Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Manchester City boss Mark Hughes insists he will be in charge of the players who come into Eastlands, despite the huge riches of the new Arabian investors. (Various)



• Hughes has set his sights on a £60m swoop for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. (Daily Star)



• Liverpool star Yossi Benayoun rejected an enormous £3.5m signing fee from Spartak Moscow before the transfer deadline, while Manchester City, West Ham and Spurs were also interested in the 28-year-old. (Daily Mail)



• Aston Villa are interested in signing controversial Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, with Martin O'Neill viewing him as a long-term replacement for Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)



• Robbie Fowler is ready to accept a cut-price pay deal with Blackburn in order to get a one-year deal. (Daily Mirror)



• Spurs midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is mulling over a move to Birmingham. (The Sun)



• Dwight Yorke insists he will fight for his place at Sunderland after a major summer influx of players. (The Sun)



• Ipswich want to sign Stoke centre-back Ryan Shawcross on loan. (Daily Mail)



• QPR are keen to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson in January. (Daily Star)



• Peterborough are on the verge of signing Manchester United youngster Darron Gibson. (Daily Star)

• England boss Fabio Capello will keep a translator in the camp for the qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia. (The Independent)



• Andorra captain Oscar Sonjee has accused England star Wayne Rooney of being "arrogant and foul-mouthed". (Various)



• Theo Walcott is set to start for England against Andorra on Saturday, in place of David Beckham. (Daily Mirror)



• Macedonia's Vanco Tranjanov has not endeared himself to Scotland fans by describing their team as a "true representative of the English football school". (Daily Record)



• Kevin Keegan's acrimonious departure from Newcastle could end up in court, with the Magpies chasing their former boss for several million pounds of damages. (Various)



• Magpies director of football Dennis Wise may approach his former Chelsea team-mates Gus Poyet and Gianfranco Zola for managerial roles at St James' Park. (Various)



• Spaniards Marcelino Garcia Toral, Miguel Angel Lotina and Juanma Lillo is also in line to take the reins at Newcastle. (Various)



• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is considering selling up the club, with talks scheduled with Arabian investors next week. (Daily Mail)



• Players received a text message on Friday warning them not to speak to the media. (The Independent)



• Newcastle fans are considering several courses of action, including a boycott of the next home match, to register their anger at the treatment of Keegan. (Daily Express)



• West Ham have drawn up a shortlist of contenders to succeed Alan Curbishley as manager, with Zola, Slaven Bilic, Roberto Donadoni, John Collins, Michael Laudrup, Roberto Mancini and Gerard Houllier all making the cut. (Various)



• But former Hammers star Paolo di Canio has not been included, despite expressing an interest. (Various)



• Actually, Di Canio is in the running, alongside ex-Udinese boss Serse Cosmi. (Daily Mail, The Sun)



• Zola is emerging as a surprise favourite for the job, with Chelsea assistant Steve Clarke a contender to work alongside him. (The Sun)



• The Italian has told West Ham he is keen on taking the job. (Daily Mirror)



• Bilic is understood to be interested in the job, but the Hammers may have to wait until after Croatia's vital World Cup qualifier against England on Wednesday. (The Independent)



• West Ham have not given up on persuading Harry Redknapp to make an emotional return to Upton Park, even though he has publicly ruled himself out. (The Sun)



• Former Hammers boss Alan Pardew, now at Charlton, is a surprise contender for the post. (Daily Star)



• Curbishley's lawyers will try to agree a compensation deal with West Ham, with a pay-out of £2m being mentioned. (Daily Express)

• England players were treated to nine holes of golf as part of their preparations for the two World Cup qualifiers. (Daily Mail)



• Man City boss Hughes is extremely popular with agents following the influx of money into the club. "All of a sudden I'm every agent in the land's friend! I never used to get any calls when I was at Blackburn...". (Daily Mail)



• Delia Smith is using royalties from her latest cookery book to help keep Norwich afloat. (Daily Mail)