All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Chelsea's Didier Drogba has vowed to follow Jose Mourinho out of Chelsea. (The Sun)



• Meanwhile, midfielder Frank Lampard is said to "devastated" by the departure and is also set to leave...



• ... along with Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Florent Malouda and Ricardo Carvalho. (Various)



• Spurs are believed to be keen to make a move for Mourinho if there is any suggestion he is interested. (Express, Guardian)



• Southampton boss George Burley is set to complete swoops for Christian Dailly and Lucien Mettomo. (Daily Star)



• The Scottish Premier League has blocked Gretna's attempt to sign goalkeeper Tony Caig as an amateur. (Daily Express)

• With Mourinho gone, new boss Avram Grant is keen to bring Jamie Redknapp into his new management team. (Various)



• On the theme of management, Dave Penney could take over from Brian Laws at Sheffield Wednesday if the Championship strugglers lose at Hull on Saturday. (Various)



• Former Portsmouth assistant Jim Smith believes manager Harry Redknapp will not be leaving Fratton Park for Tottenham. (The Times)



• Falkirk defender Jack Ross has been ruled out for at least two months after undergoing an operation for a hernia. (Various)



• Real Madrid could play Aberdeen and Rangers in Scotland during next pre-season. (Various)

• A handful of journalists managed to track down the fleeing Jose Mourinho to a harbourside eaterie in west London. When asked what the official Chelsea statement meant when it stated he left by "mutual consent", Mourinho replied, "look it up in the dictionary". Fair.