Arsenal are willing to put forward a pragmatic solution to the Ashley Cole saga by offering to exchange him for William Gallas and �10m. (The Times)

Tottenham are in negotiations with Real Madrid for former Arsenal target Julio Baptista. The asking price is �12m and Spurs are willing to go to �10m. (Various)

Spurs are also considering Parma's Australian midfielder Vince Grella. (The Times)

And Tottenham have gone back to Middlesbrough with a new �9m offer for Stewart Downing. (Daily Mirror)

Meanwhile Middlesbrough have made an approach to sign Jonathan Woodgate on loan from Real Madrid but his �90,000 per week wages could be a problem. (Various)

But Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is confident the lure of Champions League football will take Woodgate to Anfield. (The Sun)

Abel Xavier is training with Middlesbrough after completing his one-year doping ban (The Mirror)

Fulham are lining up a shock move for Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert. (The Sun)

Thomas Gravesen has agreed personal terms with Celtic and Newcastle, but the two clubs must now negotiate a transfer fee with Real Madrid. (The Sun)

Rangers will sign defender Sasa Papac after Austria Vienna's failure to qualify for the Champions League group stages. (The Herald)

Hearts want striker Calum Elliot to join Motherwell on loan instead of Dunfermline or Falkirk, but the teenager could be the subject of big-money offers from English clubs next week. (The Sun)

Dunfermline want to take striker Stevie Crawford back to East End Park, but Aberdeen are demanding defender Greg Shields in return. (Daily Record)

Defender Darren Dods will make a final attempt today to force Inverness Caledonian Thistle to sell him to Dundee United. (Daily Express)

Hearts are interested in Hungarian striker Peter Rajczi, who is out of contract with FC Ujpest, but face competition from Dynamo Kiev, Brondby, Watford, Crystal Palace and Leeds. (The Herald)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce will take his summer spending past �9m with a move for Charlton's Marcus Bent. (Daily Express, Daily Mirror)

But Birmingham have reached stalemate with Charlton over Bent - with Iain Dowie wanting �2m and Blues not willing to go past �1.5m. (Daily Mail)

Everton, Bolton and West Ham have all offered Steed Malbranque an escape from Fulham. (Daily Express)

Crystal Palace will launch a bid for Colchester midfielder Greg Halford. (Daily Mirror)

Motherwell will sign defender Danny Murphy on a pre-contract agreement after Cork City rejected their �10,000 offfer and the 23-year-old will move to Fir Park in January. (Daily Express)

Roy Keane will be offered a bumper �6m deal to be the new manager of Sunderland. (The Sun)

And Keane will be given a �20m-plus transfer kitty. (Daily Mirror)

But "It is by no means certain" that Keane will take the Sunderland job because he is "seething" that his 2002 World Cup row with Niall Quinn has been dragged up. (Daily Express)

Ronaldinho has said Barcelona "don't have to worry" about Champions League opponents Chelsea. (Various)

John Terry wrecked a water cooler in frustration after Chelsea's shock defeat at Middlesbrough. (The Sun)

Everton's Andy Johnson will be given the chance to stake a claim for an England place by Steve McClaren. (The Times)

The FA will rip up its own rule book to punish Ben Thatcher for his elbow on Pedro Mendes. (Daily Star)

Referees' chief Keith Hackett says he "can't defend" some of the decisions made by his officials this season. (Daily Mail)

Roy Keane gave his first ever team talk in July - to Cork's hurling players before an All-Ireland quarter-final against Limerick (The Sun).

Peter Crouch has inspired Andy Murray's coach. Brad Gilbert wants the tennis star to "try that robot dance" at the US Open. (The Sun)