Newcastle United have slapped a £10m price tag on defender Sebastien Bassong with Tottenham and Arsenal leading the chase - Mail.

Sunderland are close to securing Manchester City defender Richard Dunne for £5m - Mirror

Fulham have moved closer to signing Wigan midfielder Paul Scharner for £4m - a one time Sunderland target - Mail.

Manchester United, Real Madrid and Chelsea are on standby to swoop for Lyon striker Karim Benzema - Independent

Chelsea could be set to wreck Liverpool's hopes of signing Glen Johnson with Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie saying: "Glen has got permission to speak to two clubs" - Sun

The future of striker Carlos Tevez still hangs in the balance with just two weeks remaining on his loan deal at Manchester United, but he could still stay at Old Trafford - if the club make him the highest paid player - Sun

Manchester City have agreed an £18m deal to sign Blackburn forward Roque Santa Cruz - Mail

Manchester City still wait anxiously to see if striker Samuel Eto'o will be heading their way from Barcelona, but Inter Milan are keen on ruining Mark Hughes' party.

West Brom are lining up an audacious bid for former Liverpool star Luis Garcia - Mirror

Bayern Munich are closing in on Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa - Times

Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh is being checked out by Arsenal as a possible replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor who could be off to AC Milan - Times

Former Manchester United striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy has told his team-mates Arjen Robben and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to leave Real Madrid and head for Spurs - Star