Luka Modric, 26, plans to submit a written transfer at Tottenham in the next seven days to trigger a £30m-plus tug-of-war between Manchester United and Real Madrid.
(The Sun)
Tottenham could ease the pain of losing Luka Modric by signing Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin, 23, in part exchange.
(Daily Mail)
Chelsea are closing in on Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic, 22, after being told they can have him for £25m.
(Daily Star)
Napoli have told Manchester City and Chelsea to forget about signing Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 25.
(The Sun)
United Arab Emirates club Al-Shabab say they have no interest in signing 32-year-old striker Michael Owen following his release by Manchester United - claiming he is "on the downhill".
(Daily Mirror)
Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen's hopes of a £9.5m move to Tottenham are fading because of a clause in the 25-year-old's contract entitling him to 15% of the transfer fee.
(The Sun)
Borussia Dortmund's Lukasz Piszczek, 27, is top of Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo's shopping list for a new right-back.
(Metro)
West Ham have upped their bid for 31-year-old striker Grant Holt to £6m and hope a £4m payment up front will convince Norwich to sell.
(Daily Mail)
Liverpool are ready to make a move to sign Ivorian striker Lacina Traore, 22, from Russian club Kuban Krasnodar.
(footylatest)
Manchester City have made the first move to tie key forward David Silva, 26, to an improved contract.
(Daily Mail)
Birmingham City have rejected a £6m offer for Jack Butland, 19, from Southampton.
(Birmingham Mail)
Sunderland want to offload Ahmed Elmohamady and George McCartney to West Ham by the end of the month.
(Sunderland Echo)
EURO 2012
Cesc Fabregas hailed Spain's penalty shoot-out win over Portugal as a "miracle", while coach Vicente Del Bosque called for one last mighty effort as they look to claim their third consecutive major title.
(Daily Mail)
Football's law-makers will approve goal-line technology next week after officials failed to give a Ukraine goal against England.
(Daily Mirror)
Wayne Rooney flew to Los Angeles for a break to get away from the disappointment of England's Euro 2012 exit.
(Daily Mail)
Joachim Low has spelt out how England could copy Germany - and start playing attractive football.
(Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
Rangers will begin pre-season training with only three players, with a host of contract rebels advised not to accept their wages if they choose to leave.
(The Guardian)
Leon Britton's agent has appealed for England boss Roy Hodgson to take a close look at the midfielder.
(Daily Star)
Roman Pavlyuchenko has told Lokomotiv Moscow they have captured Tottenham's best defender by signing Vedran Corluka.
(Daily Mail)
Olivier Giroud is just the man to end Arsenal's seven-year wait for a trophy, says the club's former midfielder Stewart Robson.
(talkSPORT)
AND FINALLY
Birmingham City were left red-faced after news of Lee Clark's appointment as manager was leaked on the internet - by his children.
(Birmingham Mail)
Source BBC Sport