TRANSFER GOSSIP
Liverpool have slapped a £100m price tag on Spanish striker Fernando Torres ahead of the World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Or, Torres will be told he will have to put in a transfer request if he wants to leave Liverpool and will only be allowed to join Chelsea if they stump up £70m.
Full story: News of the World
But Chelsea are growing increasingly confident they can sign Torres for about £50m. (Sunday Telegraph)
Liverpool may have already lined up a replacement for Torres, with new boss Roy Hodgson apparently in talks with Wolfsburg for their £30m-rated striker Edin Dzeko. (Sunday Telegraph)
Or, Hodgson will bring in £15m Nice striker Loic Remy. (Sunday Express)
Another option for Liverpool is Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, who could be signed from Rennes for about £20m.
Full story: News of the World
Hodgson may also need a replacement for midfielder Javier Mascherano, who is set to tell Liverpool he wants to quit, possibly to reunite with ex-Reds boss Rafael Benitez at Inter Milan. (Sunday Express)
New Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is set to raid former cub Chelsea to sign left-back Ashley Cole.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell will hold face-to-face talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in South Africa and offer £50m for midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Sunday Express)
West Ham have beaten off competition from Tottenham and Espanyol to sign Mexico winger Pablo Barrera from UNAM Pumas. (Sunday Telegraph)
Manchester United boss has insisted he has not bid for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder or Werder Bremen midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Sunday Telegraph)
Sunderland will make a late bid to sign Dan Gosling from under the noses of Newcastle and West Ham. Gosling is available on a free transfer after leaving Everton.
Full story: News of the World
West Ham have entered the race to sign centre-back Sol Campbell, who is also wanted by Celtic and Sunderland following his departure from Arsenal.
Full story: News of the World
Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard will have to take a £15,000-a-week pay cut to join Celtic on loan as the Scots cannot afford his £45,000-a-week wages.
Full story: News of the World
Aston Villa and England striker Emile Heskey is being lined up for a move to Celtic with winger Aiden McGeady possibly going the other way.
Full story: News of the World
Villa boss Martin O'Neill is also confident of landing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane and Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland.
Full story: News of the World
Meanwhile, Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell is set to join Fulham in a £3m deal.
Full story: News of the World
Fulham are also planning to bring in striker Eidur Gudjohnsen after his contract talks with Tottenham stalled.
Full story: News of the World
Arsenal missed out on signing goalkeeper Eduardo after taking too long to make their move and the Portugal international joined Genoa.
Full story: News of the World
Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas will snub a move to Aston Villa after vowing to stay and fight for his future.
Full story: News of the World
Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar is set to reject interest from Arsenal and Tottenham to sign a new £55,000-a-week deal to stay with the Toffees.
Full story: News of the World
Arsenal are poised to sign Real Zaragoza's 18-year-old defender Diego Torrellas. (Sunday Express)
Tottenham believe they can win the race to capture £20m-rated Brazil striker Luis Fabiano from Sevilla. (Sunday Express)
West Ham and Birmingham are competing to bring ex-Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires, who is a free agent after leaving Villarreal, back to the Premier League. (Sunday Express)
The Hammers are also hoping to re-sign defender George McCartney, who they sold to Sunderland in 2008. (Sunday Express)
Stoke will rival Liverpool with a £7m bid for Wigan left-back Maynor Figueroa.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Alexandre Pato will not be joining his former manager Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea - the striker says he wants to stay at AC Milan.
Full story: Daily Mail
Midfielder Joe Cole could leave England after telling his agents to look into La Liga or Serie A openings following his exit from Chelsea.
Full story: Daily Star
Spurs midfielder David Bentley could be offered a way out of White Hart Lane by Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Ajax tell Manchester United to put in an offer for 23-year-old Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who is rated at around £35m.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has hinted at moving to the Premier League, saying Dennis Bergkamp is his idol and that English football would suit his game.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
And Huntelaar is believed to have been offered to Aston Villa, having previously been made available to Manchester City and Tottenham.
Full story: news of the World
West Ham are lining up Portsmouth midfielder Marc Wilson as a possible replacement for Scott Parker.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP
Fulham will name ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as their new manager this week. (Sunday Express)
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has signed a new three-year deal to stay with the club after turning down a £3m-a-year tax-free offer to manager Dubai side Al Ahli.
Full story: News of the World
England manager Fabio Capello is pressing on with plans to shake-up his backroom set-up, with Stuart Pearce and Ray Clemence set to be axed. The Italian will also demand the introduction of a winter break in English football.
Full story: News of the World
Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik is poised to make a £30m offer to buy a 35% stake in West Ham.
Full story: News of the World
Arsenal's teenage midfielder Jack Wilshere is seeking assurances from manager Arsene Wenger over how much he will play in the first team next season.
Full story: News of the World
Jose Mourinho will be able to leave Real Madrid for free at the end of each year of his current contract, making him available to take over at Old Trafford should Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson be ready to retire.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Shay Given could be out in the cold at Manchester City after Roberto Mancini re-signed Stuart Taylor and welcomed Joe Hart back from his season-long loan at Birmingham City.
Full story: Daily Mail
The odds on Englishman Stuart Baxter swapping his role as Finland coach for the manager's job at Fulham have been slashed even though he is not thought to be under consideration.
Full story: Daily Express
Leicester are on the verge of a multi-million-pound buyout by an Asian consortium. (News of the World)
AND FINALLY
Holland's World Cup star Wesley Sneijder, a recent convert to Catholicism, has revealed that part of his routine in South Africa involves praying with his girlfriend on the telephone and before every match in his room.
Full story: Daily Mail
Ex-Liverpool defender and boot designer Craig Johnston is not happy with the Jabulani ball, saying it has encouraged "pre-historic football" during the World Cup.
Full story: Daily Telegraph