AC Milan are waiting for the green light from Chelsea to buy back striker Andriy Shevchenko for �15m. (Daily Star, Daily Express)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will hold crunch talks with Sheva next week before deciding whether to let him go back. (Daily Mirror)

Carlos Tevez will be unveiled as a Manchester United player on Thursday. (Daily Mail)

Spurs target Curtis Davies is pleading with West Brom not to price him out of a move to the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is hot on the trail of Manchester United's �8m striker Alan Smith. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough will turn their attentions to Everton striker James Beattie after failing to land Smith. (Daily Star, Daily Mail)

Boro boss Gareth Southgate is ready to move for Charlton right-back Luke Young. (The Sun)

Southgate is interested in Preston right-winger Simon Whaley, too. (Daily Mail)

Boro are bracing themselves for a �10m bid from Manchester City for striker Yakubu. (Daily Star)

Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg will not join Manchester City - he says he could never play for another Premier League side. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has won the race to sign Kieran Richardson from Manchester United for �5.5m. (Various)

Manchester City are lining up a �3m swoop for Tottenham central defender Anthony Gardner. (Daily Mail)

Sven-Goran Eriksson may also be set to swoop for Barcelona's French flier Ludovic Giuly and Thiago Motta, who has been allowed to leave Barca. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is targeting Arsenal left-back Armand Traore. (Daily Mail)

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez remains confident of signing QPR winger Lee Cook after making a final offer of �2.2m. (Daily Express)

Spurs are set to sign Leeds whiz-kid Danny Rose, 17, in a shock �1m deal. (Daily Mirror)

Ex-Hearts keeper Antti Niemi has told current stopper Craig Gordon to join Sunderland. (Various)

Leeds have sold Robbie Blake to his former club Burnley for �250,000. (Daily Star)

Southampton boss George Burley wants to replace Chris Baird with unwanted Reading defender Sam Sodje for �1m. (Daily Mirror)

Eric Djemba-Djemba is quitting Aston Villa to join French side Lille on loan. (The Sun)

Cardiff boss Dave Jones is eyeing Blackburn outcast Francis Jeffers as Michael Chopra's replacement. (Daily Mirror)

Cardiff have rejected Liverpool's �1m bid for 16-year-old midfielder Aaron Ramsey. (Daily Star)

Sheffield United will this week decide whether to sign trialist Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbe, 28. (The Sun)

Abebayo Akinfenwa's move to Swindon could collapse because of doubts over his recovery from a broken leg. (Daily Star)

On trial centre-back Tamas Vasko, 23, will play for Southampton against Eastleigh on Saturday. (The Sun)

Frustrated Hearts striker Calum Elliot could return to motherwell this season, but Gretna are also keen to secure the player on a loan deal. (Daily Record)

Kilmarnock striker Steven Naismith is heading for a bitter bust-up with mentor Jim Jefferies over Killie's refusal to let him move to Rangers. (The Sun)

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas snubbed a deal at Real Madrid that would have put him on a par with legendary club captain Raul on �100,000-a-week. (Daily Star)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed Arsenal will be better off without striker Thierry Henry. (Various)

Ferguson also says Jose Mourinho's dig at United's spending shows the Chelsea boss is feeling the pressure. (Daily Star)

United could be charged with "tapping up" Tevez if they continue to push for the Argentine's �35m transfer without the agreement of the Premier League. (Independent)

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor will be rewarded with a long contract to ward off interest from Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Striker Kanu is poised to agree a new deal to stay at Portsmouth. (The Sun)

Former Portsmouth striker Svetoslav Todorov has blamed Harry Redknapp for forcing him out of Fratton Park. (Daily Star)

Wembley groundstaff are laying a new pitch for the Community Shield contest between Manchester United and Chelsea on 5 August. (Various)

Scott Parker is favourite to be named West Ham's new captain. (The Sun)

Czech winger Libor Sionko admits he faces another season at Rangers - because no-one wants to sign him. (Daily Record)

St Mirren have appointed Grant Cassidy as their new video analyst. (Daily Record)

Supporter John Mayall is taking Manchester United to the County Court over their scheme to charge season-ticket holders for all cup games. (Daily Mail)