Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has revealed Spurs could cap their summer spending at £9m by looking at loan deals instead of buying players outright - with strikers Craig Bellamy (Manchester City) and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan) still targets.
  (The Mirror)


• AC Milan are interested in Tottenham's Mexico midfielder Giovani dos Santos and could offer Huntelaar in a swap deal.
  (Daily Mail)


• Sporting Lisbon's Portugal striker Yannick Djalo has held talks with Tottenham to discuss a possible move to White Hart Lane.
  (IM Scouting)


• New Fulham manager Mark Hughes has joined the race to take ex-Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb on loan from Barcelona.
  (The Mirror)


• Hughes is also interested in a reunion with Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz but Stoke are also keen on signing the Paraguay World Cup striker.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea are set to complete the signing of Brazilian World Cup midfielder Ramires from Benfica on a £18.3m deal.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal and Manchester United's hopes of signing Germany World Cup star Mesut Ozil were boosted after the midfielder told his club Werder Bremer to lower their £16m asking price.
  (Daily Star)


• Barcelona will move for Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta if their bid to sign Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas fails.
  (Daily Express)


• Manchester United will step up their attempts to sign Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra.
  (IM Scouting)


• Sunderland will this week hope to complete the loan signing of Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck.
  (The Times)


• West Ham manager Avram Grant insists that star striker Carlton Cole will not be sold, despite strong interest from Stoke, who are being linked with a £9m bid for the 26-year-old.
  (Daily Star)


• Blackburn are set to sign striker James Vaughan from Everton and will offer about £1.5m for the 22-year-old.
  (The Mirror)


• Bolton boss Owen Coyle is keen on Oldham's young striker Tom Eaves after he scored a hat-trick against the Premier League club in a pre-season friendly.
  (The Mirror)


• Blackpool are close to completing the signing of of Derby striker Rob Hulse.
  (The Mirror)


• Midfielder Jimmy Bullard might never play again for Hull City after rejecting a one-season loan deal to Celtic.
  (Daily Record)


• Ipswich are stepping up their pursuit of Cardiff City striker Michael Chopra but are still short of the club's £3m valuation of the former Newcastle and Sunderland man.
  (The Mirror)


• The transfer embargo imposed on Cardiff City could result in an exodus of top players from the debt-ridden club.
  (The Mirror)

• Liverpool have until 13 August to decide on Chinese businessman Kenny Huang's offer to buy the club before he walks away.
  (The Sun)


• Liverpool striker Fernando Torres looks likely to miss the start of the season as he recovers from a groin injury. However, the Spaniard, who has been linked to Chelsea and Manchester City, is set to remain at Anfield.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal midfielder Denilson has hit out at Barcelona over their pursuit of Gunners star Cesc Fabregas.
  (The Mirror)


• Italy legend Roberto Baggio is on the verge of sealing a return to football after agreeing to be part of the staff of the national team's coaching staff.
  (Daily Mail)


• Kanu is close to agreeing a new contract with Portsmouth after making a surprise return in Saturday's friendly with Fulham.
  (Daily Mail)


• Manchester United have handed a trial to 20-year-old Finland keeper Lukas Hradecky, who currently plays for Danish side Esbjerg.
  (The Sun)

• Former Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell has hit out at the "idiots" who have branded him as fat following his move to Newcastle.
  (The Mirror)