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Valencia striker David Villa will decide on a move to either Real Madrid or Chelsea this week.
(The Sun)
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has backed boss Martin O'Neill's attempts to outgun Everton and Roma in the battle for Newcastle striker Michael Owen. (Various)
Villa will also compete with Liverpool in trying to sign Portrsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, says he is not interested in signing striker Ezequiel Lavezzi from Napoli. (Daily Mail)
AC Milan may have lost Kaka but they have overtaken Arsenal and Manchester City in the race to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
(Daily Mirror)
Blackburn could move for Austria striker Marc Janko if they sell Roque Santa Cruz, who is again a target for Manchester City. (Daily Mail)
Meanwhile, Rovers are ready to sell defender Zurab Khizanishvili to Turkish outfit Galatasaray.
(Daily Mirror)
West Ham's takeover will result in manager Gianfranco Zola upping his attempt to sign Inter Milan's 15m-rated attacking midfielder Luis Jimenez. (Various)
The Hammers also want Rennes right-back Rod Fanni and Middlesbrough defender Matthew Bates.
(Daily Mirror)
But Matthew Upson could be sold by Zola after he was told by the club's new owners that he would have to generate his own transfer funds by selling players.
(Daily Mail)
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov and defender Nemanja Vidic will not be leaving the club, according to their agents. (Daily Star)
(Daily Star)
Tottenham could make a 4.8m loss by offloading striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to Italian side Roma for 9m.
(Daily Mirror)
Birmingham will have to battle it out with Bolton for the signing of defender Danny Shittu, while the Midlands club also set their sights on Newcastle defender David Edgar. (Daily Star)
Wolves are to sign centre-back Ronald Zubar from Marseille for 2.5m.
(Daily Mirror)
Former Liverpool team-mates John Barnes and Jason McAteer are rivals to become the next Tranmere boss but could end up working together.
(The Sun)
Watford are to appoint former defender Malky Mackay as their new manager. (Daily Star)
Celtic will have to pay West Brom 2m in compensation if they want Baggies boss Tony Mowbray. (Various)
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