Chelsea will not break the bank to bring Seville's �20m-rated Daniel Alves to the club. (Daily Star)

Newcastle's Nolberto Solano wants to leave the club. (The Sun)

Kieron Dyer's move from Newcastle to West Ham could be back on - if Solano goes to Upton Park with him for a combined �8m fee. (various)

Newcastle striker Albert Luque is set to move to Spanish side Levante. (Independent)

Derby have agreed terms with Finnish midfielder Mika Vayrynen over a possible move from PSV Eindhoven. (Daily Mirror)

The Rams and Everton are also interested in Palermo's Polish striker Radoslaw Matusiak. (The Times)

Middlesbrough have beaten Sunderland, Birmingham and Fulham to the �6m signing of Tottenham's Egyptian striker Mido. (The Sun)

Portsmouth striker Lomano LuaLua is poised to join Greek side Olympiakos for �2.8m. (The Sun)

Stoke are considering signing ex-Everton defender David Unsworth, who is now a free agent. (The Sun)

Toffees boss David Moyes is set to step up his efforts to sign Middlesbrough striker Yakubu. (The Guardian)

Bolton boss Sammy Lee is set to sign Portsmouth defender Andy O'Brien for �1.2m. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic have told Leicester City they want �1m for out-of-favour forward Derek Riordan. (Daily Mail)

David Beckham has told England manager Steve McClaren he will be fit for this month's friendly against Germany. (Daily Star)

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admits his �50m spending spree may not be enough for the club to end their title drought. (Daily Star)

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed his interest in buying Arsenal. (The Times)

Renault managing director Flavio Briatore has played down claims he is on the verge on taking over QPR. (Daily Mirror)

Or, Briatore has confirmed he is in the early stages of talks to buy the Loftus Road club. (Telegraph)

Premier League stars are heading for �200,000-a-week wages before the end of the decade. (Daily Express)

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez has written off Arsenal in the title race. (Sun)

Premiership referees have been ordered to keep as low a profile as possible this season. (The Guardian)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says not one Premier League boss has called him to say 'good luck'. (Daily Mirror)

Inverness Calye Thistle boss Charlie Christie is set to sign a contract extension. (Daily Record)

Axed Gretna manager Rowan Alexander has been coaching Dumfries Ladies over the summer. (Sun)

Bolton's Kevin Nolan has revealed how Sam Allardyce's decision to leave the club last season drove him to drink. (Daily Star)

Chelsea's new fluorescent yellow kit has been voted this year's ugliest by fans. (Daily Star)

Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan upset Match of the Day host Gary Lineker by drunkenly asking him to manage Leicester City. (Daily Star)

Chelsea's Claudio Pizarro was so keen to watch his new horse race at Haydock on Thursday that he took a 200-mile helicopter trip after training. (The Sun)

Rangers' new French signing Daniel Cousin has promised to go on a crash course to master English. (Daily Record)

Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan is working on a film about legendary music producer Joe Meek. (The Sun)

Wigan boss Chris Hutchings says he may have a cheeky bet on himself to be the first Premier League manager to be sacked - after being told he was favourite. (The Sun)

Rangers have been sent a �500 bill by Zeta, who claim the Ibrox club did not return footballs they were lent for a training session last week. (Daily Record)