TRANSFER RUMOURS

Sir Alex Ferguson has said Manchester United are trying to sign one more player ahead of the new Premier League season. The Old Trafford club have been linked with Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov and Ferguson said: "We have made a bid for one player who would enhance us a great deal." - Press Association

Zenit St Petersburg's attacking midfielder Andrei Arshavin has not ruled out a move to a London-based Premier League club this summer after he distanced himself from Real Madrid and with a transfer to Barcelona looking less likely by the day. - AFP

Contact between Arsenal and Barcelona regarding the Gunners' Emmanuel Adebayor appears to have 'broken' down as the La Liga side turn their attentions to Tottenham's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov. - Marca

Premier League sides Portsmouth and Blackburn along with Championship Ipswich are all interested in signing former Manchester United and Bolton midfielder Quinton Fortune, according to the South African player. - Sky Sports

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he would love to sign Chelsea's England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips for the FA Cup winners. - Sky Sports

Real Madrid manager Bernd Schuster wants to sign Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart from Hamburg to partner him in the La Liga champions' midfield alongside his countryman Wesley Sneijder. - Marca

Tottenham's Robbie Keane is now a priority signing for Liverpool, who will submit a new offer for the player after putting the Republic of Ireland striker ahead of Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry in their list of transfer targets. - Various

Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho have been told the Serie A champions must stump up £20m if they want to sign England midfielder Frank Lampard from Chelsea. - Daily Star

But the San Siro club are expected to wait until the final day of the transfer window before trying to secure Lampard's signature. - Daily Mirror

Chelsea's France midfielder Claude Makelele is expected to be the first high profile player to leave Stamford Bridge, with Paris St germain a possible destination. - The Sun

Real Madrid and Holland midfielder Wesley Sneijder has said the Spanish champions do not need Cristiano Ronaldo as he will "disrupt" the squad. He also accused the Portuguese winger of going missing in big games and said his wages will cause a dressing room revolt at the Bernabeu. - Various

Sevilla winger Diego Capel has admitted he would consider leaving the Spanish club to join Tottenham who have been linked with a £12.5m bid for 20-year-old. - Various

Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda has been priced at £4m as Newcastle and Everton take a look at the former Wigan player. - The Sun

Newcastle United have missed out on signing Argentine midfielder Pablo Aimar, who has opted to join Benfica from Spanis club Real Zaragoza. - Various

Magpies boss Kevin Keegan has also had a £3m bid for Blackburn's former Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock turned down by the Ewood Park club. - The Times

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan will now turn his attentions to Steaua Bucharest's £2.5m-rated defender Dorin Goian, who is also wanted by Sunderland and Dynamo Kiev. - Daily Star

Cameroon midfielder Stephane M'Bia is set to become Everton's first signing of the summer in a £4m deal from Rennes. - Daily Mirror

Wigan have completed a £1m loan deal for Egyptian striker Amr Zaki with a view to a permanent move. - Daily Mail

Latics manager Steve Bruce has also lodged a £3m bid for Middlesbrough midfielder Lee Cattermole. - Daily Mail

Fenerbache goalkeeper Volkan Demirel has been linked with a move to Manchester City. - The Times

Blackburn have taken Red Star Belgrade and Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo on trial and he may feature on the club's tour to Germany. - Daily Mirror

Rovers boss Paul Ince is also keen to take Keith Andrews, his captain while at MK Dons, to Ewood Park. - Daily Mirror

Ince has made a late bid to hijack Scott Carson's move to Stoke as Brad Friedel looks set to complete a move to Aston Villa. - Daily Mail

Robbie Savage's Derby career looks to be over after just six months at Pride Park as Paul Jewell looks to get the Welshman off the wage bill. - Daily Mirror

Fulham are ready to spend £3.5m to land Middlesbrough right-back Luke Young. - The Sun

Birmingham are in talks with Derby County for Scotland midfielder Stephen Pearson. - The Times

Wolves have made a £1,75m bid for Sheffield Wednesday defender Mark Beevers. - Daily Mirror

Luton Town, who will start life in League Two with a 30 point deduction, have put their entire playing staff up for sale. - Daily Mirror


FOOTBALL GOSSIP

England manager Fabio Capello has said he aims to meet all Premier League managers for a post match drink in order to build good relationships. - Daily Express

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists the £25m the club planned to spend on Ronaldinho will not go to waste. - Daily Star

The Premier League has appointed the Metropolitan Police's Commander charged with reducing violent crime, Barry Norman. His job will be to deflect youngsters into sport and football and away from knife, gun and gang crime. - Daily Express


AND THE REST

Manchester City are turning to feng shui in a bid to help them become successful on teh pitch. Magic crystals have been buried under the Eastlands turf and reception areas, offices and the club shop have been filled with lucky fortune trees, three-legged monkey toads and buddhas. - Daily Mirror

A Group of Man City fans who hired a trawler to take them to watch their side's Uefa Cup qualifying game in the Faroe Islands had to abandon their trip due to stormy seas. After an eight drive to Aberdeen, followed by an overnight ferry to the Shetland Islands, the group were forced to turn around as the eight-foot Atlantic waves got the better of them. - Various

West Ham's players are said to be angry after being forced to fly economy class in two separate planes for a friendly in Canada against MLS team Columbus Crew. The MLS had told West Ham they would be flown business class but the travel firm they were using went bust. - The Sun

Portsmouth have been granted permission for a new £15m training ground - as long as they help pay for the upkeep of local badgers. - Daily Star