2135 BST: The agent for Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure says his client has already signed a deal with an unnamed Premier League club. (Press Association)
1845 BST: The right-hand man for aspiring Barcelona president Sandro Rosell says it will be "so easy" for the club to sign Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas. (Press Association)
1145 BST: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is examining his legal options in a bid to force through a move to Barcelona. The 23-year-old has considered exploiting Fifa's 'Webster ruling', which states that a player who signed a deal before the age of 28 can buy himself out of the remainder of his contract three years after the deal was signed. However, it would cost Fabregas £28.6m to buy out his £110,000-a-week contract which has five years to run. Full story: goal.com
0910 BST: Arsenal are considering a move for West Ham's £6m-rated England goalkeeper Robert Green, 30, after opting not to pursue 37-year-old Fulham stopper Mark Schwarzer. Full story: caughtoffside.com
0905 BST: Manchester United are interested in Lyon's £22m-rated Brazilian left winger Michel Bastos, 26. Full story: caughtoffside.com
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been identified as Real Madrid's number one transfer target this summer. Full story: Daily Telegraph
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly met with Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Miami, to discuss a potential move to Stamford Bridge. Full story: IMScouting
Real Madrid look set to beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the signing of Benfica winger Angel Di Maria. Full story: IMScouting
Arsenal and Tottenham are locked in a head-to-head battle for the signature of £9m-rated Manchester City defender Micah Richards. Full story: footylatest
Portsmouth and England goalkeeper David James could be in line for a move to Fulham as Arsenal step up their interest in the Cottagers' Mark Schwarzer. Full story: Daily Mail
Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland could also be on the move, to Sunderland, as a replacement for Craig Gordon who has failed to convince manager Steve Bruce he is up to the job. Full story: Daily Mail
Arsenal have become the latest team to be linked with Chelsea's out-of-contract midfielder Joe Cole, but the player will not decide on his future until after the World Cup. Full story: Daily Mirror
James Milner has refused to commit his future to Aston Villa and could be in line for a £30m move to Manchester City. Full story: Daily Express
Hamburg's German defender Jerome Boateng has confirmed that he will sign for Manchester City after the World Cup. Full story: Daily Star
Manchester City will play a waiting game for Wolfsburg's Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko, but have no intention of breaking his £34m buy-out clause. Full story: Daily Express
Another Manchester City target - Inter Milan full-back Maicon - says he has no intention of moving to Eastlands, but instead would like to link up with former Inter boss Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid. Full story: IMScouting
Birmingham are preparing a £4.5m offer for Newcastle's 21-year-old striker Andy Carroll. Full story: Daily Mail
Fulham have agreed a £2m deal with Lyon for French striker Frederic Piquionne, who was at loan at Portsmouth last season. Full story: Daily Mirror
Portsmouth have turned down a "derisory" £300,000 offer from Rangers for striker Tommy Smith. Full story: Daily Express
OTHER GOSSIP
"Sacked" (Daily Mirror), "Rafa Out" (The Sun), "Rafa's £3m Kop Off" (Daily Star), "Rafa is Out" (Daily Mail), "End of Road for Rafa" (Daily Express), "Benitez on the Brink" (Daily Telegraph), "Liverpool offer Benitex £3m to quit" (Guardian), "Benitez set to quit" (The Independent). With the World Cup just over a week away, there is only one story dominating the back pages of Thursday's newspapers.
It is claimed that player power is responsible for Benitez's potential departure from Anfield. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool's wish list to replace Benitez is thought to include ex-Manchester City manager Mark Hughes, Fulham's Roy Hodgson and former Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink. Full story: Daily Mail
Inter Milan are now thought to be monitoring Benitez's situation and are lining up the Spaniard to replace Jose Mourinho who this week joined Real Madrid. Full story: The Sun
Hiddink meanwhile has ruled himself out of the running to be Inter Milan's next coach, after his agent claimed he was the club's number one choice. Full story: the Independent
Hull are in talks with former Portsmouth and Crystal Palace manager Paul Hart about becoming their new boss. Full story: Daily Mirror
AND FINALLY
Captain Rio Ferdinand has revealed striker Wayne Rooney to be England's karaoke king with the Manchester United star set to entertain his team-mates on and off the pitch in South Africa. Full story: Daily Mirror
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