Barcelona have dropped out of the race to sign Fiorentina’s Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, leaving Manchester United and Chelsea to fight it out – (Metro)
Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha, 21, is on the verge of moving to QPR on a one-year loan deal – (Sun – subscription required)
Wigan have rejected a £4m bid from Premier League new boys Burnley for midfielder James McArthur, 26 – (Daily Mail)
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has denied that Chelsea have first refusal on 20-year-old stars Ross Barkley and John Stones – (Daily Star)
Chelsea have opened talks with Roma for £30m-rated defender Mehdi Benatia, 27 – (Daily Express)