Everton are resigned to losing Wayne Rooney and want Greece Euro 2004 hero Angelos Charisteas as a replacement. (The Sun)

Wayne Rooney's agent has travelled to Madrid to open talks with Real over a possible move. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is Real Madrid's prime transfer target following Florentino Perez's re-election as president. (The Guardian)

Blackburn are giving a trial to Diego Maradona - the son of the World Cup-winning Argentine legend. (Daily Mirror)

Juninho has told Celtic that his wages would not be an issue if they wanted to sign the Boro midfielder. (Independent)

Leicester have told Norwich that James Scowcroft will cost them �2m. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough will snap up Geremi and Bolo Zenden from Chelsea this week. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth will complete the signings of Lumana LuaLua, David Unsworth and Ricardo Fuller this week. (Daily Star)

Blackburn boss Graeme Souness has left Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke and Andy Todd out of his squad for a pre-season tournament. (The Independent)

Liverpool may struggle to offload out-of-favour striker El Hadji Diouf because the Senegal star will not accept a wage cut. (Daily Express)

Aston Villa are willing to sell Marcus Allback to Crystal Palace for �1m. (Daily Express)

Newcastle have pulled out of the race to sign Nicky Butt. (The Guardian)

Rangers manager Alex McLeish has issued his players with new disciplinary guidelines in the build-up to the new season. (Daily Record)