Tottenham's Michael Carrick will finally sign for Manchester United next week in a deal worth about �15m. (Various)

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder wants to sign unsettled Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge. (Daily Mirror)

Roeder is also preparing a player-plus-cash swoop for West Ham's Marlon Harewood. (The Sun)

Sunderland will sign former striker Kevin Phillips for �750,000. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth are closing in on a �3.75m deal to sign Preston striker David Nugent. (Various)

Millwall are close to signing Hearts winger Chris Hackett. (Daily Star)

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is opening talks with Everton to sign midfielder Lee Carsley. (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror)

Chris Sutton could return to play for Birmingham after being released by the Midlands club at the end of last season. (Various)

Coventry want to sign out-of-favour Sheffield United forward Geoff Horsfield on a season-long loan. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland are close to signing Robbie Elliott, who has been released by North-East neighbours Newcastle. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is insisting that teenage winger Adam Johnson will be staying at the Riverside. (Daily Express, The Sun)

Wigan have swooped for Crystal Palace right-back Emerson Boyce for �1.6m. (Daily Star, Daily Mail)

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is persisting with attempts to sign Coventry's Gary McShaffrey. (Daily Mirror)

Bruce has also made a shock �1m move for Fulham striker Brian McBride. (Daily Mirror)

Danny Higginbotham has been put on Southampton's transfer list after turning down a new two-year deal. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn will announce the signing of FC Porto striker Benni McCarthy for �2.5m. (The Times)

Bulgarian left-back Ivaylo Petkov expects to join Celtic after the 30-year-old left Turkish club Ankaragucu. (Daily Record)

Austria Vienna says striker Filip Sebo is likely to sign for Rangers next week. (The Sun)

Rangers captain Barry Ferguson is likely to miss the first five weeks of the season through injury. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth are poised to end interest in Celtic's Stilian Petrov and instead bid for Real Madrid midfielder Thomas Gravesen. (Daily Express)

Hearts are chasing Barcelona B midfielder Arnau Caldentey. (Daily Star)

Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray says his club could not afford out-of-favour Rangers defender Marvin Andrews' wages. (The Scotsman)

New Liverpool signings Jermaine Pennant and Craig Bellamy have been told by manager Rafa Benitez that they are in Last Chance Saloon. (Various)

New England manager Steve McClaren has employed PR guru Max Clifford as his personal advisor. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Shaun Wright-Phillips he must prove himself before the transfer window shuts or risk being sent out on loan. (The Sun)

Wigan manager Paul Jewell is confident Emile Heskey can resurrect his career at the JJB Stadium. (Daily Mirror)

John Terry is desperate to succeed David Beckham as the England captain. (Daily Telegraph)

Tottenham are looking into the possibility of moving into London's Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games. (The Guardian)

MK Dons manager Martin Allen hired a rickety old school bus for the squad's pre-season trip to Devon to test out his players' characters. (The Sun)

A radio journalist has been revealed as the saviour who came to the aid of a cashless Victoria Beckham when she wanted to buy some chips at half-time during an England World Cup match last month. (The Guardian)