Manchester United have stolen a march on Real Madrid in the �10m race to sign midfielder Miguel Veloso. (The Sun)

Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Mick McCarthy will battle former club Sunderland to sign Manchester United's Jonny Evans. (Daily Mail)

Stoke are targeting a transfer swoop for West Ham's out-of-favour Nigel Quashie. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield Wednesday are interested in signing Scunthorpe's unsettled midfielder Cleveland Taylor. (Daily Mirror, Daily Star)

Charlton boss Alan Pardew has been told to forget about taking striker Grzegorz Rasiak from Southampton. (Daily Star)

Sevilla striker Freddie Kanoute has refused to rule out a move to Tottenham. (Daily Express)

Chelsea may be alone in the race to sign Ronaldinho, as AC Milan change their minds. (The Guardian)

Former Dundee United player Robbie Winters plans a return to the SPL after quitting Norwegian champions Brann. (Daily Record)

Coventry have emerged as the latest takeover target for millionaire Ray Ranson. (Daily Mirror, The Times)

Chelsea boss Avram Grant has pleaded with his club to hand hat-trick hero Frank Lampard a new contract. (Various)

Juande Ramos was unimpressed after watching Tottenham scrape a win in his first game in charge. (Various)

John Arne Riise was left with a face as red as his Liverpool shirt when copies of his payslip ended up on the internet. It was revealed that the defender is paying more than �50,000 a month in tax. (The Times)