Manchester United have given up on their bid to sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan, with the Old Trafford club now tired of a saga that has dragged on since the end of last season.
Chelsea look set to derail Real Madrid's bid to sign Santos's young Brazilian striker Neymar.
Arsenal have already moved to replace Barcelona target Cesc Fabregas with £12m Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Jadson.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will reinvest money from selling Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to buy Valencia forward Juan Mata and at least one centre-back. Bolton's Gary Cahill, Everton's Phil Jagielka, Werder Bremen's Per Mertesacker and Birmingham City's Scott Dann are all on his list.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have reportedly opened talks with Birmingham over Dann, and hope to conclude transfer discussions quickly in order to register the defender before Saturday's opening game against Newcastle.
Tottenham have stepped up their interest in Blackburn defender Chris Samba and are ready to offer cash plus defender Sebastien Bassong as part of the deal.
Spurs will move for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian, if they lose Luka Modric to Chelsea.
Aston Villa have joined the race to sign French striker David Trezeguet. The former Juventus forward is a free agent after leaving Hercules.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's ambitious Championship side Leicester want to buy Tottenham striker Robbie Keane for £3m.
Stoke City are closing in on Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton and Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner.
Barton is also wanted by Zenit St Petersburg, with the Russian side ready to make the midfielder - who has been told he can leave Newcastle United on a free transfer, despite having a year remaining on his contract - a lucrative offer.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has backed midfielder Tom Cleverley, who impressed in a loan spell at the DW Stadium last season, to make a major impact for Manchester United this term.
West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson has said he would like to manage England when Fabio Capello steps down after Euro 2012, but he would need to have the backing of supporters and the media.LY
Chelsea captain John Terry insists his side are not too old to win the Premier League and Champions League double.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi surprised photographers on a holiday to Ibiza by sporting a tattoo of his mother's face on his left shoulder.
Owen Hargreaves will be given a Premier League lifeline by West Brom after a three-year injury nightmare which led to him being released by Manchester United in July.
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