The top stories from papers and websites - 03 August 2012

• Liverpool starlet Raheem Sterling is a £7million target for Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas. The teenager is known to be unsettled at Anfield and would welcome a return to London.


• Santi Cazorla is set to become Arsenal's record signing after undergoing a medical last night.


• Tottenham and West Ham are poised to scrap over £10million-rated striker Salomon Rondon.


• Barcelona are ready to pounce for Alex Song if they cannot get Atletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez.


• Fulham have had a £4.5million bid for Wolves' Matt Jarvis rejected.


• Sunderland will up their offer for Steven Fletcher to £11million.


• Peter Odemwingie is a £4.5million target for Sunderland and Fulham.


• Reading midfielder Jem Karacan has pulled out of contract talks.


• Blackburn are to sell Morten Gamst Pedersen.

• Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain have made a sensational move to sign Ashley Cole.


• Robin van Persie will go to Arsenal's German training camp next week - despite an ultimatum from Juventus.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol is leading the chase for Levante striker Arouna Kone.


• West Ham have told Andy Carroll to make his mind up over a proposed switch to the Hammers.


• Everton boss David Moyes has boosted his transfer kitty by selling Joseph Yobo to Fenerbahce in a £2.5million deal.


• Blackburn will make a £5million bid to sign Huddersfield hotshot Jordan Rhodes.


• Arsenal striker Benik Afobe is joining Bolton on loan for the season.


• Leeds manager Neil Warnock has beaten off rivals Huddersfield to land Leicester right-back Lee Peltier in a £600,000 deal.


• Coventry boss Andy Thorn has agreed a £100,000 deal with Preston for midfielder Adam Barton and hopes to talk him into the move today.


• Robert Koren has signed a new, improved deal with Hull after snubbing a £500,000 switch to Leicester.

• Swansea are lining up a £4million bid for Venezuela striker Miku.


• Manchester City will turn to Marseille centre-back Nicolas N'Koulou after being priced out of a move for Liverpool's Daniel Agger.


• West Ham will offer Tal Ben Haim a Premier League lifeline and a way out of crisis club Portsmouth.


• Ross McCormack is ready to pledge his future to Leeds by signing a new three-year contract.


• Midfielder Robert Koren has snubbed a £500,000 switch to Leicester to stick with Hull.

• Manchester United were hoping to hold further talks with Sao Paulo yesterday to finalise the £30million transfer of midfleder Lucas Moura amind interest from PSG while Real Madrid have been linked with a £19.3m bid for Nani.


• Blackburn are close to signing Fulham midfielder Dickson Etuhu and have moved ahead of the London club in the race for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes.


• Santi Cazorla is expected to have a medical at Arsenal today ahead of a £16.5million move from Malaga.


• Arsenal may move for Celtic's Victor Wanyama if Barcelona bid for Alex Song.


• Manchester City are showing interest in Marseille's Nicolas N'Koulou, who has also impressed Arsenal.


• West Ham are keen on Malaga striker Salomon Rondon.


• Lille have grown impatient with Newcastle's bids for right-back Mathieu Debuchy and insist he is no longer for sale.


• Brighton are keen on Leeds' Ross McCormack.


• Coventry are talking to Preston midfielder Adan Barton after agreeing a £125,000 fee.


• Cardiff are set to step up their pursuit of Liverpool's Craig Bellamy.

• Sir Alex Ferguson could be about to spend a further £40million in the transfer market this summer, according to Manchester United's chief operating officer.


• West Ham have launched a £1.5million bid for Moussa Konate after his four goals helped Senegal into the quarter-finals at the Olympics.


• Chelsea have raised their offer for Marseille defender Cesar Azpilicueta to about £7million.


• West Brom are tracking NEC Nijmegen central defender Bram Nuytinck.

• Real Madrid could make a £19.7m bid for Manchester United winger Nani.


• Juventus have joined Chelsea and Everton in the hunt for Benfica striker Oscar Cardozo.