The Daily Echo brings you a round-up of the transfer gossip making the headlines in today's newspapers...

Manchester United will turn their attention to ex-Saint Gareth Bale if they fail to sign Cristiano Ronaldo (Daily Star).

Everton have rejected Manchester United’s opening £12m bid for left-back Leighton Baines (Various).

Manchester City want Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez to replace Carlos Tevez (Independent).

Scott Sinclair will ask to leave the Etihad Stadium on loan, with West Brom interested in him (The Sun).

Arsenal are chasing Lyon midfielder Clement Grenier and Toulouse right-back Serge Aurier (Daily Express).

The Gunners’ hopes of signing Swansea defender Ashley Williams are fading, though, with the Welsh side refusing to drop their £10m asking price (The Times).

Swansea are on the brink of breaking their transfer record with a £10.2m deal for Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfried Bony (Daily Mail).

Newcastle are the frontrunners to sign Aston Villa striker Darren Bent (Guardian).

Chelsea will turn their attentions back to Robert Lewandowski if a deal for Edinson Cavani falls through (Daily Mirror).

The Blues will also have to double their £5m bid for Norwich keeper John Ruddy to stand a chance of signing him (The Sun).

Stoke want to sign former Saints defender Chris Baird, who is a free agent (Daily Mirror).