All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- West Ham have offered Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen an £80,000-a-week deal but want an answer from the striker, who wants £100,000, on Tuesday.(Mirror)
- Tottenham are set to make an offer for West Brom's Curtis Davies.(Guardian)
- Portsmouth are stepping up their bid to sign £4m-rated Real Mallorca winger Jonas Gutierrez.(Guardian)
- Derby are pursuing their interest in Finland midfielder Mika Vayrynen.(Telegraph)
- Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to sign a keeper before Wednesday. Jussi Jaaskelainen and Marco Amelia are the targets.(Times)
- West Ham are to make an official inquiry about Palermo midfielder Mark Breschiano after his move to Manchester City collapsed.(Guardian)
- Everton have bid £6m for Benfica's 50% share in Manuel Fernandes. A private investor owns the other 50%.(Sun)
- Everton have not given up hope of signing Middlesbrough striker Yakubu.(Independent)
- Daniel Alves will not play in Sevilla's Champions League qualifier on Wednesday as he seeks a move to Chelsea.(Sun)
- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is prepared to pay up to £8m for Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen.(Mirror)
- Middlesbrough hope to tie up a £6.8m deal for Spurs striker Mido on Tuesday.(Mirror)
- Tottenham have been alerted that Real Madrid midfielder Guti will be available for £5m if Arjen Robben joins the Spanish giants.(Mirror)
- West Brom have confirmed their interest in Manchester City striker Ishmael Miller.(Mirror)
- Sheffield United are set to win the race for Plymouth's £600,000 midfielder David Norris.(Mirror)
- Leicester are to offer former Chelsea and Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink a deal worth £1m.(Mirror)
- Derby are considering a move for prolific Watford striker Marlon King.(Mirror)
- Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce considering a £4m swoop for Everton skipper Phil Neville.(Express)
- Sunderland are ready to sell goalkeeper Martin Fulop.(Independent)
- Everton are set to bid £3m for Sheffield Wednesday winger Chris Brunt.(Star)
- Nottingham Forest are poised to sign Southampton striker David McGoldrick on loan.(Star)
- Derby are set to hold on to Giles Barnes after slapping a £6m price tag on the midfielder.(Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has had a showdown with manager Rafael Benitez after being omitted from the squad for the Premier League opener against Aston Villa. (The Sun)
- West Ham striker Dean Ashton has told England boss Steve McClaren, who has been rocked by Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney's two-month lay-off, that he can be his country's new number one striker. (Daily Mirror)
- Everton manager David Moyes says that Goodison Park striker Andy Johnson could be the answer to England's problems up front. (The Sun)
- Rooney should be fit for England's Euro 2008 qualifer against Russia in Moscow on 17 October. (Various)
- England and Chelsea defender John Terry is back in training. (Guardian)
- The League Managers Association says Carlisle's sacking of boss Neil McDonald after one game of the season is "deplorable". (Times)
AND FINALLY...
- Gilberto has revealed he only found he had missed out on the Arsenal captaincy via the club website. "I was surprised," he said. "But I'm not upset. (Various)