Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester United have made Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric their number one target this summer and are preparing a £25m bid for the Croatian 24-year-old.
  (The Sun)


• United's Wayne Rooney has been linked with a move to Real Madrid after his representatives requested that the striker recorded two versions of a commercial in Barcelona: one wearing a red kit and the other in a white strip as worn by the Spanish side.
  (The Mirror)


• The Red Devils are said to be interested in signing Borussia Dortmund's Serbia centre-back Neven Subotic.
  (imscouting)


• Former United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has urged current club Real Madrid to sign Old Trafford left-back Patrice Evra. Full story: imscouting.com Italian side Roma are ready to offer Brazil goalkeeper Doni, 30, to Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United in a bid to raise funds.
  (Daily Mail)


• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's head talent spotter, Steve Rowley, ran the rule over their summer targets at Blackburn - defender Phil Jones, 18, and midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 21, while scouting Rovers ahead of Arsenal's trip to Ewood Park.
  (Daily Mail)


• The Gunners are leading the chase to sign Roma's £10m-rated centre-back Philippe Mexes. Full story: caughtoffside.com Liverpool have emerged as favourites to sign Rangers highly-rated 18-year-old defender Danny Wilson. Full story: imscouting.com The Reds are also keeping tabs on Rangers Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra who is valued at £5m.
  (Daily Mail)


• Andrei Arshavin's agent says the forward is committed to Arsenal despite the Russia star recently saying that he would like to join Barcelona.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Midfielder James Milner's future at Aston Villa will be decided after the World Cup and hinges on whether manager Martin O'Neill stays at the club.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham are keeping tabs on Bayern Munich midfielder Hamit Altintop who is out of contract this summer.
  (Daily Star)


• West Ham are plotting a cut-price summer move for Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, while the Hammers are also on the trail of Cardiff winger Peter Whittingham and Burnley winger Chris Eagles.
  (Daily Mail)


• Meanwhile the Hammers, along with Blackburn, have been priced out of the market for former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse. The Panathinaikos striker is currently valued at around £12m.
  (Daily Mail)


• West Ham are also hoping to sign Tottenham's Jamie O'Hara. O'Hara is currently on loan at Portsmouth and the Hammers are prepared to offer either Matthew Upson or James Tomkins to help land the midfielder.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Newcastle are facing a fight to keep Slovenia youngster Haris Vuckic, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool ready to make bids for the 17-year-old forward.
  (The Mirror)


• Reading are ready to cash in on goalkeeper Adam Federici and midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson. Federici is linked with Tottenham and Liverpool, while Sigurdsson is a £2m target for West Brom and Wolves.
  (Daily Mail)


• Derby County will sell striker Rob Hulse, 30, in the summer with Coventry and West Bromwich Albion interested.
  (The Mirror)


• County are battling it out with Bristol City for Scunthorpe striker Gary Hooper, who is rated at around £1.5m.
  (The Mirror)


• Wolves are set to offer relegated Burnley £3m for defender Andre Bikey.
  (The Sun)


• Southampton are hoping to take advantage of rivals Portsmouth's financial problems by launching a £1m bid for midfielder Hayden Mullins.
  (Daily Mail)

• Cristiano Ronaldo says he does not expect to be at Real Madrid for the rest of his playing career. "I spent several years wanting to play in Madrid but I don't see myself here at 40. Football is all about cycles - if you have already won everything with a team you have to change."
  (The Sun)


• England boss Fabio Capello has turned down the chance to take over at Juventus to concentrate on England's World Cup campaign.
  (Daily Mail)


• Juventus are also keen on Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez who fears the Merseyside club are trying to force him out of Anfield.
  (The Sun)


• Benitez has admitted that with his future at Liverpool in doubt, no one has asked him to stay at the club.
  (The Times)


• Former Manchester United striker Andrew Cole has urged Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson to launch a summer bid for Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema.
  (Daily Star)


• Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has held clear-the-air talks with his employers and is poised to commit his future to the club.
  (Daily Mail)


• Uefa president Michel Platini believes Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc should be the next France coach.
  (The Mirror)


• England legend Geoff Hurst says that Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes should be tempted out of international retirement and go to this summer's World Cup.
  (The Sun)

• Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, 27, has given up alcohol and says he lives "a monk-like existence" in an attempt to avoid trouble and reproduce his best form on the football pitch.
  (Daily Star)


• Manchester United fans are being urged to boycott the purchase of season tickets to demonstrate their opposition to the ownership of the club by the Glazer family. The Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association (Imusa) has written to its members asking them not to renew their season tickets this summer.
  (The Guardian)