Leeds captain Dominic Matteo is wanted by Fulham and Manchester City after it emerged he would have to take a pay cut to stay at the relegated Yorkshire side (Daily Star).

Japan's Brazilian born striker Alex, who nearly joined Charlton two seasons ago, is keen to move to the Premiership after impressing in their 1-1 draw with England (Sunday Express).

Newcastle hope to sign Portugal right-back Miguel from Benfica before he catches the eye of other clubs at Euro 2004 (Mail on Sunday).

Millwall's Australian international Tim Cahill has had a �4.5m price tag put on him by chairman Theo Paphitis to try and deflect interest from Birmingham, Charlton and Tottenham (Sunday Mirror).

Portsmouth and Birmingham are both interested in signing Juventus's Croatian defender Igor Tudor (News of the World).

Julian Gray is ready to turn his back on newly promoted Crystal Palace and sign for former Palace boss Steve Bruce at Birmingham (The People).

Bolton are ready to smash their transfer record to sign Juventus striker Marcelo Zalayeta when he returns from international duty with Uruguay (News of the World).

Former Bolton loan player Bernard Mendy is set to join Middlesbrough from Paris St Germain, but Boro target Mark Viduka is set to move from Leeds to Juventus (Sunday Mirror).

Arsenal are willing to sell misfit striker Francis Jeffers for �2m, four years after signing him from Everton in a deal that could have been worth up to �10m (Sunday Express).

Steve Lomas and Tomas Repka could be leaving West Ham for Portsmouth and Schalke 04 respectively as the Hammers look to cut their wage bill (Daily Star).