Paper Talk Today

• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has promised to pursue a world-class striker right up until deadline day, with Radamel Falcao, 28, and Edinson Cavani, 27, in the frame.
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• Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic is a £20million target for Italian giants Roma.
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• Midfielder Yaya Toure, 31, will not be offered a new contract by Manchester City despite settling his differences with the club.
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• Harry Redknapp wants Lokomotiv Moscow's Lassana Diarra, 29, at Loftus Road but the former Real Madrid midfielder will have to take a pay cut to join QPR.
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• Monaco are determined to land highly-rated West Ham target Antonio Rudiger. They have had a £12m bid for the Stuttgart and Germany defender rejected but intend to make another.

• Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher, 27, is the leading candidate to replace Shane Long at Hull City.

• Boss Louis van Gaal has intensified his efforts to sign Inter Milan's Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin, 28, after Manchester United's intended move for Juventus' Arturo Vidal stalled yet again.

• PSG, Monaco and Real Madrid are all keen on signing Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, who has lost the battle for the Chelsea number one jersey to 22-year-old Thibaut Courtois.
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• Manager Gus Poyet says Sunderland face a battle to keep hold of striker Connor Wickham, 21, with West Ham waiting to pounce.

• Roma's sporting director has travelled to London to discuss 27-year-old Mehdi Benatia's potential £30m transfer to Chelsea.
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• Paris St-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 19, has refused a new contract at the French club with Arsenal and Chelsea ready to step in.

• Tottenham are preparing to make a move for Roma's Italy international striker Mattia Destro, 23.