Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea target Neymar has opened the door for a £30m move from Santos to Barcelona by saying he wants to play alongside Lionel Messi in the Catalan club's attack.
  (The Sun)


• Liverpool and Everton are set for a Merseyside transfer tussle over Sevilla winger Diego Perotti this summer.
  (talkSPORT)


• Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan has caught the eye of Liverpool scouts, who are now monitoring the 23-year-old Argentine international.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor has hinted at an immediate return to England when his loan stint at Real Madrid ends this summer. Newcastle are the latest club to be linked to Adebayor, who scored twice as Real beat Tottenham 4-0 in the Champions League.
  (Metro)


• Real Madrid have opened the door for midfielder Pablo Sarabia to leave on loan in the summer and Bolton are understood to be keen on doing a deal.
  (talkSPORT)


• Real Madrid are believed to be monitoring Marouane Fellaini's contract talks with Everton and could launch a bid for the midfielder in the summer if the deal collapses.
  (Metro)


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will sign Charlton's young left-back Carl Jenkinson. Arsenal will pay a fee that will rise to over £1m for the teenager, who has played a handful of first team games for the Addicks but is out of contract at the end of the season.
  (The Mirror)


• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will test Tottenham's resolve by making a £35m offer for winger Gareth Bale this summer.
  (caughtoffside)


• Manchester United have been told that bidding for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze would be "a waste of time".
  (talkSPORT)


• Chelsea are considering a move to re-sign Arjen Robben, who may be seeking a move in the summer if current club Bayern Munich do not qualify for the Champions League. Bayern currently occupy the final automatic spot for qualification to Europe's premier club competition but are only a point ahead of Hannover 96.
  (caughtoffside)


• AZ Alkmaar striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson is the subject of a four-way Premier League chase with Bolton, Sunderland, West Ham and Everton all lining up bids for the prolific Iceland international.
  (talkSPORT)


• Newcastle are ready to raid Malaga for star striker Jose Salomon Rondon - if the Spanish side are relegated from La Liga.
  (talkSPORT)


• West Ham are lining up a surprise £1.5m bid for Chelsea midfielder Jack Cork, who is currently on loan at Burnley.
  (The Mirror)


• Blackpool manager Ian Holloway says the club will only sell midfielder Charlie Adam for "daft" money and has quoted a figure of nearly £35m.
  (The Mirror)


• Striker Fabio Borini is seeking urgent talks with Chelsea as he weighs up interest from Parma and Swansea. The Italy Under-21 striker's contract expires at the end of the season.
  (Daily Mail)


• Defender John Pantsil is set to leave Fulham at the end of the season after falling out of favour with manager Mark Hughes.
  (Daily Mail)


• Nottingham Forest will revive their interest in Fulham midfielder Jonathan Greening this summer. The former Manchester United midfielder's deal at Fulham expires in 2012 and Forest boss Billy Davies hopes to sign him on the cheap.
  (talkSPORT)

• West Ham manager Avram Grant is close to a sensational return to Chelsea. The Blues want the Israeli, who was in charge three seasons ago when Chelsea lost in the Champions League final to Manchester United, to succeed director of football Frank Arnesen.
  (Daily Express)


• Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has filed a lawsuit demanding compensation from Werder Bremen keeper Tim Wiese for claiming the 41-year-old belonged in the Muppet Show and suggesting he had mental health problems.
  (Metro)


• Under-pressure Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has surprisingly turned to former West Ham, Watford and Norwich boss Glenn Roeder to help the Midlands side beat the drop.
  (The Mirror)


• Roma are ready to battle Arsenal and Manchester United for the services of Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard conceded this week that he would be interested in a move to England when his Barca contract expires next season.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool owner John W Henry claims he was shocked by how poor the playing squad was when he bought the Reds in 2010. "There was a huge multi-year payroll for a squad that had very little quality depth," said the American, who heads Liverpool owners New England Sports Ventures.
  (The Mirror)


• Henry also said his ownership of Liverpool will only be deemed successful if the club win the Premier League. "Our number one priority is to win the Premier League title," Henry told FourFourTwo magazine. "Success is winning championships."
  (Daily Mail)

• Midfielder Joey Barton will have to convince United States immigration officials he is not a danger to the public before he can join Newcastle on their pre-season tour.
  (The Mirror)


• Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has revealed current boss Pep Guardiola is on a par with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson when it comes to dishing out the infamous "hairdryer treatment". Pique, who had a spell at Old Trafford, said: "Guardiola can scream nearly as loud as Ferguson."
  (The Mirror)