Van Persie set for £220k United contract

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie will be offered the same wages as Robin van Persie at Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson will offer Robin van Persie wages of £220,000-a-week to leave Arsenal - putting him on par with Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. (Daily Telegraph)

Napoli have opened discussions with Chelsea over the £8million transfer of Raul Meireles - while Bolton boss Owen Coyle wants to take midfielder Josh McEachran on a season-long loan. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool have made an incredible demand of Manchester City - with Brendan Rodgers asking for winger Adam Johnson, plus £23million to trigger the sale of Daniel Agger. (Daily Mail).

Roberto Mancini is also weighing up a move for Brazil striker and reported Tottenham target Leandro Damiao. (Daily Mail)

And finally, Andre Villas-Boas has already identified a replacement for want-away midfielder Luka Modric - in the form of Partizan Belgrade star Mohamed 'Medo' Kamara. (Daily Mirror).