Portsmouth and Aston Villa have joined the race for Fulham right-back Liam Rosenior. (The Sun)

Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra looks poised for a move to Arsenal having rejected a new three year contract. (Daily Express)

Everton are on the brink of landing Porto midfielder Luis Gonzalez for �10m. (Daily Express)

And Toffees boss David Moyes could add to that signing with a swoop for Wigan left-back Leighton Baines. (Daily Express)

Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze will tell boss Sir Alex Ferguson on Monday he wants to leave for Liverpool. (Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough will allow Yakubu to return to Portsmouth if they can get Gary O'Neill in return. (Daily Star)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane will try again to sign Manchester United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak. (Various)�

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez is braced to make a bid for Liverpool centre-half Sami Hyypia. (Daily Mirror)

He is also interested in Blackburn's �4m-rated striker Jason Roberts. (The Independent)

Cardiff hope to sign Blackburn's unsettled forward Francis Jeffers. (The Independent)

Kieron Dyer's move to West Ham dramatically collapsed last night after Newcastle demanded an extra �2m. (Daily Star)

Real Madrid are certain the long-running battle for Chelsea winger Arjen Robben will be over next week. (The Sun)

The Spanish club are hoping to secure his services for a fee of around �23m. (The Guardian)

Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has denied reports linking him with a move to West Ham. (The Independent)

Andy Cole has left Pompey after they agreed to pay up the remaining 11 months of his �30,000-a-week contract. (Various)

AZ Alkmaar boss Louis Van Gaal has blasted Middlesbrough for trying to sign full-back Greta Steinsson on the cheap. (Daily Telegraph)

France midfielder Claude Makelele, 34, is to sign a new one-year extension with Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

The Frenchman has taken a wage cut to sign with the Blues until 2009. (Daily Star)

Birmingham pulled the plug on their move for Hossam Ghaly after the Tottenham midfielder had a bust-up with Blues boss Steve Bruce. (Daily Star)

Ghaly upset Bruce when he refused to take part in a running session with the club. (The Sun)

Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he spent �40m of the club's money on eight players after watching them on video. (Various)

Former referee Graham Poll says John Terry should be stripped of the England captaincy unless he shows officials more respect. (Daily Mail)

New Leicester boss Martin Allen has told his first-team squad to help wash out the toilets in a motivational exercise. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa's American owner Randy Lerner is so committed to Villa he has a tattoo of the club's crest on his ankle. (The Sun)