Tottenham have abandoned plans to sign French midfielder Olivier Thomert after Lens slapped a �10m price tag on him. Spurs had made a �2.8m bid for the player. (Daily Telegraph)

Former Chelsea favourite Gianfranco Zola has decided to play one more season for newly promoted Italian Serie A side Cagliari. (The Independent)

Crystal Palace striker Neil Shipperley will miss the first five weeks of the new season with a knee injury (The Sun)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has criticised club chairman Milan Mandaric after they allowed Papa Diop to join Fulham. (The Guardian)

Newcastle have had a �5m bid for Portugal player Miguel rejected but they are still hopeful of signing an experienced defender before the start of the season. (The Times)

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Fifa president Sepp Blatter has told Manchester United and Chelsea to stop moaning about their players receiving Olympic call-ups. (Daily Star)

Liverpool's out-of-favour striker El-Hadji Diouf has made a last-ditch plea to manager Rafael Benitez to hand him a stay of execution at the club. (Daily Star)

Egyptian striker Mido has indicated he is keen to move to Southampton on a season-long move from Marseille. His move could mean James Beattie will move to Spurs. (Daily Express)

Nottingham Forest manager Joe Kinnear is believed to be ready to make a move for Sweden's Euro 2004 star defender Andreas Jakobsson. (Daily Express)