Sunderland are closing in on a £5m deal for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes is high on new Hibernian manager John Hughes' shopping list. (Daily Express)

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has laughed off reports linking him with a move to Manchester United, saying he would never swap Anfield for Old Trafford. (Daily Star)

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has launched a dramatic late bid to sign Carlos Tevez from under the noses of Manchester United and Manchester City in a £25m deal. (The Sun)

Ancelotti made the last-gasp approach personally after getting Tevez's phone number from fellow Argentina striker Hernan Crespo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan four years ago. (Mail)

However, Manchester City remain favourites to sign Tevez as they are offering wages of £140,000 a week. (Express)

Liverpool are also interested in the 25-year-old, but their desire to spread the fee over the duration of Tevez's contract makes the deal less appealing to the striker's adviser Kia Joorabchian. (Telegraph)

The Reds have, however, won the race to sign defender Glen Johnson from Portsmouth for a massive £19.5m. (Sun)

Liverpool will have to finance the deal by selling defender Alvaro Arbeloa to Real Madrid for about £8m, while the fact Portsmouth still owe the Reds £7m as part of the deal that took Peter Crouch to Fratton Park last summer will also reduce the fee. (Express)

Chelsea are closer to signing Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge, whose fee will be decided by a tribunal, and CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov for £15m. (Express)

However, Zhirkov has denied he is about to move to Stamford Bridge, claiming he wants to join Barcelona instead. (Sun)

Defender Ricardo Carvalho, meanwhile, has launched a parting shot at Chelsea as he nears a move to Inter Milan, claiming they "should have given me more support" during his time injured last season. (Star)

Real Madrid have contacted a host of Premier League clubs with a list of nine players they are willing to sell in a bid to recoup some of the £150m they will lay out on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. Arjen Robben, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Klass-Jan Huntelaar, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Royston Drenthe, Javier Saviola, Gabriel Heinze and Mahamadou Diarra are the players available. (The Guardian)

But Tottenham's bid to sign Van Nistelrooy could be scuppered by the Dutch striker's £90,000-a-week wage demands. (Sun)

Spurs midfielder David Bentley is in talks with Aston Villa about a cut-price £7m move.(Sun)

He will be replaced at White Hart Lane by Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, with Jermaine Jenas also travelling in the opposite direction to Villa Park as part of a bumper swap deal. (Mirror)

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill will also step up his pursuit of Middlesbrough centre-half David Wheater after learning he will be allowed to leave for around £7m. (Guardian)

And the Northern Irishman is keen on taking £13m-rated Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour to Villa Park, despite interest from Liverpool.(Star)

Everton are going to step up their interest in Reading pair Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt after Royals boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed he is ready to cash in on the striker and midfielder. (Sun)

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes will make a bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if he is priced out of a move for Blackburn frontman Roque Santa Cruz. (Guardian)

Man City are aiming to replace Richard Dunne with West Ham defender Matthew Upson. (Telegraph)

Fulham are lining up a £4m bid for Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara.
(Express)

Another Spurs midfielder, Didier Zokora, could also be on his way out of White Hart Lane after a settlement between the Londoners and Sevilla over Juande Ramos's move to Tottenham in October 2007. (Express)

The Ivorian could be replaced by AZ Alkmaar midfielder Moussa Dembele in a £15m deal, although Chelsea are also interested in the pacy 21-year-old. (Times)

Tottenham striker Roman Pavluchenko could be on his way out of the club, with Stuttgart willing to snap him up. (Mirror)

Veteran Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has held talks with German side 1860 Munich about resurrecting his career in Germany's Second Bundesliga when he becomes a free agent at the end of this month. (Guardian)

Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy has ruled out a move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer, despite reported interest from Real Madrid. (Express)

The French left-back could be joined at the Gunners by Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, who manager Arsene Wenger is keen to sign for around £5m. (Sun)

Villarreal, Roma and Fiorentina are interested in signing Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos, who has one year left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium. (Times)

Bolton have reignited their interest in signing Portugal midfielder Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon by offering £8m for the 23-year-old. (Telegraph)

And they are also interested in Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin, Wigan pair Lee Cattermole and Hugo Rolladega, and Spartak Moscow midfielder Radislav Kovac. (Mail)

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has enquired about taking Chelsea striker Franco di Santo, 20, on loan. (Guardian)

Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo claims a number of clubs in Portugal, Spain and England, including West Ham, are interested in signing him. (Mail)

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has claimed Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona have made an approach for France winger Franck Ribery. (Mail)

And United are also continuing to monitor teenage Gremio midfielder Douglas Costa. (Mirror)

Sir Alex Ferguson is also leading the chase for Argentine midfielder Javier Pastore, 19, from Huracan. (Sun)

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has cooled talk of a move to the Premier League, with Tottenham said to be interested. (Daily Record)

Former Scotland midfielder Nigel Quashie will leave West Ham for Cardiff this summer. (Record)

Fulham are targeting Celtic's loan striker Jeremie Aliadiere in a £3m move. (Daily Record)

Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson is also said to be considering moves for Man City's Brazilian frontman Jo and Inter Milan's Robert Acquafresca.
(Times)

Galatasaray are close to an agreement to buy Zurab Khizanishvili from Blackburn Rovers for £2m. (Times)

Forgotten Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko could end his career at Monaco after his wife told him to join the French side. (Mirror)

Sheffield United have been told they must double their £1.5m bid if they hope to sign Wales striker Ched Evans from Manchester City.(Times)

Celtic could join Rangers in expressing interest in out-of-contract Portsmouth defender Hermann Hreidarsson. (Record)