Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham are watching Kalmar FF midfielder Rasmus Elm and are preparing a £2.5m bid. (The Times)



• But Everton are also keen on the Swedish international midfielder and may outbid Fulham with £3m. (Daily Mirror)



• Fulham have inquired about Sampdoria midfielder Daniele Dessena. (The Sun)



• Chelsea will go on a £100m spending spree this week and hope to sign AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo, Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero. (Daily Mail)



• Or Chelsea will be priced out of the market and miss out on the signing of Ribery as well as Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. (The Telegraph)



• Liverpool have been warned by Valencia that their star forward David Villa is "priceless" and will not be joining the Premier League club. (The Sun)



• The Reds, meanwhile, are refusing to budge on their £30m valuation of midfielder Xabi Alonso, who is wanted by Real Madrid. (Daily Star)



• Liverpool have made a last-ditch attempt to keep Alonso, with Reds manager Rafael Benitez insisting he wants the Spaniard to stay at the club. (Daily Mirror)



• But Alonso looks destined to leave after Liverpool's managing director Christian Purslow met his Real Madrid counterpart Jose Angel Sanchez in Barcelona to complete negotiations. (The Telegraph )



• Manchester City are expected to make an improved £20m offer for Everton defender Joleon Lescott. (Daily Star)



• Or Manchester City are set to withdraw their interest in Lescott and will instead pursue Chelsea centre-back Alex. (The Times)



• Everton have been offered Toulouse right back Albin Ebondo after missing out on the signing of Kyle Naughton, who has joined Tottenham from Sheffield United. (The Times)



• Tottenham will offer £10m to Chelsea for midfielder Joe Cole. (Daily Mirror)



• But Tottenham look like they will be beaten to the signature of Newcastle United defender Sebastien Bassong by big-spending Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)



• Spurs striker Darren Bent is expected to complete a £12m move to Sunderland this week. (The Sun)



• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hopeful of beating Tottenham to the £750,000 signing of former Gunners midfielder Patrick Vieira from Inter Milan. (Daily Express)



• But Arsenal have had their £5m bid for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh dismissed as "ridiculous" by club president Jean-Louis Triaud. (Daily Mirror)



• The Gunners are expected to sell defender Philippe Senderos, who spent last season on loan at AC Milan, to Everton for £6m. (Daily Mirror)



• Tottenham are interested in Toulouse's £12m-rated midfielder Moussa Sissoko. (The Times)



• Spurs are also keeping tabs on Brazilian midfielder Sandro, who plays for Internacional. (The Times)



• Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is hopeful of signing Manchester City striker Benjani and Hajduk Split forward Nikola Kalinic for a combined £11m. (The Sun)



• Birmingham are set to secure the loan signing of Arsenal defender Armand Traore. (The Independent)



• The Blues have also been linked with Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel and Aston Villa's Craig Gardner. (The Independent)



• Hull City are not prepared to meet Newcastle United's valuation of £4m for defender Habib Beye. (The Times)



• But Aston Villa are also keen on Beye and could launch a bid for the 31-year-old Senegal player. (The Sun)



• Villa will also battle it out with Inter Milan for Real Madrid's £16m-rated midfielder Wesley Sneijder. (Daily Mail)



• Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is also monitoring Portsmouth defensive duo Sylvain Distin and Sol Campbell. (The Independent)



• Hull have made a £3m bid for Stoke midfielder Seyi Olofinjano. (Daily Mirror)



• Portsmouth and England keeper David James has pledged his future to the south-coast club, despite interest from Tottenham. (The Sun)



• Leeds have slapped a £8m price tag on star midfielder Fabian Delph, who is wanted by Manchester City and Everton. (The Sun)



• Newcastle midfielder Geremi is keen on move to Turkish side Besiktas (Daily Mail)



• Lyon defender John Mensah has been offered to Sunderland and Portsmouth. (The Times)



• Wolves are preparing a bid for towering Rapid Vienna striker Stefan Maierholer. (Daily Mail)



• Ipswich manager Roy Keane will make an improved £1m bid for Watford striker Tamas Priskin. (Daily Mirror)



• Reading are planning a £2m bid for Doncaster centre-back Matt Mills. (Daily Mirror)

• Burnley manager Owen Coyle has revealed the Premier League new boys have only £16m to spend on new signings and player salaries this season. (Daily Mirror)



• Stoke boss Tony Pulis says the club's unfashionable image is frustrating him in his bid to sign better quality players. (Daily Express)

• Los Angeles Galaxy and England midfielder David Beckham is to star alongside governor of California and former actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a television advertisement to promote tourism in the American state. (The Sun)



• Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo's new mansion in Spain will cost £8m and boasts 36 rooms. (The Sun)