Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Arsenal have rejected a £30m offer from Barcelona for midfielder Cesc Fabregas, telling the Spanish giants they want double that amount.
  (Daily Star)


• Manchester United will not stop at the signing of Ashley Young with manager Sir Alex Ferguson set to break the £80m barrier for the summer by bringing in Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea and Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.
  (Metro)


• Atletico have found a replacement for De Gea but are locked in a battle with Chelsea for the signature of Genk's highly rated keeper Thibaut Courtois.
  (talkSPORT)


• Manchester City have been told they will need to pay £44m if they want to secure the signing of Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal have reopened negotiations with Argentine side Velez Sarsfield regarding midfielder Ricardo Alvarez, who is also wanted by Inter Milan, Malaga, Sevilla, Roma and Schalke.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham have moved a step closer to signing former Manchester United forward Diego Forlan after Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo confirmed the striker's "first choice would be England".
  (Metro)


• Former Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra wants to join Fulham.
  (Daily Star)


• Liverpool are ready to sell midfielder Raul Meireles despite his fine end to last season with Juventus offering £13.5m for the Portuguese international.
  (Metro)


• Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng is set for showdown talks with manager Roberto Mancini as he is keen to return to Germany, with Bayern Munich a possible destination.
  (The Sun)


• Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is preparing to join Wigan in the £5m battle for Bolton goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi.
  (Daily Star)


• Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez is wanted by Spanish clubs Atletico Madrid and Sevilla.
  (The Sun)


• Stoke are the latest club linked with Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, with manager Tony Pulis ready to make a £6m bid for the England Under-21 international.
  (The Mirror)


• Pulis is also keen on Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha, who is being tracked by Fulham.
  (talkSPORT)


• Mexico striker Carlos Vela has been told by Arsenal that he will not be sold this summer.
  (The Sun)


• QPR are ready to make an offer for Portsmouth centre-back Tal Ben Haim.
  (Daily Star)


• And Rangers boss Neil Warnock may bid £2m for Reading winger Jobi McAnuff.
  (The Sun)


• Former England boss Steve McClaren is set to make ex-Derby and West Brom winger Giles Barnes his first signing at Nottingham Forest.
  (The Mirror)


• West Ham defender Herita Ilunga is ready to turn down transfers to Bolton and QPR to join Greek champions Olympiakos.
  (talkSPORT)

• Birmingham have stepped up their compensation bid against both Aston Villa and Alex McLeish and have sent final legal letters to both demanding cash.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia has vowed to fight for his first-team place after the arrival of Ashley Young from Aston Villa.
  (The Sun)

• A freakish late equaliser scored by Canada goalkeeper Quillan Roberts from inside his own half denied England Under-17s the win that would have sealed their progress to the knockout stages of the World Cup in Mexico.
  (Daily Mail)