Norwich will make a club record £3.5m offer for Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi as a new backer enters the fray at Carrow Road. (The Daily Mirror)

Wigan have refused Derby's advances to sign former Newcastle central defender Titus Bramble. (The Sun)

Sunderland will step up their attempts to sign Darren Bent, although Aston Villa and Blackburn are also interested. (The Daily Mirror)

Manchester United want Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov and are ready to bid £23m, despite Spurs slapping a £30m price tag on the Bulgarian. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs' strikeforce is the flavour of the month, as Robbie Keane has told the club he wants to join Liverpool, who want to trade Peter Crouch and £5m for him. (The Sun)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would apparently pay £85m for Fernando Torres if given any encouragement by Liverpool. (The Daily Star)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is "confident" he has persuaded Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at the club and out of Real Madrid's clutches. (Daily Express)

Midfielder Deco's arrival at Chelsea from Barcelona now means Frank Lampard will leave the Blues to join Inter Milan. (Various)

Arsenal have held talks with Werder Bremen's Amaury Bischoff and a deal for the Portugal Under-20 midfielder is close to completion. (The Daily Star)

Middlesbrough target Didier Digard has hit out at Paris St Germain for blocking his move to the Riverside. (Various)

Boro are in talks to sign Sparta Rotterdam winger Marvin Emnes for a fee of around £2.6m. (The Times)

Hull City have tabled a £1.75m bid for Plymouth's left winger Peter Halmosi. (Daily Mirror)

Fulham have been knocked back by Czech Republic international Vaclav Sverkos, with the striker's agent saying he wants to move to a Russian side. (The Daily Express)

Leeds and Leicester are vying to sign Blackpool striker Ben Burgess. (The Sun)