All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Wigan are set to sign Fulham's Michael Brown in a £2.5m deal in the next few days. (Daily Mirror)
- Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez is waiting to learn if his offer for Cork City forward Rory O'Donovan has been successful. (The Telegraph)
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West Ham, Tottenham and Manchester City will bid for Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer this week. (The Guardian)
- Aston Villa remain keen on Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. (Telegraph)
- Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg is set to join West Ham for either £3m (Daily Mail), £3.5m (The Sun), £4m (Daily Express) or £5m. (Daily Mirror)
- Birmingham are close to completing a £3m move for Tottenham's Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly. (Mirror)
- Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants Sevilla's Serbian defender Ivica Dragutinovic. (Mirror)
- Portsmouth striker Kanu is set to join Espanyol after failing to agree a new deal at Fratton Park. (Mirror)
- Sunderland have taken Trinidad & Tobago defender Silvio Spann on trial and could sign New Zealand star Jack Pelter. (Telegraph)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Bernie Ecclestone and Stan Kroenke will join forces to launch a bid for Arsenal. (Daily Mirror, Telegraph)
- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned that selling the club to a billionaire sugar-daddy could spell disaster for the Gunners. (Daily Star)
- Ryan Giggs and Wes Brown will both be offered new deals by Manchester United when their current contracts end next summer. (The Sun)
- Manchester United have still got money to spend this summer according to chief executive David Gill. (Daily Star)
- United have not begun discussions on who will replace Sir Alex Ferguson when he decides to retire. (The Guardian)
- Chelsea new-boy Steve Sidwell is relieved he didn't seriously injure David Beckham when he tackled him on his LA Galaxy debut. (Daily Star)
- John Terry is confident David Beckham will be ready to play in England's autumn Euro 2008 qualifiers. (Various)
- William Chang, part-owner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team and MLS side DC United, is looking to invest in a Premier League club. (The Times)
- Rangers star Kevin Thompson could be out for three weeks after collapsing during Saturday's pre-season game at Falkirk. (Daily Record)
- Hearts head coach Anatoly Korobochka and his assistant Stevie Frail are still waiting to learn if they have a future at Tynecastle. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
- LA Galaxy have a section of English-style fans called the LA Riot Squad who sing terrace songs. (Independent)