Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Inter Milan and Manchester United are "in talks" over a £35m deal for midfielder Wesley Sneijder.
  (goal)


• United chief executive David Gill is in Milan putting the finishing touches to a deal to bring the Dutch playmaker to Old Trafford.
  (The Sun)


• Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is poised to usurp Corinthians in the battle to land Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez. Brazilian club Corinthians have made a £37m offer for the Argentine.
  (The Mirror)


• Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola says he is "optimistic" about landing Cesc Fabregas as the Catalan outfit prepares to make a third bid to sign the Arsenal midfielder in a £35m deal.
  (The Mirror)


• Gunners midfielder Aaron Ramsey says he is ready to replace Fabregas, if the Spaniard moves to Barcelona.
  (Metro)


• Chelsea are hopeful that West Ham's desire to trim their wage bill will mean a proposal to take Hammers skipper Scott Parker on loan for the season will be successful.
  (The Times)


• Blackburn are on the brink of signing River Plate striker Mariano Pavone.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is set to gazump Arsenal in the race for Bolton defender Gary Cahill - on the advice of Blues captain John Terry.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham have given the biggest indication yet that they are prepared to sell Luka Modric by making a £12.3m offer for Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero.
  (Daily Mail)


• Liverpool are ready to sign Lyon defender Aly Cissokho in a £10m deal after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his club were out of the running.
  (Caughtoffside)


• Villarreal are surprise contenders for the signature of Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.
  (Daily Mail)


• Chelsea will make a £15m bid for Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi to replace the injured Michael Essien, who will be sidelined for the first six months of the season.
  (talkSPORT)


• Liverpool will move for Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge after their advances for Everton's Leighton Baines were rejected.
  (Metro)


• Newcastle manager Alan Pardew wants to splash out £2m on Crystal Palace's highly rated right-back Nathan Clyne.
  (The Mirror)


• Aston Villa want to sign Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given.
  (goal)


• Everton have Birmingham defender Scott Dann in their sights after the 24-year-old's £12m move to Stoke collapsed earlier this summer.
  (Daily Mail)


• QPR aer set to announce the signing of former Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd. The 28-year-old is a free agent after his contract with the Bluebirds expired at the end of last season.
  (The Sun)


• Aston Villa are ready to join the chase for Wigan's £15m-rated striker Hugo Rodallega.
  (Daily Mail)

• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that Manchester City's lucrative sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi government and has close links with City owner Sheikh Mansour, is a test of the credibility of Uefa's financial fair play rules.
  (The Guardian)


• Liverpool have been told they will have to repay £8.2m of European funding if they do not go ahead with plans to build a 60,000-capacity stadium at Stanley Park.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has said that it takes "a real man" to stay loyal to the club as team-mates Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri are linked with moves away from the Emirates.
  (Daily Telegraph)


• Former Manchester United and Aston Villa goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has admitted that he regrets turning down the chance to move to Celtic - not long after Martin O'Neill became manager, which was in 2000. The Australian revealed that he opted instead to try to prove his worth at Old Trafford after falling out of favour with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
  (Daily Record)

• German football club Werder Bremen have banned their players from getting tattoos because of the risk of infection.
  (The Mirror)


• Chelsea, who will go on a tour of Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong later this month, will travel 19,091 miles during their pre-season preparations - the most of any Premier League club. By contrast, top-flight new boys Swansea will travel only 19 miles - playing away friendlies against Neath and Port Talbot.
  (The Independent)