Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Wednesday's papers
Published 09:26 21/07/10 By Football Spy
Stories from today's Daily Mirror:
Cole's signed, Gerrard's staying, now for Torres
Hodgson hopeful Torres will stay after Gerrard commits to Liverpool
Liverpool demand £6m for N'Gog
Man City in talks with £30m Brazil World Cup star after Milner deal stalls - Exclusive
Bruce swoops for £5m Wigan defender
Bullish Fulham still confident of landing Jol despite Ajax delaying tactics
Barca accept Arsenal don't want to sell Cesc
West Ham close in on Lyon defender
Mourinho plots bid for Chelsea star
Chelsea have £17m bid for Brazil wonderkid rejected
Wolves, West Ham and Blackburn in three-way fight for ex-Man City star
Wigan close to £1m deal for Scottish midfielder
Colace set to re-sign for Barnsley after snubbing Palace
Kapo and de Ridder set for Wigan exit
Hughton: We DO have money to spend on players
Crystal Palace starlet set for £2m Birmingham move
Jimmy Bullard has no future at Hull, confirms Pearson
Swansea escape route for Priskin
Stories from MirrorFootball:
Wilson will be Liverpool hit, predicts Rangers team mate
Martin Jol set for Ajax talks today
Celtic cheered by David James interest
Sick son makes Deco keen for Brazil return
Stories from today's other papers and websites:
Big-spending Manchester City confident of landing Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli for £23million (Daily Mail)
Top 10 things you need to know about Mario Balotelli
Zlatan Ibrahimovic to reject Manchester City to stay with Spanish champions Barcelona. (The Sun)
Manchester United renew pursuit of Werder Bremen and Germany playmaker Mezut Ozil after missing out on him as a teenager. (The Sun)
Mesut Ozil: 10 things you need to know about the Germany star - plus video of him in action
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has warned Ashley Cole against a summer move to Real Madrid . (The Guardian)
Cesc Fabregas 's Spain team mate Xavi says the Arsenal skipper is only "on loan" at the Emirates. The Barcelona midfielder says Fabregas will return to the Nou Camp, it is just a question of when. (Daily Express)
Arsenal offer Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer a player-coach role. (Daily Express)
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko close to a season-long loan to Portugal's Sporting Lisbon . (Daily Mail)
Spurs the front-runners for free agent and former Real Madrid striker Raul . (The Sun)
Tal Ben Haim's West Ham move close to collapse after failing a medical. (The Times)
Nice have rejected a £12.5m Hammers bid for Loic Remy , with Liverpool and another unnamed Premier League club also chasing the striker. (The Independent)
10 things you need to know about Loic Remy plus video of his goals
Steve McClaren's loan bid to take Craig Bellamy to Wolfsburg has failed. (Daily Mail)
Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra has snubbed an approach from Newcastle to committed himself to the Spanish club. (The Independent)
Coventry complete a loan deal for Everton striker Lukas Jutkiewicz . (Daily Mail)
Premier League newcomers Blackpool lead the race for free agent Robert Koren , previously of West Brom (Daily Mail)
Celtic boss Neil Lennon has confirmed Portsmouth and England keeper David James is high on his list of targets after Artur Boruc's Fiorentina switch. (Daily Record)
