Liverpool may have been too late in their pursuit of Chelsea's Damian Duff with Newcastle poised to clinch the signing. (The Guardian)

Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been offered a tempting �50,000-per-week deal by Danish club Brondby. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn may resurrect their interest in Porto striker Benni McCarthy, with manager Mark Hughes viewing the South African as a replacement for Craig Bellamy. (The Sun)

Wigan will forgive and forget by offering Pascal Chimbonda - who requested a transfer on the final day of last season - a new deal. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth are stepping up their interest in Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry. (The Sun)

Charlton want to snatch Middlesbrough full-back Frank Queudrue from Fulham's grasp. (The Times)

Sunderland want Boro winger Adam Johnson in exchange for Julio Arca. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham are to sign James Milner after agreeing to pay Newcastle's asking price of �3.5m. (Daily Express)

The Hammers are also bringing Ghana right-back John Pantsil to Upton Park for �750,000. (Various)

Patrick Vieira could become the next player to join the Juventus exodus, with Inter Milan favourites to sign the former Arsenal skipper. (The Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Chelsea's transfer policy - but he says his comments were taken out of context. (Various)

Alan Curbishley says he is not interested in taking over at Aston Villa. (Daily Express, Daily Mail)

Brazil star Ronaldinho's form at the World Cup may have been affected by "romps" with his girlfriend and lengthy spells playing computer games. (The Sun)

Birmingham fans who have not renewed their season tickets from last year are being invited for a drink with manager Steve Bruce and managing director Karen Brady. (Daily Mirror)

Wayne Rooney's lawyers are going to the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation to try to gain ownership of the internet domain names "wayneroony.com" and "waynerooney.co.uk". The names are currently owned by Welsh TV personality Huw Marshall who registered them four years ago. (The Sun)

Bangladesh police have ordered all World Cup contenders flags to be pulled down two weeks after the finals concluded. "Flying flags of other countries is illegal but we allowed it considering it was a special occasion," said a statement. "Now that the event is over, soccer fans should have pulled down the flags. If they don't, owners of the buildings should remove them immediately." Brazil and Argentina flags are the most popular in Dhaka.