The Sun: David Wheater is ready to shun an £8million move to Aston Villa in a massive boost for Middlesbrough.

Daily Star: Martin O'Neill is weighing up an £8m bid for Swedish wonderkid Marcus Berg. Villa boss O'Neill and chief scout Ian Storey-Moore have been made aware of the striker's availability this summer.

Daily Mail: Tottenham will have to pay around £12m to sign Lille's Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos. The 25-year-old has been watched by a clutch of Premier League clubs including Aston Villa.

Birmingham Post: Aston Villa and a number of other highly-placed Premier League clubs have been offered the chance to sign one of the real stars of the European Under-21 Championships in Sweden's Marcus Berg.

Sky Sports: Barcelona's Alexander Hleb has received transfer offers from England and Germany but is happy at Camp Nou, according to the midfielder's agent. The former Arsenal player has struggled for first-team football in the Catalan capital since quitting the Premier League last summer. Stuttgart, where Hleb played for five seasons before joining the Gunners in 2005, are keen on a reunion, while Aston Villa have been mentioned as admirers.