Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea are preparing to smash the British transfer record with a £50m offer for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has targeted Newcastle forward Andy Carroll as a replacement for Torres and is prepared to spend £30m to lure the 22-year-old to Anfield.
  (The Sun)


• The Merseysiders will only allow Torres to join Chelsea if they can secure the services of Nicolas Anelka in return.
  (ESPNsoccernet)


• As they prepare for life without Torres, Liverpool are ready to make an £18m swoop for Aston Villa's Ashley Young - as well as finalising the transfers of Ajax striker Luis Suarez and Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam.
  (The Guardian)


• Tottenham have had a £38.5m bid for Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero rejected.
  (Sky Sports)


• Villarreal have rebuffed Tottenham's advances for former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi. The north London side have had a £30m bid rejected.
  (IMScouting)


• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has also been denied in his attempts to sign Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Llorente for £33m.
  (Goal)


• Redknapp may turn his attention to £16m-rated Bayern Munich frontman Mario Gomez.
  (Caught Offside)


• Spurs are putting together a final-day bid to prise Everton captain Phil Neville away from Goodison Park.
  (Daily Mail)


• Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has confirmed that the Spanish champions are interested in Tottenham's left-sided player Gareth Bale. The Welsh international is also being monitored by Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
  (IMScouting)


• Manchester United have emerged as favourites to sign Sunderland's emerging England international Jordan Henderson.
  (Daily Express)


• Chelsea are preparing to upset Liverpool further by swooping for Reds target Dimitri Payet. The 23-year-old winger plays for French side St Etienne.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham have set their sights on West Ham midfielder Scott Parker after striker Robbie Keane agreed a loan deal to Upton Park.
  (Daily Mail)


• Fulham are lining up Brazil-born striker Amauri, who plays for Juventus, in a move worth about £8.5m.
  (IMScouting)


• Birmingham hope to complete a loan deal for former Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins, who is currently playing for Russian club Rubin Kazan.
  (The Sun)


• Midfielder Steven Ireland, who has found himself our of favour at Aston Villa, will seal a loan move to Newcastle, with a view to completing a permanent deal in the summer.
  (The Mirror)


• Striker Tuncay has been offered a way out of Stoke, with Wolfsburg, managed by former England boss Steve McClaren, offering £4m for his services.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has admitted that an injury to winger Adam Johnson may force his hand on the final day of the transfer window.
  (The Mirror)


• Leicester are preparing to approach Everton with a proposal to sign out-of-favour Toffees midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov on loan.
  (The Sun)


• Foxes boss Sven Goran Eriksson is also interested in a temporary deal for Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given.
  (The Mirror)


• Blackpool are preparing for the possibility of captain Charlie Adam heading to Liverpool by planning a bid for Sunderland midfielder Andy Reid.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea will loan striker Daniel Sturridge to Bolton for the rest of the season.
  (The Mirror)


• West Brom are on the brink of agreeing a deal for Monaco's Togolese forward Serge Gakpe.
  (The Mirror)

• Chelsea are taking a "huge gamble" on Fernando Torres, says former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore.
  (talkSPORT)


• Former Manchester United number two Carlos Queiroz has reportedly agreed to take over as manager of Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.
  (Daily Mail)


• Arsenal's Samir Nasri is a doubt for the first leg of the Gunners' Champions League clash with Barcelona on 16 February after injurying his hamstring against Huddersfield in the FA Cup.
  (The Sun)

• In what may be his final day at Liverpool's training ground Melwood ahead of a proposed move to Chelsea, striker Fernando Torres trained alone.
  (The Mirror)


• Notts County manager Paul Ince has claimed that Manchester City counterpart Roberto Mancini rejected his invitation to share a bottle of red wine after their teams drew 1-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.
  (The Sun)


• Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle says he was more nervous about appearing on the BBC's Question Time programme than marking Wayne Rooney.
  (Daily Mail)