Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• AC Milan are closing in on a £18m swoop for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba but have been told his Blues team-mate Andriy Shevchenko is not for sale. (Various)



• But the Blues are holding out for £30m for Drogba and could use him as a makeweight in their bid to sign Milan midfielder Kaka or snare boss Carlo Ancelotti. (The Independent)



• Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon is in Italy but it is unclear whether he is brokering a deal for Drogba or trying to lure Kaka and Ancelotti to Stamford Bridge. (The Independent)



• Chelsea hope to sign Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o for £22m but face a battle with former boss Jose Mourinho, who wants him at Inter Milan. (The Sun)



• Bayern Munich have told Chelsea they will have to pay £31m to sign France midfielder Franck Ribery. (Daily Mail)



• Real Madrid want Cristiano Ronaldo to request a transfer from Manchester United as soon as Portugal are knocked out of Euro 2008. (The Sun)



• Birmingham and Wolves both want to sign Celtic defender Bobo Balde. (Daily Mirror)



• Jussi Jaaskelainen has verbally agreed a three-year deal to stay at Bolton rather than join Aston Villa. (The Sun)



• Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is closing in on a £3m deal for Heerenveen midfielder Michael Bradley. (Daily Mirror)



• Wolves have bid £2.25m plus Steve Elliott and Darren Potter for Burnley's Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty. (Daily Mirror)



• Paris St Germain want Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele but he will wait to see who becomes Blues boss before deciding his future. (Guardian)



• Ronaldinho will get a salary of £200,000 a week - making him the best paid footballer in the world - if he joins Manchester City. (Guardian)



• Portsmouth are set to launch a £4m bid for Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira. (Daily Star)



• Celtic are wary of bids from Newcastle and Sunderland for midfielder Aiden McGeady. (Daily Record)



• St Johnstone's signing of Liam Craig from Falkirk will go to a tribunal after the two clubs failed to agree a fee. (Daily Record)



• Cardiff City's Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey is leaning towards joining Arsenal rather than Manchester United or Everton. (Various)



• Middlesbrough are closing in on a £1.5m deal for Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis. (The Times)



• Notts County defender Mike Edwards has signed a new two-year deal. (Daily Telegraph)



• Inter Milan are to hold talks with Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho's agent Jorge Mendes. (The Times)



• Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge is set to sign a new four-year contract at Stamford Bridge. (The Times)

• Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich is to speak to Frank Rijkaard and Roberto Mancini on his yacht this week about becoming the Blues' next boss. (The Sun)



• Abramovich has been in Switzerland watching Euro 2008 and is likely to turn to whichever coach excels at the tournament. (The Independent)



• Blackburn delegates are to fly to Euro 2008 for talks with former striker and BBC pundit Alan Shearer about becoming their next boss. (Daily Mirror)



• Shearer has sent strong signals that he is interested in the job. (The Times)



• Henk Ten Cate, Sam Allardyce and Paul Ince are also in the frame. (Daily Mirror)



• Roberto Mancini, Steve McClaren, Dick Advocaat and Avram Grant are the other candidates for the Ewood Park post. (The Times)



• Arsenal's Robin van Persie and Real Madrid star Wesley Sneijder clashed in training ahead of the Netherlands' Euro 2008 game with Italy. (Daily Mirror)



• Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has emerged as favourite to become the long-term England captain. (The Sun)



• Croatia boss Slaven Bilic claims injured Arsenal striker Eduardo could be fit to join the Gunners for pre-season training in July. (Daily Mirror)



• Scottish referees have dumped their 'Whistleblower' website after claiming it has led to them getting more criticism. (Daily Record)

• Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, in Nigeria to promote education through football, has been given the title of Chief Fiwagboola - which means 'character maketh wealth' by King Akiolu in Lagos. (The Sun)