West Ham want to offer Gabriel Heinze, whose proposed move to Liverpool has been blocked by his club Manchester United, an escape route. (The Sun)

After losing his attempt to force United to allow him to move to Liverpool, Heinze said: "I am not anti-United but I have to consider that my stay at United is finished." (Daily Mirror)

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will tell Heinze he can languish in the reserves if the Argentine refuses to move abroad. (Daily Express)

Portsmouth have failed in a bid to land Yakubu, despite offering fellow striker David Nugent to Middlesbrough, plus �5m. (Various)

Pompey want to hijack Everton's bid to sign Yakubu by selling David Nugent to Derby for about �4.5m and using the cash, plus �7m-rated Gary O'Neil, to buy the Boro star. (Daily Mirror)

Yakubu has not trained with his Middlesbrough team-mates for two days, increasing speculation that he will leave the club. (The Independent)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has denied that he has offered two of his players - Gary O'Neil and Matthew Taylor - as makeweights in swap deals. (Various)

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun "will think about moving to a medium-sized team" if his chances at Anfield remain restricted, says his agent Ronen Katzav. (The Guardian)

Blackburn striker Aaron Mokoena would love to play for Celtic or Rangers. (The Times)

Rangers are poised to send out-of-favour striker Filip Sebo on loan to French club Valenciennes. (The Sun)

Celtic are close to sealing the �450,000 signing of 18-year-old Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Khaleem Hyland from San Juan Jabloteh. (Daily Express)

West Brom are keen to offload striker John Hartson, who wants to join Swansea, before the transfer window closes on 31 August. (The Sun)

Espanyol may bid for Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras. (The Times)

Chelsea hope to seal a deal for Sevilla defender Daniel Alves, even though they face competition from Real Madrid, because the Blues have upped their original offer of �21.5m by �3m. (The Times)

Reading contract rebels Nicky Shorey, who has been linked to West Ham, and Leroy Lita, who is wanted by Portsmouth, will not be leaving before the transfer deadline. (The Sun)

Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka has claimed the club could sell him before the transfer deadline because they need the money. (Various)

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to take Anelka back to Manchester City. (Daily Express)

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce will allow striker Obafemi Martins to join Manchester United or Arsenal - if they table a �13m bid. (Daily Express)

Liverpool midfielder Anthony Le Tallec is being targeted by Sochaux. (Various)

Tottenham are chasing Juan Roman Riquelme, with Villarreal wanting �10m for the playmaker. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic are poised to sign 16-year-old Inter Milan defender Luca Santonocito. (The Sun)

Hibernian have put a �1m price on the head of wantaway defender Rob Jones, with Leeds only willing to pay �400,000. (The Sun)

Leeds are closing in on Hibernian defender Rob Jones. (Daily Star)

Southampton are poised to hijack Manchester City defender Danny Mills' move to Hull. (Daily Star)

Newcastle striker Albert Luque is being targeted by Feyenoord. (The Sun)

PSV Eindhoven have rekindled their interest in Luque. (The Times)

Sunderland are targeting Stoke defender Danny Higginbotham. (Various)

Manchester City are set to revive their bid for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano and are also weighing up Livorno keeper Marco Amelia. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United are poised to make an improved �2m bid for Wigan winger Kevin Kilbane. (Daily Mirror)

Midfielder Seol Ki-Hyeon is staying at Reading, despite buying a house near Fulham's training ground. (Various)

Southampton want Derby defender Darren Moore. (Daily Mirror)

Hibernian have agreed to release 16-year-old Austrian midfielder Elias Wagner - only months into his two-year contract. (Daily Record)

Dundee United have missed out on signing Cedric Roussel, the striker having joined Mons. (Daily Mail)

Martin Jol will remain in his role as manager of Tottenham after Sevilla boss Juande Ramos turned down the offer of a �3m three-year deal to take over at White Hart Lane. (Various)

Ramos, who is still in talks with Spurs, is unlikely to replace Jol because the Sevilla coach wants to eventually become Chelsea boss. (Daily Star)

Tottenham have agreed a �4m compensation package with Jol - should they terminate his contract. (The Times)

Spurs striker Robbie Keane has called for perspective at the club, adding: "You cannot judge anything until about 10 games in." (Daily Telegraph)

England boss Steve McClaren will turn to Newcastle for the friendly against Germany because he has run out of fit strikers - so Michael Owen, who is short of match practice, and Alan Smith, who has also been used as a midfielder, are set to be in the team. (Various)

McClaren has pinned his hopes on midfielder David Beckham saving England's Euro 2008 qualification hopes and the England manager's job. (Daily Mirror)

England keeper Paul Robinson is facing a battle to keep his place for the Euro 2008 qualifiers in September, with the Tottenham player coming under pressure from recalled veteran David James. (Various)

BBC sports presenter Gary Lineker says England must turn the Wembley arch into a symbol of fear for opponents when they take on fierce rivals Germany. (The Sun)

Germany and Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann would like England to qualify for Euro 2008 because a tournament without them "would not be as interesting". (The Guardian)

Robbie Keane believes the Republic of Ireland could benefit from his battle to hold down a place in the Tottenham forward line. (The Guardian)

Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher is relishing the chance to captain Scotland in the friendly against South Africa, with Barry Ferguson being rested. (Daily Express)

Chris Baird believes Lawrie Sanchez can still have a positive effect on Northern Ireland, even though he is managing Fulham and Nigel Worthington has taken over as national boss, because a number of the players set to face Liechtenstein ply their trade at Craven Cottage. (The Sun)

Injury-hit Tottenham defender Gareth Bale will be given the chance to kick-start his season by being in Wales' starting line-up for the friendly against Bulgaria. (Various)

Louis Saha will answer Manchester United's strike-force problems by returning to action against Tottenham on Sunday following knee problems. (The Sun)

Manchester United keeper Edwin Van der Sar is doubtful for the match against Spurs after suffering a leg injury in a training session with the Netherlands. (The Sun)

Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko is not fit enough to play for 90 minutes in the friendly against Uzbekistan because the Blues keep leaving him on the bench, according to his national coach Oleg Blokhin. (Daily Telegraph)

Thomas Sorensen has been warned his Denmark career is under threat is he is not Aston Villa's regular keeper. (Various)

Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien has admitted that losing players for the African Cup of Nations will be a "massive blow" for the Blues. (Daily Mail)

Fulham captain Brian McBride must undergo surgery after dislocating his knee against Middlesbrough. (Daily Star)

Bobby Williamson and Partick Thistle's Ian McCall are the latest names to be interested in the managerial vacancy at Inverness CaledonianThistle. (Daily Mail)

The Scottish Football Association has set an end-of-August deadline to find a sponsor for the Scottish Cup or fund it itself. (Daily Mail)

West Ham captain Lucas Neill is fit to face Wigan on Saturday after a knee ligament problem. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate hopes to be available for the game against Birmingham on 1 September following knee surgery. (Various)

Arsenal captain William Gallas fears he will be out of action until October after suffering a groin injury against Blackburn. (Daily Telegraph)

American businessman Dan Williams is in talks with the Blackburn board about a potential �20m takeover. (The Independent)

Derby full-back Tyrone Mears looks set to be sidelined for a couple of games after suffering a thigh strain. (Various)

Sunderland's Anthony Stokes failed to link up with the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad but then claimed that Black Cats boss Roy Keane should have informed the Football Association of Ireland the striker had picked up a knock. (Various)

Former West Brom striker Lee Hughes will have to wait to make his Oldham debut because he was sent off when playing for prison side Featherstone FC, while serving a dangerous driving sentence, and was banned for 35 days, with another week still to serve of the suspension. (Daily Star)

John Rooney, the 16-year-old brother of Manchester United striker Wayne, is beginning to make an impact at Macclesfield - where he is on a scholarship as a forward. (Daily Express)