What the papers say...
Sunderland are in talks with West Ham centre-half Anton Ferdinand, and are in for Manchester City's £1m-rated defender Michael Ball - Star
But Tottenham want Ferdinand after the Hammers rejected Sunderland's bid - Mirror
Sunderland have accepted a £1.25m bid for Danny Higginbotham from Wolves - Mirror-
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Sign up for free SAFC email updatesAC Milan want Chelsea to pay £70m for Kaka - Star
Newcastle have offered Michael Owen £140,000 a week to stay - Sun
Newcastle and West Brom want Argentine striker Oscar Trejo from Real Mallorca - Times
Kevin Keegan is still keen on Blackburn left-back Stephen Warnock and want Javier Saviola from Real Madrid on a season-long loan - Guardian
Portsmouth want Chelsea midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips on loan - Star
Zenit St Petersburg are holding out for £20m for Spurs target Andrei Arshavin - Times
Manchester City are concentrating on landing two strikers, so have put on hold talks with Manchester United over defender Mikael Silvestre - Star
Hull are determined to land Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell -- Star
Liverpool's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will block attempts to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa - Various
Blackburn want Valencia winger Joaquin Sanchez - Mirror
James McFadden will snub Rangers and Celtic to stay at Birmingham - Guardian
Reading will land Sheffield United defender Chris Armstrong for £750,000 - Mirror
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