Manchester United will bid to seal a �4m deal for Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna after unveiling their new �18.6m signing from Tottenham Michael Carrick. (Daily Telegraph)

Blackburn midfielder Brett Emerton looks set to join Middlesbrough. (The Guardian)

Sunderland manager Niall Quinn has been told he must be patient if he is to lure Aston Villa striker Kevin Phillips back to the Black Cats fold. (Daily Express)

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor expects to make several signings before the transfer window closes on 31 August. (Daily Telegraph)

Sheffield United have rejected a �600,000 bid from Leeds for striker Geoff Horsfield. (The Sun)

Dundee defender Lee Wilkie is poised for a switch to Dundee United on a month's trial - once he agrees a pay-off settlement from his current club. (Daily Record)

Newcastle are ready to splash out �15m on three new signings - Thomas Gravesen and Jonathan Woodgate from Real Madrid as well as a new striker. (Daily Express)

Hibernian could make Marvin Andrews an offer if the Trinidad & Tobago defender can negotiate a pay-off from Rangers. (Daily Record)

Birmingham will make a final �1.2m offer for Fulham striker Brian McBride. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham will not receive a penny from Michael Carrick's �18.6m move from Tottenham to Manchester United because Spurs refused to include a sell-on clause when they signed him from the Hammers. (The Sun)

Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy is being lined up for a �2m switch to Bolton. (The Sun)

Nigeria international Kanu is poised to join Portsmouth after rejecting reduced terms with West Brom. (The Sun)

Sheffield United are poised to move for out-of-favour Rangers defender Olivier Bernard after ex-Birmingham defender Jamie Clapham failed to impress on trial. (The Sun)

Celtic have targeted Schalke 04 striker Soren Larsen after being told the Dane is available for �2.5m. (The Herald)

Filip Sebo is expected to fly into Glasgow today to complete a �1.8m transfer to Rangers from Austria Vienna. (The Herald)

Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan is interesting Fenerbahce and Gimnastic de Tarragona. (The Herald, Daily Mail)

Martin O'Neill will make wantaway Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov his first target should he accept the manager's job at Aston Villa. (Daily Express)

Dunfermline have targeted Leicester's Mark De Vries, Stoke's Kevin Harper and Hearts' Calum Elliot as possible loan signings as they search for a striker. (Daily Express)

Arsenal defender Ashley Cole, who is expected to join Chelsea, has been banned from using official Gunners photos for his controversial new book. (The Sun)

Aston Villa are confident of unveiling Martin O'Neill as their new manager within 48 hours. (Daily Mirror)

England defender Gary Neville gave Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo the cold shoulder on his return to training with Manchester United. (The Sun)

Ex-Everton star Thomas Gravesen was thrown out of a Real Madrid pre-season training session in Austria after brawling with Brazilian winger Robinho. (Daily Star)

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch says Liverpool's players do not want to set foot in Israel to play their Champions League qualifier with Maccabi Haifa because of the crisis in the Middle East. (Various)

Ex-England coach Terry Venables has agreed in principle to join new national boss Steve McClaren's staff and talks have started over his salary and title. (The Independent)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has written off Liverpool Premiership title chances. (Various)

Celtic chairman Brian Quinn wants the fans to banish sectarian chants at games - or risk Uefa punishment. (Daily Record)

Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt needed stitches to a head wound after crashing into the post when warming up for the friendly with Barnsley. (Various)

England midfielder Frank Lampard topped a Yahoo! poll of sports flops following his country's disappointing World Cup campaign, despite having more shots than anyone else. Ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson and striker Wayne Rooney were second and third. (Daily Express)