Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City are set to complete a £27m double deal for Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy and midfielder Samir Nasri this week.
  (Daily Mail)


• When Nasri and fellow midfielder Cesc Fabregas return to Arsenal for pre-season training this week, they are expected to inform Gunners manager Arsene Wenger that they want to leave the London club.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Wenger, meanwhile, is lining up a £12m bid for Wolves striker Kevin Doyle.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal also have their sights set on Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given after it emerged that Roma were close to sealing a deal for Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenburg, a previous Gunners target.
  (Footy Bunker)


• However, relegated Italian side Sampdoria are also keen on Given, whose opportunities at Eastlands have been limited by the emergence of Joe Hart.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham are increasingly confident they will win the race to sign Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao from Internacional and they have also held talks with representatives of Roma forward Mirko Vucinic.
  (The Times)


• Spurs are set to face competition for the signature of Standard Liege defender Eliaquim Mangala, who has previously been linked with their arch rivals Arsenal. Paris St Germain and Lille are also thought to be monitoring the £4m-rated France Under-21 star.
  (football365)


• Stoke have joined the race for Manchester United's unwanted defensive pair John O'Shea and Wes Brown.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United have reportedly given up on signing Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder and have instead turned their attention to his £20m-rated international team-mate, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
  (Footy Latest)


• Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson is planning an audacious £30m swoop for Bayern Munich playmaker Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  (Caughtoffside)


• Liverpool will offer midfielder Alberto Aquilani as bait to tempt Tottenham into selling winger Aaron Lennon.
  (Fantatix)


• The Reds have also renewed their interest in Newcastle United left-back Jose Enrique after failing to capture Gael Clichy from Arsenal, with the Frenchman opting for Manchester City.
  (Footie Online)


• England winger Stewart Downing will this week tell new Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish he wants to leave the club. Downing is keen to make a £20m move to Liverpool.
  (The Sun)


• Thomas Hitzlsperger - available on a free transfer from West Ham - could return for a second spell with Villa, although Stoke, Fulham and Blackburn are also keen on landing the midfielder.
  (The Sun)

• Aston Villa have opened compensation talks with Birmingham City over Blues' former manager Alex McLeish.
  (The Mirror)


• England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce will act as assistant coach to the Under-20 side for July's World Cup in Colombia.
  (The Mirror)

• Former England captain David Beckham is due to become a father for the fourth time on Monday - and he says his home has become a parade of pink for his daughter's arrival.
  (The Mirror)


• Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme has promised to strip naked if the team win the Copa America. She made similar claims at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but to no avail, with her nation being eliminated by eventual winners Spain in the quarter-finals.
  (Daily Mail)