Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has laughed off reports linking him with a move to Manchester United, saying he would never swap Anfield for Old Trafford.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has launched a dramatic late bid to sign Carlos Tevez from under the noses of Manchester United and Manchester City in a £25m deal.
Ancelotti made the last-gasp approach personally after getting Tevez’s phone number from fellow Argentina striker Hernan Crespo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan four years ago.
However, Manchester City remain favourites to sign Tevez as they are offering wages of £140,000 a week.
Liverpool are also interested in the 25-year-old but their desire to spread the fee over the duration of Tevez’s contract makes the deal less appealing to the striker’s adviser Kia Joorabchian.
The Reds have, however, won the race to sign defender Glen Johnson from Portsmouth for a massive £19.5m.
Liverpool will have to finance the deal by selling defender Alvaro Arbeloa to Real Madrid for about £8m, while the fact that Portsmouth still owe the Reds £7m as part of the deal that took Peter Crouch to Fratton Park last summer will also reduce the overall fee.
Chelsea are closer to signing Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge, whose fee will be decided by a tribunal, and CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov for £15m.
However, Zhirkov has denied he is about to move to Stamford Bridge, claiming he wants to join Barcelona instead.
Defender Ricardo Carvalho, meanwhile, has launched a parting shot at Chelsea as he nears a move to Inter Milan, claiming they “should have given me more support” during his time injured last season.
Real Madrid have contacted a host of Premier League clubs with a list of nine players they are willing to sell in a bid to recoup some of the £150m they will lay out on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. Arjen Robben, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Klass-Jan Huntelaar, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Royston Drenthe, Javier Saviola, Gabriel Heinze and Mahamadou Diarra are the players available.
But Tottenham’s bid to sign Van Nistelrooy could be scuppered by the Dutch striker’s £90,000-a-week wage demands.
Spurs midfielder David Bentley is in talks with Aston Villa about a cut-price £7m move.
He will be replaced at White Hart Lane by Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, with Jermaine Jenas also travelling in the opposite direction to Villa Park as part of a bumper swap deal.
Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill will also step up his pursuit of Middlesbrough centre-half David Wheater after learning he will be allowed to leave for around £7m.
And the Northern Irishman is keen on taking £13m-rated Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour to Villa Park, despite interest from Liverpool.
Everton are going to step up their interest in Reading pair Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt after Royals boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed he is ready to cash in on the striker and midfielder.
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes will make a bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if he is priced out of a move for Blackburn frontman Roque Santa Cruz.
Sunderland are closing in on a £5m deal for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne.
He could be replaced by Everton defender Joleon Lescott in a deal worth £16m.
And City are aiming to replace the Irishman with West Ham defender Matthew Upson, having made a firm enquiry for the 30-year-old.
Fulham are lining up a £4m bid for Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara.
Another Spurs midfielder, Didier Zokora, could also be on his way out of White Hart Lane after a settlement between the Londoners and Sevilla over Juande Ramos’s move to Tottenham in October 2007.
The Ivorian could be replaced by AZ Alkmaar midfielder Moussa Dembele in a £15m deal, although Chelsea are also interested in the pacy 21-year-old.
Tottenham striker Roman Pavluchenko could be on his way out of the club as the revolving door continues to swing at White Hart Lane, with Stuttgart willing to snap him up despite claims from former Spurs keeper Cesar Sanchez that the Russian is “impossible” to communicate with.
Veteran Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has held talks with German side 1860 Munich about resurrecting his career in Germany’s Second Bundesliga when he becomes a free agent at the end of this month.
Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy has ruled out a move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer, despite reported interest from Real Madrid.
The French left-back could be joined at the Gunners by Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, who manager Arsene Wenger is keen to sign for around £5m.
Villarreal, Roma and Fiorentina are interested in signing Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos, who has one year left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
Bolton have reignited their interest in signing Portugal midfielder Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon by offering £8m for the 23-year-old.
And they are also interested in Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin, Wigan pair Lee Cattermole and Hugo Rolladega, and Spartak Moscow midfielder Radislav Kovac.
As well as Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis on a free transfer.
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has enquired about taking Chelsea striker Franco di Santo, 20, on loan.
Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo claims a number of clubs in Portugal, Spain and England, including West Ham, are interested in signing him.
Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has claimed Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona have made an approach for France winger Franck Ribery.
And United are also continuing to monitor teenage Gremio midfielder Douglas Costa.
Sir Alex Ferguson is also leading the chase for Argentine midfielder Javier Pastore, 19, from Huracan.
Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has cooled talk of a move to the Premier League, with Tottenham said to be interested, by welcoming the appointment of Tony Mowbray as manager. “Under Tony we can win the title back next season,” he said.
Former Scotland midfielder Nigel Quashie will leave West Ham for Cardiff this summer.
Fulham are targeting Celtic’s loan striker Jeremie Aliadiere in a £3m move.
Strikers appear to be the order of the day at Craven Cottage, with manager Roy Hodgson also considering moves for Manchester City’s Brazilian frontman Jo and Inter Milan’s Robert Acquafresca.
Motherwell defender Brian McLean is a target for Hearts.
Galatasaray are close to an agreement to buy Zurab Khizanishvili from Blackburn Rovers for £2m.
Forgotten Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko could end his career at Monaco after his wife told him to join the French side.
Iceland international Hermann Hreidarrsson, available on a free transfer after his contract at Portsmouth expired, is interesting Celtic.
Newly-confirmed Watford manager Malky Mackay has confirmed he’s on the verge of signing Aberdeen skipper Scott Severin.
Sheffield United have been told they must double their £1.5m bid if they hope to sign Wales striker Ched Evans from Manchester City.
Celtic are poised to beat Rangers and Brugge to the signature of Gothenburg and Sweden central defender Mattias Bjarsmyr.
Celtic could join Rangers in expressing interest in out-of-contract Portsmouth defender Hermann Hreidarsson.
Hearts have targeted defender Brian McLean, who is out of contract with Motherwell.
Kilmarnock have made Middelsbrough winger Graeme Owens their first summer signing.
Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes is high on new Hibernian manager John Hughes’ shopping list.
Former Academica Coimbra right-back Markus Berger wants a move to Hibernian.
Cardiff City will target Motherwell striker David Clarkson if they sell Ross McCormack.
Premier League chairman Dave Richards faces further questions about his involvement in Sulaiman Al Fahim’s proposed takeover of Portsmouth after former Manchester City owner Thakin Shinawatra admitted advising the United Arab Emirates businessman to buy the Fratton Park outfit.
West Brom have asked permission from Peterborough to talk to manager Darren Ferguson about succeeding Celtic-bound Tony Mowbray at the Hawthorns.
The Baggies also have Preston manager Alan Irvine and St Johnstone boss Derek McInnes on their shortlist.
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is in the middle of an international bust-up after being thrown out of Togo’s squad for not showing up at the team hotel or their training session to prepare for the World Cup match in Morocco on Saturday.
Livingston have been rocked by a £5,000 fine from the Scottish Football Association after failing to submit their end-of-season accounts properly.
Former Northern Ireland and Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez wants to take charge of Motherwell.
Former Aberdeen and St Mirren manager Alex Smith is being lined up as director of football at Falkirk.
Youth coach Eddie May will be named Falkirk manager, with Steven Pressley as his assistant later this week.
Alex Smith would be a mentor to Eddie May and Steven Pressley should they become the management team at Falkirk Stadium.
Former Rangers and Blackburn defender Lorenzo Amouso in in line to become head coach with Serie C club Arezzo.
Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo has rejected summer offers from Universitatae Craiova, Panionios, Asteras Tripolis and an unnamed German club.
Manchester City forward Robinho has adopted a new weight-training programme in a bid to bulk up for the new season. “He looks like a toothpick with a pair of headphones on when he lifts a barbell,” said a City source.
Real Madrid defender Cristoph Metzelder has hit out at the Spanish giant’s proposed £80m signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, saying: “Spending that money on someone that can get injured or be in bad form isn’t correct to me, especially during this period of financial uncertainty.”
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