Manchester United say they will not sell striker Wayne Rooney, 27, even if the England international and Chelsea target hands in an official transfer request.
( Daily Mirror )
The Premier League champions want to hold talks with Rooney and his agent Paul Stretford to clear the air after confusion regarding recent comments from manager David Moyes.
( The Independent )
Chelsea are prepared to make Rooney their highest-paid player despite the risk that it may unsettle other top players at Stamford Bridge.
( London Evening Standard )
Tottenham are set to ignore any bids from Manchester United for 24-year-old forward Gareth Bale.
( London Evening Standard )
However the prospect of playing Champions League football for the Old Trafford club is now thought to be tempting the Welsh star.
( Daily Star )
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been told he can spend £40m on Liverpool's 26-year-old striker Luis Suarez.
( Daily Mail )
The Anfield club now say that they want £55m for the controversial Uruguayan.
( The Sun )
Wenger's pursuit of Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain, 25, has been hindered by Chelsea's interest in the striker.
( talkSPORT )
Manchester City have made a £25.8m bid for Benfica winger Eduardo Salvio, 23, but the Portuguese side are believed to want £34.4m for the Argentina international.
( The Independent )
West Brom have rejected a bid of £850,000 for unsettled striker Peter Odemwingie, 32, from Dubai club Al Nasr.
( Daily Express )
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, 30, has been targeted by former boss Rafa Benitez, now in charge at Napoli.
( Daily Express )
Sunderland are set to sign Velez Sarsfield full-back Gino Peruzzi, 21, for £5m as the Argentina defender arrives for a medical.
( Daily Mail )
AC Milan are prepared to make a move for Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen, 21, who is also a target for Liverpool.
( talkSPORT )
Spurs have made an improved offer of £20m for Valencia striker Roberto Soldado after the Spanish club turned down an initial bid of £17m for the 28-year-old.
( Daily Star )
OTHER GOSSIP
Chelsea officials did not want questions about Wayne Rooney at a Jose Mourinho press conference in Kuala Lumpur
( Daily Mirror )
Officials from the club tried to prevent questions on Wayne Rooney at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, but that did not stop Mourinho sending a clear message to the unsettled Manchester United striker in the answer to one particular question.
( The Sun )
Michael Essien is excited about the start of the Premier League season as the 30-year-old Chelsea midfielder prepares to work with Mourinho again.
( Daily Mail )
Brazilian striker Robinho, 29, has extended his contract with AC Milan until 2016.
( Gazzetta dello Sport )
Oscar Trejo, 25, is close to joining Toulouse from second-tier Spanish side Sporting Gijon for about £1.8m. The Argentine striker is also being targeted by West Ham.
( L'Equipe )
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is not interested in taking Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 31, to the Spanish capital from his former club Paris St-Germain.
( Marca )
AND FINALLY
Atalanta midfielder Giulio Migliaccio, 32, could be punished by the Italian football federation after he was involved in a prank when a tank crushed two cars decorated in the colours of Serie A sides Brescia and Roma.
( Metro)
Source BBC Sport