Chelsea are to lodge an improved bid for Alvaro Pereira after Porto rejected an opening offer of £16.6m for the Uruguay international, with the Londoners considering selling Florent Malouda to Juventus for a knockdown fee as they continue to reshape their squad. Full story: The Guardian
The Blues are also reportedly planning a final offer for their long-term target Luka Modric, in which Tottenham will be offered £30m - plus midfielder Yossi Benayoun - and as a further enticement, striker Daniel Sturridge on a season-long loan. Full story: Caught Offside
QPR are ready to hand midfielder Joey Barton a three-year deal at £60,000 a week to land him on a free from Newcastle. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal have had a loan bid rejected for Real Madrid midfielder Kaka. Full story: Daily Mail
Blackburn are planning a move for Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui, the Morocco international who had a brief and unsuccessful spell at Tottenham. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy is reportedly on the verge of a surprise return to former club Liverpool. Full story: Wales Online
Manchester United are reportedly considering a late bid to sign Santos midfielder Ganso as Sir Alex Ferguson looks to further strengthen his midfield. Full story: Caughtoffside.com
New QPR owner Tony Fernandes is hopeful the club will make up to five new signings by the close of the transfer window. Full story: talkSPORT
Arsenal's hopes of landing Eden Hazard from Lille appear to be over, with the French club insisting the Belgian playmaker wants to stay at the club. Full story: talkSPORT
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has been chasing Inter Milan full-back Davide Santon. Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal have also been tracking the Italy international this summer. Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal will face competition for the signature of Maura Zarate from Inter Milan should Lazio decide to cash in on the striker. Full story: Fanatix
Fulham manager Martin Jol is set to make a move for Juventus striker Amauri as he looks to improve his side's options up front. Full story: talkSPORT
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini wants Daniele de Rossi to join Samir Nasri in a midfield dream team. Full story: Metro
Parma midfielder Danilo Pereira is attracting interest from Premier League sides, including Liverpool and Arsenal, according to reports in Italy. Full story: talkSPORT
Arsenal are monitoring the situation of Raul Albiol at Real Madrid after Valencia made a recent enquiry for the out-of-favour centre-back. Full story: Metro
Watford defender Tom Aldred has ended his six-month loan deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle after being left out of manager Terry Butcher's team to face Ayr United in the Scottish Communities League Cup. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
Samir Nasri has revealed that Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira convinced him to join Manchester City. Full story: talkSPORT
Harry Redknapp believes he can reignite Joe Cole's career with Tottenham and has urged the former West Ham midfielder to end his unhappy spell at Liverpool and join him at White Hart Lane. Full story: Daily Star
Meanwhile Redknapp has urged Spurs fans not to barrack unsettled midfielder Luka Modric, who is still set on a move to Chelsea. Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has warned regular central defensive pairing Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic they face a battle to win back their places in the first-choice line-up. Full story: The Sun
Rangers winger Gregg Wylde has agreed a new five-year contract and insists that he never wanted to leave Rangers despite a failed bid from Bolton Wanderers. (the Sun)
Gregg Wylde is set to agree a new four-year contract with Rangers despite West Brom being the latest club to express an interest in the winger. (Daily Mail)
Rangers have blamed an internet rival fan for suggesting to Maribor that Carlos Bocanegra might not be eligible for their Europa League qualifier and described the writer as a "pathetic mischief maker". (Daily Record)
Maribor have not given up on their claim that Rangers defender Carlos Bocanegra was ineligible for their Europa League qualifier and are likely to raise the matter with Uefa again should they lose the tie. (Daily Express)
Rangers could still face a Uefa investigation into Carlos Bocanegra's Europa League eligibility as Maribor's protest was only thrown out because they did not file it within 24 hours of the match being completed. (the Scotsman)
Celtic captain Scott Brown will finally pledge his future to the club by signing a new four-year contract after their Europa League second leg against Sion. (Daily Record)
Should Hearts, 5-0 behind from the first leg, lose by four goals or more to Tottenham in their Europa League qualifier, they will become Scotland's biggest-ever aggregate losers, surpassing Rangers' 12-4 defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup semi-final. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY
Uruguayan side Montevideo Wanderers could be forced to hand a lengthy suspension to Brazilian striker Diogo for slapping a linesman after being sent off. Full story: Metro
Ahead of his side's Europa League second leg against Hearts, Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp joked that Scottish players need to get back to eating porridge because English players appear to be bigger, faster and stronger. (Various)
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