Newcastle and Liverpool are going head-to-head in an �8m race for Southampton's England left-back Wayne Bridge (Daily Star).

Robbie Keane's refusal to leave Elland Road for Sunderland has persuaded Manchester United to tempt Leeds with a firm offer for Rio Ferdinand (The Guardian).

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to make a �10m offer for Seville's Spanish under-21 striker Reyes (Daily Telegraph).

Ipswich skipper Matt Holland is being lined up for a �5m move to Fulham - and Bournemouth will get around �1m as part of a sell-on clause (The Sun).

Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has snapped up Bayern Munich's French defender Alou Diarra for nothing after the 20-year-old's amateur agreement with the German club expired (The Sun).