Ghana captain Stephen Appiah wants to join Arsenal but his club Fenerbahce want to persuade former Gunner Sol Campbell to join them first. (The Sun)

Cristiano Ronaldo is prepared to go on strike to secure his move to Real Madrid but Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants him to stay. (Various)

Manchester United could sign Nuri Sahin from Borussia Dortmund for �6m if Ronaldo leaves. (The Independent)

Man Utd will snap up West Brom keeper Tomasz Kuszczak for �4m. (Various)

Dietmar Hamann is set to snub Bolton and join Manchester City on a free transfer. (Various)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell is flying to Holland to sign Dutch World Cup midfielder Denny Landzaat from AZ Alkmaar for �2.2m. (The Sun)

Portsmouth have offered Real Betis �4.9m for midfielder Edu. (Times)

Cesc Fabregas has pledged his future to Arsenal to scotch rumours of a move to Real Madrid. (Various)

Celtic want to sign Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar for around �2m and Aston Villa defender Ulises De La Cruz for �1m. (The Independent)

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for a medical at Charlton on Monday. (Times)

Birmingham have made a �3m bid for Fulham striker Collins John. (Mail)

Wigan are set to make a fresh offer for former striker Nathan Ellington. (The Times)

Jonathan Woodgate is determined to fight for a place in Real Madrid's back four when he starts pre-season training on Wednesday. (Various)

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor will not give Australian defender Tony Popovic a new deal. (Various)

Rangers midfielder Fernando Ricksen is sent home early from a pre-season trip to South Africa after his behaviour on the flight. (Daily Record)

Celtic defender Stanislav Varga is expected to return from the side's pre-season trip to USA with a new one-year contract. (Daily Record)

Aberdeen midfielder Scott Severin could miss the early weeks of the SPL season with a knee injury. (Daily Record)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Craig Dargo hopes to extend his deal beyond summer 2007. (Daily Record)

Manchester United are going back to the banks to allow the Glazer family to re-finance their debts with a plan to take out a new �500m loan secured against future ticket sales at Old Trafford.

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has turned down the chance to coach Jamaica. His agent also revealed the Swede had also said no thanks to a non-English Champions League club. (Various)

But reports in Portugal suggest Eriksson is being lined up to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal coach with Scolari off to rejoin Brazil. (Daily Star)

Despite an outpouring of support - and a plea from Franz Beckenbauer himself - German boss Jurgen Klinsmann says he needs a few more days before deciding whether to stay on as coach. (Various)

Police in Berlin have arrested two men suspected of planting nine footballs filled with concrete across the city, each with a message in English challenging passers-by: "Can u kick it?" Three people gave it their best shot and immediately wished they hadn't bothered.

What does Fifa president Sepp Blatter do when there is no football to watch? Crosswords and computerised card games, all in the company of his teddy bear Frederick, according to the Daily Mail.