Spurs have edged closer to signing striker Darren Bent from Charlton for a fee between �12-14m. (Various)

West Ham have been offered Argentina striker Javier Saviola to replace Carlos Tevez. (The Sun)

Newcastle have slapped in a take-it-or-leave-it �2.8m bid for Paris St Germain defender David Rozehnal. (Daily Star)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants Wigan skipper Leighton Baines - but will have to pay �6m for the defender. (Daily Mirror)

Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira says French striker Thierry Henry will leave unless Arsenal spend big to strengthen their team. (Daily Mirror)

And Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o says he expects Henry to join him at the club next season. (The Times)

Meanwhile, Barcelona winger Ludovic Giuly has angrily denied reports that he is tapping up French pal Thierry Henry. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have rejected a bid of �10m from Portsmouth for striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu. (The Independent)

Everton are in talks to sign Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley. (Various)

Sampdoria have told Celtic they need to find �3m if they want to land Italian star Gennaro Delvecchio. (Daily Record)

Aston Villa and Birmingham are competing for the signature of West Ham striker Marlon Harewood. (Daily Star)

Swiss midfielder Bruce Lalombongo has turned down a move to Everton. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is still hopeful of snapping up striker Fredi Kanoute. (Daily Star)

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is in talks about spending another season on loan with Marseille. (The Sun)

If Cisse is not allowed to leave for another loan spell, Bolton are ready to move in for him. (Daily Mirror)

Everton and Celtic are both chasing 20-year-old Chateauroux defender Yassin Moutaouakil. (The Times)

Wigan and Portsmouth are both keen on Reading's Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)

Freed Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie says Rangers, Premiership and Championship clubs are interested in his signature. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers say signing Lee Hendrie has never been discussed. (Daily Express)

Rangers will this week intensify their efforts to sign Osasuna defender Carlos Cuellare and Wigan forward Lee McCulloch. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle have joined Celtic in casting an eye over Breda's Netherlands Under-21 striker Maceo Rigters. (The Herald)

Portuguese striker Pedro Moutinho's future at Falkirk is at doubt after he failed to turn up for pre-season training. (The Herald)

Hibernian have stepped up their attempts to sign Austrian striker Arno Kozelsky from Leoben. (Daily Express)

Bristol City's bid for Hibernian winger Ivan Sproule is worth �250,000. (Daily Record)

Hibernian manager John Collins says Creteil defender Fabien Lavoyer is not one of his targets. (The Herald)

St Mirren want veteran goalkeeper Paul Mathers, who recently signed for East Fife, as player-coach. (Various)

Sven-Goran Eriksson is on the brink of accepting the Manchester City manager's job. (Various)

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins has told of his terror after a gang of masked gunmen fired at his car in Nigeria. (The Sun)

Celtic are to set up 30 soccer camps in the USA in a bid to unearth the latent football talent in the country. (Daily Record)

Supporters groups have criticised Hearts after they increased ticket prices for Old Firm and Hibernian fans visiting Tynecastle. (Various)

Aberdeen say cash restraints have hampered attempts to offer new contracts to manager Jimmy Calderwood and some players. (Daily Mail)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are to offer head coach Charlie Christie a two-year contract extension. (Daily Mail)

Reading have been asked by the Premier League to test the latest Hawk-Eye goal-line technology during youth team matches. If it is a success, it could be in the Premier League within two years. (Daily Mirror)

Nottingham Forest are planning to create an East Midlands 'super-stadium' with a 50,000 capacity which will help re-establish them as a leading club - and which can be used for the 2018 World Cup. (The Guardian)