Wes Brown and John O'Shea could be used as makeweights in Manchester United's bid to sign Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. (Daily Star)

Southampton boss George Burley will spark a Premiership bidding war after being told he must sell �7m-rated left-back Gareth Bale. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid claim they have beaten Chelsea in the race to sign 18-year-old River Plate star Gonzalo Higuain. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham are set to make a �2m bid for USA World Cup star Clint Dempsey. (Daily Mirror)

Arsene Wenger has given Birmingham permission to keep young Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner on loan until the end of the season. (Daily Mail)

Rangers are poised to table bids for Hibernian midfielders Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson. (Daily Record)

Rangers winger Chris Burke has postponed contract talks until after the next transfer window opens. (Daily Record/The Sun)

Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen's loan move to Zenit St Petersburg is set to become permanent in a �750,000 transfer. (Daily Mail)

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is planning a double raid on Scunthorpe strikers Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh. (Daily Mirror)

Leeds have rejected Tranmere's bid to take striker Jermaine Beckford on loan. (The Sun)

Boss Dennis Wise wants to land Southampton defender Darren Powell in a �150,000 swoop. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth midfielder David Thompson has turned down a loan move to Leeds. (Daily Star)

Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor says midfielder Tommy Black can leave on loan, with Brentford and Bradford interested. (The Sun)

Taylor also wants to ship out eccentric Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly. (Daily Mirror)

Coventry are chasing winger Darren Currie from Championship rivals Ipswich. Dele Adebola could go the other way. (The Sun)

Clubs promoted to the Premiership in May will be guaranteed a windfall of �50m. (The Sun)

England will open next season at the new Wembley Stadium with a friendly against Germany on 22 August. (Daily Mail)

Didier Drogba says he aims to fire Chelsea to glory in the Premiership, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League this season. (The Sun)

Portsmouth assistant manager Tony Adams has branded Watford long-ball merchants and says they play like the late 1980s Wimbledon team. (The Sun)

Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd fears it will be hard to attract a striker to the club in January if they are still struggling in the Premiership. (Daily Express)

Allan McGregor has won his battle with Lionel Letizi to hold on to the position as Rangers first-choice keeper. (Daily Record)

Hearts captain Stephen Pressley will make himself available for selection against Rangers despite his row with the club owner. (The Sun)

Owner Vladimir Romanov is preparing to return to Scotland for crisis talks at Hearts. (The Herald)

Dunfermline Athletic have been fined �10,000 by the SPL after being found guilty of charging Rangers fans more than their own supporters. (Daily Record/Sun)

Oldham fans hoping to see a bit more of 19-year-old midfielder Chris Hall will get their chance when he appears in a charity production of The Full Monty.

Stuart Pearce's technical area has been replaced with artificial grass, after the Manchester City manager wore it out.