Football rumours from today's newspapers

• Chelsea have made a £30m move for Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery after being frustrated by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy's tough stance over Luka Modric.
  (The Sun)


• Chelsea have agreed a £20m deal to sign Porto wing-back Alvaro Pereira.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal are preparing to break their transfer record with a £25m bid for French international Yann M'Vila, the 21-year-old Rennes holding midfielder.
  (Goal)


• Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik could be on Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's wish list, according to reports, as the Gunners seek to try to replace Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Wenger has also reportedly enquired about Everton's Mikel Arteta and Marouane Fellaini as the rumours surrounding transfers at Arsenal reach fever pitch.
  (The Mirror)


• Tottenham have emerged as favourites to sign Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill after Arsenal pulled out of the running, and the Lilywhites are planning to offer cash plus Sebastien Bassong and David Bentley, although the Trotters are thought to want a cash-only deal.
  (The Mirror)


• Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra, a long-term target for Tottenham, is thought likely to join AC Milan on a season-long loan instead.
  (talkSPORT)


• Tottenham and Fulham are monitoring Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari, according to reports.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Fulham have agreed a £10.6m fee with FC Twente for Bryan Ruiz and signed up Marseille striker Andre Pierre Gignac on a season loan.
  (Daily Mail)


• Stoke could turn their attention to Liverpool striker David N'gog if Spurs forward Peter Crouch continues to reject their attempts to bring him to the Britannia Stadium.
  (The Mirror)


• Liverpool are rumoured to be planning a bid for Tottenham's Croatian duo Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar.
  (CaughtOffside)


• Reds boss Kenny Dalglish could be prepared to negotiate a swap deal with Chelsea for midfielder Raul Meireles, but only if striker Daniel Sturridge and not former player Yossi Benayoun is the player to move to Anfield.
  (Metro)


• QPR boss Neil Warnock is trying to wrap up a £10m deal for Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
  (The Sun)


• Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is poised to sign Birmingham's Chilean forward Jean Beausejour in a £3.5m deal.
  (The Mirror)


• German club Freiburg are thought to have demanded £13m for striker Papiss Demba Cisse, reportedly wanted by both Newcastle and Fulham.
  (talkSPORT)


• Blackburn are rumoured to be favourites to sign Birmingham defender Scott Dann, despite interest from other Premier League clubs.
  (talkSPORT)

• An Arsenal supporters' group named 'Where Has Our Arsenal Gone?' have paid for a billboard near Emirates and are planning a protest to the club's board at the match against Swansea on Saturday week.
  (The Mirror)


• Arsenal's new striker Chu Young-Park has described his move as a 'dream' after completing his £3m switch from Monaco.
  (talkSPORT)

• Lille fans are so annoyed at Arsenal's poaching Chu Young Park that they've started a petition to ditch the Gunners as their marquee friendly opponents to open their new stadium next summer.
  (Metro)


• Samir Nasri says he left Arsenal for Manchester City at right time as former club can no longer compete for titles.
  (Daily Telegraph)