Manchester United may turn to Santos' Paulo Henrique Ganso in their search for a playmaker, with a £25m bid being considered for the 21-year-old. Full story: Metro
Manchester City want assurances from Corinthians that they will be able to pay a £39m transfer fee before they sanction the departure of unsettled forward Carlos Tevez. Full story: the Times (requires subscription)
Manchester City have edged ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign £18m-rated striker Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht. Full story: Metro
Barcelona are expected to make Arsenal an offer of around £35m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas this week, their third bid of the summer. Full story: the Independent
Blackburn have tabled a £7m bid for CSKA Moscow playmaker Keisuke Honda, who has also attracted interest from Manchester City and Liverpool. Full story: talkSPORT
Chelsea are hoping to trump interest from Juventus and Arsenal and lure £12m-rated Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal to Stamford Bridge. Full story: Daily Mirror
Fiorentina are likely to test Tottenham's resolve to retain midfielder Niko Kranjcar's services with a formal bid. Full story: Footie-online.co.uk
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has denied that Liverpool have expressed an interest in midfielder Lee Cattermole. Full story: talkSPORT
Fulham manager Martin Jol is keen to bring former Leeds and Liverpool winger Harry Kewell back to the Premier League. Full story: footybunker.com
Manchester City may make a surprise bid for out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani. Full story: Caught Offside
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants to bring Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor to the club on a one-year loan with an option to buy. Full story: Daily Mirror
West Ham are lining up a £1.2m bid for Bolton midfielder Matty Taylor. The 29-year-old, who has one-year left on his contract, has also attracted interest from Stoke and West Brom. Full story: Daily Mail
Cardiff City have entered the race to sign Kenny Miller, the Bursaspor striker who has been linked with joining Rangers for a third time. (Various)
Celtic have offered a trial to former Rangers target Katlego Mphela, the South African international striker who saw a move to Dynamo Kiev fall through earlier this summer. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard claims Manchester United's prolific spending at the start of the summer has not dented his team-mates' belief that they can overhaul the champions. Full story: the Guardian
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted neighbours Manchester City, who won the FA Cup and broke into the top four last season, are the club's new threat for the league title. Full story: the Sun
AND FINALLY
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has described a Malaysian fan who sat in a stand full of Liverpool fans wearing a replica shirt bearing his name as a "legend" on Twitter. Full story: Metro
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