Manchester City are set to sign Marcel Desailly, who is still without a club after leaving Chelsea. (The Sun)

And City are also poised to capture experienced goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus from PSV Eindhoven. (various)

Juninho's on-off move to Celtic is back on - but City boss Kevin Keegan is monitoring the situation. (various)

But City striker Nicolas Anelka looks set to join Monaco on a loan deal, with the option of a permanent move. (The Sun)

Sir Alex Ferguson has been told there is no money available to reinforce his Manchester United squad. (Daily Mail)

Fiorentina have made a late bid to beat Bolton Wanderers to the loan signing of Liverpool striker El-Hadji Diouf. (The Sun)

Charlton boss Alan Curbishley is ready to meet Nottingham Forest's �5m asking price for Andy Reid. (Daily Express)

Crystal Palace want to pair Ecuador forward Angel Ferndandez with recent signing Ivan kaviedes. (various)

Tottenham have failed in their attempt to sign Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. (various)

Spurs have now made want-away West Ham midfielder Michael Carrick their priority midfield signing. (The Times)

And Tottenham have also made a loan approach for Liverpool defender Steve Finnan (The Guardian).

Liverpool target Luis Garcia says he is staying at Barcelona after being told he will play regular first-team football in Spain. (The Guardian).

Juninho will decide if he wants to join Celtic within the next 48 hours. (Daily Record)

Livingston manager Allan Preston will hold more talks with Ally McCoist to try and convince him to join the club as strikers' coach. (Daily Record)