Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Germany's Sami Khedira says Real Madrid is the only club he wants to join, which is bad news for Manchester United and Chelsea, who are tracking the Stuttgart midfielder.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester City have been told that Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko is not for sale at any price.
  (Daily Mail)


• New Barcelona signing David Villa believes he will score more goals if Spanish World Cup-winning team-mate Cesc Fabregas moves to the Nou Camp from Arsenal.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea are set to land a significant blow in their summer transfer battle with fellow big-spenders Manchester City by raiding Benfica for their £27m-rated defender David Luiz. They will also pay the Portuguese club £20m for midfielder Ramires.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is making room for a new striker by putting Argentine Franco Di Santo up for sale, with Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli top of his shopping list.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira and goalkeeper Shay Given believe £30m-rated Aston Villa midfielder James Milner would be an excellent addition to the already impressive Eastlands line-up.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham are set to add to Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill's woes by attempting to lure winger Ashley Young to White Hart Lane.
  (The Mirror)


• Blackburn are preparing a £2m-move for Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is set to sell midfielder Javier Mascherano to Inter Milan to fund his rebuilding job at Anfield.
  (The Mirror)


• West Ham boss Avram Grant is keen to bring former Arsenal and Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre to Upton Park.
  (The Mirror)


• William Gallas's wage demands have put off Greek club Panathinaikos from making a move for the defender, who is a free agent after he was released by Arsenal this summer.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham striker Robbie Keane refused to answer questions about his future at White Hart Lane after scoring in the 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls.
  (The Mirror)


• Stoke are considering a club-record £12m bid for West Ham and England striker Carlton Cole.
  (The Mirror)


• But Stoke striker James Beattie is set to snub a potential move to Blackburn or Sheffield United to fight for his place at the Britannia Stadium.
  (Daily Mail)


• Cardiff striker Michael Chopra has put Roy Keane's Ipswich on alert after warning he's ready to quit the Welsh club following their latest cash crisis.
  (The Mirror)

• Manchester United want to discuss a new contract for striker Wayne Rooney, whose current deal expires in 2012.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City's new midfield signing Yaya Toure says he turned down Manchester United to move to Eastlands from Barcelona this summer.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone wants his team-mates to concentrate on the "dirty" side of their game to prevail in the Premier and Champions Leagues next season.
  (Daily Star)


• The Glazer family, who own Manchester United, have been urged to surrender control at Old Trafford after it emerged season tickets were selling badly for the first time in recent history. The Americans have faced opposition to their ownership of the club from fans' groups since taking over in 2005.
  (Daily Mail)


• Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's agent insists there has been no contact with Fulham about the vacant job at Craven Cottage.
  (Daily Express)


• Mark Hughes has re-emerged as a candidate to replace Roy Hodgson as Fulham manager. Ajax manager Martin Jol rejected the chance to take the reins at Craven Cottage this week.
  (Daily Mail)

• Eduardo da Silva has been told he must learn Russian within four months following his £6m-move from Arsenal to Shakhtar Donetsk. The Ukrainian side have made the demand as part of the striker's £50,000-a-week contract.
  (Daily Mail)