Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City are to sell Craig Bellamy after completing the £25m signing of David Silva from Valencia to fill his position on the left side of attack.
  (The Guardian)


• But the Eastlands club have told Liverpool to forget about signing defender Micah Richards.
  (The Sun)


• Manchester United, meanwhile, have rekindled their interest in Bayern Munich right-back Philipp Lahm.
  (Daily Mail )


• Inter Milan say that say that striker Mario Balotelli - a target for Manchester United and Manchester City - is not for sale. The European champions insist defender Maicon is also indispensable.
  (Daily Mail )


• Chelsea are to step up their pursuit of Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and have not been put off by the thigh injury he suffered while playing for Spain in the World Cup final.
  (Daily Mail )


• New Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is to fly out to Spain on Thursday to meet Torres to find out if the forward wants to remain at Anfield or be sold.
  (The Mirror)


• West Ham are in talks with Olympiakos about selling midfield duo Alessandro Diamanti and Radoslav Kovac but are determined to keep midfielder Scott Parker.
  (The Mirror)


• Sunderland are preparing a double swoop for Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck and Manchester City defender Nedum Ohuoha.
  (Daily Mail )


• Blackburn are ready to sell striker Jason Roberts - to bring in cash for Sam Allardyce to sign a new forward.
  (The Mirror)


• Stoke are preparing a fresh £3m bid to sign Middlesbrough captain Gary O'Neil after failing with a move for the midfielder in January.
  (Daily Mail )


• Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insua is set to join Fiorentina after the clubs agreed on a £5m fee for the Argentine.
  (Daily Mail )


• Aston Villa left-back Nicky Shorey, who is wanted by Championship side Nottingham Forest, is keen to remain in the Premier League if he leaves Villa Park this summer.
  (The Mirror)


• Everton manager David Moyes says the cash-strapped club are unlikely to sign any more new players before the end of the transfer window.
  (The Mirror)


• Birmingham have tabled a £1.25m bid for Crystal Palace right-back Nathaniel Clyne.
  (The Sun)

• Ivory Coast manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to turn down the chance of a return to the Premier League with Fulham and stay with the African side.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has defended his club's decision to spend heavily in the transfer market, claiming it is the only way to win the Premier League title.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Chelsea and West Ham assistant boss Steve Clarke is understood to be in talks with Birmingham about becoming manager Alex McLeish's number two following Roy Aitken's move to Dubai side Al Ahli.
  (Daily Mail )

• Mike Tyson made a surprise appearance at West Ham's pre-season friendly against Peterborough on Wednesday night. The former heavyweight champion is in the UK giving a series of talks on his life and career and making a pigeon racing show for television in the United States.
  (The Sun)


• Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham says if he was not a football player he would like to build Lego for a living.
  (Daily Star)