Chelsea hope to sign Arsenal defender Ashley Cole for �25m this week. (The Sun)

Tottenham are set to make a new bid for Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda - by offering a swap deal involving Danny Murphy and Andy Reid, plus cash. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos, who had been linked to Chelsea, is on the verge of a move to Turkish club Fenerbahce. (Daily Express)

Real Madrid are preparing a �14m offer for Spain international Jose Antonio Reyes. (Daily Mail)

Defender Robbie Elliott has edged closer to a move to Sunderland following his release by Newcastle by turning in an impressive performance as the Black Cats beat Carlisle in a friendly. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth will make a fresh move to try to persuade former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell to join the south-coast club. (Daily Star)

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder has admitted that he needs to strengthen his squad. (Daily Mail)

Bolton defender Radhi Jaidi is in talks with Birmingham after being told he can leave the Reebok Stadium. (The Times)

Wolves are in talks with ex-Birmingham defender Jamie Clapham, who has appeared as a trialist with Sheffield United, over a possible deal. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham have made a �2.5m offer to Belgian club Standard Liege for USA World Cup defender Oguchi Onyewu. (The Sun)

Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry has made it clear to representatives at the club that he wants to leave, though he has not made a formal transfer request. (The Guardian)

Aberdeen will decide on Monday if they want to sign Zambian winger Christopher Katongo. (Daily Record)

Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo has warned his family to stay away from England because of safety fears following his World Cup row with Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney. (The Sun)

Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo, who sent off England's Wayne Rooney in this summer's World Cup quarter-final with Portugal, has hit out at the striker for being a whinger, saying that he was "complaining all the time". (Various)

Defender Jonathan Woodgate is desperate to stay injury-free at Real Madrid and put himself back in contention with England. (Various)

West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas, who has been fined three times for failing to return to pre-season training and who wants to join Cardiff, has been told by Baggies boss Bryan Robson he will continue to be fined until he returns. (Daily Star)

Chelsea and England defender John Terry believes that the new boss of his national team, Steve McClaren, is the perfect person for the job. (Various)

It is becoming increasingly doubtful that the new Wembley will be ready for the 2007 FA Cup final. (Daily Telegraph)

Robbie Williams has been invited to get himself into shape for a string of concerts in Germany by training with Bayern Munich. The club's sporting director, Uli Hoeness, said: "Naturally we'll ask Robbie join us."

Scotland Under-19 coach Tommy Wilson has revealed that he was sent a text message on behalf of veteran rocker Rod Stewart after his side's 2-1 European Championship final defeat to Spain. (Daily Record)