Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has struck back in the battle for Britain's best youngsters after missing out on Jordan Henderson and Phil Jones by landing Southampton's £12m-rated winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who will be confirmed as a Gunners player on 1 July.
  (The Mirror)


• Wenger is also believed to have made enquiries for Bolton and Blackburn defenders Gary Cahill and Chris Samba and Lille duo Gervinho and Eden Hazard.
  (Daily Express)


• Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy, who has one year left on his contract, will be the subject of a £5m offer from Liverpool.
  (The Guardian)


• Manchester United are planning a £10m bid for Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri who will be a free agent in 12 months time.
  (The Mirror)


• Exploratory talks have been held between intermediaries from both sides and did not include the Frenchman's agent.
  (The Independent)


• New Fulham manager Martin Jol wants to make unsettled Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan his first signing.
  (The Sun)


• Robbie Keane could also be on his way to Craven Cottage to team up with his former Tottenham manager Jol.
  (The Sun)


• Ashley Young is poised to complete his transfer to Manchester United before the weekend, when he gets married.
  (Daily Mail)


• Spurs will demand Asamoah Gyan as part of any deal when Sunderland bid for Peter Crouch, who is their leading attacking target this summer.
  (The Guardian)


• Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has resigned himself to starting life at another Premier League club after making only seven appearances as Edwin van der Sar's deputy last season and the Old Trafford club signing Atletico Madrid's David de Gea.
  (The Sun)


• Former Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek could return to England from Real Madrid, with Aston Villa a possible destination.
  (talkSPORT)


• The president of the Uzbekistan Football Federation says Arsenal want to sign national team captain, midfielder Odil Ahmedov.
  (Daily Mail)


• Everton are prepared to sell Joseph Yobo and Yakubu to raise money to make a bid for Wigan's Charles N'Zogbia.
  (The Mirror)

• Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says he expects manager Roberto Martinez to make a decision about whether he will join Aston Villa on Friday.
  (talkSPORT)


• Former England manager Steve McClaren, who missed out on the Villa job following an angry fans backlash, is set to return to Holland and could go back to FC Twente.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has said he is in the best condition he has been in for a decade after groin surgery ended his season early.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City defender Kolo Toure's 'psychological obsession with his belly' led to him failing the drugs test which resulted in a six-month ban.
  (Daily Mail)


• Arsenal legend Tony Adams says he rates former Gunners boss George Graham as a better coach than Arsene Wenger.
  (The Mirror)

• Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby has risked the wrath of his own fans - by revealing he owns a Tottenham shirt given to him by friend and Spurs defender Younes Kaboul and wears it around the house.
  (The Sun)