Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has questioned whether Newcastle striker Michael Owen has "the bottle" to cut it in the Premier League - Star

Middlesbrough managing director Keith Lamb says it "wouldn't be the easiest of negotiations" but he would take Tottenham's call if they wanted to sign winger Stewart Downing - Sun

Real Madrid are leading the race to sign Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery, who is also being targeted by Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester United - Sun

Manchester United and Chelsea have a chance of landing Valencia striker David Villa in excess of £40m after his move to Real Madrid was put in doubt - Star

Liverpool winger Ryan Babel could be on his way to Galatasaray manager - Mail

Manchester City playmaker Robinho is a £35m target of Barcelona - Mirror

Tottenham want to negotiate a £37m deal to sign Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben, striker Klass-Jan Huntelaar and defender Gabriel Heinze - Mirror

Chelsea are weighing up a £30m move for Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Express

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will step up his attempts to sign Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo with a £15m bid - Mail

Manchester City are close to capturing striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn - Sun

Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna insists he is committed to Arsenal after reports linking him with a switch to Barcelona - Sun

Fulham are keen on some Brazilian flair as they want to bring Manchester City striker Jo to Craven Cottage for £8m. (The Sun)

Premier League new boys Birmingham have agreed a deal to sign defender Roger Johnson from Cardiff and are also interested in Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora - Mirror

Wolves are in talks with former Reading keeper Marcus Hahnemann about signing him as cover for Wayne Hennessey - Mail