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Manchester United, Real Madrid and Chelsea are on standby to swoop for Lyon striker Karim Benzema.
The president of the French club Jean-Michael Aulas admitted: "He has been approached. For the moment, I managed to convince them not to go further."
The 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".
The 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.
The Sun
Manchester City have agreed an 18m deal to sign Blackburn forward Roque Santa Cruz.
Daily Mail
Newcastle United have slapped a 10m price tag on defender Sebastien Bassong with Tottenham and Arsenal leading the chase.
Daily 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.
The Sun
West Brom are lining up an audacious bid for former Liverpool star Luis Garcia.
Daily Mirror
Bayern Munich are closing in on Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa.
The 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.
The Times
Sunderland are close to securing Manchester City defender Richard Dunne for 5m.
Daily Mirror
Crystal Palace have won the race to sign striker Freddie Sears on loan from West Ham. (The Sun)
Fulham have moved closer to signing Wigan midfielder Paul Scharner for 4m.
Daily Mail
Kevin Keegan is being lined up for a return to football with Southampton.
The Pinnacle consortium, poised to take charge of the Saints, want the former England and Newcastle boss to be part of the team.
FuDaily Mirror
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez faces a massive headache with Xabi Alonso the latest player to eye Anfield's exit door, following news that Javier Mascherano's agent met with Barcelona this week.
Daily Express
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.
Daily Star
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