Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is ready to quit Anfield and join Manchester City in a £40m move.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool expect to sign Rangers defender Danny Wilson, 18, in the next 48 hours for £2.5m.
  (Daily Mail)


• Athletic Blibao midfielder Javi Martinez is being tracked by Chelsea and Real Madrid but the Spanish side will not sell for less than £15m.
  (The Mirror)


• Birmingham plan to end Ben Foster's Manchester United misery with a £6m move for the goalkeeper.
  (Daily Mail)


• Arsenal are ready to take England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City for £5m.
  (The Sun)


• Everton are targeting £3m-rated 1860 Munich striker Peniel Mlapa and are also weighing up a deal for midfielder Aleksandar Ignjovski.
  (Daily Mail)


• Wolves, Fulham and Birmingham are checking out 17-year-old Shrewsbury forward Tom Bradshaw.
  (The Sun)


• Leeds boss Simon Grayson will make a bid for Sheffield United forward Jamie Ward this week, with the offer likely to be worth about £400,000.
  (The Mirror)

• England manager Fabio Capello has sent e-mails to 45 players, including Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, advising them they are under consideration for this summer's World Cup, while Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is set to be named in Capello's 30-man squad on Tuesday.
  (Daily Telegraph )


• Sunderland striker Darren Bent and Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves are also on Fabio Capello's e-mail list of players being considered for a World Cup place.
  (The Times)


• Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants Uefa to consider postponing Wednesday's Europa League final against Atletico Madrid in Hamburg if volcanic ash causes more travel chaos.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal defender William Gallas has rejected a new two-year deal at the Emirates because the offer does not include a pay rise.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Portsmouth boss Tony Adams is being lined up to manage Azerbaijan side Gabala FC in a £1m-per year deal.
  (Daily Mail)


• Ian Dowie's nine-game spell as Hull manager ended on Sunday but the former Crystal Palace boss wants to stay on at the KC Stadium.
  (The Sun)


• Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan plans to make Celtic's caretaker manager Neil Lennon his number two if the Northern Irishman fails to get the Celtic job full time.
  (The Sun)


• Burnley want Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington to take over from Brian Laws after the Clarets were relegated to the Championship.
  (The Sun)


• Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has been warned there is no money to spend as the club prepares for life back in the Premier League.
  (Daily Mail)


• Aston Villa right-back Luke Young, 30, and centre-back Curtis Davies, 25, will meet club officials this week to discuss their futures at Villa Park.
  (The Mirror)

• Match of the Day presenter and Leicester City fan Gary Lineker could end up cooking dinner on Sunday after making a bet with wife Danielle Bux that the Foxes will beat her beloved Cardiff in the Championship play-offs - the Welsh side are 1-0 up after the first leg.
  (The Sun)