Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is battling with Hamburg for the signing of Swedish striker Marcus Berg. (The Sun)



• Hodgson is also weighing up a £1m move for Leeds midfielder Neil Kilkenny. (Daily Mirror)



• Hull have joined Fulham in the race to sign West Brom midfielder Jonahtan Greening. (Daily Star)



• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is weighing up a move for Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (Daily Mirror)



• Barcelona will sanction striker Samuel Eto'o's move to Manchester City to raise the £40m needed to try and lure midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal. (Daily Star)



• Arsenal are closing in on the signing of St Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi. (Daily Mirror)



• But Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo, the Gunners' top summer transfer target, is set to sign for Juventus. (Daily Mail)



• Sebastien Bassong says Arsenal have made an approach to sign him, but the French defender blames Newcastle's uncertain future for blocking his exit from St James' Park. (Daily Mail)



• Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce could hijack Sunderland's bid to sign Tottenham striker Darren Bent. (The Sun)



• Allardyce is also ready to swoop for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones, provided Black Cats boss Steve Bruce lands his own big-money targets. (Daily Mirror)



• Portsmouth are considering their response to Sunderland's bid of about £11m for striker Peter Crouch. (The Times)



• Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants to sign winger Stewart Downing and striker Tuncay from Middlesbrough in an £18m deal. (Daily Mirror)



• Sunderland will bid £2.5m for Middlesbrough striker Mido. (The Sun)



• England Under-21 winger Adam Johnson is expected to join the exodus from Boro after emerging as a surprise target for Chelsea. (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is ready to let defender Michael Mancienne join newly-promoted Wolves on a 12-month loan deal. (Various)



• The Blues have warned Inter Milan they will not get Ricardo Carvalho on the cheap as they look to fund a move for Porto defender Bruno Alves. Chelsea also hope to beat Real Madrid to the signing of Bayern Munich forward Franck Ribery. (Daily Express)



• Everton manager David Moyes is hoping to recruit Espanyol full-back Sergio Sanchez but Sevilla and Valencia are also in the hunt. (Daily Mirror)



• Tottenham are plotting a £3m bid for 19-year-old Sheffield United defender Kyle Walker. (Various)



• Bolton manager Gary Megson is chasing West Brom defender Paul Robinson and Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde. (Independent)



• Hamilton are in talks with Burnley which should see defender Brian Easton sign for the newly-promoted Premier League side. (Daily Record)



• Bristol City manager Gary Johnson is confident he can lure Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to Ashton Gate following his release from Celtic. (Daily Star)



• Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin Davis has rejected a move to West Ham in favour of regular football at St Mary's. (The Sun)

• Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has signed a contract extension which will keep him at Anfield until 2013, worth around £26m in total. (The Sun)



• Gerrard returned for pre-season training ans immediately put pen to paper on a deal worth about £110,000 per week. (Daily Express)



• Arsenal have rejected a proposal by shareholder Alisher Usmanov for a proposed rights issue to generate new cash, warning that manager Arsene Wenger will have to secure "talented young players" in an attempt to avoid falling into a footballing "graveyard". (Daily Telegraph)



• Liverpool left-back Fabio Aurelio could miss six months of the season after twisting a knee while playing football with his children on holiday. (The Sun)



• Roberto Mancini has held talks to become Portsmouth manager, despite negotiations surrounding their £60m Middle-Eastern takeover stalling. (Daily Star)



• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is hopeful he can sell the club by the end of this wek, with Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan favourite to seal a £100m deal. (Daily Mail)



• A Far East consortium bidding to buy Newcastle plan to put Alan Shearer and Gianluca Vialli together as the managerial team. (Daily Mirror)



• Season-ticket sales at Newcastle are threatening to hit a 20-year low after the club's relegation from the Premier League. (Various)



• Manchester City manager Mark Hughes wants to add former Blackburn midfielder Tugay to his coaching staff. (Daily Mirror)



• The 2010 World Cup suffered a setback after thousands of builders went on indefinite strike. (The Sun)



• Two major companies are keen to help save Stirling Albion by putting their name on the club and stadium. (Daily Record)

• Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid have bought him for a snip at £80m. "Of course the club can pay £80m for me," said Ronaldo. "Or more. I think I'm worth more." (The Sun)



• The hysteria of Ronaldo's unveiling at Real has led the club to provide him with round-the-clock protection. They intend to hire three bodyguards to escort the 24-year-old. (Daily Mail)



• Coronation Street is being moved permanently from its prime Wednesday night slot to make way for football. (Various )