All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Aston Villa will let Northern Ireland midfielder Steven Davis leave for £5m. Fulham are keen. (Various)



• In fact they are keen on a few players. Southampton have rejected a £2.5m bid for defender Chris Baird. (Sun)



• And the Cottagers are set to raid neighbours QPR for Lee Cook and Roy Jones. They have opened the bidding with a £1.5m combined offer. (Times)



• And new Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez wants to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson. (Mirror)



• Portsmouth are eyeing Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop in a £2.5m deal. (Mirror)



• Manchester United's summer shopping spree is set to continue with a move for Bolton's Nicolas Anelka. (Various)



• And while one striker comes into Old Trafford, another could be on his way out. Tottenham want England international Alan Smith. (Sun)



• West Ham are lining up a £5m bid for Joey Barton and want to pair him in midfield with Scott Parker. (Star)



• Parker is set to become the highest paid player in West Ham's history when he joins from Newcastle. (Sun)



• Nigel Reo-Coker has lowered his sights. After saying he would only play for a Champions League club the West Ham man now wants a move to Newcastle. (Sun)



• But Aston Villa have emerged as Reo-Coker's most likely destination in an £8m deal. (Guardian)



• And Villa are hoping to land West Brom full-back Paul Robinson. (Sun)



• Villa boss Martin O'Neill says he will not be held to ransom by Liverpool over a fee for striker and new Wales captain Craig Bellamy. (Sun)



• France international midfielder Florent Malouda has begged Lyon not to price him out of a move to Liverpool. The French champions want £17m. (Mail)



• Chelsea's veteran midfielder Claude Makelele has been offered a two-year deal by Paris St Germain. (Various)



• The Blues have agreed personal terms with Claudio Pizarro. Bayern Munich's Peruvian striker will join on a free deal worth £50,000 a week. (Times)



• And Chelsea are also hopeful of signing Benni McCarthy from Blackburn. (Times)



• Derby County are eyeing a move for Aston Villa defender Liam Ridgewell and could get their man for £2m. (Mirror)



• Having called time on his Celtic career, Neil Lennon will join League One outfit Nottingham Forest. (Various)



• The Old Firm are going head-to-head for Robbie Fowler. Celtic have the edge over Rangers... at the moment. (Various)



• Defender Pascal Mendy is set to finally seal his move to Hearts. (Record)



• Crystal Palace want Teddy Sheringham. In order to fund the move manager Peter Taylor is listening to offers for midfielder Jobi McAnuff. (Star)



• Former QPR midfielder Marc Bircham is keen on a move to LA Galaxy. (Star)



• Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is confident Mark Viduka's arrival on Tyneside will persuade Michael Owen to stay. (Mirror)



• Middlesbrough are aiming to replace Australian Viduka with West Brom's Diomansy Kamara. Any deal is set to cost in the region of £5m. (Mirror)



• And Boro are busy keeping tabs on defensive midfielder Marcelo from Corinthians. (Times)

• Manchester United's signing of Anderson is set to be probed by the Premier League. It fears the Brazilian's move could mirror Carlos Tevez's deal at West Ham that involved third-party ownership. (Mirror)
  
  
• Freddy Shepherd is on the brink of relinquishing control of Newcastle to Mike Ashley. (Various)



• Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari claims Roman Abramovich wants him to be the next Chelsea manager. (Sun)



• Juventus hope to hijack Manchester City's move for Claudio Ranieri after top target Marcello Lippi turned down the chance to become boss. (Mirror)



• John Brown is a top contender for the manager's job at Clyde. (Record)



• Leeds boss Dennis Wise has offered to take a pay cut following the clubs relegation to League One. (Various)



• Wales boss John Toshack is relieved Ryan Giggs retired from international football as he was dreading telling the midfielder he was dropped. (Various)



• John Terry will hand David Beckham the the captain's armband if he reaches the 100-cap mark for England. (Various)



• And Terry has called for England to turn Wembley into a fortress. (Various)



• Brazil boss Dunga says the pitch at Wembley is sub-standard. "The grass comes off very easily," he said after a shortened training session. (Various)

• Derby goalkeeper Stephen Bywater says he could be in contention for England's No 1 jersey next season. (Mirror)



• "I grew up with a few of the lads like Paul Robinson, Rob Green and Chris Kirkland and they are good but I don't think they are anything special," he said. "I'm confident but not cocky."