Ashley Cole has told Arsenal he will never play for them again. (Various)

Chelsea have leapt to the front of the queue to sign Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres. (Mirror)

Manchester United are considering a bid for �12m-rated Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt, who is a long-time target of Liverpool. (Independent)

Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd is preparing to table a club record �3m bid for Preston striker David Nugent. (Star)

Former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira has hinted he could be keen on a move to Manchester United. (Star)

Tottenham want Chelsea left-back Wayne Bridge and are ready to meet the Blues' �4m valuation. (Sun)

Newcastle have turned down the opportunity to sign former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell. (Guardian)

Martin O'Neill will take over as Aston Villa boss and is even prepared to work alongside chairman 'Deadly' Doug Ellis. (Telegraph)

Tottenham have offered Danny Murphy and Andy Reid in part exchange for Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda. (Times)

Wigan are demanding �5.5m in cash for Chimbonda, who was late for his first training session after handing in a transfer request in May. (Guardian)

Shaktar Donetsk have placed a �6.8m price tag on Anitoliy Timoschuk but admit the midfielder wants to join Celtic. (Record)

Rangers expect to complete the signing of striker Filip Sebo after putting in a final bid of �1.6m. (Various)

Charlie Mulgrew's Celtic career is over after a blazing row with manager Gordon Strachan. (Record)

Hearts are set to offload record signing Mirsad Beslija eight months after the midfielder arrived for �850,000 from Racing Club Genk (Scotsman)

Christos Karapidis will become a Hearts player this week after they agreed a �200,000 fee with PAOK Salonika for the defender. (Sun)

Falkirk have given a trial to trial for Togo midfileder Didier Paas and are negotiating red tape as they progress interest in Nigerian midfielder Udo Nwoko, presently in Malta with Hibernians. (Express)

Dundee United have signed Norwegian defender Christian Kalvenes on a two-year deal from Brann Bergen. (Sun)

Messina midfielder Carmine Coppola is being considered as a target by Celtic. (Herald)

Motherwell are considering taking Celtic midfielder Paul Lawson on loan. (Express)

New England boss Steve McClaren wants Teddy Sheringham, Paul Ince or Tony Adams to take up the role of 'conduit' between the players and the coaching staff - a role rejected by Alan Shearer. (Express)

A massive anti-riot operation is planned if Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo plays for Manchester United in a friendly at Oxford United next Tuesday. (Sun)

Fulham's German defender Moritz Volz is a massive fan of David Hasselhoff, describing the former Baywatch star as "like some higher spirit". He added: "In times of trouble I ask myself 'How would the Hoff deal with this situation?'"

Andriy Shechenko and Michael Ballack will be forced to take part in a traditional Chelsea initiation ceremony later this week, where they will be asked to sing a number of their choice in front of their new team-mates.

Blues midfielder Joe Cole said: "Absolutely no-one escapes. It's horrible - I was more worried about the singing than making my debut! And when the lads have had enough, they let you know by throwing bread rolls and stuff." (The Sun)