The top stories from papers and websites - 25 July 2012

• Rio Ferdinand insists he will continue tweeting despite facing an FA probe and horrific abuse from rival fans.


• Liverpool are ready to make Joe Allen their second signing of the summer by triggering a £15million release clause in his contract.


• Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has had a dig at Kenny Dalglish's transfer clangers and warned: The days of spending stupid money are over.


• Thierry Henry could be set for another loan return to Arsenal.


• Everton's Johnny Heitinga is considering an offer to join Turkish side Fenerbahce.


• Wigan are set to win the race for Real Mallorca centre-back Ivan Ramis.


• West Ham want James Collins back for £2million.


• Huddersfield want Norwich striker James Vaughan on loan.


• Blackpool have made an offer to former Benfica and Steaua Bucharest ace Tiago Gomes.


• John Pemberton is set to be named Crawley boss.


• Arsene Wenger is ready to take his spending for the summer to over £40million for the summer — whether Robin Van Persie stays or leaves the club. The Arsenal boss is now confident of landing £16million Malaga winger Santi Corzola and will make a bid in the next 48 hours.

• Rio Ferdinand has vowed to carry on tweeting despite the threat of an FA charge.


• Real Madrid claim they urged Luka Modric to end his one-man protest at Spurs.


• Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is eyeing a £3.5million move for Ipswich left-back Aaron Cresswell.


• Dimitar Berbatov is a £5million target for Zenit St Petersburg.

• John Terry will learn in the next 48 hours whether he will be charged by the FA for his clash with Anton Ferdinand.


• Liverpool have lodged an official £10million bid for Swansea's Joe Allen.


• Rubin Kazan will offer Demba Ba £95,000 a week to swap Newcastle for Russia.


• Arsenal are ready to take their summer spending to £40million with a £16million move for Spain winger Santi Cazorla.


• Ben Foster wants to stay at West Brom for life.


• Johnny Heitinga could follow Tim Cahill out of Everton as he considers a move to Fenerbahce.


• Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill has been warned off making a £9m bid for Wolfsburg striker Patrick Helmes by the club's boss Felix Magath who insists his player won't be leaving.


• Southampton have been told to stump up £6m for Blackburn defender Scott Dann, 25.

• John Terry will learn later this week whether he will be charged by the FA for using racially abusive language during his controversial clash with Anton Ferdinand.


• Swansea have rejected a player-plus-cash offer from Liverpool for Joe Allen as they hold out for £15million.


• Newcastle have dismissed reports linking Demba Ba with Rubin Kazan.

• Tottenham have made an enquiry for long-term Chelsea target Willian of Shakhtar Donetsk.


• Liverpool are ready to trigger Joe Allen's £15million release clause.


• Arsenal are closing on Malaga winger Santi Cazorla and remain interested in Yann M'Vila and M'Baye Niang.


• AC Milan are pushing for talks with Manchester City over a deal for striker Carlos Tevez.


• Manchester United are considering making an improved offer for Lucas Moura.


• Hoffenheim are ready to sell former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel for £5million.


• West Brom want Villarreal defender Cristian Zapata.


• Johnny Heitinga could become Everton's third big departure of the week.


• Magpies have dismissed claims that Demba Ba is on the verge of joining Rubin Kazan. Reports from Russia said the club were on the verge of discussing personal terms.


• QPR are plotting a move to bring wonderkid Raheem Sterling back to Loftus Road. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is contemplating sending the 17-year-old forward on loan.

• Rangers chairman Charles Green last night claimed the club will be handed an SFA licence today.


• Craig Beattie has put big-money moves to England on hold to chase his dream of firing Rangers back to the SPL.

• Liverpool's hopes of snaring Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski have suffered a blow after the Borussia Dortmund winger penned a new four-year deal with the German champions.

• Newcastle United have contacted Marseille with a view to signing the French international Loic Remy in a £15m deal.

• Melbourne Heart' 19-year-old defender Curtis Good has completed the final hurdle of his move to English Premier League outfit Newcastle United after having his work permit approved.

• Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is closing in on a return to Serie A as Inter Milan look to finalise a £6.2m deal for the left-back.