EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal are demanding Barcelona cough up GBP25 million and Thiago Alcantara before they let Cesc Fabregas jet off to the Nou Camp.

Aston Villa
It was reported that Wigan winger Charles N’Zogbia will interrupt a four-day break in Dubai to complete his GBP10 million move to Aston Villa.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers coach Steve Kean is ready to offer Zimbabwean striker Benjani an improved deal to keep him at Ewood Park next season.

Bolton
Burnley have granted Tyrone Mears and Chris Eagles permission to speak to Bolton after they expressed a desire to return to the Premier League.

Chelsea
Florent Malouda is looking forward to building the team's both fitness and fan base when Chelsea meet a Thai Premier League All Star XI in Bangkok.

Everton
Man United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly readying a GBP20 million plus player bid for Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.

Fulham
Fulham scouts ran the rule over Motherwell striker Jamie Murphy on Saturday afternoon as the Scottish football season got underway.

Liverpool
It’s reported Fiorentina are close to agreeing a deal to bring Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on loan thanks to his wage sacrifice.

Manchester City
Manchester City stars have been told to quit ­being a bunch of 'plankers' for fear of injuring themselves before the start of the season.

Manchester United
Wayne Rooney, Rafael Da Silva and Luis Nani scored to ensure Manchester United's 3-1 from-behind win against Chicago Fire.

Newcastle United
Michael Richardson believes it was Newcastle's team spirit which helped them to overcome the Dutch side Utrecht 3-2 on Saturday.

Norwich City
Norwich cruised to an 11-0 victory against a Nordhausen/Regional Select Xl in the second and final game of their pre-season visit to Germany.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR have got tough by insisting captain Adel Taarabt is not for sale and telling manager Neil Warnock to tone down his comments.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis is refusing to rule out a move for Juventus enforcer Mohamed Sissoko, insisting 'four or five' new signings are on the agenda.

Sunderland
Skipper Lee Cattermole admitted Sunderland were feeling the effects of a hard pre-season after the 0-0 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Swansea City
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has dismissed speculation linking the Welsh club with moves for strikers James McFadden and Mariano Pavone.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp has paid tribute to Luka Modric for maintaining a professional approach in the midst of such intense transfer speculation.

West Brom
Jonas Olsson is backing new West Brom defender Gareth McAuley to be a big hit in the Premier League despite his advancing years.

Wigan Athletic
Charles N'Zogbia has reiterated his determination to leave Wigan, but has denied that he has gone on strike in an attempt to force a move.

Wolverhampton
Mick McCarthy was annoyed after his side allowed Neal Bishop to score in the last minute to earn Notts County a 1-1 draw against Wolves.