Manchester City and Manchester United are battling it out for �12m-rated Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Star)

Aston Villa are considering making a �15m bid for out-of-favour Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe. (Sun)

Villa have made an improved �8m bid for defender Curtis Davies but West Brom are holding out for �12m. (Star)

Manchester City have offered Micah Richards a contract worth �10m to prevent him leaving. (Sun)

Reading have joined Aston Villa in the chase for Fulham defender Liam Rosenior, who is available for around �2m. (Sun)

Newcastle's flop �9.5m striker Albert Luque is joining Ajax on a free transfer. (Sun)

Sunderland have offered Andy Cole a one-year deal. (Sun)

Manchester City will snap up 31-year-old Benfica striker Nuno Gomes on a free transfer. (Mirror)

City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is also considering a �7m move for Celta Vigo midfielder Borja Oubina. (Mirror)

Dynamo Kiev are trying to Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko on loan. (Mirror)

West Ham striker Bobby Zamora is being targeted by Spanish club Real Betis. (Mirror)

Osasuna have confirmed that they are interested in signing Rangers midfielder Brahim Hemdani. (Daily Record)

Rangers will launch a fresh bid for Kilmarnock striker Stevie Naismith before the transfer window closes. (Daily Mail)

Kilmarnock have signed Norwich City striker Ryan Jarvis on loan until January. (Daily Express)

Rangers will hold signing talks with Portsmouth defender Dejan Stefanovic's agent on Monday. (Daily Express)

Derby will move for Man City's Paul Dickov or Portsmouth summer signing David Nugent if their bid for City striker Darius Vassell fails. (Mail)

Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg may turn down a new contract and leave the club on a free next summer. (Mirror)

Leicester and Sheffield United have joined Fulham in the race for Watford striker Darius Henderson, who has handed in a transfer request. (Mirror)

Sunderland are set to sign Roma defender Sammy Kuffour on a free transfer. (Star)

Wigan have turned down Sheffield United's �1.4m bid for Kevin Kilbane. (Star)

Thomas Gravesen is set to snub an attempt by Fulham to take the midfielder on loan from Celtic. (Daily Mail)

Aberdeen striker Craig Brewster is odds-on to return to the manager's post at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. (Various)

Aberdeen will not stand in the way if Craig Brewster wants to become Caley Thistle boss. (Daily Mail)

Motherwell have launched a bid to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Lee Barnard on loan. (Daily Express)

Motherwell are to hold signing talks with Leicester goalkeeper Rab Douglas after a successful trial. (Daily Express)

FA Cup winners will qualify for the Champions League under new proposals to be considered by Uefa. (Guardian)

Rio Ferdinand has been given two games to prove his commitment to England or he will be dropped in favour of Micah Richards. (Times)

Fuming England boss Steve McClaren will drop Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick and Alan Smith for the Euro 2008 qualifer against Israel. (Sun)

Ivan Campo says everyone at Bolton misses Sam Allardyce and fears they will be relegated. (Mirror)

New Chelsea right-back Juliano Belletti is a big fan of U2 and plans to impress his new team-mates with a rendition of one of their hits. The Brazilian has also revealed that his mobile ringtone is the sound of his son Dianluca crying.