Arsenal have upped their asking price for Chelsea target Ashley Cole to �30m. (Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror)

Or, �20m will be enough to take the England left-back to Stamford Bridge next week. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal will use �10m of the eventual fee for Cole to sign Yossi Benayoun from West Ham, but he is also a target for Liverpool. (Independent).

West Ham are hoping to sign Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips on a season-long loan. (The Sun)

Chelsea have offered a new five-year contract to William Gallas, who has one year left on his current deal. (Times)

Frank Lampard is staying at Stamford Bridge after Barcelona dropped their interest in signing him because of his poor World Cup (Times)

But Didier Drogba says he could still leave Chelsea. (The Sun)

Sol Campbell could sign for Italian side Fiorentina following their reinstatement to Serie A for next season. (Mirror)

Tottenham are resigned to seeing midfielder Michael Carrick join Manchester United after he rejected their latest contract offer. (Guardian)

Spurs will turn to veteran Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved as a replacement for Carrick. (Guardian)

United are to offer �12m for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe after being snubbed by Fernando Torres. (Star)

Manchester City keeper David James and Rennes shotstopper Andreas Isaksson are both targets for Portsmouth. (Various)

Bolton are set to make a surprise bid for veteran Manchester City striker Andy Cole. (Independent)

Wigan Athletic are confident of beating Charlton to the �1.75m signing of Crystal Palace defender Enmerson Boyce. (Various)

Another Palace player, winger Jobi McAnuff has handed in a transfer request and is in wanted by Watford and Sheffield United. (Times, Guardian)

Wolves want to sign Everton midfielder Lee Carsley. (The Sun)

Blackburn are close to completing a �3m deal for Porto's South African striker Benni McCarthy. (Daily Star)

Tottenham boss Martin Jol is considering a �6m bid for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. (The Sun)

Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is close to agreeing a deal to club management and could combine his new job with coaching Jamaica. (Independent)

Ex-Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjohnsen says Blues players are scared of Stamford Bridge boss Jose Mourinho. (Various)

Manchester United forward Alan Smith has returned to training five months after suffering a horrific broken leg. (The Sun)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says one of the reasons he has had his hair cut so short is that he wants the young players at Stamford Bridge to copy him and have a "proper haircut". (The Sun)

Wayne Rooney has called in emergency gardeners to tend to the ailing lawns at his mansion. The Manchester United striker recently spent �50,000 on new grass for 'Waynesor Castle' but the scorching heat has taken its toll. (Daily Mirror)

New Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has promised to sack himself from the manager's role if he doesn't deliver the goods. (Daily Mirror)