Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea are set to open the bidding for Liverpool's Fernando Torres with a cut-price £30m offer for the Spain striker.
  (Daily Star)


• Inter Milan's Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder says he will turn down a £29m move to Manchester United to remain with the European champions.
  (Daily Mail)


• United manager Sir Alex Ferguson may now turn his attentions to Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil who is valued at around £25m by his club Werder Bremen.
  (Daily Express)


• Manchester City are lining up a £20m bid for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.
  (The Sun)


• Man City meanwhile have turned down a £16.7m offer for Brazilian international forward Robinho from Turkish club Besiktas as the Eastlands side want more for their record £32.5m signing.
  (Daily Mail)


• City are also eyeing a shock swoop for former Arsenal keeper Richard Wright, who is a free agent after being released by Ipswich.
  (The Sun)


• Barcelona have admitted they will need to sell striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in order to fund a move for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
  (Daily Star)


• Chelsea are in danger of missing out on Holland defender Gregory van der Wiel with Bayern Munich set to land the £14m-rated Ajax star.
  (The Sun)


• Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant could be on his way to Italian side Napoli from Real Zaragoza.
  (The Mirror)


• Aston Villa have told Manchester City they may accept a player in part-exchange for their England midfielder James Milner.
  (The Mirror)


• Stoke midfielder Amdy Faye could be on his way to Leicester, while Blackpool are eyeing a move for goalkeeper Andy Lonergan from former Championship rivals Preston.
  (Daily Mail)


• West Ham have had an improved £5.5m offer for West Brom midfielder Graham Dorrans turned down.
  (Daily Mail)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is set to renew his interest in Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar.
  (The Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

• Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish wants the club to finalise his new contract after his assistant Roy Aitken quit to join David O'Leary in Dubai.
  (The Mirror)


• Meanwhile, Birmingham are in talks to bring Sunderland's chief scout Ricky Sbragia to St Andrew's as joint assistant manager and first-team coach.
  (The Guardian)


• Swansea are set to offer former Fulham and Coventry boss Chris Coleman the chance to replace Paulo Sousa, who joined Leicester on Wednesday.
  (Daily Mail)

AND FINALLY...

• West Ham face an anxious wait to find out whether Mexico winger Pablo Barrera, a £3.5m signing from Pumas, will be granted a work permit.
  (The Mirror)


• And West Ham boss Avram Grant has made it a priority to keep 31-year-old defender Matthew Upson at Upton Park.
  (Daily Mail)