Gossip and transfer rumours

Barcelona's young Mexican striker Giovanni dos Santos wants to leave Barcelona and join Manchester City (Mexican newspaper Record, 2238 BST)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez may bring in Sammy Lee in as his new assistant with Alex Miller leaving to manage in Japan. (Liverpool Echo, 1150 BST)

Luiz Felipe Scolari wants to remain as Portugal coach and is not interested in replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson at Manchester City. "I have no agreement with that club," he says. (Portuguese public broadcaster RTP, 1110 BST)

Defender Sergio Ramos says he has a long contract with Real Madrid and is happy at the club, following reports of interest from Chelsea regarding a £50m move. (Spanish sports paper Marca, 1050 BST)

Alexander Hleb's agent Nikolai Shpilevski says the player is to leave the club. He said: "He is leaving Arsenal even though they want to offer him a new long-term contract and better conditions." (Belarusian newspaper Pressball, 0720 BST)

Liverpool have knocked back a £25m bid for captain Steven Gerrard from Inter Milan. (The Sun)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has hit back at comments from Aston Villa counterpart Martin O'Neill over a bid for Gareth Barry by saying the pair spoke about it 20 days ago. (The Daily Mirror)

Alexander Hleb will rock Arsenal by buying out the remaining two years of his contract and moving to Inter Milan. (The Sun)

Hleb is a wanted man as Barcelona have declared their interest in the race to land the 27-year-old. (The Daily Star)

Arsenal's problems could also be exacerbated by Emmanuel Adebayor wanting a massive wage rise to stay with them. (Daily Mail)

But Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is eyeing up Gareth Barry and Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani to bulk up his squad. (Daily Telegraph)

Juventus are ready to table a £15m bid for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. (Daily Mail)

Paul Ince and Iain Dowie are in the frame for the managerial vacancy at QPR after Luigi De Canio left by "mutual consent". (The Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are ready to match Blackburn's £15m valuation of David Bentley and bring the ex-Arsenal midfielder to White Hart Lane. (The Daily Express)

Spurs are also ready to beat Newcastle to the signing of Celtic winger Aidan McGeady. (Mirror)

Stoke City are chasing the signature of Valenciennes CF centre-back Abdeslam Ouaddou, who had a stint at Fulham, as they prepare for life in the Premier League. (Mirror)

Aston Villa, Everton and Middlesbrough could land Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell for £2m but his wages could be a stumbling block. (Mirror)

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch is angry at the club's £15m valuation of him. (The Sun)

Reds boss Rafael Benitez could use any money from Crouch leaving to land Seville midfielder Seydou Keita. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has delivered a hands-off message to any clubs thinking of signing Kenwyne Jones or Craig Gordon. (Times)