Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has made a sensational bid to land Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
  (The Mirror)


• Goalkeeper Shay Given has decided to stay at Manchester City, turning down the chance to rejoin his former manager Mark Hughes at Fulham.
  (The Guardian)


• AC Milan are trying to lure Brazilian forward Robinho from Manchester City.
  (The Guardian)


• Blackpool are in talks with Strasbourg midfielder Mamadou Bah and have asked about taking forward Kyle Lafferty on loan from Rangers.
  (Daily Mail)


• Juventus are trying to sign Arsenal defender Armand Traore on a year's loan.
  (The Sun)


• Traore is also in demand at Birmingham who are looking to to sign Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb in a £4m deal.
  (Daily Mail)


• West Ham have underlined their desire to keep midfielder Scott Parker after rejecting a fresh £7m bid from Tottenham.
  (Daily Mail)


• Forward Eidur Gudjohnsen is ready to sign for Mark Hughes' Fulham on a year-long loan from Monaco today - after turning down Stoke City.
  (The Mirror)


• Former Celtic and Hull striker Jan Venegoor of Hesselink has joined Rapid Vienna as a free agent.
  (The Sun)


• Sunderland hope to sign Rennes' Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan, the man who missed a last-minute penalty against Uruguay at the World Cup, on a four-year deal.
  (The Sun)


• Celtic could make a loan move for Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies, two years after he joined Villa from West Brom for £10m.
  (The Mirror)

• Aston Villa are being linked with a shock move for Everton boss David Moyes after the odds of the Scot's joining Villa were shortened considerably on Monday.
  (The Mirror)


• They have also sounded out unsettled Birmingham manager Alex McLeish, and former Blues boss Steve Bruce, about taking over at Villa Park.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Another shock target for Villa is newly-appointed Fulham boss Mark Hughes, who was their original first-choice when Martin O'Neill resigned on 9 August.
  (The Times)


• But United States national team coach Bob Bradley is out of contention after the club said one of its requirements for the successful candidate was Premier League experience.
  (The Guardian)


• Villa defender Luke Young says he has no idea why he was frozen out by O'Neill and feels the club is a fairer place now he has gone.
  (The Sun)


• Former West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola is believed to be a surprise contender to take over the managerial vacancy at Southampton following the sacking of another former Hammers boss, Alan Pardew.
  (Daily Express)

• American pop star Katy Perry has warned comedian fiance Russell Brand that she will not let him name any children they may have after West Ham players.
  (The Sun)


• Argentina striker Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the inaugural 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, has died at the age of 100.
  (The Times)