Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Newcastle midfielder Damien Duff is due in London to finalise a transfer to Fulham. (Sky Sports News)



• Arsene Wenger says Barcelona have as much chance of signing Cesc Fabregas as Arsenal have of signing Lionel Messi. (Irish Independent)



• Chelsea are poised for a £42million bid for Atletico Madrid's Argentine striker Sergio Aguero. (Sun)



• West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is still trying to persuade Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to join him at Upton Park. (Daily Mirror)



• Aston Villa could move for Tottenham's out-of-favour winger David Bentley, but only as a back-up player. (Times)



• Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has made an enquiry about Aston Villa's England winger James Milner, who cost £12m from Newcastle last August. (Sun)



• Everton are trailing Spartak Moscow winger Vladimir Bystrov, 25, and are interested in a loan deal for Valencia's Argentine midfielder Ever Banega, 21. The Toffees are also watching giant defender Isaac Vorsah, who plays for German club Hoffenheim. (Daily Mail)



• Middlesbrough are ready to sell German centre-half Robert Huth to Stoke City in a £2.5m deal. (Daily Mirror)



• Newcastle want Bolton defender Andy O'Brien, 29, to return to St James' Park to solve their defensive crisis. (Daily Mirror)



• Hull boss Phil Brown has lined up 34-year-old free agent Sol Campbell in case Liverpool make an improved offer for his £12-rated defender Michael Turner. (Daily Mail)



• Celtic are seeking a new right-back with Andreas Hinkel almost certain to join Hull City in a £1.5m transfer - but after the Champions League tie with Arsenal. (Daily Record)



• Hull have put in a £3m offer for Celtic right-back Andreas Hinkel, but the Glasgow club will only let the German go for £4m. (The Sun)



• Hamilton striker Richard Offiong rejected summer moves worth higher wages after Accies accepted bids from Colchester United and Greek club Skoda Xanthi. (The Sun)

• Harry Redknapp says David Bentley still has a future at Tottenham - as long as he does not step out of line again after his recent drink-driving incident. (The Sun)



• Everton boss David Moyes has accused Mark Hughes of using underhand tactics to unsettle Joleon Lescott and claimed that it had cost Manchester City any chance of landing their latest target. (Daily Mail)



• Former Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd is set to become the new manager of Norwich, who sacked Bryan Gunn less than a week into the season. (Daily Mail)



• Paul Hart believes the proposed takeover of Portsmouth will not happen, plunging the club into yet more uncertainty on the eve of the new Barclays Premier League season. (Times)



• Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is trying to persuade friend and former Chelsea boss Avram Grant to take a boardroom role at Tynecastle. (Daily Mail)



• Scott Brown, Shaun Maloney and Stephen Whittaker have defended George Burley following criticism of the Scotland manager after the 4-0 World Cup defeat by Norway. (Various)



• The Scottish champions will face a qualifier for the Champions League - unless the winners of this year's tournament also qualify for the group stages through their league placing. (The Sun)



• St Johnstone chairman Geoff Brown is willing to sell the Scottish Premier League newcomers but says there have been no potential buyers he would trust to take the club on. (Daily Mail)



• East Stirlingshire coach Jim McInally has criticised the Scottish FA for handing his hard-up club a £1000 fine on top of his 12-match touchline ban for misconduct last season. (Daily Record)

• Defender Anton Ferdinand is planning a Michael Jackson goal tribute is he nets for Sunderland in the Black Cats' Premier League opener at Bolton. "I'm not too sure how it will work out, I actually thought of putting a glove in my sock to pull out if I score," said big Jacko fan Anton. (Sun)