Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Manchester City will offer England midfielder Joe Cole a £110,000-a-week deal and pay £3m in agents' fees, but even that might not entice the former Chelsea man, with Arsenal and Tottenham both keen on the 28-year-old.
  (Sunday Express)


• Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp wants to bring Atletico Madrid's Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan to White Hart Lane.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• But Spurs could miss out on Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar, who will be offered a new deal that would make him the highest-paid player at Goodison Park. The 28-year-old has been offered a four-year, £55,000-a-week deal by Toffees boss David Moyes.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• West Ham midfielder Scott Parker will stay at Upton Park as he has been impressed by new manager Avram Grant's plans for the club. The 29-year-old, who made England's initial 30-man World Cup squad, is also looking forward to teaming up with new signing Thomas Hitzlsperger.
  (News of the World)


• And Parker will perhaps also be pleased by the Hammers' attempts to sign Rennes winger Sylvain Marveaux, 24, for £3m.
  (News of the World)


• Arsenal centre-back Sol Campbell is mulling over two offers - a one-year contract extension with the Gunners and a two-year deal with Celtic.
  (Sunday Express)


• Bolton are set to sign £1m-rated 21-year-old Everton striker James Vaughan.
  (News of the World)


• New Portsmouth manager Steve Cotterill will make centre-back Steven Caldwell his first signing. Caldwell, 29, was released by Burnley last month following the Claret's relegation from the Premier League.
  (News of the World)


• Vladimir Weiss is wanted by promoted Newcastle, Chris Hughton being confident he can sign the 20-year-old winger on a loan deal from Manchester City.
  (News of the World)


• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to sign Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland, despite the 23-year-old being only a bit-part player at Eastlands at the end of last season.
  (caughtoffside)

OTHER GOSSIP

• Fabio Capello will resign if his England side fail to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup. One of Fulham's Roy Hodgson or Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would be his likely replacement.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Sven-Goran Eriksson could be on his way to Craven Cottage should Hodgson leave Fulham for Liverpool.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• Or Mark Hughes, Eriksson's successor at Manchester City, will replace Hodgson at Fulham.
  (News of the World)


• Liverpool's new manager could be named this week but whoever is in the hot seat will have to convince Kop legend Kenny Dalglish - who did not get the job - to stay with the club.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Alan Curbishley will be named as Hull City's manager this week. The 52-year-old has been out of football since leaving West Ham in 2008.
  (Mail on Sunday)


• Prince William told brother Harry that England were "a mess" during the draw with Algeria, according to a lip-reader.
  (Sunday Mirror)


• FA director of football Sir Trevor Brooking fears England may not have the players to replace the current 'golden generation'.
  (Mail on Sunday)

AND FINALLY...

• Brotherly love could be in short supply should Kevin-Prince Boateng's Ghana knock brother Jerome Boateng's Germany out of the World Cup on Wednesday.
  (Mail on Sunday)