It's pretty much the same old suspects whose names continue to dominate our sports pages in this the silly season - so let's run a check on the latest in the life and times of Mssrs Vieira, Rooney and Drogba. Oh yeh, and Steven Gerrard gets a mention too - and it won't please Liverpool fans.
The England midfielder must have thought he had, hopefully, put an end to speculation stories which followed him everywhere during the European Championships, and beyond, this summer when he turned down the chance of a £30m move to Chelsea in order to pledge his allegiance to Liverpool.
But, according to the Sun no less, Gerrard will be tempted by a tasty financial package Arsenal may put on the table if, as they suspect, they do lose Patrick Vieira to Real Madrid. The loss of Vieira would be a huge blow, but there aren't many better potential replacements than Gerrard, if any.
Of course, all will depend on the outcome of the ongoing Vieira-Real story and the latest on that is that French international teammate Zinedine Zidane is the driving force behind the Arsenal skipper's possible defection to Madrid. Or so the papers say, although Zidane himself is playing down his role in the saga.
"I cannot confirm all the things that were written in the press," Zidane told his own personal website. "Saying who should be coming to the club is not my role. I spoke with the president because he asked me for information on Patrick.
"But he is the boss and he will decide whether or not the deal must be done or not. I just said to him, like everybody else, that Vieira is one of the best at this position. But this is not me who makes the decisions on the team."
The decision which will decide the future of Wayne Rooney is seemingly out of the player's hands too, and it's looking increasingly likely that the England striker will indeed be sacrificed in order to save Everton from financial collapse. Everton director Paul Gregg has admitted it is 'incredibly sad' that the club is even contemplating selling their young star, but that's the reality.
Although the Toffees have offered the teenage sensation a five-year deal worth £50,000-a-week to stay at Goodison, the bigger financial picture could change everything. Gregg added: "I wish we could persuade Wayne to stay, we'd like to see him stay. He's a big ambassador for Everton Football Club and it's sad other forces make decisions for us.
"From Everton's point of view this is home-bred talent who has not had the chance to mature with Everton Football Club. I think we all feel we've not had the full benefit of his talent to date. I sincerely hope he will still be here when the season kicks off but unfortunately it may be other forces which make those decisions for us."
One player who has moved, finally, is Didier Drogba who became the most expensive item in Roman Abramovich's £190m collection of all-stars when he signed on the dotted line, after much speculation, for Chelsea yesterday - and was immediately tipped to become the new Thierry Henry.
Of the move to Stamford Bridge, the £24m Ivory Coast international said: "Everything started on July 2nd when Marseille received the first offer from Chelsea. I wanted to stay at Marseille because I have experienced fantastic times there, but financially and in a sporting sense I could not refuse Chelsea's offer. I made my decision on my own, no one influenced me.
"I also had offers from Italian clubs but going to Chelsea is an interesting challenge in my career. I am glad to join them and I hope I will live up to their expectations," added Drogba who has been compared to Henry by former Chelsea and France defender Frank Leboeuf, who said: "He runs like Thierry, he has the pace of Thierry and he plays with a smile like Thierry.
"There will be a big competition between him and Henry to be the Premiership's top scorer and biggest entertainer this season."
