Rafa Benitez has been given £30m to spend as a reward for signing his new five-year contract at Anfield. (The Sun)

Benitez will use those funds to make a fresh attempt to sign Gareth Barry and to launch a bid for Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon. (The Sun)

Antonio Valencia and Valencia midfielder David Silva are also on Benitez's shopping list. (The Times)

Nemanja Vidic is staying at Old Trafford, according to his agent Silvano Martina who has told AC Milan and Inter Milan to forget trying to sign the Serbian this summer. (Daily Mail)

Carlo Ancelotti hopes to bring Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea forward Didier Drogba to the San Siro in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Martin O'Neill is interested in Standard Liege's £13m-rated midfielder Steven Defour. (The Sun)

Wolves have beaten Nottingham Forest to the loan signing of Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood. (Daily Mirror)

Mick McCarthy hopes to beat West Brom to the £1.5m signing of Doncaster's Welsh international midfielder Brian Stock. (Daily Mirror)

Stiliyan Petrov is on the brink of signing a new three-year deal at Villa Park. (Daily Star)

Guus Hiddink could return to Stamford Bridge on a full-time basis in November if Russia fail to reach next year's World Cup finals. The Dutchman has a clause in his contract with the Russian FA. (The Sun)

Gianfranco Zola believes another four wins will be enough to earn West Ham a seventh-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Uefa Cup next season. (The Sun)