Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is considering an £8m bid for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, who is currently on loan at Celtic.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Martin O'Neill wants to sign four Irishmen for Aston Villa this summer - with Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, Aiden McGeady and Stephen Ireland all on his hitlist.
  (News of the World)



• Everton have joined Blackburn in the chase for Getafe striker Roberto Soldado. The former Real Madrid ace is valued at £8m after scoring 12 goals in La Liga this season and is also wanted by Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia.
  (News of the World)



• Manchester United are set to plunder the Americas again by offering £5m for Estudiantes forward Mauro Boselli, an Argentina international. Earlier this month, the Red Devils signed Mexican striker Javier Hernandez from Chivas de Guadalajara.
  (News of the World)



• Manchester City have made a £10m bid for Russian star Marat Izmailov. Sporting Lisbon's attacking midfielder tops Roberto Mancini's wanted list but the Portuguese outfit are determined to hold out for double that.
  (News of the World)



• Fulham defender Brede Hangeland is on Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's wish list while Gael Clichy and Tomas Rosicky could be on their way out of the Emirates.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Manchester United will step up their pursuit of Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery by offering the Germans Wayne Rooney's current stand-in Dimitar Berbatov.
  (Sunday Express)

• Peter Reid has emerged as a shock contender to become West Ham's new manager should Gianfranco Zola be sacked. The former Manchester City and Sunderland boss is on the radar of West Ham owners David Gold and David Sullivan.
  (News of the World)



• But the Sunday Mirror says Leicester boss Nigel Pearson could be the man to take over from Zola following his success with the Foxes.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Phil Brown, who was put on gardening leave and replaced by Iain Dowie in March in the hope of stopping Hull City's lurch towards the Championship, could return to the club in a new capacity.
  (Sunday Times)



• England's bid for the 2018 World Cup risks being overwhelmed by Russia's high-profile campaign, as Moscow wheels out state president Dmitry Medvedev to aid their cause.
  (Mail on Sunday)



• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is a World Cup worry with ankle and knee problems as well as the groin injury which has ended his domestic season.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Portsmouth owe £14,300 of charity money. The debt-ridden Premier League club have not honoured a payment of £12,000 raised for the Tom Prince Cancer Trust and owe a further £2,300 to Harbour Cancer Support Centre.
  (News of the World)



• Disillusioned Carlos Tevez could leave Manchester City if they fail to achieve Champions League qualification.
  (Mail on Sunday)



• Liverpool striker Fernando Torres dreads to think what state his body will be in if he stays in the highly physical Premier League.
  (News of the World)



• Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez could be set to receive a Juventus offer so generous he may not be able to refuse.
  (Mail on Sunday)

• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for some vintage performances... but not just from his team. The Premier League legend aims to launch a new career as a wine importer when he retires.
  (News of the World)