Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano is said to be attracting interest from Fulham, Middlesbrough, Blackburn and Newcastle. (Daily Telegraph)



• Manchester City have sent a high-powered delegate to Italy to try to secure a stunning world-record deal for AC Milan's Kaka. It is understood City are prepared to wait until the summer to land the Brazilian if they can persuade the Serie A club to part with him - but they want to do business now. (Daily Express)



• City are expected to agree a deal to sign Craig Bellamy for about £12m this week after preparing an improved bid for the Wales striker. (The Times)



• Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to scupper Liverpool's attempts to lure Brazilian defender Anderson from Fluminense. (The Sun)



• Wigan midfielder Wilson Palacios is wanted by Harry Redknapp, with the Tottenham manager preferring to offer player swaps rather than cash in deals. (The Independent)



• However, Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is refusing to sell his star players. (Daily Mirror)



• Redknapp is losing patience with left-back Gareth Bale and wants to sell him or use him as part of a deal to land Middlesbrough midfielder Stewart Downing. (Daily Mirror)



• Tottenham are pursuing Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones as Redknapp attempts to recruit an imposing target man, but the Black Cats are understood to be unwilling to sell to a club they regard as relegation rivals. (Daily Telegraph)



• Newcastle midfielder Geremi has emerged as a target for Turkish club Besiktas, while FC Porto midfielder Raul Meireles may be making a £4m switch to St James' Park. (Daily Mail)



• Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear wants midfielder Nigel Quashie, whose three-month loan move to Birmingham from West Ham expires after this weekend, to help the Magpies stave off relegation. (Daily Mirror)



• Mikel Arteta has denied he could be heading to either Manchester City or Arsenal in a £12m move and the midfielder has pledged his future to Everton. (Daily Mail)



• Birmingham have told striker Kris Boyd his wage demands will have to be more realistic if his £3.8m move from Rangers is to go ahead. (Daily Mail)



• West Brom are tracking the progress of Greek international Angelos Charisteas as the striker remains unsettled at Bundesliga Zwei side Nurnberg. (The Independent)



• Hearts winger Andy Driver, who has attracted the attention of Everton and Burnley, has said he is in no rush to leave Tynecastle. (Daily Record)



• Ipswich are close to signing midfielder Luciano Civelli, who recently rejected a £1m move to AEK Athens. (Daily Star)



• Barnsley manager Simon Davey is keen to sign Bury striker Andy Bishop in a £400,000 deal. (Daily Star)

• Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's job is on the line in the wake of an astonishing bust-up with Nicolas Anelka. The French striker is angry at being a substitute for the last three games. (The Sun)



• Blues owner Roman Abramovich will decide on Scolari's future over the next eight weeks. (Daily Express)



• Chelsea will give Scolari until the summer to show he is up to the job of taking the club forward. The club's minimum expectation of their manager is that Chelsea should be in contention for the leading prizes at the end of the season. (The Times)



• Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho poured scorn on Scolari's Chelsea when he claimed the team that lost 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday were unrecognisable from the side he built during his time there. "I didn't see Chelsea," said the Inter Milan manager. (The Independent)



• Rafael Benitez's contract talks are on the brink of collapse over the Liverpool manager's demands for total control of Liverpool's transfer policy. (Daily Star)



• Midfielder Ryan Giggs will be handed a new Manchester United contract to keep him at Old Trafford until the end of the 2010 campaign. (Daily Mirror)

• Chelsea can expect a frosty reception during their FA Cup third-round replay with Southend.
  
  Shrimpers boss Steve Tilson said: "I don't go in the away dressing room much. But unless the heater has been fixed since the last game, there's no doubt it will be cold in there.
  
  "The away dressing room at Chelsea was very nice. It had carpet. Ours has a concrete floor — and even that's chipped.
  
  "There's certainly no room to have a massage — unless they decide not to turn on the big bath and have one in there!" (The Sun)