Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has asked for more time before he makes a final decision on a transfer to Manchester City – the Togo international is possibly holding out for AC Milan to make a last-minute move.

The Gunners have had a £7m bid for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh rejected, with the French club asking for defender Mikael Silvestre to be added to the offer.

Manchester City have made a surprise move for Tottenham winger David Bentley, who is valued at about £12m by the north London club.

West Ham have been told by European champions Barcelona it will cost them £5m to sign striker Eidur Gudjohnsen.

Tottenham could beat Stuttgart to the signing of Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who is stalling on a £15.5m move to Germany in the hope of joining the Premier League side.

Everton are vying with Real Mallorca and Real Zaragoza for Espanyol defender Marc Torrejon.

Bolton are on the verge of signing South Korea winger Lee Chung-yong in a deal worth in excess of £2m.

Celtic have entered talks about signing £1m-rated striker Amadou Alassane from Le Havre but face competition from Hull and Stoke.

Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena will not be joining Italian side Napoli as his agent has said “it was all a misunderstanding”

Chelsea are set to step up their efforts to sign England international Ashley Young but will have to bid £25m to prise the winger from rivals Aston Villa.

Liverpool have expressed an interest in Albacete’s Belgian midfielder Ritchie Kitoko.

Stoke are in talks to sign Sunderland midfielder Dean Whitehead.

Paul Hart has been told he is being kept on as Portsmouth manager following Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim’s takeover of the club.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill says the club may still add to their squad, despite boss Sir Alex Ferguson’s insistence that no new players will join this summer.