Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is chasing Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez and is set to agree a £15m fee. (The Sun)



• Tottenham will splash out £36m to bring Blackburn's David Bentley and Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg to White Hart Lane. (Various)



• Cristiano Ronaldo's move from Manchester United to Real Madrid is fading fast as Real say the £70m transfer is "non-viable". (Various)



• Manchester City have made a £6m offer for Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun and are considering a swoop for Fulham keeper Antti Niemi. (Daily Mail)



• Sunderland boss Roy Keane has set £13m Spurs duo Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul a 24-hour deadline to join his club. (Daily Star)



• Blackburn are chasing Palermo's Australian midfielder Mark Bresciano. (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has made Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz his number one transfer target. (Daily Mirror)



• Stoke City are due to complete the signing of former Aston Villa keeper Thomas Sorenson but Hull are set to hijack their bid for Greece striker Angelos Charisteas. (The Sun)



• Reading defender Andre Bikey wants to quit the club and move to France. (Daily Star)



• Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is giving a trial to New Zealand defender Tony Lochhead (Daily Star).



• Wolves want to hijack Ipswich's bid to sign former Manchester City defender Ben Thatcher, who has been training with Ipswich after leaving Charlton. (Daily Star)

• Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is set to sign a new £80,000-a-week deal with the club after impressing new boss Luiz Felipe Scolari. (The Sun)



• Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has been offered a new five-year deal to stay at the club until 2013. (The Sun)



• Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has settled his differences with owner Roman Abramovich after accepting a £3.5m pay-off. (Daily Mail)



• New Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson says it is a relief to have left Tottenham. (Various)



• Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has his boot sponsorship deal with Nike, worth an estimated £40,000, terminated after being released from jail. (Various)



• Paul Gascoigne is said to be considering a coaching job with Newcastle. (The Sun)

• The Euro 2008 tournament made a record net profit of £197m (Daily Star)



• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hinted that he will stick with William Gallas as his captain. (Daily Mail)