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Manchester United's £20m bid for Owen Hargreaves will be rejected by Bayern Munich - for now. But the German club will allow the England midfielder to move to Old Trafford in the summer. (Daily Express, Daily Star)

Or will it? United are confident their bid will finally prove too tempting for Bayern to turn down. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn skipper Lucas Neill has also been left out as West Ham were joined by Newcastle and Everton in a £1.5m scramble for his signature. (Daily Mirror)

Harry Redknapp is set to launch a £6m bid for Auxerre defender Younes Kaboul to add to recent purchases Djimi Traore from Charlton and Lauren from Arsenal. (Daily Mail)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell has rebuffed a £1.1m bid from Rangers for Lee McCulloch. (Daily Record)

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is a target of Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder. (The Times)

Watford's Ashley Young will be taken out of the firing line when they face Aston Villa today as he considers a move to the join the Midlanders. (The Sun)

Rangers midfielder Jeremy Clement says he has no desire to play under new Ibrox boss Walter Smith and wants to return to France. (Daily Express)