Pompey angling for SWP transfer

Portsmouth are set to snap up Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea for £11million when he returns from the Blues' pre-season trip to Russia.

Wright-Phillips: Linked with Pompey
Wright-Phillips: Linked with Pompey

THE SUN

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins is set to miss the start of the season after his mum died in a fire in Nigeria.

Cristiano Ronaldo has told one of his closest friends, Real Madrid defender Pepe, he wants to join the Spanish champions.

Portsmouth have agreed to sell Sulley Muntari to Inter Milan for £12.8million.

Robbie Keane moved one step closer to a move to Liverpool after being left out of Tottenham's pre-season friendly in Alicante.

Norwich boss Glenn Roeder has targeted Leicester striker Steve Howard and is planning a £1.25million bid.

Nolberto Solano is set to join Anorthosis Famagusta after his release from West Ham.

Leeds have had a £300,000 offer for striker Jay Bothroyd accepted by Wolves.

Stoke have joined Ipswich in the chase for Nurnberg's Greek striker Angelos Charisteas.

QPR striker Daniel Nardiello is to join Blackpool as a makeweight in the controversial deal for Kaspars Gorkss.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is planning a £1million bid for Crystal Palace's 17-year-old forward Victor Moses.

DAILY MIRROR

Blackburn will complete the signing of Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson today - paving the way for Brad Friedel to join Aston Villa.

Wigan striker Emile Heskey is a shock £6million target for Panathinaikos.

Stoke want to sign Angelos Charisteas from German side Nurnberg but are struggling to come up with the £5million asking price.

Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Andrei Arshavin's wage demands risk pricing him out of a move to England.

Crystal Palace want £2million for Birmingham and QPR target Ben Watson.

DAILY EXPRESS

Porstmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari is set to join Inter Milan for £12million.

DAILY MAIL

Sir Alex Ferguson's chances of becoming Great Britain boss at the 2012 Olympics have been hit as the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FA's are all against the idea, meaning England could represent GB on their own.

Portsmouth are set to snap up Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea for £11million when he returns from the Blues' pre-season trip to Russia.

Anthony Gardner is expected to join Hull today in a £2.5million deal from Tottenham.

Sheffield United are trying to complete a £1.5million deal for Wigan winger David Cotterill and are eyeing his team-mate Michael Brown.

Stoke are struggling to come up with the £5million asking price for Nurnberg striker Angelos Charisteas.

DAILY STAR

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will use the £12million received from the sale of Sulley Muntari to buy Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea.

Stoke are in talks with Greece striker Angelos Charisteas.

England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has agreed to join Blackburn from Tottenham.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Hull have agreed a deal to sign Anthony Gardner on loan from Spurs.

THE TIMES

Sunderland have made a £7million bid for Marseille left-back Taye Ismaila Taiwo.

Portsmouth are in talks with Lens about left-back Nadir Belhadj.

West Ham are chasing Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka.

THE INDEPENDENT

Tottenham have accepted a bid of £3million from Blackburn for goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

Newcastle are chasing Deportivo defender Fabricio Coloccini in an £8million deal.

DAILY RECORD

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has told Rangers it would take a "big offer" to persuade him to sell midfielder Pedro Mendes.

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan says he won't be forced into buying players for the sake of it after his move for Auxerre defender Gabriel Tamas collapsed.

Kilmarnock have handed a trial to Parma midfielder Manuel Pascali.

St Mirren boss Gus MacPherson will give defender Dominic Shimmin another chance to earn a deal at Love Street.

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