All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez has tested Blackburn's resolve with a £4m bid for striker Jason Roberts.(Daily Mail)



• The Cottagers are also after a centre-back and Sammy Traore of Paris St Germain could be their man.(Daily Express)



• Chelsea and Tottenham are negotiating a swap deal involving Jermain Defoe and Shaun Wright-Phillips.(The Sun)



• West Ham will have to up their bid to £6m if they want to land Reading left-back Nicky Shorey.(The Sun)



• Manchester City and West Ham will have to splash out £12m to sign Adriano from inter Milan with the player not keen on a loan move.(Various)



• The Brazilian striker was offered to Arsenal but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said he did not need the forward.(Various)



• Manchester United are planning a £22m bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov but Spurs will want £40m.(Daily Mail)



• United's need for a striker also has them chasing Bolton's Nicolas Anelka but they face competition from rivals Manchester City.(Various)



• Middlesbrough will shelve moves for Heerenveen's Afonso Alves and Adriano as they switch their attentions to Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras.(Daily Mirror)



• Manchester City are keeping themselves busy as they chase Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta.(Daily Mirror)



• Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce wants funds to buy Chelsea right-back Glen Johnson.(The Sun)



• How many players can you chase at the same time? Manchester City are going for some kind of record. They are also in the hunt for ex-Arsenal loanee and Real Madrid striker Julio Baptista.(Guardian)



• Derby attempts to sign a striker has seen them set their sights on Celtic's Kenny Miller.(Independent)

• Arsenal boss Wenger will give keeper Manuel Almunia the chance to stake a claim for the number one jersey after mistakes by Jens Lehmann.(Daily Mirror)



• Lehmann will look for another club after after being told he is no longer the automatic first-choice.(Times)



• Leicester manager Martin Allen could be replaced by Brendan Rodgers, who is part of Chelsea's backroom staff.(Daily Mirror)



• Neil Warnock's return to management may be at League One side Doncaster.(Various)

• David Beckham went to the beach with pal Gordon Ramsey but could not go out surfing as he is not allowed to by LA Galaxy. (Daily Star)