Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City could start another Joleon Lescott-style feud with Everton because of their planned £20m bid for Toffees playmaker Mikel Arteta. Everton were angered last summer by City's disruptive pursuit of then Toffees defender Lescott, who eventually moved to Eastlands for £22m.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham are preparing a bid for Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar after his agent gave the Goodison club three weeks to make an improved contract offer.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has put Aston Villa on alert by saying striker Robbie Keane and midfielder Jermaine Jenas can leave White Hart Lane.
  (The Mirror)


• Spurs have told West Ham they will have to stump up £6m if they want to sign midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who impressed during a loan spell with Portsmouth last season.
  (The Sun)


• O'Hara could end up being a replacement for Scott Parker, who is being lined up by Aston Villa should James Milner leave Villa Park this summer.
  (The Sun)


• Striker Fernando Torres is happy to stay at Liverpool next season, according to his agent Jose Antonio Peton.
  (Daily Star)


• Arsenal have slapped an £80m price tag on captain and midfielder Cesc Fabregas, which is more than double what Spanish giants Barcelona were hoping to pay for the Spanish international.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal are keeping tabs on Valencia's 15-year-old striker Francisco Alcacer.
  (The Mirror)


• The Gunners also want to buy Bolton defender Gary Cahill this summer but have been told it will cost them £14m.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has officially asked to leave the club after becoming disillusioned at his lack of first-team football.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly weighing up a potential big money bid for Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi this summer.
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• Liverpool are reportedly considering making a move for former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi this summer, who continues to impress at Spanish side Villarreal.
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• Chelsea are ready to make a big money move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema this summer.
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• Birmingham City have held talks with Valencia about signing 6ft 8in Serbian international striker Nikola Zigic for £5m.
  (Daily Mail)


• Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro have told Liverpool and West Ham they want £5m for Brazil striker Diego Tardelli.
  (Daily Mail)


• Blackburn are ready to sell Australian midfielder Vince Grella to Turkish giants Galatasaray - to raise the cash for Real Madrid midfielder Guti.
  (The Mirror)


• West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo is weighing up a move for Atletico Madrid defender Pablo Ibanez.
  (The Mirror)


• Cash-strapped Crystal Palace have accepted a £750,000 bid from Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers for midfielder Darren Ambrose.
  (Daily Mail)


• Ipswich have tabled a £3m bid for Cardiff striker Michael Chopra.
  (The Mirror)

• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made a last-ditch effort to keep captain Cesc Fabregas by phoning the midfielder before he joined up with the Spain World Cup squad. Fabregas is wanted by Barcelona.
  (The Mirror)


• Another man who thinks Fabregas should remain at the Emirates is Belarusian midfielder Alexander Hleb, who left Arsenal to join Barcelona in 2008 but has struggled in Spain. "If Arsene Wenger keeps the side together, they can really go far next year," said Hleb.
  (The Sun)


• Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou has revealed that former Reading boss Brendan Rodgers and Notts County's Steve Cotterill are among the candidates to replace Avram Grant as manager of the south-coast club.
  (Daily Mail)


• Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller and midfielder Matthew Etherington have been told to be patient as chairman Peter Coates admits the club is in no hurry to offer them new deals.
  (The Mirror)


• Australia coach Pim Verbeek has blasted Everton and Blackburn midfield players Tim Cahill and Vince Grella for two horror tackles during the Socceroos 2-1 friendly win over New Zealand on Monday. The challenges led to Kiwi Leo Bertos being carried off injured.
  (The Sun)


• Spain boss Vincente del Bosque has banned his players from using any social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook at their training camps in Spain or when they get out for the World Cup in South Africa.
  (The Sun)

• Blackpool boss Ian Holloway seems to want to start a class war by telling wealthy Premier League rivals to watch out for his working-class heroes next season. "Let's bring it on - let's see how they handle what we throw at them," he said.
  (The Mirror)