All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri wants to lure midfielder Frank Lampard away from Stamford Bridge to join him at Juventus. (Daily Mirror)



• Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has urged the Blues to sign Lyon winger Florent Malouda before he joins Liverpool. (Various)



• Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who signed for Newcastle on Tuesday night, will bank £12m over five years if he completes his contract at St James' Park. (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United striker Alan Smith will not be offered a new contract, which is set to spark a bidding battle between Tottenham, Everton, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa. (The Sun)



• Middlesbrough are poised for an £8m double swoop for Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis and Porto defender Jose Bosingwa. (Daily Mirror)



• Chelsea are chasing Brazilian wonderkid Pato, 17, who plays for Internacional and who has also attracted the interest of Juventus and AC Milan. (Daily Star)



• Everton are prepared to cash in on striker Andrew Johnson - but only if West Ham pay £20m. (Daily Star)



• Leicester want to swap Patrick McCarthy, plus cash, for Charlton midfielder Matt Holland. (The Sun)



• Portsmouth are considering a £3m bid for Wigan striker Henri Camara. (Daily Mirror)



• Derby are battling Watford for the signature of Norwich striker Robert Earnshaw. (The Sun)



• West Ham's former Charlton boss Alan Curbishley wants to buy Darren Bent from his old club but the Addicks have told him the striker will cost £18m. (Daily Mirror)



• Birmingham want to sign Arsenal defender Johan Djourou on a season-long deal. (Daily Mirror)



• Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has hinted that his team-mates expect Gunners striker Thierry Henry to join Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)



• Ipswich want defender Chris Perry after he was released by West Brom. (The Sun)



• West Brom striker Diomansy Kamara is a £2m target for Middlesbrough. (Various)



• Sevilla defender Daniel Alves, whose agent held talks with Chelsea last week, has left the door open for a last-gasp bid from Liverpool - if the "economical factors" are right. (The Sun)



• Portsmouth want to sign Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Various)



• Striker Leon Best is set to join Nottingham Forest after making it clear he wants to leave Southampton. (Daily Star)



• West Ham face a battle to hang on to Yossi Benayoun after the midfielder turned down a five-year contract worth £50,000 a week. (Daily Mail)

• Liverpool striker Peter Crouch is set to earn an England recall in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. (Various)



• Reading are set to open talks with left-back Nicky Shorey about a new contract. (The Sun)

• Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson told Manchester radio station Key 103 that he considered giving up football when his playing days ended to cook in and run a restaurant. (Various)