All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Aston Villa have pipped Manchester City to the season-long loan signing of Liverpool keeper Scott Carson.(Various)



• Chelsea winger Arjen Robben has been told to explain to the Stamford Bridge fans that he wants to leave before the club will sell him to Real Madrid.(Daily Mirror)



• The Blues have also demanded that the Dutchman asks for a transfer if he wants to leave the club.(Daily Star)



• Birmingham are still hopeful of signing Tottenham striker Mido.(Various)



• Aston Villa are set to make a £3m bid for Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen after Sunderland beat them to Craig Gordon's signature.(Daily Star)



• Middlesbrough striker Yakubu has demanded a transfer - and that could pay the way for a £10m move, with Everton leading the chase for him.(Daily Mail)



• West Ham hope to complete a deal for Eidur Gudjohnsen before the end of the month after agreeing a £6.7m fee for him with Barcelona.(Various)



• And the Hammers still want Nicky Shorey but Reading will not sell until they have found a replacement.(Various)



• Everton target Manuel Fernandes says he is happy at Benfica.(Daily Mail)



• Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is interested in Real Madrid's Brazilian full-back Cicinho.(The Sun)



• Arsenal are set to offer £5m for Chelsea's French under-21 international midfielder Lassana Diarra.(The Sun)



• Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has held talks with Real Madrid over a cut-price move for striker Atonio Cassano.(The Sun)



• Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is hoping to secure Arsenal defender Johan Djourou on a year's loan.(The Sun)



• Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is ready to make a £4m bid for Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop.(Daily Mirror)



• But Allardyce has pulled out of a deal for Ivica Dragutinovic after being shocked by the 31-year-old Seville defender's wage demands.(The Times)



• Juventus are planning to lure Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva from Arsenal in a £4m deal.(Daily Mirror)



• West Ham could land Palermo's Mark Bresciano after his move to Manchester City fell through.(The Times)



• Derby are hoping to complete a deal for SV Hamburg midfielder Benny Feilhaber but face work permit problems for the US international.(The Times)



• Real Madrid's 24-year-old Brazilian right-back has reiterated his desire to join Chelsea.(Various)



• Rangers are closing in on Lens striker Daniel Cousin after the French club said he no longer has to play in their home matches.(Daily Record)

• Newcastle have been the subject of a new takeover bid from a group of Chinese investors - only a month after Mike Ashley's £131m buy-out. (The Sun)
  
  
• Chelsea captain John Terry has made a quickfire recovery from a knee injury and hopes to face Liverpool on 19 August and be involved in England's Euro 2008 qualifiers in September. (The Sun)

• Manchester United's new signing Nani will have some explaining to do to manager Sir Alex Ferguson after performing his trademark celebratory somersault following a stunning goal in the 3-0 win against Glentoran on Wednesday. Ferguson, who missed the friendly and another against Dunfermline because his wife forced him to help with a house move, had banned the winger from such a performance because of injury. (Daily Mirror)