THE Sun reports that Arsenal are on the verge of signing Chelsea's Ivory Coast forward Salomon Kalou for �8m.

THE Sun reports that Arsenal are on the verge of signing Chelsea's Ivory Coast forward Salomon Kalou for �8m.

The Daily Mirror says that Chelsea have moved closer to the �8m signing of AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo, who play in Sunday's Community Shield clash with Manchester United.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have rebuffed talk of midfielder Joe Cole moving to Tottenham, according to The Independent.