All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham striker Heidar Helguson could be returning to former club Watford. (The Times)



• Real Madrid and Barcelona are preparing the ground for bids for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Mirror)



• Chelsea are facing stiff competition from AC Milan for Brazilian wonderkid Alexandre Pato. (The Sun)



• Manchester United will step up their interest in Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen following Thierry Henry's move to the Nou Camp. (Daily Mirror)



• The move for Gudjohnsen is dependent on the successful sale of Alan Smith, Man Utd having accepted a £6m bid from Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)



• West Ham striker Carlos Tevez admits he is interested in being Henry's replacement at Arsenal. (The Sun)



• Charlton striker Darren Bent looks set to complete a £14m move to Tottenham in the next 48 hours. (Daily Star)



• Bolton are preparing a £5m raid on Reading for Leroy Lita - with Nicolas Anelka likely to leave The Reebok. (Daily Star)



• Preston striker David Nugent is waiting for interest from Everton after having talks with Sunderland and West Ham. (The Sun)



• Manchester City will make a £4m bid to snatch Yossi Benayoun from under Liverpool's nose. (Daily Mirror)



• Sunderland boss Roy Keane has made an approach for Wigan's £6million-rated England Under-21 left-back Leighton Baines. (The Sun)



• Liverpool outcast Djibril Cisse has been offered to Atletico Madrid in part exchange for Fernando Torres. (Daily Mirror)



• Torres is ready to confront his Atletico bosses in an effort to break the deadlock over his propsed move to Anfield. (Daily Mail)



• West Brom winger Zoltan Gera is back on Gareth Southgate's shopping list at Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror)



• Parma have made a £6m bid for Man Utd striker Giuseppe Rossi. (The Times)



• Atletico Madrid want to sign Jose Antonio Reyes from Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)



• Sunderland reject Tommy Miller has been offered a shock chance of Champions League football by Steaua Bucharest. (The Sun)



• Portsmouth are in talks to sign Rennes' Nigeria forward John Utaka. (The Times)



• Derby are trying to wrap up a £2m deal for West Ham winger Matt Etherington. (Daily Mirror, The Sun)



• The Rams also want to sign Bolton's Portuguese striker Ricardo Vaz Te. (Daily Mail)



• Birmingham are trying to sign midfielder Olivier Kapo from Juventus on a season-long loan. (Daily Mirror)



• Ex-Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris, 29, will train with Charlton in a bid to earn a permanent deal at The Valley. (The Sun)



• Luton want to sign 38-year-old striker Paul Furlong, who was released by QPR. (The Times)



• Preston boss Paul Simpson has swooped for Leeds former captain Kevin Nicholls. (Daily Mirror)



• Bordeaux have admitted that winger Julien Faubert is desperate to join Rangers. (Daily Record)



• Celtic playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura seeks clarification on his contract amid reports he has a clause allowing him to leave the SPL champions for £1m. (Various).

  Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeicel may return to Falkirk after managerless City brought in another keeper. (Daily Express)




• Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen is being tracked by Turkish club Besiktas. (Daily Mail)