EPL

Arsenal
Juan Mata's father and agent has revealed Valencia have rejected Arsenal s offer for the winger but expects the Gunners to make another bid.

Aston Villa
Villa's Gary Gardner has set his sights on following in the footsteps of older brother Craig and becoming established in the Premier League.

Blackburn
Steve Kean believes Radosav Petrovic can prove to be the perfect replacement for Jermaine Jones as Blackburn Rovers close in on the Serbian.

Bolton
Bolton won their penultimate pre-season match 3-0 against Hereford at Edgar Street thanks to Chris Eagles, Darren Pratley and Kevin Davies.

Chelsea
Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov has travelled to Russia amid reports he is set to sign a 4-year deal worth GBP15 million with Anzhi Makhachkala.

Everton
Everton keeper Tim Howard has spoken highly of his understudy Jan Mucha, saying that he welcomes the competition that Slovakian has provided.

Fulham
Fulham have reportedly made a bid for Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome, who has been linked with an exit since their relegation last season.

Liverpool
Head coach Kenny Dalglish admits there is still work to do ahead of our season opener in two weeks time following a 3-3 draw with Valerenga.

Manchester City
Inter Milan are reportedly prepared to offer cash plus EUR20 million-rated Douglas Maicon, in order to net Manchester City star Carlos Tevez.

Manchester United
Manchester United have confirmed Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions.

Newcastle United
Newcastle have made a suicidal mistake in allowing midfielder Joey Barton to leave the club for nothing, according to the player s agent.

Norwich City
Paul Lambert may have taken Norwich a very long way in a short space of time, but insists it has been a real team effort on and off the pitch.

Queens Park Rangers
Boss Neil Warnock has revealed he held talks with prospective QPR owner Tony Fernandes at the weekend and discussed possible transfer targets.

Stoke City
Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is hoping to better last season's achievement and is targeting a top 10 finish for the 2011-12 campaign.

Sunderland
Black Cats boss Steve Bruce believes veterans Wes Brown and John O Shea will inject some of their winning mentality into his Sunderland squad.

Swansea City
Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers plans on seeing keeper Gerhard Tremmel in action in their upcoming friendlies before deciding his future.

Tottenham
Tottenham assistant manager Kevin Bond has backtracked over comments that Luka Modric could leave if the club s valuation of the player is met.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is optimistic about his chances of landing a new centre-forward, while he is also keen to sign another goalkeeper.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic are reportedly signing Joshua Angoy Cruyff, the grandson of Dutch superstar Johan, after the defender was released by Barcelona.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton manager Mick McCarthy is hopeful of having midfielder Adlene Guedioura available by mid-September following an ankle operation.