TRANSFER RUMOURS
West Ham have resurrected a £6m deal for Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer and he is expected to complete the move within days. (Daily Express)
Chelsea are close to a £24.5m deal for Sevilla defender Daniel Alves. (Sun)
Fulham can sign Sami Hyypia for £1.5m - if Liverpool can find a replacement for the defender. (The Sun)
Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is in talks with Barcelona's Brazilian full-back Juliano Belletti over a £3m move. (Daily Mail)
The Magpies are set to offer £4m for Everton's Phil Neville. (Various)
Bolton have reluctantly agreed to sell Senegal defender Abdoulaye Faye to Newcastle for £2m. (Daily Star)
Blackburn have told Arsenal £8m is not enough to sign winger Morten Gamst Pedersen. (Sun)
Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident of signing Palermo midfielder Mark Brechiano. (Guardian)
Everton defender Joseph Yobo has ordered Middlesbrough striker Yakubu to sign for the Toffees. (Sun)
Derby could report West Ham to the Football Association for allegedly 'tapping up' Giles Barnes. (Times)
Everton will sign Manuel Fernandes on a fixed-term contract similar to the one that took Carlos Tevez to Manchester United. (Telegraph)
OTHER GOSSIP
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has hit out at footballers' wives and girlfriends (WAGS) because he believes they are making today's players "weak and soft". (Various)
England boss Steve McClaren tried to talk Jamie Carragher out of international retirement (The Sun) but the Liverpool man said no. (Daily Mail)
Wigan striker Emile Heskey may earn a recall for England's friendly against Germany on 22 August. (Daily Star)
Southampton boss George Burley says he only sold his top players in the summer to avoid the club going bust. (Mirror)
AND FINALLY
Sven-Goran Eriksson is hoping to score at home on Wednesday... His Manchester City side are hoping to end their goal drought at Eastlands which stretches back 227 days.