All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
- Spurs have edged closer to signing striker Darren Bent from Charlton for a fee between £12-14m. (Various)
- West Ham have been offered Argentina striker Javier Saviola to replace Carlos Tevez. (The Sun)
- Newcastle have slapped in a take-it-or-leave-it £2.8m bid for Paris St Germain defender David Rozehnal. (Daily Star)
- Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants Wigan skipper Leighton Baines - but will have to pay £6m for the defender. (Daily Mirror)
- Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira says French striker Thierry Henry will leave unless Arsenal spend big to strengthen their team. (Daily Mirror)
- And Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o says he expects Henry to join him at the club next season. (The Times)
- Meanwhile, Barcelona winger Ludovic Giuly has angrily denied reports that he is tapping up French pal Thierry Henry. (The Sun)
- Middlesbrough have rejected a bid of £10m from Portsmouth for striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu. (The Independent)
- Everton are in talks to sign Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley. (Various)
- Sampdoria have told Celtic they need to find £3m if they want to land Italian star Gennaro Delvecchio. (Daily Record)
- Aston Villa and Birmingham are competing for the signature of West Ham striker Marlon Harewood. (Daily Star)
- Swiss midfielder Bruce Lalombongo has turned down a move to Everton. (Daily Mirror)
- Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is still hopeful of snapping up striker Fredi Kanoute. (Daily Star)
- Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is in talks about spending another season on loan with Marseille. (The Sun)
- If Cisse is not allowed to leave for another loan spell, Bolton are ready to move in for him. (Daily Mirror)
- Everton and Celtic are both chasing 20-year-old Chateauroux defender Yassin Moutaouakil. (The Times)
- Wigan and Portsmouth are both keen on Reading's Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
- Sven-Goran Eriksson is on the brink of accepting the Manchester City manager's job. (Various)
- Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins has told of his terror after a gang of masked gunmen fired at his car in Nigeria. (The Sun)
- Celtic are to set up 30 soccer camps in the USA in a bid to unearth the latent football talent in the country. (Daily Record)
AND FINALLY...
- Reading have been asked by the Premier League to test the latest Hawk-Eye goal-line technology during youth team matches. If it is a success, it could be in the Premier League within two years. (Daily Mirror)
- Nottingham Forest are planning to create an East Midlands 'super-stadium' with a 50,000 capacity which will help re-establish them as a leading club - and which can be used for the 2018 World Cup. (The Guardian)