Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City are prepared to make Liverpool striker Fernando Torres the world's richest footballer by offering him £200,000-a-week to join them. But the Spaniard is set to reject the move and join Chelsea in a £50m transfer.
  (Sunday Express)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to listen to offers for striker Dimitar Berbatov, with Juventus and AC Milan thought to be prepared to pay £18m for the Bulgarian.
  (caughtoffside)


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could move for CSKA Moscow's £16m-rated Serbia international midfielder Milos Krasic.
  (caughtoffside)


• Fulham will allow goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer to move to Arsenal in a £3m move and have already begun the search for a replacement.
  (News of the World)


• England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole will snub Manchester City's overtures and instead move to the Blues' London rivals Arsenal after the World Cup.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp wants to bring AC Milan's Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar to White Hart Lane this summer, and is also considering a move for Everton's South African midfielder Steven Pienaar.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Redknapp also wants Bolton defender Gary Cahill and is ready to offer full-back Alan Hutton in a cash-plus-player deal.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Netherlands international winger Eljero Elia is another on Redknapp's radar, with Spurs set to bid £12m for the Hamburg man.
  (caughtoffside)


• And Spurs are considering making a bid for West Ham midfielder Scott Parker, with Jamie O'Hara moving the other way to be re-united with Avram Grant.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Yet another target for Spurs is Udinese's 19-year-old Ghana international centre-back Jonathan Mensah but they face competition for him from Aston Villa.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• One player who could be heading for the exit at White Hart Lane is Jermaine Jenas, with Stoke ready to make a £7m offer.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Chelsea are considering a move for Newcastle striker Andy Carroll.
  (caughtoffside)


• West Ham are preparing a new bid for Everton striker ­Aiyegbeni Yakubu - they have made an offer of £4m but the Toffees want £6m.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta is set to reject offers from Manchester United and Arsenal to sign a new deal to stay at Goodison Park.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is keen to join Inter Milan, particularly if ex-Reds boss Rafael Benitez is confirmed as their new manager.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Steven Gerrard is another being linked with a move away from Anfield, but Liverpool expect their skipper to reject a move to Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Manchester City will make a final take-it-or-leave-it bid of £25m for Aston Villa midfielder James Milner.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Sunderland are looking at signing Aston Villa's Luke Young to ease their shortage of right-backs.
  (Sunday Mirror)

• Liverpool will make a formal approach to Fulham to speak to manager Roy Hodgson about the possibility of him succeeding Rafael Benitez in the Anfield hotseat.
  (News of the World)


• Or, sensationally, Liverpool want to poach David Moyes from bitter rivals Everton.
  (Sunday Express)


• England manager Fabio Capello has told crocked captain Rio Ferdinand he can stay with the squad at the World Cup finals in South Africa after the Manchester United defender was ruled out of the tournament on Friday with knee ligament damage.
  (News of the World)


• New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho will have only £45m to spend on transfers, unless the Spanish giants can raise extra funds through player sales.
  (News of the World)

• England fans nervous about losing any more key players to injury following Rio Ferdiand's enforced withdrawal will not be pleased to hear that Monday's warm-up opposition Platinum Stars do not plan on treating the game like a low-key friendly. "Our guys want to make their mark on England," said a club source.
  (News of the World)