All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Fulham are ready to make a £3m bid for Southampton defender Chris Baird. (Daily Mirror)
- Everton will complete a £4m deal to sign Sheffield United midfielder Phil Jagielka on Friday. (Various)
- Arjen Robben wants to stay at Chelsea, even though Blues boss Jose Mourinho is willing to sell him for £14m. (Daily Mirror)
- Wigan boss Chris Hutchings wants to bring goalkeeper Roy Carroll back to the JJB Stadium. (The Sun)
- Sevilla are chasing £10m-rated Spurs defender Pascal Chimbonda. (Daily Mirror)
- Spurs are leading the race to sign midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Ajax. (The Independent)
- Chelsea right-back Geremi could be returning to Middlesbrough. (The Sun)
- Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson wants Ipswich's Alex Bruce - son of his former Man Utd's team mate Steve. (The Sun)
- Portsmouth are bracing themselves for a snub after Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate slapped a 'not for sale' tag on Yakubu. (Daily Star)
- West Ham have been told they can sign Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy for £9m. (Daily Mail)
- Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is not going to raid former club Celtic for midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura. (Various)
- Norwich are ready to swoop for Millwall midfielder Marvin Elliott. (Daily Mirror)
- Newly-promoted Bristol Rovers are planning a £150,000 raid on neighbours Bristol City for striker Phil Jevons. (Various)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says the departure of vice-chairman David Dein has unsettled everybody at the club. (Daily Mirror)
- David Beckham has insisted he is capable of playing on until the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (Various)
- Russia coach Guus Hiddink has insisted that England are favourites to win their Euro 2008 qualifying group. (The Sun)
- Lord Stevens' inquiry into illicit payments in football has told the Premier League that there have been 'serious breaches' of transfer market regulations. (Guardian)
- New Scottish FA chief Gordon Smith says he will turn his back on the job if his ideas for reform are blocked. (Daily Record)
- Tommy Burns has launched an attack on Shaun Maloney, who left Celtic for Aston Villa in January, saying he should never has moved. (Daily Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
- Chelsea have had to send the FA Cup back to the Football Association for a silversmith to repair it after a player - thought to be Jon Obi Mikel - dropped it while celebrating the Blues victory over Manchester United in May. (Various)