Chelsea are unwilling to spend more than �20m on England and Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole. (Daily Star)

Shaun Wright-Phillips can leave Chelsea for �12m - a �9m loss on the player signed last summer. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle are closing in on Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt with AZ Alkmaar's Joris Mathijsen and Inter Milan's Obafemi Martins also targets. (Mirror)

Magpies boss Glenn Roeder will not sign Empoli sriker Francesco Tavana. "I don't even know him," he said. (Star)

Although Roeder has confirmed Newcastle are interested in signing Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid. (Guardian)

Martin Jol remains adamant Wigan's Pascal Chimbonda will be playing for Tottenham in the coming season. (Sun)

But Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has told the Latics any deal is off as the London club have turned their sights to Blackburn's Lucas Neill. (Mail)

And Spurs are set to make a shock swoop for Roma striker Mido, who was on loan at White Hart Lane last season. (Star)

Manchester City are set to complete the capture of Ajax and Tunisia right-back Hatem Trabelsi next week. (Mirror)

Charlton will bring in Djimi Traore from Liverpool for �2m and Newcastle's Amdy Faye for �2.5m. (Mirror)

Portsmouth will stop in their efforts to sign Blackburn defender Ryan Nelsen if a �4.7m bid is rejected. (Mirror)

Watford are close to hijacking West Brom's move for QPR defender Danny Shittu, despite the Baggies agreeing a �1.5m deal with Rangers. (Star)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has no intention of letting Jose Antonio Reyes move to Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)

France winger Franck Ribery wants to quit Marseille after seemingly pledging his future to the club. (Guardian)

Chelsea have told William Gallas to forget about leaving the club as they have not received a single bid for the defender. (Telegraph)

Gallas will be fined two weeks' wages - Chelsea's maximum club fine - for his no show in LA. (Sun)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is unimpressed by Chelsea's summer signings and the manner in which the Londoners splash cash on ageing stars. "I'm producing a team that will last years," he said. "When you have an old team then maybe all the challenges have gone for them. Youngsters have hunger." (Sun)

Managers at every club have been sent monitors to check for early signs of heart attacks. (Mail)

Tesco boss Terry Leahy - an Everton fan - is hoping to head up a deal that will see the club move from Goodison Park to the outskirts of Liverpool. (Independent)

England head coach Steve McClaren has already decided on the new national captain but is staying tight-lipped on the subject.

Millwall are getting infuriated because referees keep pocketing the Molton Brown bubble bath and shower gel they put in the officials' changing room. (Sun)

Shaun Derry has said no to sex so he can focus all his energies on the start of the season. The Leeds midfielder kicked his wife out of the matrimonial bedroom and feels in tip-top condition ahead of the new campaign. "I told her to go into another room," he revealed. "Fair play, she's been fantastic and it's really helped." (Star)