Chelsea's pursuit of Arsenal defender Ashley Cole is over as the Gunners want �20m for the England left-back. (Daily Telegraph)

Portuguese midfielder Manuel Fernandes is close to joining Portsmouth from Benfica for �6m. (Daily Telegraph).

Manchester United have emerged as favourites to sign Corinthians' �25m-rated Argentine World Cup star Carlos Tevez. (Daily Star)

Sir Alex Ferguson is also in the hunt for Tevez's Corinthians and Argentina team-mate Javier Mascherano, a combative midfielder. (The Sun)

Ferguson faces competition for Tevez from Arsenal, who could get their man at the lower price of �18m, too. (The Sun)

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he is not interested in selling Didier Drogba, even though AC Milan have been linked with a �22m move. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is preparing a �9m bid for Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder wants to sign Middlesbrough's Mark Viduka to bolster his forward options. (The Times)

Watford could be set to make a shock �1m bid for Sheffield United striker Ade Akinbiyi. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal could finally be about to sign Real Madrid forward Julio Baptista in a �13m deal. (Daily Express)

Tottenham are set to wrap up deals for Steed Malbranque from Fulham and Wigan's Pascal Chimbonda. (Daily Express)

Fulham have launched a bid to sign Everton's Kevin Kilbane. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth are on the brink of signing Ghana captain Stephen Appiah for �6m from Fenerbahce. (Independent)

Arsenal are considering an improved �13.5m offer from Atletico Madrid for winger Jose Antonio Reyes. (Independent)

Middlesbrough are to complete the signings of Real Madrid's Jonathan Woodgate on a year-long loan and Robert Huth from Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Gareth Southgate has also lodged a bid to sign Preston's highly-rated young striker David Nugent. (The Sun)

Portsmouth are trying to sign veteran striker Andy Cole from Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)

Crewe boss Dario Gradi wants to net former England captain Paul Ince on a player-coach contract. (Daily Mirror)

Roy Keane's first target as Sunderland manager is to sign former Man Utd team-mate Dwight Yorke. (The Sun)

Czech defender Pavel Mares says he will join Bolton is a �2m switch from Zenit St Petersburg. (The Sun)

Thomas Gravesen will complete his move to Celtic from Real Madrid today despite a problem with his medical. (Daily Record, The Sun)

Thomas Gravesen will tell Celtic whether he will accept a lesser deal after problems with his medical. (Daily Express, Daily Mail)

Bolton have informed Hibernian of their interest in midfielders Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown and are considering a �4m offer. (Daily Record)

Sheffield United will end their interest in Scott Brown after Hibs valued him at �1.5m, having also found the price for Kevin Thomson too steep. (Daily Express)

Rangers have told Austria Vienna they will not pay more than �500,000 for defender Sasa Papac. (The Sun)

Austria Vienna have turned down a fresh, �600,000 bid from Rangers for Sasa Papac. (Daily Mail, The Herald)

Rangers defender Marvin Andrews has turned down the offer of a three-year contract from Reading because he fears failing a medical. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough are the latest club to express on interest in Rangers defender Jose Pierre-Fanfan. (Daily Mail)

Stevie Naismith will find out by Thursday whether he has won a transfer from Kilmarnock to Arsenal after a trial. (The Sun)

Kilmarnock have told Arsenal they want more than �1m for Naismith after rejecting that sum from another English club. (Daily Mail)

Coventry are weighing up a �500,000 bid for Rangers striker Nacho Novo after informing the Glasgow club of their interest. (Daily Express)

Rangers defender Bob Malcolm's move to Millwall has fallen through. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane launched his managerial career with an apology to Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson. (Various)

Man Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo claims he wants to emulate the success of Old Trafford legend George Best. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack says Man Utd's flying start to the season has sent shivers down the spines of the champions. (Daily Express)

The Rangers Supporters Association says they are winning the battle against bigotry after the club received two commendations from Uefa. (Daily Record)