Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea are considering a move for Liverpool midfielder Raul Meireles, but may also table an improved offer for Spurs playmaker Luka Modric.
  (Daily Mail)


• Or Chelsea will offer £30m cash or £27m plus midfielder Yossi Benayoun for Luka Modric.
  (The Sun)


• Arsenal have clauses in the transfer of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona giving them first option to buy him back - and also to half of any fee if they opt not to buy the midfielder and Barca sell him elsewhere.
  (The Mirror)


• The Gunners may turn their attentions to out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole, according to reports.
  (fanatix)


• Tottenham chiefs have told manager Harry Redknapp his next signing must be a striker, and Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor has again been linked with a loan move to White Hart Lane.
  (The Mirror)


• Spurs target Falcao, Porto's 25-year-old Colombian striker, is thought to favour a move to Atletico Madrid.
  (talkSPORT)


• Following the departure of Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch could also be leaving White Hart Lane with Fulham thought to be interested in signing the England striker.
  (Metro)


• Chelsea are rumoured to be rivalling Manchester City for the services of Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri.
  (fanatix)


• West Brom are planning to demand £8m for striker Peter Odemwingie, after rejecting a £4m offer from Wigan.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool will reportedly offer £10m plus midfielder Christian Poulsen in a bid to bring Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross to Anfield.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Manchester United are to make a £14m bid for Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Newcastle are thought to be interested in signing Bristol City's Nicky Maynard, with manager Alan Pardew set to offer the Robins £4.5m plus Leon Best.
  (footie-online)


• Championship side Leicester are contemplating a £3m move for Everton striker Jermaine Beckford.
  (The Mirror)


• Bolton are to offer Liverpool £4m plus add-ons for striker David Ngog, and are also in talks with Man City over winger Shaun Wright- Phillips.
  (The Times)

• Striker Nicolas Anelka allegedly wants to leave Chelsea after being left on the bench for last weekend's draw at Stoke.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel will be allowed to miss the club's game with West Brom this weekend following his father Michael's kidnapping in Nigeria.
  (Metro)


• Hamburg's Dutch winger Eljero Elia has reportedly rejected a move to Juventus and is thought to favour Arsenal or Chelsea.
  (Insidefutbol)


• Stoke boss Tony Pulis has brushed off criticism from Andre Villas-Boas, claiming Chelsea are just as physical as his Stoke side.
  (footie-online)


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists the team will not disintegrate following the departure of Cesc Fabregas, and reveals he has not given up hope of persuading Samir Nasri to stay with the Gunners.
  (talkSPORT)


• Johann Cruyff's grandson Jessua, a 17-year-old left-sided defender, is poised to sign for Wigan.
  (talkSPORT)

• Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has angered Fabio Capello after criticising the England manager's man-management techniques in his new book.
  (The Guardian)


• Despite haggling the fee for Cesc Fabregas down to £35m, the former Arsenal captain has had a ?200m release clause inserted in his new five-year contract at Barcelona.
  (Metro)


• Fabregas has also now been issued with his official place in the dressing room between David Villa and Xavi - which is not the one promised to him by Gerard Pique.
  (Metro)


• Those wondering who the new lady on the Chelsea bench was at Stoke can be informed it was reserve team doctor Eva Carneiro.
  (Daily Mail)


• Mali international striker Modibo Maiga is refusing to play for his club Sochaux in a bid to force through a £7m move to Newcastle.
  (Daily Mail)


• Striker Hugo Rodallega faces being frozen out of Wigan's first-team - because he is refusing to sign a new deal.
  (The Mirror)