All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham are increasing their efforts to sign Watford's Darius Henderson following the sickening injury to striker Brian McBride last weekend.(Daily Express)



• Manchester United are willing to wait in order to complete the signing of Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov.(The Times)



• Chelsea full-back Glen Johnson has been told that he can leave the club following the signing of Juliano Belletti.(The Sun, Daily Mirror)



• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has closed his cheque book after signing Barcelona full-back Juliano Belletti.(Daily Star)



• Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe could be on his way out of White Hart Lane as he refuses to sign a new contract while manager Martin Jol is in charge.(Daily Mail)



• Middlesbrough striker Jason Euell is set for a move to Sheffield Wednesday for around £200,000.(Daily Mirror)



• Southampton striker Kenwyne Jones, who is refusing to play for the club after handing in a transfer request, is expected to join Sunderland next week.(Daily Mail)



• Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen has promised Aston Villa that he will stay until January at least and fight for his place with new signing Scott Carson.(Daily Mirror)



• West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has all but given up hope of signing Hearts striker Roman Bednar on loan.(Daily Record)

• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is considering selling his stake in the club to launch a bid for Tottenham.(Daily Express)



• Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann stormed out of the club's training ground and travelled to Germany on Thursday after being told he was not going to play against Manchester City.(Daily Star)



• Gunners boss Arsene Wenger reckons England will be the best team in the world - but not until 2018.(Daily Mirror)



• Tottenham boss Martin Jol said he could have left them for a Champions League club.(Various)



• Rangers manager Walter Smith has called in the police to sort out abusive supporters.(Daily Record)

• Sunderland manager Roy Keane has urged his players to "go easy on referees" ahead of the home game with Liverpool. "That might sound harsh coming from me and I certainly know that I made mistakes," he added.(Various)



• Keane predicted that the story would be accompanied by a photo of his infamous rant at referee Andy D'Urso during his Manchester United days. The papers duly obliged.

  Keane has also banned his players from swapping shirts with their opposition.(Various)