Football rumours from today's newspapers

• West Ham have rejected Tottenham's offer of Robbie Keane plus £2m in return for midfielder Scott Parker, but negotiations are set to continue.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Tottenham are ready to make a second bid to snatch Everton skipper Phil Neville before Monday's transfer deadline.
  (The Mirror)


• Spurs manager Harry Redknapp will allow defender Jonathan Woodgate to join injury-striken Wolves on loan until the end of this season.
  (The Sun)


• Days after inspiring Birmingham City to a place in the Carling Cup final, striker Nikola Zigic could be about to go on loan to Racing Santander.
  (talkSPORT)


• Meanwhile, Birmingham are making a £2.5m bid for Aston Villa central defender Curtis Davies after ruling out offloading winger Sebastian Larsson in a player-plus cash swap deal.
  (The Mirror)


• Birmingham boss Alex McLeish wants the club to sanction a loan move for Wolfsburg striker Obafemi Martins as a reward for reaching the Carling Cup final.
  (The Independent)


• Sunderland have turned their attention to Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega as they look to replace Darren Bent.
  (Metro)


• The Black Cats are on the verge of signing Stephane Sessegnon from Paris Saint-Germain and Sulley Muntari from Inter Milan. Full story: The Times Fulham are looking to buy Spurs midfielder Nico Kranjcar after a deal to buy winger Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City fell through.
  (Metro)


• Brazilian forward Lucas Piazon has turned down a move to Chelsea in favour of Juventus.
  (talkSPORT)


• Blackburn are ready to launch an £8m bid for West Brom midfielder Graham Dorrans.
  (Daily Mail)

• Manchester United are lining up a £20m bid for Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who will retire at the end of the season.
  (Daily Star)


• United could be looking to Lyon's France international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris as a long-term successor to Van der Sar.
  (Metro)


• United are stepping up their efforts to sign Atletico Madrid keeper David De Gea after identifying the 20-year-old as the most promising young stopper in the game.
  (The Mirror)


• De Gea, Netherlands' Maarten Stekelenburg and Germany stopper Manuel Neuer make up United's three-man shortlist.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston has told the Premier League: "Maybe you should pick our team," after the club are fined £25,000 for fielding a weakened side.
  (talkSPORT)


• Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says manager Kenny Dalglish has got the Reds winning again by putting a smile back on the players' faces.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Fulham boss Chris Coleman believes the return to action of striker Bobby Zamora and forward Moussa Dembele can lift the club up the Premier League table.
  (talkSPORT)


• Midfielder Jack Wilshere was last night told he represents "the future" of England as manager Fabio Capello revealed his new tactical masterplan is based on the Arsenal teenager.
  (The Mirror)


• Capello has admitted he made an error by leaving Arsenal winger Theo Walcott out of his World Cup squad.
  (The Sun)


• Capello is monitoring the progress of young right-backs Martin Kelly and Kyle Walker ahead of next month's friendly with Denmark.
  (Daily Express)

• Qatar-based Arab TV station Al Jazeera want to snap up former Sky Sports football presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray.
  (The Mirror)