* West Ham are set to sign James Beattie from Stoke for £3m, while the Potters will use that money to finance their move for Portsmouth keeper David James.

* Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies will not be moving to Celtic, despite the Glasgow giants wanting him on loan.

* Wayne Rooney is set to be offered a staggering £150,000 a week to stave off Barcelona and Real Madrid.

* Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is set to loan striker Danny Welbeck to Preston North End, managed by his son Darren.

* Morecambe midfielder Garry Hunter is set for a move to Huddersfield Town.

* Argentine Marco Ruben is set to move to Wigan from Villareal.

* Liverpool have offered Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic, 28, a three-year deal, with the option for a further 12 months, in a bid to land the Serbian on a free transfer this summer.

* Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is ready to make a last-minute swoop for Palermo's 20-year-old Danish defender Simon Kjaer.

* French striker Toifilou Maoulida, 30, has hinted he could be set to leave Lens for the Premier League, with West Ham, Wigan and Stoke interested.

* Dynamo Moscow want to sign Liverpool's Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun and are prepared to pay £7m for the 29-year-old.

* Everton boss David Moyes has confirmed he would be interested in signing AC Milan's Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar if he became available but the Dutchman is also interesting Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool.

* Turkish giants Galatasaray are on the brink of agreeing a deal to sign Tottenham's Mexican forward Giovani dos Santos on loan.