TRANSFER RUMOURS

Sir Alex Ferguson has met Cristiano Ronaldo for first time in two months as he bids to convince the player his future lies at Manchester United and not Real Madrid. - The Sun

Manchester United are convinced Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov will sign for the Old Trafford club before the start of the new season. - The Sun

Liverpool misfit Andrei Voronin is to be sold by Rafa Benitez to a German club for around £3m as the Reds look to finance their protracted move for Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry. - Daily Mirror

New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has turned down a swap bid by Barcelona which would have seen Didier Drogba move to the Nou Camp while Sameul Eto'o headed to Stamford Bridge. - The Sun

Spanish giants Barcelona are preparing to make a £24m bid for Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov at Tottenham after missing out on Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. - Daily Mirror

Striker Dave Kitson is set to complete a £5m move from Relagated Reading to newly-promoted Stoke City to stay in the Premier League. - The Sun / Daily Mirror

After a season on loan at Aston Villa, England goalkeeper Scott Carson will stay in the West Midlands when he joins newly-promoted West Brom from Liverpool after rejecting a move to Stoke City. - Daily Mirror / Daily Star

Roy Keane is close to clinching the signature of Croatia striker Mladen Petric from Borussia Dortmund for a fee reported to be around the £5m mark. - The Sun


Wigan manager Steve Bruce is planning to make an improved offer for Everton's England frontman Andrew Johnson after having an initial club record £9m bid rejected. - The Guardian

Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjar will stay at FA Cup winners Portsmouth after turning down a £12m move to French side Monaco. - The Sun

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp rejected Monaco's offer for Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjer. - The Independent

Premier League new boys Hull City have been rejected by Portsmouth defender Noel Pamarot after they tried to sign the former Tottenham player. - Daily Mail

Everton boss David Moyes and Kevin Keegan at Newcastle are locked in a £4m battle for Tottenham's French full-back Pascal Chimbonda. - The Sun

Newcastle United had a £2m bid for England left-back Stephen Warnock rejected by Blackburn. - Daily Mirror

Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince is hoping to secure the £3.5m signing of relatively unknown Chilean midfielder Carlos Villanueva from Audax Italiano. - Daily Mirror

Russia's Euro 2008 star Andrei Arshavin is worried his dream move to Catalan giants Barcelona from Zenit St Petersburg is on the brink of collapse. - The Sun

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has told Inter Milan he will look elsewhere if his move to the San Siro from Stamford Bridge is not completed soon. - Daily Mirror

Leeds United are set to sign Jay Bothroyd in a £300,000 deal from Championship side Wolves. - Daily Star

Sheffield Wednesday have rejected a £1.75m bid from Wolves for defender Mark Beevers. - Daily Star

Plymouth Argyle are keen to sign Crystal Palace's Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi. - Daily Star

Rangers boss Walter Smith will offer Daniel Cousin to FA Cup finalists Cardiff City in exchange for the Bluebirds' Dutch defender Glenn Loovens. - Daily Record

Ipswich Town want to sign former Manchester United wide man Quinton Fortune. - Daily Express

Sweden international Sebastian Larsson will demand showdown talks with Birmingham City chairman David Gold to engineer a move away from St Andrews. - The Sun


FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Goalkeeper Robert Green has revealed he feels "completely under-valued" at West Ham and is now considering his future at the club. - The Sun / Daily Mail

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has told chairman Niall Quinn he wants money to spend on top players. - Daily Mirror

Owen Hargreaves' long-term fitness is worrying Manchester United after the England midfielder pulled out of a pre-season trip to South Africa. - Various


AND THE REST

Cristiano Ronaldo hobbled into a nightclub on crutches on Thursday night and partied with stars including Paris Hilton. - The Sun / Daily Mirror

West Ham stars are fuming at their tour from hell after a travel firm went bust. - Various

The Hammers squad are being flown economy class to their pre-season matches in Canada in two separate planes after being led to believe they were flying business class. - The Sun