Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is top of new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson's transfer wish-list as he tries to add British players to his squad.
  (Mail on Sunday )


• Hodgson is also keen on Lille's Ivory Coast international winger Gervinho as a replacement for Yossi Benayoun.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is another on Hodgson's wanted list.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• Manchester United will need to stump up £30m to prise Brazil striker Luis Fabiano away from Sevilla.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• United are set to splash out £15m to sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill.
  (News of the World)


• Chelsea are back in the race to sign £20m-rated Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero.
  (Mail on Sunday )


• Chelsea have also made an enquiry about Benfica's Brazilian midfielder Ramires.
  (News of the World)


• Tottenham will move for Ajax forward Luis Suarez if they fail to land his Uruguayan strike partner Diego Forlan of Atletico Madrid.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• Spurs boss Harry Redknapp also has set his sights on Manchester City defender Micah Richards.
  (News of the World)


• Redknapp is also interested in £7m-rated City striker Craig Bellamy, whose Eastlands future has been thrown in doubt by City manager Roberto Mancini's summer spending spree.
  (Mail on Sunday )


• And midfielder Stephen Ireland could also be on his way out at City, with neighbours Manchester United keen to take him.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• But midfielder Vladimir Weiss wants to fight for his future at Eastlands rather than join Newcastle.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• Meanwhile, City boss Mancini has targeted Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta as an alternative to Aston Villa's James Milner.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• Mancini may even offer Stephen Ireland, Nedum Onuoha and Michael Johnson in exchange for Arteta.
  (News of the World)


• West Ham have not given up hope of signing Brazilian playmaker Neymar from Santos and may increase their offer for the wonderkid to £12m.
  (Sunday Express)


• The Hammers also seem set to capture Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell, who will reject Fulham to join them.
  (News of the World)


• Birmingham are considering making a bid for South Africa striker Katlego Mphela, who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in his home country.
  (Sunday Times)

• England boss Fabio Capello has promised FA chiefs he will axe his biggest stars if they do not show an immediate improvement following the disastrous World Cup campaign. John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard are all on a final warning.
  (News of the World)


• Former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is expected to hold talks with Fulham with a view to filling the club's vacant managerial position.
  (Sunday Mirror )


• But the players' favourite for the job is former Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola.
  (Sunday Express)


• Manchester City 's new signing Yaya Toure will become the first Premier League player to smash the £200,000-a-week wages barrier. His weekly wage of £220,000 will earn him £55.6m over his five-year contract.
  (News of the World)


• England midfielder Joe Cole says Fabio Capello's side weren't good enough in the World Cup and suffered from a loss of technique.
  (Mail on Sunday )


• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will instruct Wayne Rooney to rest after England's World Cup disaster and will not take him on the club's US tour.
  (Sunday Mirror )

• An unnamed England star says the players were worn out by Fabio Capello's training session before the last-16 World Cup match with Germany but admits the team underperformed.
  (Sunday Mirror )