The top stories from papers and websites - 24 July 2012

• Roberto Mancini had had a major bust-up with Manchester City over their failure to land Robin van Persie.


• Tim Cahill has quit Everton for New York Red Bulls - and will team up with Thierry Henry in the Big Apple.


• Fleetwood want QPR midfielder Joey Barton to play for them in a friendly on Friday night.


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is still looking to spend during the transfer window.


• Andre Villas-Boas last night blasted "unprofessional" Luka Modric as Tottenham insisted Real Madrid must cough up £40million to sign him.


• Frank Lampard is refusing to rule out a move to the MLS - if he cannot extend his deal with Chelsea.


• Nottingham Forest's new owners will signal their intent on making a Premier League return by swooping for former City Ground favourite Jermaine Jenas.


• Bayern Munich have launched a cut-price bid to sign Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong for £8million.


• German clubs Hamburg and Wolfsburg want to sign Nigel Reo-Coker.

• Luka Modric has made a grovelling apology to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy for going on strike.


• Roberto Mancini is furious Manchester City are falling behind in the race to sign Robin van Persie.


• Golf bosses will consider a crackdown on caddies after Carlos Tevez bunked into The Open.


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has finally admitted that he is battling to land Brazilian wonderkid Lucas Moura.


• Nottingham Forest's new owners want Jermaine Jenas to be their first big signing.


• Gabriel Agbonlahor has rejected speculation linking him with a move from Aston Villa to Sunderland.


• Tim Cahill is poised to leave Everton for New York Red Bulls.


• Everton face a battle with Newcastle and Tottenham for Getafe midfielder Abdel Barrada.


• West Brom are closing in on agreeing a deal for Argentinian midfielder Claudio Yacob.


• Brighton have beaten Spurs, Arsenal, AC Milan and Valencia to land Jeremy Balmy from Le Havre.


• Southampton look ready to sell Lee Barnard, Ryan Dickson and Jonathan Forte.

• Andy Carroll has told Liverpool they will force him out of Anfield.


• Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker has been ruled out for up to six weeks with an Achilles injury.


• Brighton and Burnley will battle it out for Wolves striker Sam Vokes.

• Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas last night branded Luka Modric unprofessional over his mini-strike.


• Roberto Mancini fears Manchester City have lost the initiative in the scramble for Robin van Persie's signature.


• Bayern Munich will make a £6million bid for Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong.


• Zenit St Petersburg have joined the chase for Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel and hope to tempt him with a £110,000-per-week deal.


• Fulham are looking at Hoffenheim forward Ryan Babel.


• Al Hilal are keen on Arsenal striker Park Chu-young and West Ham forward Frederic Piquionne.

• Tim Cahill will bring the curtain down on a distinguished Everton career today by moving to Major League Soccer with New York Red Bulls.


• Nigel de Jong is set to be left behind when Manchester City fly out to China today with Bayern Munich closing on a cut-price £8million deal.


• Liverpool face competition from QPR for Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu. The Reds are ready to sign him for £7.5m but the Hoops want him on loan.

• Juventus are preparing a second bid for Robin van Persie which, significantly, will be close to the £20 million threshold set by Arsenal.

• The Spain winger Santi Cazorla has told Arsenal that he is prepared to leave Málaga to join them. Arsène Wenger is keen to sign Cazorla, whom he monitored last summer, and he is hopeful that an offer of €20m (£15.6m) can close the deal.


• Bendtner is also in talks with Galatasaray.

• Liverpool are also ready to test the water with a £10 million bid for Swansea star Joe Allen.


• Serie A outfit AC Milan have opened talks with Arsenal over a deal for want-a-way striker Nicklas Bendtner.

• Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov could be on his way to Russia after champions Zenit St Petersburg entered the race to sign the unsettled Bulgarian.


• Tottenham, Newcastle and Swansea are also in the hunt for Ryan Babel.