Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to offer Harry Redknapp his pick of three players to tempt the Tottenham boss into selling talented attacking midfielder Luka Modric.
  ( Caughtoffside)


• Stoke boss Tony Pulis has lined up an £11m bid for Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko - and is on the verge of signing Hull defender Steven Mouyokolo.
  (The Mirror)


• Ipswich are ready to increase their offer in order to land Cardiff striker Michael Chopra for a fee of just over £4m.
  (Daily Mail )


• Bolton are poised to make a £2.5m move for Real Madrid's young left-back Marcos Alonso.
  (Daily Mail )


• Birmingham City have entered the race to sign Hamilton midfielder James McArthur and are to revive their interest in Liverpool's Ryan Babel.
  (Daily Mail )


• West Bromwich Albion are facing competition from Italian club Udinese to sign Sunderland's Hungarian international goalkeeper Marton Fulop.
  (Daily Mail )


• Tottenham have contacted Juventus with a view to signing striker Vincenzo laquinta, according to his agent.
  (Footylatest)


• Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is interested in making a summer move for AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
  ( Caughtoffside)


• Tottenham are lining up a bid for Borussia Dortmund's highly rated centre-back Neven Subotic this summer.
  ( Caughtoffside)


• Yaya Toure's agent claims the Barcelona and Ivory Coast midfielder could be part of a deal to take Arsenal star Cecs Fabregas to the Catalan club.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal are interested in Danish international Simon Kjaer and Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, both of Serie A side Palermo.
  ( Caughtoffside)


• Manchester City have made fresh inquiries about Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko.
  (Daily Mail )


• Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has refused to rule out possible bids for Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Arsenal's Fabregas.
  (Footylatest)


• Rangers have targeted Honduras World Cup striker Georgie Welcome in a summer transfer raid as the hunt for the new Kris Boyd intensifies.
  (Daily Mail )


• Tottenham manager Redknapp has admitted he does want Joe Cole and wants to sit down with the Chelsea and England midfielder after the World Cup about a possible move to White Hart Lane.
  (Footylatest)


• Everton boss David Moyes is interested in signing Manchester City's ­£4m-rated defender Nedum Onuoha.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano hopes Rafa Benitez will attempt to bring him to the San Siro if the Spaniard is confirmed as Inter Milan boss.
  ( Caughtoffside)


• Everton boss David Moyes is interested in Wolfsburg playmaker Zvjezdan Misimovic and hopes to lure the Bosnian international from the Bundesliga side this summer.
  ( Caughtoffside)


• Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is wanted by several sides in Dubai.
  (The Guardian)


• Sheffield United are preparing an offer for Stoke goalkeeper Steve Simonsen.
  (Daily Mail )


• Bolton boss Owen Coyle is prepared to break the bank to land Manchester City winger Martin Petrov.
  (Daily Star)


• West Ham have joined the race to sign Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard.
  (Daily Express)


• Stoke want to bring in more firepower and are keen on recruiting West Ham striker Carlton Cole.
  (Daily Star)

• Co-owner Tom Hicks has scuppered at least two 'perfect fit' offers for Liverpool because of his unreasonable asking price.
  (The Mirror)

• Big-spending Manchester City fans are in for something of a winter warmer treat after the club revealed plans to install thermostatically controlled leather seating in the VIP areas and directors' box.
  (Daily Mail )