Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea will let unsettled defender Ashley Cole move to Real Madrid once the club wrap up a £16m deal for Benfica left-back Fabio Coentrao.
  (The Mirror)


• French striker Karim Benzema could be offered to Chelsea by Real Madrid as part of a deal to lure Cole away from Stamford Bridge.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor says he wants to join Juventus after City tried to sign Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City are still maintaining close contact with Barcelona over Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, keeping the possibility of a move on the table.
  (IM Scouting)


• AC Milan continue to covet the services of Tottenham midfielder Giovani Dos Santos according to reports in Italy, but Spurs are reluctant to let the player go after he impressed during the World Cup with Mexico.
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• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is lining up a fresh move for Watford goalkeeper Scott Loach after having a bid turned down by the Hornets in January.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal are hoping to lure Roma's French defender Philippe Mexes to the Emirates.
  (caughtoffside)


• Bolton want to take Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere - who is in line for a shock England call-up for Wednesday's friendly with Hungary - back on loan.
  (Daily Star)


• Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is rumoured to be lining up a move to bring cut-price Manchester City pair Shaun Wright-Phillips and Wayne Bridge to Anfield.
  (caughtoffside)


• Liverpool could move for Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici after being rebuffed in their bid to sign Middlesbrough keeper Brad Jones.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United target Anders Lindegaard - a goalkeeper with Norwegian side Aalesund - is being monitored by at least two other unnamed Premier League clubs.
  (Daily Mail)


• Aston Villa will let midfielder James Milner move to Manchester City and will use the money to sign Celtic winger Aiden McGeady.
  (The Mirror)


• Stoke's bid for Nice's French striker Loic Remy is on the rocks - after a flying visit to the Potteries ended in a breakdown over the fee and terms.
  (The Mirror)


• Alternatively, the signing of Remy will form one third of a £23m triple swoop by Stoke, which also includes Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones and Ipswich forward Jon Walters.
  (Daily Star)


• Wigan have had a £3m-bid for Turkish striker Tuncay rejected by Stoke.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sunderland have failed in £6m-move for Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha.
  (Daily Mail)


• Former Burnley defender Stephen Jordan has rejected a contract offer at Portsmouth to join Championship rivals Sheffield United.
  (The Mirror)


• Aston Villa are set to enter the race to sign AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar who is also being monitored by the likes of Bayern Munich and Tottenham.
  (footylatest)


• West Brom are set to take full-back Nicky Shorey from Aston Villa for £1.5m.
  (Daily Star)


• Leeds, Hull and Crystal Palace are in a three-way tussle to sign Arsenal striker Jay Simpson.
  (The Mirror)


• Lazio are lining up a bid for Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez despite the player stating that he wants to stay at St James Park for years to come.
  (footylatest)


• Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd has admitted he may sign striker Marlon King, who is available after being freed early from his 18 month prison sentence for actual bodily harm last week.
  (The Mirror)


• Swansea have won the battle to sign Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair for £1.5m. Sinclair has turned down a loan move to Wigan in favour of a permanent deal.
  (The Sun)

• Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has decided against a move to Barcelona this summer and will issue a formal statement to confirm it in the next 24 hours.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan says Egyptian striker Mido, who spent the end of last season on loan at West Ham, has no future at the Riverside.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has questioned why England are playing a friendly against Hungary next Wednesday, which he feels is an unwanted distraction just three days before the start of the Premier League season.
  (The Sun)


• Lampard has also launched an attack on Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, who he says is on borrowed time at Eastlands, with a £77m summer spending spree raising expectations of a title bid by the club.
  (Daily Star)


• Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe admits he is "apprehensive" about how the crowd will react to England's World Cup failures when they play Hungary at Wembley next week.
  (The Mirror)


• Defoe also says that his club side Tottenham will do better in Europe this season than north London rivals Arsenal. Both teams are competing in the Champions League, with Spurs hoping to book their place in the tournament proper via a qualifying play-off.
  (The Mirror)


• Brazilian striker Robinho has told parent club Manchester City he does not want to return to England and wants to remain in Brazil with Santos, with whom he spent last season on loan.
  (The Sun)


• Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce fears that a takeover of the Ewood Park club could see him lose his job. Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed is lining up a £300m deal for the club.
  (The Sun)

• Striker Michael Owen has blamed the Wembley pitch for wrecking his debut season with Manchester United. Owen returns to Wembley with United on Sunday for the Community Shield against Chelsea, his first competitive game since injuring his hamstring on the ground in the Carling Cup final win over Aston Villa.
  (The Mirror)