Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Newly promoted West Brom have joined Derby in the race to sign Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
  (Daily Mail)



• Wolves manager Mick McCarthy will have a chance to look at transfer target Tommy Smith when his side take on Smith's Portsmouth on Saturday.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says he is confident he can see off Manchester United's interest in midfielder Luka Modric.
  (Daily Mail)



• Everton are in pole position to sign Leeds' Jermaine Beckford at the end of the season when he becomes a free agent.
  (The Mirror)



• Aruna Dindane, who is on loan at Portsmouth from French side Lens, has already had a medical at Blackburn, and says he will buy himself out of the last year of his contract in France to stay in England.
  (The Mirror)



• Sunderland hope to keep loan duo Alan Hutton from Tottenham and Lyon's John Mensah at the club next season.
  (The Sun)



• West Ham goalkeeper Rob Green is a £6million summer target for German side Schalke.
  (The Sun)



• Andrey Arshavin has risked upsetting Arsenal again by criticising the medical care at the club and insisting the long injury list at the Emirates is because of poor treatment.
  (The Mirror)



• Portsmouth's relegated England goalkeeper David James could get a chance to stay in the Premier League next season with Birmingham boss Alex McLeish looking to replace Joe Hart.
  (Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP

• Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admits he does not know if he will be at the club next season if they fail to qualify for the Champions League this campaign.
  (Daily Mail)



• Rangers boss Walter Smith says the club's financial troubles have taken the shine off their Scottish Premier League title success.
  (The Guardian)



• Rafael Benitez could take charge of his last game at Liverpool on Sunday after a breakdown of trust with the Anfield board who think he is "playing games" over links with Juventus.
  (The Times)



• Juventus are poised to make an official move for Liverpool boss Benitez if the Reds lose to Chelsea on Sunday.
  (The Mirror)



• Former Plymouth boss Paul Sturrock could be in line to replace the sacked Paul Simpson as Shrewsbury manager.
  (Daily Mail)



• Embattled boss Gianfranco Zola admits he has not been consulted about West Ham’s transfer targets for next season.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto admits to being a mercenary and insists football is little more than a job to him, with money his main driving force.
  (The Guardian)

AND FINALLY...

• Wolves boss Mick McCarthy admits he is already missing the stress of an expected relegation battle after ensuring the club's Premier League survival.
  (The Mirror)