Barca bid for Villa - Daily Mirror
Manchester United are preparing to make a £40m offer for David Villa after Barcelona made the first bid last night.
Gary Jacob's verdict: The Guardian are right with their contradictory report (see below). Rating: 3/10
Villa rules out England move - The Guardian
The Valencia forward insists he will only leave Valencia for a Spanish club, despite interest from United.
Gary's verdict: There are strong suggestions that Barcelona will heighten their interest. 9/10
Nice one Maicon - Daily Express
Manchester City will offer Elano plus £10m for the Brazil right back at Inter Milan.
Gary's verdict: Possible but Maicon apparently comes with baggage in his personal life that Chelsea were unwilling to consider. 5/10
Ferguson uses Nani as bait - Daily Mirror
The United manager has offered the winger to Wigan in part-exchange for Luis Antonio Valencia.
Gary's verdict: Wigan want straight cash. 6/10
Ku ready to jump - The Sun
Manchester United are selling Tomasz Kuszczak to Zenit St Petersburg for £2m.
Gary's verdict: The goalkeeper has been a disappointment since signing from West Brom and Ben Foster has become the club's second-choice. 8/10
Battler Cattermole on Redknapp radar - Daily Mail
Tottenham are interested in signing Lee Cattermole, the combative Wigan midfielder.
Gary's verdict: Hardly the central midfield quality that Tottenham fans want. 3/10
Tottenham try to stave off Huddlestone bid - The Independent
The midfielder has emerged as a target for Sunderland but Harry Redknapp does not want to sell.
Gary's verdict: There are conflicting tales about whether Tottenham want to keep Huddlestone. Fulham like him, too. 5/10
Blues on top in Jonjo chase - Daily Mirror
Chelsea are favourites to sign Jonjo Shelvey, the £3m-rated teenager, from Charlton.
Gary's verdict: He's a very promising, bustling forward but would be better served at a mid-table Premier League team to gain experience. 5/10
Hodgson eyes Sidwell swoop - Daily Mirror
Fulham are tracking the Aston Villa midfielder and are also interested in Gary O'Neil, the Middlesbrough midfielder.
Gary's verdict: O'Neil wants to move south for personal reasons, but a return to Portsmouth may be more likely. Villa have lost Barry, so probably won’t let Sidwell go yet. 6/10
