the 23-year-old tripling his wages to £90,000 a week as he discusses a new contract with Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester United striker Michael Owen has refused to give up on his chances of earning an England recall.
Full story: the Sun
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he will have to "try to have a good season" after the disappointment of missing out on a move to Barcelona during the summer. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson does not agree with Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni that his lack of first-team football at Manchester United is holding him back.Full story: the Guardian
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8th Sept 2010
Tottenham will renew their attempts to sign Aston Villa and England winger Ashley Young when the January transfer window opens. The 25-year-old was close to a move this summer until Martin O'Neill resigned as manager at Villa Park, which meant any transfer activity was put on hold.
Full story: talkSPORT
PSV Eindhoven's Dutch winger Ibrahim Afellay, 24, claims he turned down a move to Everton this summer because he did not like "the feel" of the Goodison Park club.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Fiorentina's Italian international playmaker Riccardo Montolivo has played down speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal, saying he is "fine in Florence".
Full story: Daily Mirror
Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer hopes to sign a pre-contract agreement with a European club in January in a bid to leave Fulham on a free transfer when his contract expires next June. Cottagers boss Mark Hughes denied the 37-year-old Australian the chance to move to Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror
West Brom striker Simon Cox could return to Reading on loan. The 23-year-old began his career at the Madejski Stadium but only made nine substitute appearances during a three-year spell.
Full story: Daily Mail
Yuri Zhirkov will consider his future at Chelsea if he remains a bit-part player. Zenit St Petersburg and Spartak Moscow could move for the left-sided 27-year-old, who joined the Blues for £18m from CSKA Moscow in July 2009.
Full story: Daily Mail
Full story: IMScouting
Carlo Ancelotti hopes to still be managing Chelsea as he approaches his 80s, saying he wants to stay in his current job for another 25 years. The former Juventus and Milan boss turned 51 in June.
Portsmouth have accused the Football Association of giving Tottenham preferential treatment on transfer deadline day. Spurs' £8m signing of Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid was only ratified a day later, while Portsmouth's move for Stoke City's Liam Lawrence failed after they missed the deadline by a minute. (Full story: Daily Star)
Aston Villa's delay in appointing former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier as their new manager is because of fears of a player backlash over the potential demotion of caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald. Houllier wants Phil Thompson, the man he worked alongside at Anfield, as his number two. However, the Villa squad are keen that MacDonald retains some role in first-team affairs.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Houllier has agreed a three-year contract to be Martin O'Neill's full-time successor but Merseysider Thompson will not be his assistant. The former Kop favourite has, instead, decided to continue with his television punditry work.
Full story: the Guardian
The Red Knights - the group hoping to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family - is willing to play a waiting game. With the club £716.5m in debt for the year ending June 2009, the group believes a dreaded double-dip recession could force a sale. (Full story: the Times)
Manchester United summer signing Bebe, who joined the Old Trafford club for £7.4m from Vitória de Guimaraes, claims he was shocked by his inclusion in manager Sir Alex Ferguson's Champions League squad. "I never thought I would have made it," said the 20-year-old Portuguese striker.Full story: Daily Mail
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7th Sept 2010
Italian side Juventus are contemplating launching a bid for Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe, 27, in the January transfer window.
Full story: Insidefutbol.com
Chelsea, Liverpool and Barcelona are all chasing Atheltic Bilbao's 17-year-old midfielder Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta.
Full story: IMScouting.com
Sunderland's forgotten striker David Healy wants a loan switch to the Championship so he can taste first-team football again.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway claims he missed out on a deadline day deal for Portsmouth's David Nugent - because the striker would not answer his phone.
Full story: Daily Mail
Bolton defender Gary Cahill's 34-minute debut appearance for England against Bulgaria last Friday means he will now cost potential buyers Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham £17.5m.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Full story: Daily Star
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has scrapped plans to make Wayne Rooney the club's next captain amid allegations about the England striker's private life.
Full story: Daily Mirror
England striker Rooney is also yet to iron out a new deal with United. The 24-year-old has 18 months left on his contract and boss Ferguson likes to sort out the stars who have less than two years to go.
Full story: the Sun
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says he is "surprised there is so much interest in the private life of a player" and that he is not concerned by what his squad do away from the training ground.
Full story: the Sun
Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Saar wants a contract extension at the club - by hitting his 30-game target. The Dutchman, who is 40 in October, has a clause in his deal that means a guaranteed extension if he plays in a certain amount of matches.
Full story: Daily Mirror
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