HEADLINES:
- Ashley Cole tells Chelsea he wants to leave for Real Madrid
- Manchester City are ready to let Emmanuel Adebayor leave for Juventus or Milan
- Liverpool look to hijack Tottenham's Scott Parker bid
- Manchester City eye up Danish keeper as heir to Edwin van der Sar
- Fulham look to bolster their attack with Craig Bellamy and Roque Santa Cruz
Now for some foreign news, starting with this:
- Real Madrid will offer Milan 20 million plus Rafael van der Vaart for highly-rated defender Thiago Silva - ironically one of the few Milan players under the age of 30. (Marca)
- Mesut Ozil has said he will not leave Werder Bremen this year. Shocking news for Manchester United, Arsenal and co. (Bild) Ozil: I won't move
- Internazionale boss Rafa Benitez is going to raid his former club Liverpool for Javier Mascherano and Dirk Kuyt, with Steven Gerrard moving next summer. (Corriere dello Sport)
- Sao Paulo star Hernanes is close to joining Lazio, with an official announcement expected in the next 48 hours.
- Milan will loan Ghana international Dominic Adiyiah to Hannover, according to the Bundesliga side's general manager Christian Heidel. (Biild)
- Massimo Gobbi is on his way to Schalke after the Bundesliga club failed to land Porto's Jorge Fucile. (Sky Germany)
- Stuttgart want Marseille's Andre Ayew as a replacement for Sami Khedira. The Ghanaian will cost around 5 million.
- French defender Sebastien Puygrenier has left Zenit St Peterburg and is about to join Monaco on a permanent basis. You may remember him from a loan spell at Bolton. (Eurosport.ru)
CHELSEA: Ashley Cole has made up his mind to quit Chelsea and join Real Madrid. The England fullback has delivered a come-and-get-me plea to Real boss Jose Mourinho, whilst telling Carlo Ancelotti that he no longer wishes to ply his trade for the Premier league champions. (News of the World)
MANCHESTER CITY: Emmanuel Adebayor has been told he can leave the club, with Juventus and Milan both ready to pounce. The £130,000-a-week striker is surplus to requirements with Mario Balotelli poised to sign early next week. (News of the World) City are going to up their James Milner bid from £20m to £25m plus extras for the Aston Villa man. (News of the World)
LIVERPOOL: With Javier Mascherano reportedly set to join Inter Milan for £20m, Roy Hodgson has lined up his ideal replacement: West Ham's Scott Parker. And he is also considering a £5m move for Wigan full-back Maynor Figueroa. (Sunday Mirror)
MANCHESTER UNITED: Alex Ferguson has identified a possible heir to Edwin Van der Sar's number one jersey: 26-year-old Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, who would be immediately loaned back to present club Aalesund if United were to make a move. (Sunday Express)
FULHAM: New Fulham manager Mark Hughes has been told that he must do everything he can to sign Craig Bellamy from Manchester City, after the West Londoners slumped to an embarrassing pre-season defeat against Portsmouth. (Mail on Sunday) However, Bellamy isn't the only former charge in Hughes's crosshairs, with the Welshman also pondering a move for Roque Santa Cruz. (Sunday Express)
ARSENAL: Jay Simpson could be heading away from the Emirates, with Arsene Wenger prepared to listen to offers and Millwall reportedly interested. (Sunday Express)
ASTON VILLA: Martin O'Neill has moved to dismiss reports linking Stiliyan Petrov to Liverpool, despite Anfield boss Roy Hodgson's apparent intent on signing the 31-year-old midfielder. (Daily Star Sunday)
BLACKBURN: Vince Grella is staying put, despite reports of a £2m bid from Turkish giants Galatasaray. Sam Allardyce has refuted the claims, saying 'we've had no contact from Galatasaray, and Vince is staying.' (Mail on Sunday)
BOLTON: Owen Coyle hopes to complete Ivan Klasnic's permanent move to the Reebok this week, after the Croatian striker was released by Nantes. (Sunday Express)
EVERTON: David Moyes looks to have admitted defeat in the race to sign Landon Donovan, after being priced out of a move for the MLS's in-demand star. (Mail on Sunday)
STOKE: Hibernian defender Sol Bamba could be on his way to the Britannia Stadium, but Stoke are reluctant to pay the SPL club's £2m asking-price.
TOTTENHAM: With Jonathan Woodgate's seemingly endless injury concerns refusing to go away, Harry Redknapp could turn to Everton's Phil Jagielka to shore up the defence. (Sunday Express)
WEST HAM: Avram Grant has rubbished reports that the Hammers are encouraging offers for star midfielder Scott Parker. (Mail on Sunday) Grant could, however, be about to launch a £3m bid for Getafe's Ghanaian midfielder Derek Boateng. (Sunday Express)
WIGAN: Wigan and West Ham are both reportedly keen to land former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre, who is available on a free after being released by the Gunners this summer. (Daily Star Sunday)
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