Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Clubs in the USA's MLS have turned down the chance to sign Chelsea striker Andrei Shevchenko. (Mail on Sunday)



• Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is holding out for a move to AC Milan or Inter Milan despite Real Madrid being interested. (Mail on Sunday)



• Arsenal are to begin negotiations for St Etienne duo Mouhamadou Dabo and Blaise Matuidi and Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez. (Mail on Sunday)



• Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will listen to offers for Alvaro Arbeloa, Jermaine Pennant and Steve Finnan as he looks to raise funds for new signings. (Mail on Sunday)



• Xabi Alonso, Peter Crouch, Scott Carson and John Arne Riise are also available as Benitez hopes to raise £50m in sales to bolster the £20m he has been given to spend by the club's owners. (News of the World)



• West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is set to pay £3.5m for Aston Villa striker Luke Moore and £2.3m for Hearts hit-man Roman Bednar. (News of the World)



• Barcelona striker Thierry Henry was set to join Manchester United for £10m until the Spanish side's new boss Pep Guardiola blocked the move two weeks ago.



• Cruzeiro striker Marcelo Moreno is weighing up a move to Tottenham or Shakhtar Donetsk, according to his father. (The Observer)



• Arsenal, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City, Tottenham and Middlesbrough are all interested in Valencia midfielder Edu. (Sunday Mirror)



• West Ham are leading the chase for Everton striker Andy Johnson. (News of the World)



• Hearts are lining up a bid for Paris St Germain's veteran goalkeeper Jerome Alonzo. (News of the World)



• Rangers have been monitoring Watford central defender Danny Shittu. (News of the World)



• Norwich City are the latest club to approach out-of-contract Aberdeen midfielder Barry Nicholson. (News of the World)



• Burnley star James O'Connor has agreed a move to Sheffield Wednesday. (News of the World)

• Avram Grant says he feels "completely betrayed" following his sacking as Chelsea boss. (News of the World)



• Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard is the early favourite to become Chelsea's new boss after Grant's exit. (News of the World)



• Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has emerged as a shock contender for the Chelsea job. (Sunday Express)



• Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is also in the running for the Stamford Bridge post. (Mail on Sunday)



• Sources close to Jose Mourinho say he is likely to take over at Inter Milan rather than return to Chelsea this summer - but do not rule out him coming back to the Blues in the future. (The Observer)



• Sir Alex Ferguson has set the date for his retirement as Manchester United boss and will quit in three years. (The Mail on Sunday)



• Real president Ramon Calderon has responded to criticism from Ferguson over Cristiano Ronaldo. "Real Madrid have conducted themselves exquisitely in this whole affair with Ronaldo. We have always said that he is a player who has a contract and that Manchester United is not a selling club. That's everything."



• Chelsea skipper John Terry has not slept properly since his spot-kick miss in the Champions League final. (Various)

• Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will not use the number seven in his squad next year because of the pressure it puts on players to live up to previous incumbents like Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish. (News of the World)