Arsenal's �10m bid for Marseille winger Franck Ribery is set to be beaten by a �26m Real Madrid offer. (The Guardian)

Portsmouth are to make an improved �4.25m bid for Aston Villa defender Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United have rekindled their interest in Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves. (Daily Mail)

Real Madrid are poised to put in a �10m transfer offer for Manchester United's Argentina international defender Gabriel Heinze. (The Sun)

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is expected to join Marseille on a season-long loan deal. (Various)

Portsmouth are close to completing a �14m double swoop for PSV Eindhoven striker Jefferson Farfan and Shaktar Donetsk defender Darijo Srna. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have warned off Tottenham Hotspur from trying to make a renewed bid for winger Stewart Downing. (The Guardian)

Blackburn are set to sign Aston Villa defender Mark Delaney on a free transfer. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle are considering a swap deal between James Milner and Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel. (Daily Star)

Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell is due to hold talks with Man City over a �3m transfer on Tuesday. (Various)

Arsenal are ready to make a �12m bid for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. (Daily Mirror)

Argentina international defender Lionel Scaloni is close to a permanent move to West Ham from Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna. (Daily Star)

Sweden defender Olof Mellberg is set to leave Aston Villa for Spanish club Levante in a �2m transfer. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough are to offer Blackburn �1.5m for Australian midfielder Brett Emerton. (Various)

Birmingham's �3m bid for Dutch striker Collins John has been accepted by Fulham. (Various)

Switzerland international goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuehler is to hold talks this week with West Brom over a move from Basle. (Daily Mirror)

Derby County and Wolves are set to join Crystal Palace in the chase to sign Celtic midfielder Stephen Pearson. (Daily Record)

Dundee United have handed former PSV Eindhoven defender Lindsay Wilson the chance to kick-start his career at Tannadice. (Daily Record)

Charlton are close to completing the signing of former Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. (Express)

Watford are making a �2m swoop for QPR defender Danny Shittu. (Express)

Fulham's want-away midfielder Steed Malbranque has been banished from the first-team squad and sent to Austria on a youth-team trip. (Daily Mirror)

Gary Megson will pip Paul Ince to the vacant Wolves job. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are pursuing Perugia for the final �500,000 instalment of the �3m transfer for Italian defender Marco Materazzi in 1999. (The Guardian)

Uefa president Lennart Johansson is set to announce he intends to seek re-election. (Daily Telegraph)

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock plans to swap his trademark tracksuit for suit in a bid to keep himself out of trouble on the touchline. (Various)

Wayne Rooney is pictured in The Sun doing a 'Terminator' impression. The England striker, sporting a sleeveless t-shirt and shades, is seen flexing his muscles above his head while on board a yacht in St Tropez, but lets himself down with a pair of gaudy floral shorts.