The top stories from papers and websites - 26 July 2012

• Juventus will switch their attention to Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko if they fail to snare Robin van Persie from Arsenal.


• Former Cardiff and Manchester United goalkeeper Tom Heaton is set to join Bristol City to replace ex-England international David James.


• Stoke are fending off a late bid from Everton for USA star Geoff Cameron of MLS side Houston Dynamo.


• West Ham will be keeping an eye on Senegal star Moussa Konate of Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Olympics.

• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has joined the race to sign France striker Loic Remy from Marseille, with Arsenal and Tottenham also thought to be keen.


• Reported Newcastle, Aston Villa and West Ham target Jem Karacan has seen contract talks with Reading stall.


• Arsenal are ready to keep Robin van Persie at the club until the January transfer window to aid their Champions League campaign and possibly convince him to stay.


• Leeds United's outspoken boss Neil Warnock has told his former skipper Robert Snodgrass that he has made a huge mistake in signing for Premier League Norwich City.

• Nice midfielder Kafoumba Coulibaly has sent a 'come and get me' plea to Fulham, Aston Villa and Norwich.


• James Collins could be set for a £2m return to West Ham, with Paul Lambert willing to let him go.


• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has told Liverpool that they should cut their losses on Kop flop Carroll and sell him to the Magpies.

• Luka Modric's advisors will hold a crucial meeting with Real Madrid in Spain today as the midfielder looks to secure a move away from Tottenham.


• Arsenal have given the strongest hint yet that they are prepared to sell Robin van Persie after not designating a squad number to new signing Lukas Podolski.

• Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is weighing up a move for Porto left-winger Christian Atsu.


• Chelsea are making an improved offer of £6.5million plus add-ons for Wigan's Victor Moses.


• Liverpool are poised to sign Wolves goalkeeper Dorus de Vries in a £750,000 deal.


• Norwich are finalising a deal for Sunderland defender Michael Turner after he passed his medical at the club.


• Chelsea legend Frank Lampard wants to sit down with the club to agree a deal to keep him at Stamford Bridge until he retires.


• Sao Paulo president Juvenal Juvencio has further complicated the Lucas Moura transfer by softening his stance on a Manchester United move.

• Steven Pienaar has moved closer to a permanent return to Everton, with the club on the edge of a deal with Tottenham.

• Southampton are hoping to sign Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal.


• Retired Wales international Robbie Savage and former Hearts striker Kevin Kyle want to make comebacks with newco Rangers in the Third Division.

• Manchester United are thought to have postponed temporarily plans to launch their 300m US dollars (£193m) flotation in New York, after volatile US markets spooked the Premier League club into a rethink.


• Alan Pardew has advised Liverpool to cut their losses on Andy Carroll and move on.

• Gareth Bale received some severe criticism yesterday after playing for Tottenham Hotspur on their pre-season tour of the United States despite pulling out of the Team GB squad with a back injury, and could be banned from playing for his club during the Olympics, according to the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter.

• Everton, West Ham and Fulham all believe that they're back in the chase for Luc Castaignos after FC Twente revealed that they had not completed a deal for the young forward.