All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Watford have told Fulham and Portsmouth they will have to pay £5m if they want forward Hameur Bouazza. (The Sun)
- Manchester City have agreed a £10m deal with Olympiakos for Mexico striker Nery Castillo. (Daily Mirror)
- City also want Bayern Munich striker Roque Santa Cruz, but face competition from Blackburn, Porto and Galatasaray. (Daily Mirror)
- And at least two players from the Thailand national team are set to join Manchester City. (Daily Star)
- Kieron Dyer will stay at Newcastle - for now - because of Joey Barton's injury. (The Sun)
- West Ham, Manchester City and Tottenham are set to formalise their interest in Kieron Dyer this week. (The Times)
- Everton are one of several English clubs chasing Rosenberg striker Daniel Braaten. (Daily Telegraph)
- Juventus are set to bid £3m for Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos. (Mirror)
- Bolton are in talks about signing Werder Bremen's Sweden winger Christian Wilhelmsson. (Mirror)
- Leicester are set to sign MK Dons striker Izale McLeod. (Daily Mirror)
- Ex-Charlton midfielder Zheng Zhi says Newcastle and Birmingham want to sign him on loan from Chinese side Shandong Lueng. (Daily Star)
- Blackburn striker Jason Roberts has pledged his future to the club and says team-mate Benni McCarthy is also staying at Ewood Park. (Various)
- Hull have launched a £600,000 bid for Sunderland striker Stern John. (Star)
- Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has turned down offers from Villarreal, PSG, Olympiakos and the MLS to stay at Stamford Bridge. (The Guardian)
- Nantes have told Manchester City they want £2.7m for midfielder Emerse Fae, who is also wanted by Reading. (Times)
- Wigan and Mallorca both want Toulouse winger Fode Mansare. (The Times)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Liverpool expect Gabriel Heinze to challenge his contract with Manchester United in the High Court within the next fortnight. (Daily Mirror)
- Arsenal shareholder Danny Fiszman says the Gunners' board are determined to resist any takeover attempt. (Various)
- Kanu has agreed a new contract that will keep him at Portsmouth. (The Sun)
- Reading defender Nicky Shorey will sign a new contract with the Royals this week. (Daily Star)
- Andrei Shevchenko will have a place in a three-pronged Chelsea attack next season alongside Didier Drogba and Claudio Pizarro. (Daily Telegraph)
AND FINALLY...
- Leighton Baines' £6m move from Wigan to Sunderland is being held up as his wife is due to give birth to their second child. (Daily Mirror)
- Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has promised to be "more mellow" this season. (Guardian)