Newcastle and Aston Villa are keeping tabs on Standard Liege midfielder Marouane Felliani, although they could be put off by the Belgian club's £10m price tag. (Daily Mail)

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Aston Villa will press ahead with plans to sign James Milner for £9m from Newcastle. (Guardian)

Elsewhere, Chelsea will make a final £80m bid for AC Milan's Kaka, with the Brazil star reportedly keen on a move after the arrival of compatriot Ronaldinho at the San Siro, whose lifestyle does not meet with his approval. (Daily Mail)

The 26-year-old is being lured with a £200,000-a-week offer to join Luis Felipe Scolari's team. (Daily Mirror)

One Brazilian who looks certain to move to Stamford Bridge is Robinho after Chelsea agreed a £28.6m deal with Real Madrid. The Spanish club are preparing to replace the striker with Valencia's David Villa or Villarreal's Santi Cazorla. (The Guardian)

Meanwhile, Blues winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has been told to choose between a move to former club Manchester City or Everton, with Portsmouth deterred by the £10m price tag. (The Guardian)

Espanyol midfielder Riera moved a step closer to becoming a Liverpool player in an £8m switch, with Liverpool set to recoup that money should they qualify for the Champions League group stage. (The Times)

Everton will discover whether their bid for Cameroon international midfielder Stephane M'Bia has been accepted by Rennes. The French club are holding out for £10m. (Daily Express)

Stoke and Blackburn lead the contenders for Lens midfielder Kanga Akale. (Daily Mail)

Four Championship clubs - Charlton, Ipswich, Bristol City and Norwich - are chasing Bolton's £1m-rated Iceland international striker Heidar Helguson. (Daily Star)

South Africa international midfielder Kagiso Dikgacoi claims he is close to joining Fulham from Golden Arrows. (The Times).