All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Fulham can sign Sami Hyypia for £1.5m - if Liverpool can find a replacement for the defender. (The Sun)
- West Ham have resurrected a £6m deal for Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer and he is expected to complete the move within days. (Daily Express)
- Chelsea are close to a £24.5m deal for Sevilla defender Daniel Alves. (Sun)
- Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is in talks with Barcelona's Brazilian full-back Juliano Belletti over a £3m move. (Daily Mail)
- The Magpies are set to offer £4m for Everton's Phil Neville. (Various)
- Bolton have reluctantly agreed to sell Senegal defender Abdoulaye Faye to Newcastle for £2m. (Daily Star)
- Blackburn have told Arsenal £8m is not enough to sign winger Morten Gamst Pedersen. (Sun)
- Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident of signing Palermo midfielder Mark Brechiano. (Guardian)
- Everton defender Joseph Yobo has ordered Middlesbrough striker Yakubu to sign for the Toffees. (Sun)
- Derby could report West Ham to the Football Association for allegedly 'tapping up' Giles Barnes. (Times)
- Everton will sign Manuel Fernandes on a fixed-term contract similar to the one that took Carlos Tevez to Manchester United. (Telegraph)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Sunderland boss Roy Keane has hit out at footballers' wives and girlfriends (WAGS) because he believes they are making today's players "weak and soft". (Various)
- England boss Steve McClaren tried to talk Jamie Carragher out of international retirement (The Sun) but the Liverpool man said no. (Daily Mail)
- Wigan striker Emile Heskey may earn a recall for England's friendly against Germany on 22 August. (Daily Star)
- Southampton boss George Burley says he only sold his top players in the summer to avoid the club going bust. (Mirror)
AND FINALLY...
- Sven-Goran Eriksson is hoping to score at home on Wednesday... His Manchester City side are hoping to end their goal drought at Eastlands which stretches back 227 days.