Chelsea hope to catch fellow-suitors Manchester City cold with a dramatic move for Fernando Torres and are willing to table a British record transfer fee, that could reach £70m, for the Liverpool striker.
(Daily Mail)

Tottenham face competition from Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray for the signature of Bayern Munich's Turkey international midfielder Hamit Altintop, whose contract runs out at the end of the season.
(Daily Star)

Tottenham face competition from Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray for the signature of Bayern Munich's Turkey international midfielder Hamit Altintop, whose contract runs out at the end of the season.
(Daily Star)

Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement to sign Valencia's Spanish international striker David Villa in a cash-plus-players deal worth approximately £40m.
(Marca (Espana))

Manchester United have made Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric their number one target this summer and are preparing a £25m bid for the Croatian 24-year-old.
(The Sun)

According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona are lining up a shock bid for Newcastle defender Stephen Taylor, with Carles Puyol heading to St James' Park in return.
(IMScouting)

According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona are lining up a shock bid for Newcastle defender Stephen Taylor, with Carles Puyol heading to St James' Park in return.
(IMScouting)

According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona are lining up a shock bid for Newcastle defender Stephen Taylor, with Carles Puyol heading to St James' Park in return.
(IMScouting)

Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin, a long-time Barcelona fan, still dreams of playing for the Spanish giants one day, the Russian international has revealed. "Even playing just one season for Barcelona would make a pinnacle of my whole career," said Arshavin.
(Reuters)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing a £35m bid to bring Atletico Madrid's Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, 21, to Old Trafford.
(Caughtoffside.com)

Real Madrid captain Raul will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, raising questions about whether the 32-year-old striker may have played his last match for the Spanish giants - with a move to England or the United States possible in the summer.
(Press Association)

Manchester City winger Martin Petrov has told media in his native Bulgaria that he will miss the remainder of the season with the knee injury he suffered during the 1-1 draw at Stoke in February.
(Reuters)

Manchester City winger Martin Petrov has told media in his native Bulgaria that he will miss the remainder of the season with the knee injury he suffered during the 1-1 draw at Stoke in February.
(Reuters)

Arsenal's 20-year-old midfielder Fran Merida will join Atletico Madrid at the end of the season, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo.
(IMScouting)

United striker Wayne Rooney is Real Madrid's number one transfer target this summer and the Spanish giants want to use winger Cristiano Ronaldo to help lure his former team-mate to the Bernabeu.
(Daily Mirror)