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Real Madrid are preparing a final bid of £60m for Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (News of the World)*

Ronaldo will demand to be allowed to move to Real when he returns to United on Tuesday. (Telegraph) *

Tottenham must pay £19m to sign Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin as well as make him the highest-paid player in the world. (Mail) *

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari expects midfielder Frank Lampard to sign a new contract with the Blues. (News of the World) *

Scolari is also confident Didier Drogba will agree a new contract, which will see the striker pick up £100,000 a week. (Mail) *

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes midfielder Gareth Barry will join Liverpool. (News of the World) *

But Arsenal will attempt to lure Barry to north London. (Express) *

Portsmouth are losing interest in Younes Kaboul because of Spurs' £7m valuation. (News of the World) *

Tottenham look set to fail with an £18m bid for West Ham striker Dean Ashton, who the Hammers insist is not for sale. (News of the World) *

Everton manager David Moyes will bid £3m for Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher. (News of the World) *

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Tottenham want striker Roman Pavlyuchenko but have had a £10m bid rejected by Spartak Moscow. The London side is also confident of signing Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito, who would cost around £8m. (Daily Mirror) *

Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan is close to tying up a £7m deal for Argentina defender Fabricio Coloccini from Deportivo La Coruna. (Daily Star)  *

Aston Villa are poised to make a £4.5m bid for Reading's England international left-back Nicky Shorey as manager Martin O'Neill sets about bringing in at least five new players before the new season starts. (Daily Star)  *

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is closing on a £5m swoop for Chelsea's Tal Ben Haim and will offer the defender a four-year deal worth around £60,000 a week. (The Sun)  *

Wigan boss Steve Bruce is set for a double boost - by signing Middlesbrough's Lee Cattermole and agreeing a new contract with Paul Scharner to stay. (Daily Mirror)  *

Manchester United winger Chris Eagles will join Burnley in the next 48 hours in a £1m-plus deal. (Daily Mirror)  *

Birmingham are close to bringing former Arsenal youngster Quincy Owusu-Abeyie back to England in a £3.5m switch from Spartak Moscow. (Daily Mirror)  *

Marc Janko, 25, is a £1m target for Bristol City and the Austria striker has held talks with boss Gary Johnson. (Daily Star)  *

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has been told by owner Roman Abramovich that he not only has to win but do so in style - like rivals Manchester United. (Various)  *

Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona has told winger Cristiano Ronaldo he would be stupid to quit Old Trafford for Real Madrid. (Various)  *

Manchester United are eyeing Eric Steele as their new goalkeeping coach - less than three weeks after he landed a similar role at Blackburn. (The Sun)  *

Spurs boss Juande Ramos is looking at Sweden goalkeeper Johan Wiland and Bosnian international Sead Ramovic as he searches for an understudy to £10m goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes. (The Sun)  *

Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has admitted Sir Alex Ferguson's hairdryer treatment still leaves him quaking in his boots - but says he is still more scared of his mum. (The Sun)  *

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Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is set to sign a new £80,000-a-week deal with the club after impressing new boss Luiz Felipe Scolari. (The Sun) *

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has been offered a new five-year deal to stay at the club until 2013. (The Sun) *

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has settled his differences with owner Roman Abramovich after accepting a £3.5m pay-off. (Daily Mail) *

New Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson says it is a relief to have left Tottenham. (Various) *

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has his boot sponsorship deal with Nike, worth an estimated £40,000, terminated after being released from jail. (Various) *

Paul Gascoigne is said to be considering a coaching job with Newcastle. (The Sun) *

Tottenham will splash out £36m to bring Blackburn's David Bentley and Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg to White Hart Lane. (Various) *

Cristiano Ronaldo's move from Manchester United to Real Madrid is fading fast as Real say the £70m transfer is "non-viable". (Various) *

Manchester City have made a £6m offer for Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun and are considering a swoop for Fulham keeper Antti Niemi. (Daily Mail) *

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has set £13m Spurs duo Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul a 24-hour deadline to join his club. (Daily Star) *

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is chasing Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez and is set to agree a £15m fee. (The Sun) *

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Zenit St Petersburg claim they still have not been contacted by Tottenham regarding a possible deal to take Andrei Arshavin to White Hart Lane. (BBC Sport)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince will try to complete a deal for £6m-rated Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. (Daily Mail)

Gareth Barry will demand that Aston Villa sell him to Liverpool after Villa last night said the Merseyside club had missed a deadline to sign the midfielder. (Various)

Arsenal could also renew their interest in Gareth Barry in a player-exchange deal with Villa. (The Sun)

Tottenham are poised to complete a £50m double swoop for Russian strike duo Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin. (Various)

Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre is wanted by Paris St Germain but is holding out for his testimonial at Old Trafford. (Daily Mail)

Younes Kaboul is set for a late £5m switch from Tottenham to Portsmouth after the defender previously agreed terms with Sunderland. (Various)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is being targeted by CSKA Moscow to become their new manager. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are close to securing manager David Moyes on a new contract worth £60,000 a week. (Various)

Arsenal stand to pocket up to £7m from David Bentley's move from Blackburn to Tottenham as part of the terms of his transfer to Ewood Park in 2006. (Various)

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Tottenham's bid for Andrei Arshavin has stalled as Russian side Zenit St Petersburg want £24m, not the £16m Spurs are offering. (The Sun)

Meanwhile, Spurs have pulled out of a move for Real Zaragoza's Argentine striker Diego Milito. (The Times)

Chelsea are preparing a £25m swoop for Werder Bremen's Brazilian midfielder Diego. (Daily Star, Daily Express)

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants to take Manchester United's French defender Mikael Silvestre on a year's loan. (Daily Mail)

Cristiano Ronaldo will tell Sir Alex Ferguson in person next week that he wants to join Real Madrid. (Various)

Everton boss David Moyes wants to get rid of left-back Leighton Baines just a year after signing him for £6m. Moyes wants to trade him for Blackburn's Stephen Warnock. (The Sun)

Derby goalkeeper Stephen Bywater is on the brink of joining Spurs. (Daily Star)

Bolton have rejected a £1.75m bid for defender Abdoulaye Meite. (Daily Mail)

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has dismissed rumours linking the Catalan club with a move for Juventus' French hitman David Trezeguet. (Independent)

Blackburn boss Paul Ince reckons the signing of Chilean midfielder Carlos Villaneuva, 22, will help fans forget about the sale of David Bentley to Tottenham. (Various)

Everton have enquired about the availability of Club America goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, according to the player's agent. (The Times)

Real Madrid are set to offer forward Robinho a £16m tax-free five-year deal which he will sign, disappointing admirers Chelsea. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth flop David Nugent is a £5m target for ambitious Ipswich (Various)

Gareth Barry believes his protracted £19m move from Aston Villa to Liverpool will be finalised over the weekend once Villa accept a restructured offer. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth hope to conclude a deal for Tottenham centre-back Younes Kaboul in the next few days. (The Times)

Andy Johnson's £12m move from Everton to Fulham has hit a snag after problems with the England striker's medical. (Daily Star)

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko will not return to the San Siro. (Independent)

New Spurs signing David Bentley says he wants to entertain the White Hart Lane faithful just like Paul Gascoigne used to. (Various)

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Zenit St Petersburg still expect Tottenham to return with another bid for Russia striker Andrei Arshavin, despite the London side initially being put off by a £24m price tag. (The Times)

Fulham are trying to renegotiate the transfer of Andrew Johnson after complications with the Everton striker's medical. (The Times)

Jimmy Bullard's Fulham future is in doubt after the club refused to discuss a contact extension. (Daily Mail)

Arsenal could be ready to hijack Liverpool's quest for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. (Various)

Newcastle look poised to sign Deportivo La Coruna defender Fabrizio Coloccini this weekend. (Various)

Tottenham, who reported Liverpool and Manchester United over the alleged tapping up of Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov, have been branded "hypocrites" by Sevilla for the way they lured boss Juande Ramos. (Various).

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo they need to emulate Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes if they want to be judged real Manchester United legends. (Various)

Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri claims Roman Abramovich refused to let Frank Lampard join Inter Milan because the Russian has never forgiven Jose Mourinho. (Daily Mirror)