THE TIMES
Tottenham Hotspur were last night on the verge of agreeing a £6.8 million fee to sign Vedran Corluka, which would take their spending on players this summer to more than £50 million. Also: Everton have denied that the club are for sale but Bill Kenwright is prepared to vacate Goodison Park if he can find wealthy investors who can turn the team into title contenders.

THE SUN
Manchester United will try and convince Cristiano Ronaldo to stay one more season - by promising to then let him go for £65 million. Also: Tottenham are ready to smash the British transfer record with a sensational £32 million swoop for Valencia star David Villa.

DAILY MIRROR
Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to come back and face Sir Alex Ferguson - in a last desperate bid to force Manchester United to sell him to Real Madrid. Also: Kevin Pietersen stepped into the breach as England's new captain yesterday, but only after laying down the law to coach Peter Moores.

DAILY STAR
Roy Keane is set to splash £8.5m on Manchester United crock Louis Saha. Also: Kevin Pietersen took over as England skipper yesterday after telling coach Peter Moores: I'm in charge.

THE GUARDIAN
Paula Radcliffe said yesterday that she expected to be fit to compete in the Olympic marathon on August 17 but also revealed that she had been bitten by a spider at her training base in the French Pyrenees and had required emergency hospital treatment. Also: Aston Villa have targeted the Middlesbrough defender Luke Young as Martin O'Neill steps up his attempts to recruit a recognised right-back before the start of the season.

DAILY TELEGRAPH
English cricket entered a new era on Monday as Kevin Pietersen, the adopted South African who has become the leading light of the team, was formally confirmed as England's new Test and one-day captain. Also: The Football Association are on a collision course with the Premier League over the elite clubs' plan to hold mid-season tournaments around the world from January 2011.

DAILY EXPRESS
Kevin Pietersen last night conceded that his first job as the new England captain will be to build bridges with coach Peter Moores. Also: Deco last night insisted that he is ready to take on the responsibility of being Chelsea's playmaker general - and set the Premier League on fire with some Portuguese flair.

THE INDEPENDENT
Gareth Barry appeared to be no closer to joining Liverpool last night, with the club still waiting for the green light on extra financial support needed from owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett to conclude the deal. Also: Tottenham Hotspur were given reason to hope last night that some resolution could be reached in their stand-off with Zenit St Petersburg over the fee for Andrei Arshavin with the Russian club's president Alexander Dyukov due to meet with the player's agent.

DAILY MAIL
Kevin Pietersen was unveiled as the new England captain yesterday and called for unity within a fractured camp as he pledged to develop a working relationship with coach Peter Moores. Also: Arsene Wenger is to be offered a role on the Arsenal board as part of a long term strategy to keep hold of the most successful manager in the club's history.