Chelsea and Tottenham are negotiating a swap deal involving Jermain Defoe and Shaun Wright-Phillips. (The Sun)

West Ham will have to up their bid to �6m if they want to land Reading left-back Nicky Shorey. (The Sun)

Manchester City and West Ham will have to splash out �12m to sign Adriano from inter Milan with the player not keen on a loan move. (Various)

The Brazilian striker was offered to Arsenal but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said he did not need the forward. (Various)

Manchester United are planning a �22m bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov but Spurs will want �40m. (Daily Mail)

United's need for a striker also has them chasing Bolton's Nicolas Anelka but they face competition from rivals Manchester City. (Various)

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez has tested Blackburn's resolve with a �4m bid for striker Jason Roberts. (Daily Mail)]

The Cottagers are also after a centre-back and Sammy Traore of Paris St Germain could be their man. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough will shelve moves for Heerenveen's Afonso Alves and Adriano as they switch their attentions to Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City are keeping themselves busy as they chase Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce wants funds to buy Chelsea right-back Glen Johnson. (The Sun)

How many players can you chase at the same time? Manchester City are going for some kind of record. They are also in the hunt for ex-Arsenal loanee and Real Madrid striker Julio Baptista. (Guardian)

Derby attempts to sign a striker has seen them set their sights on Celtic's Kenny Miller. (Independent)

Unsettled Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen is poised for a season-long loan deal with Manchester City. (Daily Express)

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has not ruled out adding to his squad before Friday's transfer deadline. (Daily Express)

Arsenal boss Wenger will give keeper Manuel Almunia the chance to stake a claim for the number one jersey after mistakes by Jens Lehmann. (Daily Mirror)

Lehmann will look for another club after after being told he is no longer the automatic first-choice. (Times)

Leicester manager Martin Allen could be replaced by Brendan Rodgers, who is part of Chelsea's backroom staff. (Daily Mirror)

Neil Warnock's return to management may be at League One side Doncaster. (Various)

Scotland defender Steven Pressley's place in the national side is in jeopardy after he lost his place in Gordon Strachan's Celtic side. (The Scotsman)

David Beckham went to the beach with pal Gordon Ramsey but could not go out surfing as he is not allowed to by LA Galaxy. (Daily Star)