Chelsea are closing in on Real Mallorca's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o after their bid to lure Christian Vieri from Inter Milan was rebuffed. (Daily Express, Daily Mail)

Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set to leave Stamford Bridge for Spain after Real Betis declared he is their main target. The 32-year-old met the Seville club's sporting director last week to discuss the move. (Daily Mirror, Daily Mail).

Manchester United are poised to sign 18-year-old Portuguese prospect Cristiano Ronaldo, while Barcelona defender Carles Puyol could be on his way after admitting he would leave the Catalan club to help their finances. (Daily Mail)

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Bulgarian defender Rossen Kirilov says Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is eager to sign him and he expects to reach an agreement to move from Litex Lovech soon. (Daily Express)

Reading are racing to do a deal for unsettled Birmingham centre-back Michael Johnson. The Division One promotion hopefuls want to sign Johnson on loan before Saturday.

Sergei Rebrov is in line for a move to Division One Nottingham Forest from Spurs after his spell in Turkey came to nothing. (Daily Mirror, Daily Express, The Sun, Daily Mail)

Blackburn have reluctantly accepted defender Andy Todd's transfer request. The fiery defender joined from Charlton just 14 months ago.

Julian Gray will become a Charlton player within days if manager Alan Curbishley can thrash out a suitable fee with Crystal Palace. (Daily Express, The Sun)

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce will decide over the weekend whether to offer former France and AC Milan midfielder Ibrahim Ba a contract. (Daily Express)

Southampton midfielder Anders Svensson is negotiating a two-year extension to his current contract which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2007.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McLaren is aiming to make his first major transfer breakthrough this summer by landing Fulham's Sean Davis. (The Sun)

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