Manchester City are prepared to pay a British record transfer fee of £60m to beat Chelsea and Barcelona to the signature of Juventus midfiel...
- Manchester City are prepared to pay a British record transfer fee of £60m to beat Chelsea and Barcelona to the signature of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 22. (Sun - subscription required)
- Manchester City also expect a protracted battle for Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling as they prepare to table a £40m offer for the 20-year-old after having an initial £30m bid rejected.(Manchester Evening News)
- Alternatively, City make the Reds a 'take it or leave it' offer for Sterling in the next 48 hours as they kick off a £150m spending spree. (Daily Mirror)
- Meanwhile, Arsenal are not prepared to get involved in a bidding war with Manchester City for Sterling, especially if Liverpool do not lower their £50m asking price. However, the Gunners could be interested in a player-plus-cash deal. (London Evening Standard)
- The Gunners are trying to complete the £11m signing of Chelsea keeper Petr Cech, 33, by the end of next week. (Daily Mail) England and Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 26, is set to sign a new contract to extend his stay with the Gunners beyond 2016.(Sun - subscription required)
- West Ham have told Newcastle that only a permanent deal would allow boss Steve McClaren to take former Magpies striker Andy Carroll, 26, back to St James' Park. (Times - subscription required)
- Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood will make former Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 26, his first signing for the club on a free transfer next week. (Daily Star) Chelsea midfielder Jon Mikel Obi, 28, is wanted by Turkish club Fenerbahce. (Daily Express)
- Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini remains hopeful of signing midfielder Yaya Toure, 32, from former club Manchester City. (La Stampa - in Italian)
- Daily Telegraph New West Ham manager Slaven Bilic wants to make Paris St-Germain's former Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 29 - who is also a target for Crystal Palace - his first signing. (Daily Star)
- Real Madrid are keen to complete the signing of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea in time for the 24-year-old to play on their pre-season tour of Australia, which includes a game against Manchester City on 24 July. (Independent)
- Arsenal's England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, is not interested in a move to Manchester City just to bolster their number of home-grown players. (Daily Express)
- Sunderland may have to make a straight offer for Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, as any swap deal involving Black Cats striker Steven Fletcher, 28, could prove awkward. (Sunderland Echo)
- Germany international Ilkay Gundogan, who has one year left on his contract with Borussia Dortmund, has denied agreeing a deal to join Barcelona or Manchester United. The 24-year-old says he will decide on his future after his country's Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar on Saturday. (Manchester Evening News)
- Arsenal have been linked with Porto striker Jackson Martinez but the Portuguese club's chairman says the 28-year-old Colombia international has chosen to join AC Milan instead. (Guardian)
