Chelsea have paid Man Utd �10m for Nigerian 18-year-old John Obi Mikel, who is expected to sign a three-year deal at Stamford Bridge. (Star)

Ashley Cole will leave Arsenal for either Barcelona, Real Madrid or Chelsea after the World Cup, although he could cost �16m. (Mail)

Robert Pires has agreed a two-year, �5m deal to join Villarreal from Arsenal on a free transfer. (Sun)

Tottenham have increased their offer for Middlesbrough midfielder Stewart Downing to �7.5m. (Times)

Andrei Shevchenko will announce on Thursday whether he will leave Milan, with Chelsea confident they can land the Ukrainian for �34m. (Independent)

Portsmouth have their eyes on Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek and could offer �1.5m for the keeper. (Mirror)

Bury manager Chris Casper wants to take Man City goalie Kasper Schmeichel on a year-long loan. (Mirror)

West Ham are close to signing Newcastle's Lee Bowyer, who played 11 games at Upton Park in 2003. (Times)

Billy Davies thought he had been offered the Charlton manager's job but they are also interested in Iain Dowie and Colchester's Phil Parkinson. (Sun)

Wigan have outbid Everton, meeting Chelsea's �5.5m valuation for defender Robert Huth. (Mirror)

Cardiff have told Birmingham to double their original �1.5m offer for striker Cameron Jerome. (Sun)

Ipswich have been given permission by Northampton to talk to manager Colin Calderwood. (Mirror)

Spurs and Celtic have both inquired about former Brazil star Denilson, currently at Bordeaux. (Guardian)

Spurs have upped their offer for Wigan right back Pascal Chimbonda to �4.5m plus goalie Radek Cerny. (Telegraph)

Keith Alexander is set to take over as Peterborough manager after leaving Lincoln City. (Mirror)

Chelsea are likely to repel a bit from Galatasaray for utility player Geremi, who is keen to stay in London. (Times)

West Ham are in talks to sign Argentine midfielder Aldo Duscher - rated at �4m - from Deportivo La Coruna. (Sun)

Marco di Vaio says he has turned down an offer from Liverpool and wants to stay at AS Monaco. (Times)

Newcastle have declined their first option on injury-plagued Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate. (Sun)

Lee Hendrie is resigned to leaving Aston Villa, with Portsmouth, Sheffield Utd and Watford interested. (Express)

Celtic have missed out on an audacious attempt to re-sign legendary striker Henrik Larsson. (Daily Record)

Laurent Robert says he has not signed for Galatasaray - paving the way for a bid from Rangers. (Daily Record)