Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants to sign Spain's veteran striker Raul from Real Madrid in a bid to strengthen Spurs' Champions League chances.
  (News of the World )



• West Ham will begin their rebuilding process by signing Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov on a Bosman free transfer from Manchester City.
  (News of the World )



• Manchester City will try and acquire Liverpool superstar Fernando Torres for £40m - £20m short of the Reds' valuation of their prize asset.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Roque Santa Cruz could be offered as a makeweight by Manchester City in their hunt for £10m-rated Hamburg defender Jerome Boateng.
  (News of the World )



• Fulham could pick up midfielder Steven Sidwell on a cut price deal after he was told he can quit Aston Villa.
  (News of the World )



• Tottenham will sign Craig Bellamy in a £6million deal after he fell out with Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini.
  (Mail on Sunday)

• England coach Fabio Capello is prepared to sacrifice Rio Ferdinand from his 23-man World Cup squad if the Manchester United defender is not fully fit for this summer's tournament. Jamie Carragher, Ledley King and John Terry have all been pencilled in to travel to South Africa.
  (News of the World )



• And Fulham strike Bobby Zamora will at least make Capello's provisional 30-man squad when it is announced at Wembley on Tuesday.
  (News of the World )



• Manchester City, meanwhile, want Capello to eventually take over at Eastlands, with club chiefs prepared to wait until 2012 for his services.
  (News of the World )



• City goalkeeper Shay Given will return from the shoulder injury he suffered last month in time for the Republic of Ireland's first Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia in September.
  (News of the World )



• Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill who, it's rumoured, will leave Villa Park in the summer due to his uneasy relationship with owner Randy Lerner.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Portsmouth are to try and sell their entire first team and youth team squads after the FA Cup final in an attempt to cut their 34.2million annual wage bill.
  (Sunday Telegraph)



• Wayne Rooney insists he is happy to stay at Manchester United, despite claims a number of clubs are planning audacious attempts to prise him away from Old Trafford. "I have two years left on my current contract so talks haven't started yet on a new one. But I am sure after the World Cup we will sit down and speak about a new deal."
  (The People)



• Sir Alex Ferguson believes only ill health would force him out of Old Trafford in the immediate future.
  (Mail on Sunday)



• Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has issued a "come and get me" plea to Liverpool.
  (Mail on Sunday)



• Liverpool have decided to go British in their search for a new manager, with Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill their number one target.
  (Daily Star Sunday) AND FINALLY...
  • Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has revealed that bidding for a record-equalling 18th top-flight title can take its toll. "At 68, when you go to sleep at night all you want to do is just wake up the next morning."
    (News of the World )