Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea are planning a £60m double swoop for Tottenham's Luka Modric and Valencia midfielder Juan Mata.
  (Daily Mail)


• West Brom have held talks with Owen Hargreaves and are confident the former Manchester United player will pass a full medical if they can agree personal terms with him.
  (The Guardian)


• Shakhtar Donetsk forward Willian has opened the door to a move to Chelsea, Arsenal or Tottenham - professing that he would love a move to England's capital.
  (Metro)


• Blackburn are lining up a bid for 20-year-old Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury, who impressed while helping Norwich gain promotion from the Championship last season.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has mocked QPR's £4m bid for Scott Parker, claiming it is the equivalent of the Hammers offering Manchester United £12m for Wayne Rooney.
  (The Mirror)


• The Hammers are close to signing Gabon striker Eric Mouloungui from French side Nice, either for £1.5m or on a season-long loan.
  (The Mirror)


• Fulham boss Martin Jol is looking to sign Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui.
  (talkSPORT)


• Blackburn have agreed a £6m fee for Hoffenheim striker Vedad Ibisevic and hope to seal a deal for Sporting Lisbon attacking midfielder Simon Vukcevic on Friday.
  (The Mirror)

• Samir Nasri is closing in on a move to Manchester City amid claims that he wanted to join Manchester United instead.
  (Daily Star)


• Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is attracting continued criticism after his shameless "eye-gouge" on Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova - and Real president Florentino Perez is reportedly losing patience with the former Chelsea boss.
  (Daily Mail)


• But Mourinho is likely to escape official punishment for his actions as there was no mention of the incident in the referee's report.
  (The Guardian)


• Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has joined the growing list of people calling for the urgent release of the protected Hillsborough files.
  (Daily Mail)


• And Dalglish's new signing Jose Enrique has admitted he is "worried" about the long-term ambitions of his old club, Newcastle United.
  (Daily Expressl)


• Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has reponded claiming Newcastle's squad will end up stronger than last season.
  (The Mirror)


• Newcastle face Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear derby on Saturday and Sunderland boss Steve Bruce says he has no qualms about handing new signing John O'Shea his debut in the match.
  (Sunderland Echo)


• Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is set to make a quicker than expected return to fitness and could even feature against Spurs on Monday.
  (The Sun)

• Manchester United striker Michael Owen's latest endeavour off the pitch isn't buying a new car or going on holiday - it is trying to complete a 1000-piece horse-inspired jigsaw puzzle. Owen posted a picture on his Twitter account, adding that he was about to embark on the "biggest challenge" of his life.
  (Metro)