All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Birmingham are set to make a £1m bid for Manchester City striker Darius Vassell in January.(The Sun)



• West Ham will move for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner when the transfer window opens.(Daily Mirror)



• Sheffield United are set to lose out to Lazio in the race to land Italian striker Fabio Vignaroli, who is a free agent after leaving Bari at the end of last season.(Daily Mirror)



• Finnish goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen's failure to sign a new deal at Bolton has alerted clubs at home and abroad.(The Sun)



• Chelsea have agreed to pay Millwall £175,000 for their 6ft 5in academy keeper Sam Walker, 15.(The Sun)

• David Bentley says making his England debut on Saturday was "the best day of my life" despite getting booed.(Daily Mirror)



• Steve McClaren is ready to drop Gareth Barry and Emile Heskey for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia.(Daily Mirror)



• McClaren has told Michael Owen he does not get to choose his strike partner.(Daily Express)



• Russia will be forced to name their third-choice keeper, with Igor Akinfeyev and Vladimir Gabulov both ruled out.(Daily Mail)



• Keith Gillespie admits the 1-0 defeat in Latvia was like a return to the dark ages of Northern Ireland football.(The Sun)



• Wales boss John Toshack slaughtered his players after the disappointing 2-0 defeat by Germany.(Daily Star)



• France coach Raymond Domenech says Scotland have been boosted ahead of Wednesday's Euro 2008 tie after the World Cup rugby on Saturday cut the pitch up.(Various)



• Lithuania boss Algimantas Liubinskas believes Scotland can finish second in their Euro 2008 qualifying group, ahead of either Italy or France.(Daily Express)



• The Man Utd Supporters Trust has challenged the Glazer family to "open up the books to independent scrutiny" amid claims the club's debts are spiralling out of control.(Various)



• Derby manager Billy Davies is set for showdown talks with his bosses this week - but could join Leicester if he decides to leave the Rams following reports that they have been lining up a replacement.(Daily Mirror)



• Business tycoon Richard Downes is poised to invest in Chester - or take over the club.(The Sun)

• Sven-Goran Eriksson is struggling to find a home in Cheshire big enough for his line up of 150 suits.(The Sun)