The top stories from papers and websites - 31 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.


• Sunderland have joined the chase for Andy Carroll with Martin O'Neill keen to bring him to the club — despite the striker’s Geordie roots.


• Clint Dempsey has edged closer to the Fulham exit door by missing their pre-season trip to Switzerland. The £10million-rated American has been linked with Liverpool and appears keen to leave Craven Cottage.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers wants Wolves keeper Dorus de Vries, who he worked with at former club Swansea.


• West Ham's Sam Baldock is set to join Bristol City in a £1.5million deal.

• 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.


• Tottenham are considering a £7.5million bid for Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling. The 17-year-old is wanted on loan by former club QPR but Spurs are keen on a permanent deal.


• Chelsea are preparing a final £7.5m offer for wantaway Wigan's Victor Moses, but the Latics want at least £10m.


• Middlesbrough have failed to sign Roque Santa Cruz, 30, from Manchester City.


• Dimitar Berbatov's escape route to Turkey has been closed off by Galatasaray after they withdrew their interest in the wantaway Manchester United striker.

• 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.


• Luka Modric's hopes of a Real Madrid transfer this summer from Tottenham could be at an end after the club said they would not pay his £40m transfer fee.

• 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.


• Newcastle have resurrected their interest in Lyon left-back Aly Cissokho, but are unwilling to match the club's £8m valuation. Sunderland and Spurs are also keen.


• QPR are now preparing a bid for Berbatov.

• Liverpool are weighing up a move for Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland, after he impressed club scouts in action for Team GB on Sunday.