The top stories from papers and websites - 30 July 2012

• Gareth Bale has branded Charlie Adam a "coward" for trying to crock him again.


• Manchester City have rocked Liverpool with a £13million bid for defender Daniel Agger.


• Roberto Mancini says Manchester City have no chance of winning the Champions League with their current squad.


• Brendan Rodgers is ready to dump Liverpool flop Alberto Aquilani.


• West Ham will today seal a £5million deal for Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis.


• Blackburn are offering West Brom striker Simon Cox a stunning £30,000-a-week deal to drop into the Championship.


• Bolton boss wants teenage Arsenal striker Benik Afobe on loan for the season.


• Leeds striker Billy Paynter is on the brink of signing for Blackpool.

• Gareth Bale has accused Charlie Adam of attacking him - twice.


• Ryan Giggs has urged Welsh fans not to boo the National Anthem when Team GB play in Cardiff on Wednesday.


• Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo has been told he can make at least two more major signings.


• Norwich are close to securing a deal for Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones.


• Roberto Mancini admits he faces an uphill battle to lure top summer target Robin van Persie to Manchester City.


• Tottenham have finally agreed a £36million fee with Real Madrid for Luka Modric.

• Liverpool are poised to boost their transfer funds by offloading Alberto Aquilani to Fiorentina and selling Brad Jones to Norwich,


• Wigan are set to win the battle for Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis.


• Sunderland have made a £12million bid for Wolves forward Steven Fletcher.


• Middlesbrough are in talks with former Hamburg winger Romeo Castelen.


• Blackpool hope to beat Doncaster to Leeds striker Billy Paynter.


• Finding a replacement for Didier Drogba remains manager Roberto Di Matteo’s top priority, with Edinson Cavani and Radamel Falcao among the players Chelsea are looking at.


• Giovani dos Santos could stay at Spurs and is set for talks with Andre Villas-Boas upon the club's return to England after the winger sent the Portuguese a timely reminder of his talent, with two goals for Mexico in their win over Gabon.


• Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has insisted goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will not be moving to Tottenham unless the player asks to leave.

• Gareth Bale has launched a withering attack on Charlie Adam and branded the Liverpool midfielder a "coward", claiming he deliberately planned to injure him.


• Alberto Aquilani is heading back to Italy as Liverpool look to cut a bloated wage bill.


• Chelsea have not finished spending yet, according to chief executive Ron Gourlay.


• The Blues are also hoping to complete deals for Wigan forward Victor Moses for £7m and Marseille defender Cesar Azpilicueta for £8m.


• Wigan are set to win the battle for Ivan Ramis after the defender agreed to waive his part of the transfer fee to link up with Roberto Martinez. West Ham had agreed a £4million fee with Real Mallorca for the 27-year-old and he was due to have a medical on Monday morning, until Martinez intervened.

• Roberto Mancini has turned up the pressure on the Manchester City hierarchy to deliver in the transfer market by claiming that he may need as many as five new players.


• Liverpool remain hopeful that their two-year search for a buyer for Alberto Aquilani will reach a successful conclusion despite the player's agent ruling out a return to Italy for his client.


• Sunderland are believed to have made a bid of about £8million for Wolves forward Steven Fletcher.


• West Ham have agreed a £4.8million deal to sign Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis.


• Tottenham could resurrect an interest in Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho.


• Tottenham are expected to complete the sale of Steven Pienaar to Everton.


• AC Milan have entered the race for Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin, who is also being tracked by Arsenal.