All the latest football rumours from today's newspapers.
Fulham have told Charlton Athletic that Michael Brown, the midfield player, is not for sale. The former Tottenham Hotspur player, 29, succeeded LuÍs Boa Morte, who is now at West Ham United, as captain last week.(The Times)
West Ham have made a dramatic £7m bid for Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg after missing out on Shaun Wright-Phillips. (The Sun)
But the Hammers face competition from Italian sides AC Milan and Juventus for the Swede.
(Daily Express)
Arsenal have targeted Franck Ribery, which is why they are prepared to let Ljungberg go. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal's right-back Lauren is another target for the struggling Hammers.
(Daily Mail)
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West Ham have told Mark Viduka they will better his wages at Middlesbrough to tempt him to Upton Park. (Daily Express)
Hammers boss Alan Curbishley is prepared to offer Viduka a staggering £60,000 a week.
(Daily Mirror)
Owen Hargreaves fears Bayern Munich's 'crazy' price tag has ruled him out of a dream move to Manchester United. (The Sun)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has turned the screw on Jose Mourinho by cutting his transfer budget.
(The Sun)
Aston Villa striker Milan Baros is a shock transfer target for La Liga strugglers Levante. (the Sun)
Villa have enquired about Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy and are ready to test the Reds with a £6m bid.
(Daily Mail)
Phil Jagielka will quit Sheffield United for Liverpool in a £9m deal at the end of the season if the Blades are relegated. (Daily Mirror)
Albert Luque has been offered a quick way out of his Newcastle nightmare by Dutch giants PSV.
(Various)
Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has joined the race to sign Luton striker Rowan Vine. (The Sun)
Teenage star Gareth Bale will snub Manchester United to stay at Southampton.
(The Sun)
Sheffield United, Blackburn and Portsmouth have joined the race to sign Belgian striker Emile Mpenza. (Daily Mirror)
Hamilton whizzkid Jamie McCarthy is ehading for Reading for talks over a £250,000 deal.
(Daily Mirror)
Watford have put a £9m price tag on the head of star Ashley Young. (Various)
Wigan's David Wright is wanted by Ipswich boss Jim Magilton in a bargain £200,000 deal.
(Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
Graeme Souness is making a shock bid to buy Wolves from owner Sir Jack Hayward in a £20m deal. (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid are ready to offer under-fire Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho an escape route out of Chelsea.
(Daily Express, Mirror)
Chelsea's misfiring striker Andriy Shevchenko has been told he will be dropped if he cannot score against Wycombe in the Carling Cup. (The Sun)
The father of Pompey owner Alexandre Gaydamak has been bankrolling the club's transfers, even though he is also owner of an Israeli team.
(Daily Express)
Aaron Lennon's new five-and-a-half-year deal with Spurs is worth £11m. (The Sun)
Milan Mandaric will give Leicester manager Rob Kelly £3m to save the Foxes from relegation when he completes his takeover of the club this week.
(The Sun)
Lord Stevens' bung team will tell the FA the eight agents who have refused to help with their inquiry. (The Sun, Mail)
The inquiry team have already started questioning the eight agents involved in the 17 suspect transfers.
(Daily Express)
AND FINALLY...
Nottingham Forest defender Julian Bennett reckons he knows all about their FA Cup fourth round opponents Chelsea after playing against them on the PlayStation. (The Sun)
Forest boss Colin Calderwood said he nearly crashed his car when they were drawn against Chelsea.
(Daily Star)
Reading star Bobby Convey is praying Tuesday's game against Burnley goes ahead so his family do not have a wasted 4,000-mile trip. The Convey clan have seen the winger miss the Chelsea and Man Utd games through injury and the FA Cup tie at the weekend lasted just 10 minutes before being called off. (Daily Star)