Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Arsenal are being offered Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 20, as part of a £50m swap deal for Cesc Fabregas.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal and Liverpool are considering a bid for Barcelona's unwanted 20-year-old striker Bojan.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool have made a new £18.5m bid for Sunderland's 20-year-old midfielder Jordan Henderson - £5m more than last week's opening offer.
  (The Mirror)


• Joe Cole looks set to be reunited with Harry Redknapp, after Tottenham agreed a £3m transfer fee to sign the 29-year-old Liverpool midfielder.
  (Metro)


• Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue, 28, has emerged as a QPR transfer target after the Gunners signalled they are willing to listen to offers for the utility player.
  (Metro)


• Tottenham duo Jermaine Jenas and Robbie Keane could leave Spurs for newly promoted QPR. Midfielder Jenas, 28, would cost around £7m, while 30-year-old Keane is more likely to move on loan.
  (Metro)


• Scott Parker says he is unlikely to remain at Upton Park - with Spurs favourites to swoop.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been told he will need to find in excess of £20m to sign Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric.
  (The Sun)


• Ashley Young, 25, wants to quit Aston Villa for Champions League football, and Manchester United are favourites to sign the £20m-rated forward.
  (The Sun)


• Villa, in the meantime, have been making discreet enquiries about Real Madrid's out-of-favour mdifielder Fernando Gago, 25.
  (Insidefutbol)


• Everton are set to miss out on Bayern Munich and Germany striker Miroslav Klose.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Brom manager Roy Hodgson will move to head off Arsenal and Chelsea's interest in the club's star striker Peter Odemwingie by handing the Nigerian a new deal at The Hawthorns.
  (Daily Mail)


• Wigan will sell French winger Charles N'Zogbia, 25, for £9m - if a Champions League club wants him.
  (The Mirror)


• Nicklas Bendtner has confirmed he will "100%" leave Arsenal this summer after growing frustrated at his lack of opportunities.
  (Daily Mail)


• Stoke boss Tony Pulis has made a flying visit to check out Caen's 24-year-old Moroccan striker Youssef Al-Arabi.
  (The Mirror)

• Chelsea are to make a formal approach to the Turkish Football Federation this week to secure the services of national coach Guus Hiddink as their new manager.
  (The Guardian)


• The Blues face a £14m bill to sign Hiddink - £4m of which will be compensation for Turkey.
  (Daily Express)


• Former Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is ready to end his 10-month exile from the Premier League by taking over at Fulham.
  (Daily Mail)


• Fulham captain Danny Murphy, 34, has told the club's hierarchy to appoint him as the new manager, but Martin Jol appears most likely to succeed Mark Hughes.
  (Daily Mail)


• Wembley could host the 2013 Champions League final after proving such a success last month.
  (Daily Mail)


• Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has admitted that he is glad he can finally put his feet up after playing twice as many games as last season.
  (The Sun)

• Shane Long has led the tributes to Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane after the striker wrote himself into the history books by becoming the first player from Great Britain and Ireland to score 50 international goals, with a match-winning display in Macedonia.
  (Daily Express)