The top stories from papers and websites - 22 August 2012

• Nani will be axed by Manchester United after his poor showing in Monday's defeat at Everton and he will not be offered a new deal.


• Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo will make a £35m bid for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani and, if that fails, he will go after Porto's Hulk who is rated at £45m.


• Manchester City have been snubbed by Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi and have been told they must pay £6m to land Swansea winger Scott Sinclair.


• Sunderland have made a loan bid for Manchester City's 20-year-old Swedish striker John Guidetti.


• Newcastle right-back Danny Simpson, 25, is wanted by Spanish side Espanyol after refusing to sign a new deal with the Toon.


• Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta, 30, says Gunners fans need to give the much-changed first team time to gel.

• Spurs are ready to allow defender Michael Dawson to join QPR for £9m - just days after claiming he would captain the club this season.


• Striker Dimitar Berbatov has made a personal plea to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson to let him join Fiorentina for £3m.


• Robert Green's career as QPR's number one goalkeeper could be under threat after just one game, as Hoops manager Mark Hughes seems keen on bringing in 32-year-old former Celtic keeper and current free agent Artur Boruc.


• Swansea claim it is "just a matter of time" before winger Scott Sinclair joins Manchester City, with Adam Johnson set to leave the champions as Liverpool, Sunderland, Spurs and Everton show an interest.


• Meanwhile, the Swans are closing on a £3m swoop for Middlesbrough frontman Marvin Emnes.


• Sunderland have put a £2m price tag on midfielder Kieran Richardson who wants to move back to London.


• Crystal Palace want to take Chelsea's French winger Gael Kakuta on loan.


• Blackburn have made a new £6m bid for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes.

• Chelsea will continue their summer spending spree by signing Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle for £23.5m.


• Newcastle and Fulham are looking at FC Twente's Brazil-born 24-year-old defender Douglas.


• Spurs are holding out for £10m before they allow defender Michael Dawson to join London rivals QPR.


• Swansea have been told to improve their £2m offer for Bristol City winger Albert Adomah, who is rated at £3m by the Championship club.


• Manchester City are waiting for United to sell Dimitar Berbatov to Fiorentina so they can complete a deal for Stevan Jovetic.


• Hull boss Steve Bruce will raid his old club Sunderland for midfielders David Meyler and Ahmed Elmohamady.

• Tottenham are close to capturing Brazilian striker Willian, 24, from Shakhtar Donetsk for £20m, and also retain an interest in Internacional's Leandro Damiao, who is 23 and won silver with Brazil at the London Olympics.


• Manchester United are considering a £10m move for Mexico's Olympic midfield star Hector Herrera, 22, of Pachuca, with Liverpool also keen.


• Chelsea have been told to forget about signing Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle after having a bid of £16m rejected.


• Meanwhile, Yossi Benayoun fears he is being priced out of a move away from Chelsea who want £3m for the 32-year-old midfielder.


• West Ham have made a final bid of £10m for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.


• Spanish side Real Betis are confident they will sign Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz.


• Norwich have made an improved bid of close to £1m for Blackburn keeper Mark Bunn.


• Former Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller has turned down offers from Hull and Middlesbrough to join Charlton on a one-year deal.


• Arsenal’s move for Nuri Sahin has gone through after stalling over a £14m buy-out clause if they decide to make his loan deal permanent next summer.


• Stoke and Sunderland are looking to gazump Queens Park Rangers to the signing of Michael Dawson.


• Marseille midfielder Stephane Mbia arrives in London for talks on Wednesday with the Cameroon midfielder available for £4.5m. QPR have shown interest.

• Liverpool are prepared for 23-year-old Andy Carroll to spend the season sitting on their bench, rather than sell him for a cut-price fee to a Premier League rival.


• Liverpool, Tottenham and Sunderland are battling it out to sign Manchester City winger Adam Johnson for £10m.


• Sunderland hope to sign striker Steven Fletcher from Wolves in time for him to face Reading on Saturday.

• Newcastle say they will not budge from their £12m offer made for Liverpool striker Andy Carroll - a player sold by the Magpies to the Reds for £35m in January 2011.


• Manchester United will reject any bids for Nani and Javier Hernandez during this current transfer window.


• Sunderland have emerged as an option for Fulham striker Clint Dempsey who wants to leave Craven Cottage.

• Real Madrid would prefer that midfielder Nuri Sahin moves to Liverpool rather than Arsenal as the financial deal is better for the Spanish champions.


• Manchester City defender Kolo Toure is being linked with moves t Lazio and Paris Saint-Germain.


• Reading have agreed a £3.5m fee to sign striker Jordan Ayew from Marseille.

• Tottenham have completed the signing of Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City.


• Danny Welbeck has signed a new contract with Manchester United, committing his future to the club until the summer of 2016.