Latest football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Fulham have bid £4m for Torino's Australian international midfielder Vincenzo Grella. (The Independent)
  
  
• If Man City miss out on a late bid for Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel they will move for veteran Fulham shot-stopper Antti Niemi. (The Sun)
  
  
• Blackburn are lining up a £4m move for Fulham midfielder Steven Davis. (Daily Mail)
  
  
• Rangers are still unwilling to meet the valuation of Steven Davis despite Fulham lowering their demands for the midfielder. (The Scotsman)
  
  
• Manchester United are set to break the British transfer record by paying £35m to seal a permanent deal for Carlos Tevez before the start of the new season. (The Independent, The Times)
  
  
• Or, United will pay £32m for the Argentine ace, whose loan spell at Old Trafford ends next summer. (The Sun, Daily Mail, The Guardian)
  
  
• Chelsea will pay Real Madrid £35m for Robinho, who is 'desperate' to move to Stamford Bridge and has already agreed terms on a five-year deal with the Blues. (The Independent)
  
  
• Aston Villa have been given permission to speak to Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel but Manchester City have made a late enquiry about the American. (The Independent)
  
  
• Everton will use the proceeds from the impending £10.5m sale of Andy Johnson to Fulham to fund a bid for Sporting Lisbon striker Joao Moutinho. (Daily Express)
  
  
• The Toffees have already begun talks with Sporting over an £18m deal for Moutinho. (Daily Star)
  
  
• Portsmouth have beaten Sunderland in the race to sign Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul. (The Sun)
  
  
• Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayour is set to stay with the club despite continued interest from Barcelona. (Daily Express)
  
  
• Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez hopes to sign Tottenham striker Robbie Keane in time for him to face Rangers on 2 August. (The Sun)
  
  
• Keane is due to arrive at Anfield next week for a medical before completing his £18m switch. (Daily Mail)
  
  
• Liverpool will bid for Valencia winger David Silva if they fail to land Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry.(The Sun)
  
  
• Real Madrid are preparing a £31.5m bid for Valencia striker David Villa but the player's agent says he would be interested in a move to Tottenham. (The Guardian)
  
  
• Michael Owen has warned Newcastle he will leave on a free transfer at the end of the season unless they improve their contract offer. (The Guardian)
  
  
• Birmingham are set to bid £2m for Crystal Palace midfielder Ben Watson. (The Sun)
  
  
• Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will use the £11m from the sale of Sulley Muntari to Inter to fund bids for Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips and Reading's Nicky Shorey. (The Guardian)
  
  
• Rangers' hopes of signing Pedro Mendes from Portsmouth have been hit by Pompey's sale of Muntari. (Daily Record)
  
  
• Inter Milan's chief executive Ernesto Paolillo says the Serie A club still hope to sign Frank Lampard from Chelsea this summer. (Press Association)

• The Football Association are set to sanction a new rule that will mean only team captains will be permitted to talk to referees next season. (Daily Express)
  
  
• The FA have moved to clarify comments by England coach Fabio Capello - who has a contract until 2012 - to stress he does not intend to quit after the 2010 World Cup. (Various)
  
  
• Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has made a quicker than expected recovery from malaria and could return to light training next week. (The Sun)
  
  
• Chelsea have dumped popular physio Dave Hancock despite an attempt by captain John Terry to keep him in his job. (Daily Mail)
  
  
• Gabriel Tamas' agent says the defender's transfer from Auxerre to Celtic did not collapse because of the Romanian's wage demands. (Various)
  
  
• Motherwell's failure to fund the loan signing of Celtic's John Kennedy has angered Fir Park boss Mark McGhee. (Daily Record)
  
  
• Motherwell will step up their attempt to sign Celtic winger Jim O'Brien after he impressed on trial. (The Times)

• Manchester United will travel 3,000 miles to play Portsmouth in Nigeria less than 24 hours after playing Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa - so they can bank an extra £1.5m. (Various)
  
  
• Chelsea players have complained of exhaustion and jet-lag on their globe-trotting pre-season tour. (The Sun)
  
  
• Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has told out-of-favour Thomas Gravesen and Derek Riordan they will never play for the club again. (Various)
  
  
• Barcelona defender Gerard Pique thinks Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher can one day play for Real Madrid. (Daily Record)