The top stories from papers and websites - 29 July 2012

• Ledley King cried when he learned his career was over.


• Randy Lerner has no plans to quit Aston Villa.


• Alex Bruce is set to join his dad at Hull City.


• Jack Wilshere will not return for Arsenal until October - at the earliest.


• Steven Pienaar is going back to Everton for £4million.


• Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas plans to sign just one striker to join Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane.


• Michael Essien is determined not to be forgotten at Chelsea.


• Abou Diaby knows he needs to stay injury-free if he is to stay at Arsenal.


• THE STAR


• Robin van Persie will join Manchester United if he's promised the same £220,000-a-week wages as Wayne Rooney.


• Brescia midfielder Omar El Kaddouri says he's 'flattered' by speculation linking him with Arsenal.


• Nottingham Forest has signed Southampton left-back Dan Harding.


• Wolves are tracking Norway striker Tarik Elyounoussi.


• Ian Black has signed a three-year deal with Rangers.


• Manchester City striker John Guidetti is a £7million target for Lazio.


• Tottenham last night agreed a £36million fee with Real Madrid for Luka Modric.

• John Terry's England career will be thrown into doubt if the FA find him guilty of making a racist remark towards Anton Ferdinand.


• Harry Redknapp has not ruled out the possibility of managing abroad.


• Blackpool's Keith Southern has joined Huddersfield.


• Paul Scholes has hinted he would have ended his international retirement for Euro 2012 - if only Roy Hodgson had asked him.


• Southampton have enquired about taking Theo Walcott back to St Mary's.


• Tottenham could swoop for Fulham's Moussa Dembele and Swansea star Joe Allen.


• Manchester United have checked on Ashley Cole's situation at Chelsea.


• Brian Marwood is set to jeopardise Man City's bid to sign Robin van Persie by refusing to make him their highest paid player.


• Manchester City could hand Emmanuel Adebayor a free transfer.


• Jermain Defoe is ready to pledge his long-term future to Spurs.


• Spartak Moscow are the latest club to register an interest in Nicklas Bendtner.


• SUNDAY

• Manchester United are seriously considering a move for Ashley Cole.


• Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is considering a swoop for Ricardo Carvalho.


• Gareth Bale withdrew from the Team GB Olympic squad because he did not believe they were strong enough to challenge for a medal.


• Tottenham have re-iginited their interest in Fulham's Moussa Dembele and they also want Swansea's Joe Allen too.


• Sheffield Wednesday want Mali star Drissa Diakite.


• Wigan want £2million for Conor Sammon after Derby made an enquiry.


• Nottingham Forest boss Sean O'Driscoll has been told there is a £10,000-a-week wage cap at the club.


• Peterborough starlet Michael Richens is wanted at FC Twente.


• Celtic boss Neil Lennon is set to sign Norwich striker James Vaughan, who is also wanted by Birmingham and Huddersfield.


• Everton could swoop for Blackburn's Grant Hanley.


• Southampton boss Nigel Adkins is chasing Blackburn full-back Martin Olsson.


• Hoffenheim striker Ryan Babel is a target for WBA.


• Man City are keeping tabs on Uruguay's Olympic star Gaston Ramirez, who is wanted by Liverpool.


• Paul Scholes has hinted he may have gone to Euro 2012 if he had been asked.


• Anders Lindegaard is set to start the season in goal at Manchester United, but David de Gea is being tipped to emerge as the No 1.


• Man City will step up their bid to sign Robin van Persie and Daniele De Rossi.


• Liverpool have agreed to offloand Alberto Aquilani to Fiorentina for £7million.

• Robin Van Persie is ready to join Manchester United providing his wages match the £220,000-a-week that Wayne Rooney earns.


• Striker Demba Ba holds the key to an emotional return to Tyneside for Andy Carroll as Newcastle will only move for their former striker if Ba's £7million release clause is activated.


• Owen Hargreaves is training with QPR following his release by Manchester City


• Manchester City and Chelsea are in a bidding war for Napoli's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani.


• Liverpool are close to signing Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez for £16m.


• Fulham want Andrey Arshavin and Chelsea's Yossi Benayoun.


• Arsenal and Lyon are tracking Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho.


• West Ham lead the chase for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis but the £10million price-tag is a stumbling block.


• West Brom and Everton are eyeing Villarreal's Colombian defender Cristian Zapata.


• Reading are considering a second offer for former striker Shane Long.


• Fulham want Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin, 31, in a cut-price £1m deal and are also keen on Chelsea’s Yossi Benayoun.


• Chelsea have made a £7m move for Marseille full-back Cesar Azpilicueta and a third bid approaching £10m for Wigan winger Victor Moses.

• Owen Hargreaves is training with QPR.


• Arsene Wenger expects to complete a club-record £15million transfer of Santi Carzola.


• Tottenham are plotting to hijack Liverpool's move for Swansea midfielder Joe Allen.

• Manchester United are weighing up a move for Victor Wanyama.


• Ian Black has become the first signing of the new Rangers era.


• Cardiff have finalised a £2million deal for Kim Bo-Kyung.


• David Clarkson has agreed a deal with Bristol Rovers.


• Ross McCormack is wanted by Huddersfield and Brighton.


• Vladimir Weiss is facing the boot at Manchester City.