Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has derailed Tottenham's flying start to the season by demanding a transfer from White Hart Lane. (The Sun)



• Spurs are in talks with Internacional over £15m-rated Brazil midfielder Sandro, while also exploring a loan deal for Le Havre midfielder Kevin Anin and Dinamo Zagreb striker Mario Mandzukic. (Daily Mail)



• QPR are set to sign young Arsenal striker Jay Simpson on a season-long loan. (Daily Express)



• Everton are set to pip Aston Villa to the £5m signing of Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. (The Sun)



• Villa have agreed a £6m fee to sign Manchester City centre-half Richard Dunne. (Daily Mail)



• Jolean Lescott only completed his £24m move from Everton to Manchester City after an embarrassing hold-up over payments to agents. (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United will launch a deadline-day bid to sign former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben from Real Madrid. (The Sun)



• Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock £1.5m move for Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda. (Daily Mirror)



• Bolton manager Gary Megson has made a £6m move for Real Betis midfielder Achille Emana. (Daily Mirror)



• Bolton striker Ricardo Vaz Te is in talks with Turkish club Gaziantepspor and is also attracting interest from Cologne. (Daily Mail)



• Sunderland defender Paul McShane is set to complete a £2m move to Hull, with whom he had a loan spell last season. (Daily Mirror)



• A player on his way to Sunderland is Ahmed Al Muhammadi, after Black Cats boss Steve Bruce agreed a season-long loan deal for the ENPPI full-back. (The Sun)



• Birmingham are set to sign Spanish midfielder Michel in a £3m deal from Sporting Gijon after owner-in-waiting Carson Yeung pledged to put his own cash in to help City manager Alex McLeish. (Daily Mirror)



• Livorno striker Alessandro Diamanti will have a medical at West Ham on Wednesday and is expected to complete a £5.5m move to Upton Park this week. (The Sun)



• Sporting Gijon want to take Liverpool reserve goalkeeper Charles Itandje on a season-long loan. (Daily Mirror)



• Striker Jon Stead and midfielders Owen Garvan and Alan Quinn have been transfer listed by Ipswich manager Roy Keane. (Daily Mirror)



• Watford striker Tommy Smith is on the verge of a £1.8m move to Portsmouth after stalling on a switch to Reading at the 11th hour. (Daily Mirror)

• Arsene Wenger believes the impressive form of defender William Gallas proves the Arsenal manager was right to strip his fellow Frenchman of the captaincy last season. (The Sun)



• Arsenal midfielder Fran Merida, 19, is to be rewarded with a new long-term contract after being promoted to the first-team squad. (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United striker Michael Owen is set to miss out on a place in England's squad for the forthcoming friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup qualifier against Croatia after failing to impress the coach of his national side Fabio Capello. (The Sun)



• United have opened negotiations with Park Ji-Sung over a new long-term contract. (Daily Express)



• With Richard Dunne linked with a switch from Manchester City following the arrival of Joleon Lescott, defender Kolo Toure is set to be named the club's new captain. (The Sun)



• Businessman Geoff Sheard has entered the race to take over at Newcastle but the club have yet to receive proof that he has the funs to launch a bid. (The Sun)

• LA Galaxy and England midfielder David Beckham was pictures drying himself down with a stars and stripes towel after a swim in Malibu. Also sporting a New York Yankees baseball cap and oversized shades, all he needs is a hot do an a Budweiser to perfect the all-American look. (The Sun)