All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Real Madrid are trying to hijack Chelsea's bid for Sevilla full-back Daniel Alves.(Express)



• Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is insisting any deal for Alves is financed by Arjen Robben's move to Real Madrid.(Independent)



• Chelsea have offered Alves protective security after the Brazilian was barracked by Sevilla fans.(Times)



• West Ham will see off competition from Portsmouth in the £10m battle for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka.(Mail)



• Sunderland boss Roy Keane is ready to splash out £5m on Southampton striker Kenwyne Jones.(Various)



• Everton will finally complete the signing of Benfica's Manuel Fernandes on Friday for a fee of £6m, which could rise to £8m.(Sun)



• Middlesbrough misfit Fabio Rochemback is on his way to Benfica.(Mirror)



• West Brom are preparing to make a shock £3m bid for Aston Villa striker Luke Moore.(Mirror)



• Middlesbrough are poised to sign Egypt striker Emad Moteab for £2m, paving the way for Yakubu to join Everton.(Sun)



• Everton will make a club-record £11m bid for Yakubu.(Mail)



• Wigan are looking at Preston's Matt Hill or Scunthorpe's Marcus Williams as replacement for Leighton Baines.(Independent)

• Tottenham boss Martin Jol has been given the dreaded vote of confidence - two games into the season.(Star)



• Alan Curbishley could sue Paul Konchesky after the ex-West Ham defender claimed most players do not like the Hammers boss.(Star)



• Curbishley has six weeks to establish West Ham as European contenders or he will be sacked.(Mirror)



• England boss Steve McClaren is still considering a recall for much-maligned striker Emile Heskey.(Star)



• Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has told McClaren he cannot pick Steven Gerrard, even though he will play for the Reds on Sunday.(Mail)



• Michael Owen will be on the bench when Newcastle take on Aston Villa on Saturday.(Sun)



• Keeper Thomas Sorensen will be fined by Aston Villa for complaining about the signing of Scott Carson.(Sun)



• Chelsea are in talks with former Bolton performance director Mike Forde as they look to boost their backroom team.(Guardian)



• Flavio Briatore, boss of F1 team Renault, will seal a £22m takeover of QPR early next week.(Sun)



• Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined £90,000 by Manchester United for his sending-off against Portsmouth.(Mail)



• David Beckham says he will be able to play for England on Wednesday and then turn out for LA Galaxy a day later.(Telegraph)



• West Ham are threatening to counter-sue Sheffield United over "repeated slurs".(Telegraph)

• Sven-Goran Eriksson will end his feud with Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson by giving him a £415 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon red wine when he takes his Manchester City side to Old Trafford on Sunday.(Sun)



• Rio Ferdinand has revealed Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes is the only player never to have received the famous hairdryer treatment from Ferguson because he is "too good."



• New Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce padlocks the training ground at 9.45 every morning so latecomers cannot get in.(Mirror)