EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he will fight to keep captain Cesc Fabregas and contract rebel Samir Nasri at the club this summer.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa are interested in signing Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton, who looks set to be allowed to leave White Hart Lane this summer.

Blackburn
It was reported that Portuguese giants Benfica have overtaken Blackburn Rovers as favourite to land Belgian midfield star Axel Witsel.

Bolton
Motherwell manager Stuart McCall has denied reports that Bolton and QPR have made GBO700,000 bids for striker Jamie Murphy.

Chelsea
Chelsea have confirmed midfielder Michael Essien has suffered a knee injury during pre-season training with the Blues this week.

Everton
Everton are understood to have made a bid for Preston goalkeeper and Leeds target Andy Lonergan, who trained with the Merseysiders last season.

Fulham
Fulham have reportedly agreed a fee of GBP250,000 for Liverpool youngster Thomas Ince, the son of former England international, Paul.

Liverpool
Liverpool's highly-rated young defender John Flanagan has signed a new long-term contract at Anfield ahead of the new campaign.

Manchester City
City of Manchester Stadium will be renamed the Etihad Stadium, while Jo and Felipe Caicedo both look set to seal moves to Russia.

Manchester United
Manchester United are ready to open contract talks with Javier Hernández after earmarking the Mexican forward as next in line for a new deal.

Newcastle United
Reported Newcastle target Marco Pappa seeking move away from USA to Europe when his Major League Soccer contract expires.

Norwich City
Norwich coach Paul Lambert has admitted that he is still looking for defensive reinforcements with Herita Ilunga reportedly to be a target.

Queens Park Rangers
Nigeria international Danny Shittu has signed a new one-year contract with QPR and wants to help 'QPR stay in the Premier League" this season.

Stoke City
Stoke's Danny Higginbotham hopes to be back in action by the end of September after making excellent progress from cruciate ligament surgery.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has insisted he has no intention of selling record signing Asamoah Gyan unless he receives a "wonder bid".

Swansea City
Swansea have reached an agreement to sign goalkeeper Jose Moreira from Benfica for an undisclosed fee, subject to a medical.

Tottenham
Barcelona are reportedly willing to wait another season before submitting a EUR50 million bid to pry Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson is confident midfielder Zoltan Gera will become West Brom's third new signing of the summer, with a new keeper also on the way.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez believes he can hang on to his star players despite the constant speculation linking them with bigger clubs.

Wolverhampton
Wolves fitness coach Tony Daley believes foreigners have had a positive impact on local players in terms of keeping shape during off-season.