BARCELONA are planning a sensational raid on Arsenal with a £45m double summer move for captain Cesc Fabregas and striker Robin van Persie. (Daily Star)
Sunderland striker David Healy has snubbed a £1m move to Rangers. (Daily Star)
Manchester City have tabled an £8m bid for Newcastle’s unhappy goalkeeper Shay Given, which is expected to provoke an approach from Tottenham. (Daily Mail)
 Hull boss Phil Brown is poised to sign midfielder Kevin Kilbane from Wigan in a cut-price deal worth about £1m. (Daily Express)
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton is a shock £5m target for Portsmouth. (The Sun)
Pompey manager Tony Adams is also on the verge of landing his former Arsenal team-mate Edu on loan from Valencia. (The Sun)
Bolton are on the verge of snapping up Zenit St Petersburg centre-back Sebastien Puygrenier on a six-month loan deal. (The Sun)
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Manchester City have intensified their £15m bid to sign Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn Rovers as manager Mark Hughes looks to reassert his authority over a demoralised squad. (The Times)
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is considering a £4.5m bid for Lyon’s Brazilian striker Fred. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha is at the centre of a battle between Wigan, Blackburn, Fulham, Newcastle and French side Paris St Germain. (Daily Mirror)
West Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer could be in line for a move to Championship high-fliers Birmingham. Queens Park Rangers are after Manchester City’s young midfield star Michael Johnson. (The Sun)
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate appears to be warming to the idea of allowing Stewart Downing to leave the club for nearly £15m in order to use the money to strengthen his squad. (The Times)
Tottenham could move for Polish goalkeeper Sebastien Przyrowski, currently with Polonia Warsaw, as potential cover for Heurelho Gomes. (Daily Telegraph)
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has added Arsenal’s Abou Diaby to his list of transfer targets. (Daily Telegraph)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson faces competition to land French midfielder Sofiane Feghouli, 19, from Grenoble. Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan are also interested. (Daily Telegraph)
Everton may be pipped by Middlesbrough in the race to sign Newcastle striker Alan Smith, who is currently recovering from ankle surgery. (Daily Mail)
Ipswich are the latest club to offer Hull’s veteran striker Dean Windass as escape route as he prepares for showdown talks with manager Phil Brown. (Daily Mail)
Italian club Lecce are eyeing a £1m move to take Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati back to Serie A. (Daily Record)
Manchester United are interested in Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez after his impressive performances in two goalless draws against the European champions in the Champions League group stages. (The Independent)
Hull City are in the verge of signing Luis Boa Morte from West Ham for a fee of around £2m. (The Independent)
Newcastle are expected to renew their interest in the Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson after the Glasgow club indicated they were willing to let their captain leave for around £3m. (The Guardian) The Magpies are also ready to offer £6m to Rangers for goalkeeper Allan McGregor if Shay Given quits Tyneside. (The Sun) —— BBC Sports.
