3rd June 2011
West Brom are close to completing the signing of 24-year-old Preston midfielder Billy Jones.
Press Association
Arsenal have told Spanish giants Real Madrid the bidding for their captain Cesc Fabregas starts at £54m.
Full story: the Sun
Manchester City are set to abandon their attempt to sign Udinese's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez. City had made a £21m offer but Udinese want nearly £30m and Sanchez wants to stay in Italy.
Full story: Daily Mail
City will turn to striker Edinson Cavani, midfielder Marek Hamsik and forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, who all play for Napoli, after missing out on Sanchez.
Full story: Metro
Liverpool want to bolster their midfield and are weighing up Sunderland pair Jordan Henderson and Lee Cattermole.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
The Black Cats are holding out for £20m for 20-year-old England midfielder Henderson.
Full story: Daily Star
Liverpool want Henderson but they are also ready to make a formal offer to Blackburn for their £15m-rated 19-year-old centre-back Phil Jones.
Full story: Daily Mail
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is in turn targeting a £12m double raid on his former club Manchester United, with defender Wes Brown, 31, and midfielder Darron Gibson, 23 in his sights.
Full story: Daily Star
Brown is also wanted by Bolton manager Owen Coyle, who sees him as a replacement for Arsenal target Gary Cahill.
Full story: the Sun
The Trotters are keen to have striker Daniel Sturridge back at the Reebok Stadium next season after a stunning spell on loan from Chelsea.
Full story: the Sun
Tottenham have had a bid of £10.5m for Internacional's Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao, 21, rejected.
Full story: Daily Mail
Spurs have intensified their chase for the one-cap striker, with an increased bid of £13.2m. Arsenal are also thought to be keen.
Full story: the Times (subscription required)
Want-away Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero says he would rather stay in Spain, paving the way for a move to Real Madrid rather than Manchester City or Chelsea.
Full story: the Sun
Former England international Mark Chamberlain has pleaded with Arsenal to buy his son Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton.
Full story: Daily Mail
Everton and Tottenham are interested in veteran German striker Miroslav Klose, who is a free agent after his Bayern Munich contract expired.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Spurs midfielder Wilson Palacios could see his move to Italian side Napoli fall through after the clubs failed to agree a fee. Tottenham want £12m for the 26-year-old.
Full story: the Sun
Wigan have made an increased £3m offer to Bolton for goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi, who impressed on loan at the DW Stadium last season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
QPR are prepared to double the wages of Wales striker Steve Morison to lure him away from Millwall.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba could reject interest from AC Milan to make a shock move to Tottenham.
Full story: talkSPORT
Real Madrid have told Manchester City they will not pay £12.5m for Emmanuel Adebayor but are instead keen on an £8m switch. AC Milan are also interested.
Full story: the Sun
QPR are set to seal a deal for Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard, handing the 32-year-old a return to the Premier League.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Swansea have had a £3m bid for Watford striker Danny Graham turned down by the Championship club. QPR and West Brom are already considering increasing their offers for the 25-year-old.
(the Sun)
Veteran striker Kevin Phillips, 37, is set to return to the Championship with Watford after being released by relegated Birmingham.
Full story: the Sun
Liverpool have set their sights on Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson, 25, who is a free agent because his contract expires this month.
Full story: CaughtOffside
Full story: CaughtOffside
The surprise resignation of Mark Hughes as Fulham manager on Thursday has paved the way for former Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill to be appointed at Craven Cottage.
Full story: Daily Star
Mark Hughes will not become the new manager of Aston Villa becauses the Midlands club are looking to appoint someone else.
Full story: the Sun
Villa ditched plans to get Hughes after being disturbed by the manner of his exit from Fulham and the activities of his agent Kia Joorabchian over the last 24 hours.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has hinted at a return to Stamford Bridge, refusing to commit his future to the Turkey national team.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Manchester United have opened contract talks with Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia, 25, but they have hit a snag over image rights.
Full story: Daily Mail
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2nd June 2011
Chelsea have had a bid for Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore rejected by the Italian club, who want £44m for the in-demand Argentine.
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov says he wants to stay at the club, despite being left out of the squad for the Champions League final and reported interest from Newcastle, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Full story: Daily Mirror
AC Milan want to sign Chelsea forward Didier Drogba. If they are unsuccessful they will turn to Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor, who has been on loan at Real Madrid.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas will be on Inter Milan's hit list if Wesley Sneijder leaves the Italian club for Manchester United.
Full story: Metro
Liverpool have their sights set on a £13m deal for Sunderland's England midfielder Jordan Henderson.
Full story: Daily Mail
Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios will discover in the next 48 hours if he can secure a £7m move to Italian side Napoli.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Spurs have put a £15m price tag on Honduran international Palacios, who joined the White Hart Lane club for £12m from Wigan.
Full story: Daily Mail
Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City are weighing up Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain because the Spanish club may be willing to sell him for only £15m.
Full story: Daily Mail
New West Ham manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign Blackburn's El-Hadji Diouf. The striker had been on loan at Rangers, who remain interested in him.
Full story: Daily Mail
Sam Allardyce faces a tough task if he is to hold on to Demba Ba because Everton have joined top-flight rivals Sunderland in the chase to land the Hammers striker.
Full story: the Sun
Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, who has been linked to Liverpool and Manchester United, will put back any talks about his future until next week because he is focused on England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland, which is on Saturday.
Full story: Metro
Fulham manager Mark Hughes has put in a £1m bid for Bournemouth forward Danny Ings.
Full story: Daily Star
Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he wants to stay at AC Milan, all but ruling out a summer switch to Manchester City.
Full story: Talksport
Full story: Daily Mail
Guus Hiddink has made the clearest indication yet that he is prepared to give up his job as Turkey boss to take the managerial helm at Chelsea.
Full story: the Sun
Fulham boss Mark Hughes has been linked to Aston Villa but the Craven Cottage club believe he will reject any advances from the Midlands side. Villa are looking for a replacement for Gerard Houllier, who stood down on Wednesday after missing the final month of the season because of heart problems.
Full story: the Guardian
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to try to sign taller players to stop his side letting in so many goals from set-pieces.
Full story: the Guardian
Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas says his club would also have beaten Manchester United in the Champions League final had they not been knocked out by eventual winners Barcelona in the semi-finals.
Full story: Daily Star
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1st June 2011
Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng's possible move to Bayern Munich has stalled because the two clubs cannot agree a fee. (German magazine Sport Bild)
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is readying a bid for Blackpool playmaker Charlie Adam. Ferguson is looking to replace Paul Scholes, who announced his retirement from the game on Tuesday.
Full story: Caught Offside
Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric is at the heart of Ferguson's planned £50m summer overhaul at Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney expects Ferguson to bring in some major signings to try to close the gap on Barcelona, who beat the Red Devils in the Champions League final at the weekend.
Full story: Daily Express
Wingers Ashley Young and Stewart Downing have hinted they want to leave Aston Villa by revealing their desire to play in the Champions League.
Full story: Daily Star
Arsenal may be forced to sell midfielder Samir Nasri if they fail to agree a new deal with the France international.
Full story: Daily Mail
Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is set for a £12m summer move, with Bayern Munich expected to make a bid.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool see Monaco forward Benjamin Moukandjo as an alternative to Lille's Gervinho, who would cost more money.
Full story: Metro
Chelsea could be on the verge of clinching a deal for Santos forward Neymar after sources claimed his agent had flown to London to hold transfer talks.
Full story: Metro
Manchester City striker Robinho,who is currently at AC Milan, believes Brazil team-mate Neymar would be better suited to a move to Barcelona than Stamford Bridge.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea winger Yuri Zhirkov wants to leave the Blues for more first-team football.
Full story: the Sun
Arsenal and Liverpool are battling it out for the signature of Standard Liege's £10m-rated midfielder Axel Witsel, who has shown an increasing desire to move to the Premier League.
Full story: Footylatest
Chelsea are happy to wait a further year before securing the services of Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and, in the meantime, they will put current Turkey manager Guus Hiddink at the helm for 12 months.
Full story: Footybunker
Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda has asked for a new contract but does not know if the club want him to stay.
Full story: the Sun
Full story: Daily Mail
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31st May 2011
Aston Villa's veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel, 40, is heading for Tottenham, despite interest from Liverpool. He believes he will see more first-team action at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Villa could replace Friedel with Rangers' Allan McGregor, 29, who has two years left on his deal at Ibrox. (the Guardian)
Tottenham have slapped a £50m price tag on left-sided player Gareth Bale, who is believed to be a target for Juventus and Inter Milan. However, they will let midfielder Luka Modric go for about £25m - despite denying the Croatian is on his way to Chelsea or Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Spurs will replace Modric with 22-year-old Dinamo Zagreb playmaker Milan Badelj.
Full story: Daily Mail
Barcelona's opening offer for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is likely to be at the £30m mark. Arsenal want £50m and may stand a better chance of getting it from Manchester City.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United will lose out to Real Madrid in the race to sign Benfica's left-sided star Fabio Coentrao.
Full story: the Sun
Sevilla are set to offer Arsenal £8m for unsettled Brazilian midfielder Denilson.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wants to keep forward Didier Drogba at the club but Nicolas Anelka may be offloaded.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Russian side Zenit St Petersburg have had a bid to swap their defender Bruno Alves for Chelsea's Alex rejected, despite also being prepared to include cash in the deal.
Full story: Daily Mail
Sweden midfielder Sebastian Larsson has been weighed up by four Premier League clubs after being released by Birmingham, with Sunderland believed to be one of the interested parties.
Full story: Daily Mail
With a clutch of Champions League outfits hovering over Phil Jones, Blackburn manager Steve Kean has warned the young centre-half to expect much less time on the pitch if he makes the move to a bigger club.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak may head for Germany rather than move to Tottenham.
Full story: Metro
Peterborough striker Craig Mackail-Smith will be the subject of a three-way Premier League bidding war between QPR, Wigan and Everton.
Full story: Metro
Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, a £15m target for Manchester United, will sign for Liverpool instead. (Football writer Ian McGarry on BBC Radio 5 live)
Villa striker Emile Heskey is set to return to Leicester, where he will be reunited with Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Foxes boss regularly selected Heskey when the Swede was manager of England and the deal is set to go through for £500,000.
Full story: Daily Mail
Newcastle are the latest club to show an interest in Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Full story: the Sun
Chelsea's Michael Mancienne is poised to join Hamburg, frustrated at a lack of first-team chances at Stamford Bridge.
Full story: the Sun
Cardiff City fans want striker Craig Bellamy, who spent the 2010/2011 campaign on loan at the Welsh club from Manchester City, to succeed Dave Jones, who was sacked as manager on Monday.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says it will be a "disaster" if the Gunners do not win a trophy next season and they need to learn how to be "more nasty" in their defending.
Full story: Daily Mail
Swansea manager Brendan Rogers says he will not break up their promotion-winning team but admits there is "no room for sentiment" following their promotion to the Premier League.
Full story: the Independent
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30th May 2011
Blackburn boss Steve Kean says attacker David Hoilett wants to stay at Ewood Park despite reported interest from Newcastle.
Full story: Evening Chronicle
Lille midfielder Yohan Cabaye has confirmed to the French champions that he intends to join Newcastle. (Press Association)
Blackpool are set to resist Leeds' attempts to revive a deal for midfielder Keith Southern.
Full story: Yorkshire Evening Post
Full story: Inside Futbol
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is to react to his side's defeat at the hands of Barcelona in the Champions League final by overhauling his squad. Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric could be part of a revamped line-up next season, with a £20m bid being prepared for the Croatia international.
Full story: Daily Mail
As many as 10 players could be on their way out of Old Trafford, with strikers Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov and midfielder Nani among those who could depart. Meanwhile, United boss Ferguson will want to establish if Paul Scholes is going to end his playing career, with one idea being that the former England midfielder could take over the reserve team.
Full story: the Guardian
Scholes has already made his decision to end his playing career. The 37-year-old, who has made 676 appearances for the club, wanted to announce his retirement after the team clinched their 19th league title against Blackburn on the 14 May but was persuaded to delay until after the Champions League final.
Full story: Daily Express
Atletico Madrid goalkeper David de Gea is expected to arrive at Manchester United by the end of the week in a £17m deal, with midfielders Ashley Young of Aston Villa and Jack Rodwell of Everton next on Ferguson's shopping list.
Full story: the Independent
Barcelona are set to beat Tottenham to the signing of former Manchester United reserve forward Giuseppe Rossi from Villarreal in a staggering £40m deal.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal could be tempted to make a summer move for Liverpool target Axel Witsel after it emerged that the Standard Liege midfielder's ambition is to play in the Premier League.
Full story: Metro
Gunners playmaker Andrey Arshavin has dismissed speculation that he may leave the Emirates to return to former club Zenit St Petersburg. Full story: the Sun
West Ham striker Demba Ba is being tracked by Everton , but his wage demands may scupper any move to Merseyside.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Tottenham are set to announce the signing of Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel on a two-year deal to replace the error-prone Heurelho Gomes as the club's number one for next season.
Full story: Daily Mail
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