Carlos Tevez is set to snub Man. United by moving to Inter Milan instead. Then again, the Argentine could be about to snub Inter by declaring he wants to stay in the Premiership. Confused? Well, so are this morning's newspapers.
The Premiership champions have previously been reluctant to sign the Argentine due to the murky nature of his ownership. It's thought that they would prefer to sign Tevez on a season's loan - a prospect that has not impressed the player. 'Tevez, apparently, has told sources that he is not keen on a temporary move to United and would prefer to join Inter instead,' notes the Telegraph.
However, The Guardian remains convinced that Tevez could be moving to Old Trafford. In a direct contrast to the Telegraph report, it announces that 'United are increasingly optimistic of pulling off the deal' and 'Tevez would look favourably upon a move that takes him to one of England's leading clubs.'
In short, nobody really knows what is going on.
Liverpool could set their sights on £16m Diego Forlan rather than Barcelona's £35m-rated Samuel Eto'o. The Liverpool Reds have been surprisingly quiet in the transfer market this summer and The Times reports that the reason is very simple: a lack of significant funds.
David Nugent has told Everton he will not wait all summer to clinch a move to Goodison Park. (Daily Mail)
West Ham are chasing Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe and Liverpool frontman Craig Bellamy. (Daily Mirror)
Tal Ben Haim is willing to turn down Chelsea to sign for former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce at Newcastle. (Daily Express)
The Sun says that Portsmouth are ready to bid big again to bring Yakubu back to the south coast.
Pompey desperately need a striker and offered Boro £10m for the 24-year-old in January, with The Sun reporting that 'Redknapp will now try again to land the man who hit 35 goals in 2½ years at Fratton Park.'
Wigan are confident of tying up the signing of former Chelsea right-back Mario Melchiot on a free transfer. (The Sun)
