Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is keen to sign Blackburn's Junior Hoilett, 21, in a cut-price deal.
  (Daily Mirror)


• Arsenal are also interested in the Canadian winger.
  (Metro)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is plotting a summer move for AC Milan's Thiago Silva after having the 27-year-old centre-back watched.
  (Caughtoffside)


• Ipswich are interested in a loan move for Aston Villa's unsettled American keeper Brad Guzan, 27.
  (Daily Mirror)


• Arsene Wenger has said that Arsenal "will do anything possible" to ensure star striker Robin van Persie does not leave the club.
  (Metro)


• Liverpool are ready to bid £15m for French international striker Olivier Giroud, 25, who has scored 16 goals in 23 games for Montpellier this season.
  (Caughtoffside)


• New Leeds boss Neil Warnock is prepared to offer forward Luke Varney, 29, an escape route from troubled Portsmouth.
  (Daily Mirror)
  
  
  
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• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has revealed the club have begun a search to land the best players available on free transfers, but insisted money is still available from owner Randy Lerner to spend.
  (Express & Star)


• Fulham manager Martin Jol wants to extend on-loan striker Pavel Pogrebnyak's stay at Craven Cottage after the Russian's hat-trick against Wolves.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wants Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola to replace Andre Villas-Boas at Stamford Bridge.
  (Daily Mirror)


• The Russian has also targeted a reunion with ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, as rumours persist the 49-year-old is planning a summer exit from Real Madrid.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Chelsea caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo is even more unpopular with the club's players than Villas-Boas.
  (The Sun)


• The former Porto manager's brief eight-month reign could cost the Stamford Bridge club £27.3m.
  (Daily Express)


• Villas-Boas had a training ground row with striker Fernando Torres in the days prior to getting sacked.
  (Daily Star)


• Former Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli has questioned Chelsea's appointment of Roberto Di Matteo - but wishes his former Blues team-mate luck.
  (talkSPORT)
  
  
  
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• Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has fined Mario Balotelli £250,000 and advised him to get married after he was pictured on a night out in Liverpool in the early hours of Friday morning.
  (Daily Mail)