Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht with a fee of £20m likely to be offered over the weekend.
  (Daily Mail)


• Totenham are ready to revive their interest in Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi and could bid £28m for the forward who eluded them in January.
  (The Mirror)


• Joey Barton's future appears to lie with either Arsenal or Tottenham after the transfer-listed Newcastle midfielder priced himself out of a move to boyhood club Everton.
  (Metro)


• Samir Nasri could be sold by Arsenal after an apparent row with manager Arsene Wenger. Manchester City are willing to pay £22m for the French midfielder.
  (The Mirror)


• The Gunners are refusing to budge on their £40m valuation of captain Cesc Fabregas however, and have rejected a £35m bid from Barcelona for the Spain midfielder.
  (Metro)


• Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol has ruled out being part of a player swap deal that takes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor to the Bernabeu.
  (talkSPORT)


• Sunderland are investigating the possibility of taking Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy on a season-long loan, but the deal may hinge on City contributing to his £85,000-a-week wages.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United winger Gabriel Obertan will complete a move to Newcastle next week with a fee of £3m already agreed between the two clubs.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham's attempts to bring in Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra have been so far foiled by the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth anchorman's wage demands.
  (talkSPORT)


• Arsenal attacker Carlos Vela could be bound for La Liga for a third loan spell with Real Sociedad interested in a temporary deal.
  (Insidefutbol)


• Liverpool's Joe Cole could be on his way out of Anfield before the start of the season with Paris Saint-Germain usurping Tottenham as the leading candidates for his signature.
  (Metro)


• Tottenham are asking for £20m from Stoke in exchange for striker Peter Crouch and midfielder Wilson Palacios. The Potters are willing to go to £18m.
  (The Mirror)


• Newcastle are planning a move for Barcelona's out-of-favour striker Keirrison as a possible replacement for Andy Carroll. The Magpies hope to bring in the Brazilian for £3m.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Arsenal are already scouting for a replacement for unsettled Cesc Fabregas with manager Arsene Wenger contemplating a bid for Borussia Dortmund playmaker Shinji Kagawa.
  (Fanatix)

• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has tipped Tottenham as potential surprise challengers for the Premier League title.
  (Metro)


• But team-mate Nani has warned rivals Manchester City that they will struggle without striker Carlos Tevez this season.
  (The Sun)


• England goalkeeper Joe Hart has signed a new five-year contract extension with Manchester City which has seen him quadruple his wages to £100,000 a week.
  (The Express)

• Actor and former Wimbledon legend Vinnie Jones believes AFC Wimbledon could repeat the Crazy Gang's antics and reach the Premier League in just four years.
  (The Sun)