All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham and Blackburn are battling it out to sign Espanyol defender Juan Velasco. (Sunday Mirror)



• Meanwhile, West Ham striker Marlon Harewood is wanted by Birmingham, Fulham, Portsmouth and Aston Villa. (News of the World)



• Everton will swoop for Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop. (The People)



• Arsenal will bid £10m to sign former striker Nicolas Anelka from Bolton to replace Thierry Henry. (Various)



• Tottenham are on the verge of signing Charlton's Darren Bent for a club record £16m. (Various)



• Birmingham will capture Scottish striker Garry O'Connor after he meets with manager Steve Bruce later this week. (The People)



• But O'Connor's move to Birmingham has been put on hold because of a disagreement over a £135,00 extra payment to Lokomotiv Moscow. (News of the World)



• Rangers are poised to beat Roma and Tottenham to the signature of Bordeaux midfielder Julien Faubert. (Sunday Mail)



• But Bordeaux insist that Rangers have not been in touch about Julien Faubert and that they want to keep the winger. (News of the World)



• Rangers have had an increased offer of £1.5m for Scotland midfielder Lee McCulloch rejected by Wigan. (Sunday Mail)



• Shakhtar Donetsk defender Razvan Rat says Rangers and PSV Eindhoven are considering a transfer bid. (News of the World)



• Chelsea are lining up an £18m bid for 17-year-old Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato. (News of the World)



• Blackburn have rejected Coventry's approach for unsettled striker Francis Jeffers. (The People)



• Portsmouth are winning the race to sign Preston striker David Nugent after offering him £10,000 more a week than Sunderland. (The People)



• And Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is also set to sign full-back Martin Cranie from Southampton. (The People)



• But Redknapp faces competition from Premier league rivals Bolton for the signature of Atletico Bilbao striker Ismael Urzaiz. (The People)



• Manchester United have accepted a £6m bid from Middlesbrough for striker Alan Smith. (The People)



• However, Boro face competition from Portsmouth, who are lining up a £3.5m bid for Smith. (Sunday Mirror)



• Derby boss Billy Davis is chasing Sheffield United defender Claude Davis and is ready to pay £3.5m. (The People)



• Aston Villa are set to cool their interest in West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker as the clubs are 'poles apart' in their valuation. (The People)



• Portsmouth striker Andy Cole is wanted by Nottingham Forest. (The People)



• Manchester City defender Micah Richards has pledged his future to the club despite interest from Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. (The People)



• Liverpool have rejected the chance to re-sign Michael Owen, who was offered by Newcastle in exchange for John Arne Riise and Craig Bellamy. (Various)



• Middlesbrough will move for Barcelona's Argentine international forward, Javier Saviola. (The People)



• Sevilla are seeking £8m for Freddie Kanoute, who is wanted by a trio of Premier League clubs. (The People)



• And Portsmouth are ready to hijack Newcastle's move for Kanoute by bidding £8.4m for him. (News of the World)



• Manchester United will again bid for Atletico Madrid's £27m-rated striker Fernando Torres. (Sunday Mirror)



• But they face competition from Liverpool, who are ready to pay £25m for the Spain international. (News of the World)



• Arsenal are interested in 22-year-old Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani. (Sunday Mirror)



• Sunderland want to sign Liverpool keeper Scott Carson, possibly on a season-long loan deal. (Various)



• But Sunderland will this week make a £3m move for Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon. (Sunday Mail)



• Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras is wanted by his former club, Heerenveen, but only at a cut-price £2m. (News of the World)



• Reading are battling to keep striker Leroy Lita, with Sunderland and Portsmouth ready to pay £5m for his services. (Sunday Mirror)



• West Ham are prepared to spend £11m to sign Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (News of the World)



• Aston Villa midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba is wanted by Benfica. (News of the World)



• Celtic are battling it out with Monaco for the signature of Nice's £3.5m rated defender, Rod Fanni. (News of the World)



• New Motherwell manager Mark McGhee wants to take Celtic defender Adam Virgo to Fir Park on loan. (Various)



• Celtic will move for freed Hibernian midfielder Michael Stewart if they fail to land Sampdoria's Gennaro Delvecchio. (News of the World)



• Bolton striker Henrik Pedersen is wanted by Preston, who are resigned to losing forward David Nugent. (News of the World)



• Dundee United are poised to exploit a transfer-market loophole to sign Oldham striker Chris Porter for nothing. (Mail on Sunday)



• St Mirren look set to move for Rab Douglas should the goalkeeper agree a compensation package with Leicester. (Various)

• Manchester City's Bernardo Corradi is desperate to leave the club and return to Italy's Serie A. (Sunday Mirror)
  
  
• Bolton winger Ricardo Vaz Te will ask boss Sammy Lee to be allowed to leave the club. (Sunday Mirror)



• Arsenal will offer manager Arsene Wenger a new three-year contract in the next few days. (The People)



• But departing striker Thierry Henry insists Wenger will not sign a new deal. (News of the World)



• And both Real Madrid and Barcelona want to lure Wenger away from the Emirates Stadium. (Sunday Express)



• Manchester City will turn to Celtic boss Gordon Strachan if they fail to lure Sven-Goran Eriksson to the Eastlands hot-seat. (Sunday Mirror)



• John Toshack could quit as Wales boss to take up the role of sporting director at real Sociedad. (Various)

• Charlton are set to close down their entire women's set-up - the second biggest in the country - following the relegation of the men's team from the Premier League, in a cost-cutting exercise.