Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham have agreed a £2.5m deal for striker Kalu Uche from Spanish side Almeria. (The Times)



• Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has told Arsenal they will have to stump up £15m if they are to take centre-back Brede Hangeland across London. (Daily Mail)



• Barcelona have warned their fans that they will not spend over the odds to bring Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas back to the Nou Camp. (The Sun)



• Joleon Lescott is finally bound for Manchester City after the Eastlands club made a final offer of £20m to Everton for the defender's services. (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will fly to Germany to try and tie up a £40m move for Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery. (The Sun )



• West Ham's £15m-rated Matthew Upson has given Manchester City further hope in their hunt for a central defender by rejecting contract extension talks at Upton Park. (The Telegraph )



• But City manager Mark Hughes may prefer to turn his attentions to securing an Eastlands return for Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. (The Independent )



• Everton are lining up a £14m bid for Paris St Germain midfielder Stepghane Sessegnon. (The Sun)



• Everton are still hopeful of landing Arsenal's Switzerland international defender Philippe Senderos. (The Independent)



• Aston Villa are preparing a raid on Championship outfit Middlesbrough with defender Robert Huth and Turkey international striker Tuncay in their sights. (The Guardian)



• Defender David Weather could also be leaving the Riverside for Villa Park if boss Martin O'Neill decides to pursue his interest in the England Under-21 international. (Daily Star)



• Hull are closing in on the signature of Reading's Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Hunt. (Various)



• The Tigers are also poised to offer free agent Henri Camara a contract after the striker's departure from Wigan. (The Times)



• Hull are also in the market for former Liverpool midfielder Boudewijn Zenden. (The Sun)



• Birmingham manager Alex McLeish wants to sign Rangers defender Gregory Vignal who he managed during his time at Ibrox. (The Sun)



• Wolves are considering a bid for former Marseille midfielder Modeste M'Bami. (Daily Mail)



• Midfielder Radoslav Kovac is close to signing a permanent deal to join West Ham from Spartak Moscow after a successful loan spell last season. (Various)



• Defender Sol Campbell, whose contract with Portsmouth ran out earlier this summer, is considering an offer to join Notts County. (Daily Express)



• Arsenal are to step up their interest in Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul after the Dutchman's impressive opening-day performance against West Brom. (Daily Mirror )



• Blackburn are poised to pounce for out-of-contract defender Michel Salgado after the Spanish international departed Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror)



• West Brom have signed free agent Jerome Thomas after the midfielder's deal at Portsmouth expired. (Daily Mirror)



• Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is also close to landing Nantes midfielder Aurelien Capoue on a season-long loan. (Daily Star)

• Midfielder Javier Mascherano is ready to commit his future to Liverpool after manager Rafael Benitez blocked a possible move to Barcelona. (Daily Telegraph)



• Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been offered a return to management by friend and Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov. (Daily Express)



• Ipswich manager Roy Keane wants to make former Manchester United coach Brian Kidd his right-hand man at Portman Road. (Daily Mirror)

• Manchester City have admitted that they forgot to tell the Football Association of Wales that striker Craig Bellamy would not be joining up with his international team-mates for Wednesday's friendly against Montenegro. Officials were left bemused by his non-appearance. (Various)



• Football Association chairman Lord Triesman was soaked by the sprinkler system while inspecting the Wembley pitch ahead of the Sunday's Community Shield match between Chelsea and Manchester United. (Daily Mail)



• Middlesbrough defender Andrew Taylor is to launch Platinum Players, a website designed to protect professional footballers from being ripped off. (The Guardian)