West Ham will swoop for �4m-rated Newcastle winger Kieron Dyer after new signing Julien Faubert was ruled out for six months. (Various)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has refused to sell Arjen Robben to Real Madrid. (Various)

Robben will instead sign a new five-year contract with the Blues worth �80,000 a week. (Daily Express)

However, sources close to the winger say Robben will be presented as a Real Madrid player on Monday. (Independent)

Manchester City are close to completing �12m signing of Middlesbrough striker Yakubu. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland hope to open talks with Wigan defender Leighton Baines on Friday over a �6m move. (Daily Mirror)

But the Black Cats will not increase their �8m offer for Hearts keeper Craig Gordon. (Daily Record)

And Bobo Balde says he has no intention of leaving Celtic, despite a �2m bid from Sunderland for the defender. (Daily Record)

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has dropped his interest in full-back David Murphy because of Hibernian's "ridiculously high" asking price. (The Scotsman)

Everton have stepped up their bid for Manchester United's Alan Smith after seeing James Vaughan ruled out for three months. (Various)

Middlesbrough have had a �6m bid for Smith accepted but the player is reluctant to move there. (Daily Star)

Arsenal are closing in on a deal for South American teenagers Angel Di Maria and Pedro Silva. (Daily Express)

But Arsenal's teenage goalkeeper, Vito Mannone, will today leave for Gretna. (Various)

Gretna striker James Grady has rejected an offer to be player-assistant manager of Clyde. (Various)

Sevilla have told Portsmouth Fredi Kanoute will cost �8m. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka has turned down a move to Lyon. (Sun)

Fifa will decide whether West Ham should release Carlos Tevez from his contract so he can join Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool will turn their attentions to �7m-rated Juventus left-back Giorgio Chiellini after Man Utd snubbed their offer for Gabriel Heinze. (Daily Star)

Stan Kroenke is stepping up his bid to complete a �650m takeover of Arsenal and will bring back ex-vice-chairman David Dein. (Various)

Owen Hargreaves could miss the whole of Man Utd's Far East tour because of tendonitis in his knee. (Daily Star)

The Scottish Football League will today announce a three-year sponsorship deal with soft drinks company Irn-Bru. (The Sun)

Chelsea stars Frank Lampard and John Terry chatted with Paris Hilton, Serena Williams and actress Tara Reid at a team party in Los Angeles on Thursday.