Daily Express: Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has no hard feelings after England team-mates Ashley Young and Stewart Downing left the club this summer. He said: "I wish them all the best and I hope they go on to achieve great things."Read
Wigan midfielder Charles N'Zogbia is to go on strike by refusing to train as his frustration boils over following the rejection of a £9m bid from Aston Villa. Read
Reports this morning out of Italy suggest that Aston Villa have stolen a lead over Juventus and Liverpool in the race to sign Fiorentina’s 27 year old winger Juan Manuel Vargas.Read
West Brom are edging closer to completing a move for former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves after admitting they are set to meet him this week. Hargreaves was released by Manchester United after being plagued by knee problems.Read
West Ham are lining up a £1.2m bid for Bolton midfielder Matty Taylor. The 29-year-old, who has one-year left on his contract, has also attracted interest from Stoke and West Brom.Read
West Ham United and Birmingham City are interested in Sunderland centre-back Anton Ferdinand, with the defender looking to leave the Stadium of Light following the arrival of defenders Wes Brown and John O'Shea from Manchester United.Read
West Ham believe a £7million Aston Villa bid for Scott Parker is imminent.Read
Have Stoke blown Carlton Cole deal?
Talks between Aston Villa and Liverpool over the transfer of Stewart Downing also included preliminary discussions regarding the future of fellow England midfielder Joe Cole, it is being suggested. more
Metro: Talks between Aston Villa and Liverpool over the transfer of Stewart Downing also included preliminary discussions regarding the future of fellow England midfielder Joe Cole, it is being suggested. Read
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is urging the club's owner Randy Lerner to bid £7million for Scott Parker - and also fancies Peru winger Juan Manuel Vargas.Read