The top stories from papers and websites - 23 August 2012

• Chelsea have rejected Manchester City's £30million bid for David Luiz.


• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has hit out at Newcastle's loan bid for Andy Carroll and said: I'd have to be a nutcase to do that.


• Real Madrid were forced into an embarrassing climbdown after Luka Modric appeared on the club's website as part of their squad.


• Chelsea's pursuit of Marseille full-back Cesar Azpilicueta looks about to pay off.


• Manchester United are trying to hijack Liverpool's attempt to sign Pachuca midfielder Hector Herrera, who won Olympic gold with Mexico.


• Southampton have threatened to withdraw their club record £12million bid for Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez - unless a deal is completed on Thursday.


• Real Madrid's Ricardo Carvalho is poised to complete an incredible week of business for QPR by making a shock return to London.


• Swansea have agreed a club record £5million deal for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yeung.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol is lining up an £8million bid for Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.


• Southampton will battle Sunderland and Aston Villa for Blackburn left-back Martin Olsson.


• Manchester City striker John Guidetti is set to pledge his future to the club.


• Swansea striker Stephen Dobbie's wage demands are jeopardising his return to Blackpool.


• Sheffield Wednesday have been told they can sign Barcelona striker Rodri for £1.2million next summer.


• Gianfranco Zola is set to make former Roma right-back Marco Cassetti his ninth signing as Watford boss.


• Brighton boss Gus Poyet wants QPR striker Jay Bothroyd to cure his scoring problems.


• Crystal Palace look set to sign winger Yannick Bolasie from Bristol City.

• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has launched a scathing attack on Newcastle by telling them: 'You've got a nerve by thinking you can do a number on us" as they look to sign Andy Carroll on loan.


• Tom Huddlestone is set to join the Tottenham exodus by heading to Stoke on a one-year loan deal.


• Fulham boss Martin Jol is trying to sign Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg for £8million.


• Chelsea have finally made a breakthrough in their pursuit of Marseille right-back Cesar Azpilicueta.


• Valencia are braced for a second offer from Swansea for Pablo Hernandez.


• Liverpool aim to have the cash to buy Clint Dempsey from Fulham in the next few days.


• Southampton's bid to sign Gaston Ramirez has fallen through, according to the Bologna midfielder's agent.


• West Ham and Sunderland will go head-to-head in a race to sign West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie.


• QPR boss Mark Hughes is close to sealing a shock move for Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho.


• Sunderland have agreed a club record £14million for Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.


• Blackburn are ready to bring left-back Stephen Warnock back from Aston Villa on loan.


• Nottingham Forest are set to sign Kuwait's top star Bader Al-Mutawa in an £800,000 deal.


• Wolves boss Stale Solbakken is preparing a £3million raid of former club FC Copenhagen for Costa Rica right winger Christian Bolanos.


• Jordan's Rhodes' move to Blackburn - and a stunning contract - was blocked by Huddersfield supremo Dean Hoyle on Wednesday.


• Crystal Palace want to sign West Brom midfielder Scott Allan on loan.


• Huddersfield boss Simon Grayson will have to double his efforts to land Derby striker Nathan Tyson.


• Ipswich are set to win the race for Reading striker Simon Church.

• Arsenal are ready to turn to £27million-rated Spain winger Jesus Navas to solve their goalscoring woes.


• Sunderland and West Ham are ready to lock horns over Peter Odemwingie after both clubs expressed an interest in the West Brom striker.


• Swansea expect to complete the club record signing of Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yeung in the next 24 hours.


• Mark Hughes hopes to solve QPR's defensive woes by signing Michael Dawson and Ricardo Carvalho.


• Stoke boss Tony Pulis has beaten Aston Villa to the loan signing of Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone.


• Sunderland finally got their man last night after bidding a club record £14million for Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.


• Southampton will battle Sunderland and Aston Villa to sign Martin Olsson from Blackburn.


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

• QPR have made a formal complaint to Leeds accusing goalkeeper Paddy Kenny of sending a series of abusive messages to a member of their management team.


• Michael Dawson's £9million move to QPR was in danger of collapse on Wednesday night, with the Tottenham defender failing to agree personal terms.


• Swansea expect to wrap up their £5million deal for Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-yeung by the weekend.


• Sunderland have opened talks with Manchester City winger Adam Johnson over a £10million move and also agreed a fee with Wolves for Steven Fletcher.


• Sunderland are ready to offload striker Fraizer Campbell with Blackburn and Fulham showing interest.


• Tottenham are putting the finishing touches on a take-it-or-leave-it £20million for Leandro Damiao.


• Richard Dunne is set to leave Aston Villa for Stoke.


• Stephen Warnock has been excluded from training with Aston Villa's first-team squad by Paul Lambert.


• Fulham are interested in Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.


• Reading are launching a bid to sign Marseille striker Jordan Ayew, with Simon Church considering a move to Ipswich.


• Lazio are showing interest in Manchester City defender Kolo Toure.


• Wolves are keen on £3million-rated FC Copenhagen winger Christian Bolanos.


• Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic's move to Mallorca has stalled.


• Former Manchester United defender Zeki Fryers will travel to Belgium on Thursday for talks over a transfer to Standard Liege.

• Andy Carroll will be handed a lifeline on Thursday night, with new Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insisting he would be "a nutcase" to sell him at a knockdown price.


• Arsenal are set to offer £12million for Sevilla winger Jesus Navas.

• Robert Green's position in goal for QPR is in the balance after one game as the club have held preliminary talks to sign Julio Cesar from Inter Milan.


• Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has asked chief executive Paul Faulkner for the funds to buy Jermain Defoe.


• Wolves winger Matt Jarvis is believed to prefer a move to Sunderland rather than West Ham.

• Eduardo Da Silva has said that he would welcome a return to the Premier League after a rumoured £7million bid from Fulham.

• Spurs have upped their bid for Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao with a view to strengthening their forward line.

• San Siro rivals AC Milan and Inter are battling it out for £8million-rated Nigel De Jong of Manchester City.

• Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that Poland forward Robert Lewandowski has been the subject of a number of rumoured bids this summer. The striker is a known target of Chelsea and Manchester United.